And the lousy idea of 'writing a book' turned out to be the motivation with which I forced myself to make a decision and turned organizing thoughts from a mere thought to pressure and obligation.

而我出的‘写一本书’的馊点子，实际上是一个动力，我顺水推舟地逼迫自己作出了决定，让整理思想不再是一个想法，而是一种压力，一种责任。

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When I lose motivation, I just read a book or blog about my goal.

当我没有动力时，我会看关于我的目标的书籍或博客。

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The book contains some theoretical "what is motivation" type articles but mostly it offers practical tips and advice that you can apply to your own life NOW.

这本书包含了一些如“什么是激励”这样的理论性篇章，但更多地它提供了一些切合实际的小提示和建议，现在你就可以应用到你自己目前的生活中，对就是现在。

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Mosee says that for the young women in her book, their children provided the motivation for them to struggle and succeed.

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Years before he wrote the book he had a franchise of the Success Motivation Institute.

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"My motivation was the message from Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring, " recalls Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, one of the 10, 000 or so making up the Peoples' Forum.

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