Trust yourself, let your environment work in your favor, and spend some a little bit of time putting yourself in a state before you work.

相信你自己，在你喜欢的环境中工作，工作前花一点时间把自己调整到一种独特的状态。

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Before you blame anyone or anything else with your lack of success, ask yourself the question if you've been putting in enough time or have you been taking shortcuts?

在你把自己的不成功归咎给某人或某事前，问下你自己是否投入了足够多的时间？

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Each time your phone rings, breathe before you answer it. (6 seconds is less than the time it takes for the phone to ring again, so no one will even notice you’re taking time for yourself.)

比如，假设你是一个秘书，每当你电话响起时，在你接听前，来一个放松呼吸（6秒钟，远远短于电话在响起的时间，所以没有人会注意到你在偷空）。

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You can save yourself a lot of time, money and energy by asking key questions to your consumers before making costly decisions.

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