Most people admire and respect strong individuals, who have won great success by manifesting will power and self discipline. They admire people, who with sheer will power, self discipline and ambition, have improved their life, learned new skills, overcame difficulties and hardships, reduced their weight, rose high in their chosen field or advanced on the spiritual path.
很多人都欣赏和尊敬那些强大的人，那些通过展现意志力和自律精神获取成功的人。人们欣赏那些拥有绝对的意志力，自律性以及大志向的人，那些人提升了自己的生活，学得了新的技能，克服了种种困难，瘦到皮包骨，在自己选择的领域里取得非凡成就或者在精神的道路上得到了升华。
The truth is that everyone can reach high levels of will power and self-discipline through a practical method of training. These inner power are not reserved for a few special people.
实际上如果通过一种务实的方式来培养，每个人都可以在意志力和自律性上面达到一个高水准。这些内在能力并不是只为少数几个特殊的人储备的。
Will power and self discipline are two of the most important and useful inner powers in everyone's life, and have always been considered as essential tools for success in all areas of life. They can be learned and developed like any other skill, yet, in spite of this, only few take any steps to develop and strengthen them in a systematic way.
意志力和自律性在每个人的生活中是两个最重要最有用的内在能力，它们经常被看做是在每个领域取得成功的基本工具。它们也可以像其他技能一样被学习和提高，然而，尽管如此，只有少数人能够抓住每一步去进步并且通过一个系统的方法来壮大自己。
What is will power?
什么是意志力？
It is the inner strength to make a decision, take action, and handle and execute any aim or task until it is accomplished, regardless of inner and outer resistance, discomfort or difficulties.
它是人们冲破内在或外在阻力，克服不适或困难，作出决定，采取行动，解决问题直到成功的内在力量。
It bestows the ability to overcomes laziness, temptations and negative habits, and to carry out actions, even if they require effort, are unpleasant and tedious or are contrary to one's habits.
它赐予人们战胜懒惰，邪念以及消极习惯的能力，并且为此采取行动，就算这需要付出努力，令人不愉快，感觉沉闷或者与他们的习惯完全相反。
What is self discipline?
什么事自律性？
It is the rejection of instant gratification in favor of something better. It is the giving up of instant pleasure and satisfaction for a higher and better goal.
它是对那种因喜欢更好的某物而带来的短暂的满足感的拒绝，是对更好更高目标带来的短暂兴奋和满足的放弃。
It manifests as the ability to stick to actions, thoughts and behavior, which lead to improvement and success. Self-discipline is self-control, and it manifests in spiritual, mental, emotional and physical discipline.
它显示了引导人们进步和成功的能力，坚持行动、思考和行为。自律性就是自控能力，它显示了精神、心理、情感和生理方面的纪律性。
The purpose of self-discipline is not living a limiting or a restrictive lifestyle. It does not mean being narrow minded or living like a fakir. It is one of the pillars of success and power. It bestows the inner strength to focus all your energy on your goal, and persevere until it is accomplished.
自律的目标并不是要生活在一个极致的或者严格的生活方式下。它不是意味着做一个狭隘的人或像苦行僧一样生活。它是人们成功和强大的一根支柱。它赐予你把你全部精力集中于你的目标的力量，并且坚持下去直到成功。
Both of these abilities are required for daily actions and decisions, and also for making major decisions and attaining major success. They are required for doing a good job, for studying, building a business, losing weight, bodybuilding and physical exercises, maintaining good relationships, changing habits, self improvement, meditation, spiritual growth, keeping and carrying out promises and for almost everything else.
这些能力都需要每天的行动和决心，也需要作出大量决定以及达到成功。它们需要人去好好工作，好好学习，好好发展事业，认真减肥，坚持健身和体育运动，保持良好的人际关系，改变习惯，自我提升，多多冥想，促进精神成长，遵守并实现诺言，以及认真做其他任何事。
One of the most simple and effective methods to develop will power and self-discipline is by refusing to satisfy unimportant and unnecessary desires. Everyone is constantly confronted and tempted by an endless stream of desires and temptations, many of which are not really important or desirable. By learning to refuse to satisfy every one of them, you get stronger.
提升自控力和自律性的一个最简单有效的方法就是拒绝因为一件不重要的事情而感到满足。每个人都不断的面对以及被源源不断的欲望和诱惑所引诱，而这些欲望很多并非真正重要或有诱惑力。学着抵抗这些诱惑所带来的满足感，你就会变得强大。
Refusing and rejecting useless, harmful or unnecessary desires and actions, and intentionally acting contrary to your habits, sharpen and strengthen your inner strength. By constant practice your inner power grows, just like exercising your muscles at a gym increases your physical strength. In both cases, when you need inner power or physical strength, they are available at your disposal.
拒绝那些无用的，有害的或者不必要的诱惑和行为，有意地违反你的固有习惯，提高和强化你的内在力量。通过不断地时间你内在力量的增长，就像在健身房训练肌肉来增强你的身体素质，这些对你的安排非常有效。
Here are a few exercises:
这儿有一些练习：
- Don't read the newspaper for a day or two.
_不要一两天读一份报纸。
- Drink water when thirsty, in spite of your desire to have a soft drink.
—在口渴的时候喝水，即使你想喝的是饮料。
- Walk up and down the stairs, instead of taking the lift.
—用步行上下楼梯来取代搭乘电梯。
- Get down from the bus one station before or after your destination, and walk the rest of the way.
—乘坐公车时在你目的地的前一站或后一站下车，步行走完剩下的路。
- For one week, go to sleep one hour earlier than usual.
—抽出一个礼拜，比平常早睡一个小时。
- If you like ice cream, don't have any, for a day or two.
—如果你爱吃冰激凌的话，一到两天之内一点儿都不要吃。
These are only a few examples to show how you can develop your will power and self-discipline. You may think that practicing such exercises is being tough on yourself, maybe a little, but they add so much to the storehouse of your inner strength. By following a systematic method of training you can reach far, have more control over yourself and your life, attain your goals, improve your life, and gain satisfaction and peace of mind.
这些只是示范你该如何提升你的自控力和自律性的一小部分例子。你可能会觉得这些训练对你来说太难了，可能是有一点难，但是这些会给你内在力量的宝库里增加很多能量。通过一个系统方法的培养，你会有很大提升，对于你自己和你的人生会有更强的控制力，达到你的目标，提升你的生活，增强你的满足感和思想的安宁。
Show and prove to yourself that you are strong and in control, and practice the above exercises for a little while, before passing any judgement on them.
展示和证明你自己是强大的，可以自我控制的，在用它们判断任何事之前做一会儿以上的那些练习。
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