Hyatt is a bestselling author and the founder of Michael Hyatt & Company,a firm that helps leaders find their maximum potential.

海特是一位畅销书作家，同时也是Michael Hyatt & Company的创办者，该公司是一家帮助领导者们找到个人最大潜力的事务所。

His latest book, "Your Best Year Ever: A 5 Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goal,"compiles research on how to make our dreams a reality. One major theme he touches on is some of the surprising reasons why goals go unmet.

海特在他的新书《最好的一年：5步直达制胜目标》，将关于把梦想变成真的研究汇编起来。书中有一个主题是关于一些让人出乎意料的无法达成目标的原因。

Below are just a few mistakes people continue to make when trying to plan their future:

下面的这些错误，人们在为将来做计划的时候依然出现：

1. Not writing down your goals.

1. 不把目标写下来。

Keeping your goals visible helps you make them a priority — some studies even say it can increase your likelihood of success by more than 40 percent.

把你的目标可视化，能够帮助你把他们视为首要任务——一些研究甚至还认为它能够把你的成功几率提高至40%以上。

Hyatt says that most CEOs and top leaders don't usually do this simple step and don't have a written set of personal and professional goals.

海特表示，大多数的首席执行官和高级领导常常忽视了这个简单的小步骤，缺少一份文字版的个人与职业的目标清单。

2. Blabbering about your goal on social media.

2.在社交媒体上透露个人目标。

Or anywhere, really. Research shows that talking about your goals can be detrimental to achieving them, says Hyatt, since we have the same sense of satisfaction when we talk about something as we might get from actually accomplishing the task.

或在其他的平台上，真的。海特表示，有研究显示公开说明自己的目标会对实现目标不利，因为我们在谈论某些我们可能会从实现目标后获得的东西时感到同样的满足感。

He believes it's better to be selective and find a partner who can keep us accountable and offer support.

他认为，我们应该有选择性的找一位值得信赖与给予支持的伙伴。

3. Telling yourself the wrong story.

3.错误的信念。

Hyatt writes in his book that to accomplish something "we have to believe we're up to the challenge." Those with limiting beliefs, who believe nothing can change, assume the worst and see more obstacles than possibilities, will never be able to think big and take the risks that make great things possible.

海特在书中关于达成某件事的描述“我们不得不相信我们得受挑战的支配。”那些限制自己信念的人，认为任何事情都无法改变，想到最糟糕的情况，认为挫折比可能性多，他们的目光永远都那么短浅，也不敢为做大事而冒险。

In some cases these beliefs include limiting ideas about who we are and what we can and can't accomplish. If you find yourself saying things like "I'm not creative," "I'm not disciplined" or some other negative story, record the belief and evaluate whether it is empowering.

在某些情况下，这些限制性的想法包括我们是谁，我们能做到什么和不能做到什么。如果你发现自己总是说着“我没有创造力”，“我没有接受过训练”，或其他负面的说辞，请把这种信念记录下来，然后评估这么说是否给自己带来能量。

This process can help upgrade your beliefs and remind yourself how much you really can control to turn your goals into a reality.

这个过程可以帮助你提升自己的信念，提醒自己你是真的能够改变情况，把目标变成现实。

4. Waiting until tomorrow.

4. 明日复明日。

Hyatt cites Jim Rohn and his law of diminishing intent that finds that the longer we wait to take action, the less likely we'll be to actually take it. Waiting can come in a number of forms — from procrastination to failing to fully plan to spending so much time planning it becomes a substitute for action.

海特引用了吉米·罗恩的话及其意图递减法则的发现：我们等待行动的时间越长，我们实际上采取该行动的可能性就越低。等待有无数种形式——从拖延症到无法完成全盘计划，再到花太多时间计划，最终成了一个行动的替代品。

Hyatt suggests people set an ambitious goal that ensures the path ahead is not completely clear, but to get to work at this goal as quickly as possible. In this way, says Hyatt, you'll build momentum. "If you sit and wait until the time is right, nothing happens."

海特建议人们制定一个雄心壮志的目标，前面的道路并非完全清晰的，但是可以努力尽快达成的。他表示，用这样的方法，你就会有动力。“如果你光坐着，呆到明天才是好时机，什么事情都做不成。”

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