雙語美文：6種想法讓自信魅力四射

　　摘要:自信的價值毋庸置疑。事實上，研究顯示人們看重自信更甚于實際能力。

　　No one doubts the value of confidence. In fact, research shows people often prefer confidence over actual expertise.

　　G. Richard Shell teaches at the Wharton School and his book Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success, out in paperback this week, has a great chapter on how to be more confident.

　　自信的價值毋庸置疑。事實上，研究顯示人們看重自信更甚于實際能力。

　　理查·謝爾現(xiàn)任教于沃頓商學(xué)院，他著作的《跳板：啟動你的個人成功搜索》一書的平裝版于本周與讀者見面，書中有很精彩的一章內(nèi)容是關(guān)于如何變得更加自信。

　　Here’s what you need to know.

　　以下是大家需要知道的。

　　1. Surround Yourself With People Who Believe in You

　　1. 和相信你的人一起

　　I’ve posted a lot about how the power of context can improve behavior. And people are a part of that.

　　我發(fā)過很多關(guān)于環(huán)境的力量如何提升行為的論述。而人，也是這環(huán)境的一部分。

　　When you’re told you’re good by someone you respect, you believe it. Partially it’s aplacebo effect. But that’s perfectly fine.

　　當(dāng)你尊敬的人告訴你你很棒的時候，你會相信他。部分地講，這也是一種安慰效應(yīng)。但這種感覺真的很棒。

　　This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. When you believe you can do it, you work harder. When others believe in you, they push you harder.

　　這就創(chuàng)造了一個自我實現(xiàn)的預(yù)言。當(dāng)你相信自己可以的時候，你會更加努力。當(dāng)別人相信你的時候，他們會更盡力地推動你前進。

　　Together, these things make you do better — so you have a reason to be confident. And then next time, confidence comes easier.

　　所有因素一起作用都會讓你做得更好—所以你有理由變得自信。然后下一次，自信來得更加容易。

　　Via Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success:

　　以下來自于《跳板：啟動你的個人成功搜索》：

　　The phenomenon of transferred expectations, also called a “self-fulfilling prophecy,” occurs for a combination of two reasons. The person holding the expectation treats the other person differently, giving him or her more challenging work to do. This leads to more learning. At the same time, the person receiving the suggestion accepts it as an accurate assessment of his or her ability, and that in turn increases the level of effort the person gives.

　　期望傳遞，也被稱為“自我實現(xiàn)的預(yù)言”。這種現(xiàn)象的產(chǎn)生是由兩個原因共同引起的。心懷期望的人對待其他人的方式是不同的，他會給其他人更有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作，從而讓人可以學(xué)到更多。與此同時，接受工作建議的人會將這看作對自己能力的準(zhǔn)確評估，反過來也會付出更多努力。

　　The lesson here is plain: you should understand the power of being in a high-performing/ high-expectation social environment versus a low-performing/ low-expectation one. Your social setting can strongly affect what you believe is possible— and that will affect your confidence, the effort you expend, and the results you achieve.

　　其中的道理很直白：要懂得高表現(xiàn)/高期望的環(huán)境與低表現(xiàn)、低期望相比所能賦予的能量。你所處的社交環(huán)境會很強烈地影響你的信念—而信念會影響你的自信，你付出的努力，和你獲得的成果。

　　2. Focus On Learning

　　2. 專注于成長

　　When you focus on learning, failure is just a part of the process and won’t shake your confidence.

　　當(dāng)你集中注意力在學(xué)習(xí)上時，失敗只是過程的一部分，不會動搖你的自信。

　　Tests are not a gauge of self-worth or unchangeable, innate ability. They’re a measure of how much improvement you’ve made.

　　測試不是對自我價值或者固有天賦的評估，而是對你的進步的估量。

　　Building on the research of Carol Dweck, you want to have a “growth mindset”: Measure yourself by effort, not by results.

　　根據(jù)卡羅爾·德偉克的研究，你需要有一個“成長的心態(tài)”：用付出去評估自己，而不是用結(jié)果。