你比自己想像的更強(qiáng)大

How strong are gou？

That is a tough question to answer， whether you are a man or a woman. But， really， I want to ask… how do you define your strength？ How do you know your limits？ How do you know just how much youve got？ When push comes to shove， we often discover that we are much stronger than we think.

What is strength？

Strength is not always about pure physical strength. Rather， it is about will power， discipline and drive. It is about the capacity to get things done.

I know some people who are intellectually strong， but they get very little done in their jobs. And I know others who find work extremely challenging， but are able to move mountains by their sheer drive and hard work.

They possess inner strength.

More interesting is that these productive hard-workers often dont even notice the load. By standers are not only amazed， but often ask，“How do you do it？” The answer usually comes back， “I just work harder than the others.”

So， why are some people able to do more？What gives them added drive？ What gives them extra strength？ Could it be， they have simply giventhem selves permission to do more？

self-imposed limits.

What I have observed is that most peopleim pose their own limits. They limit their output sbased on self-framed constraints of their capabilities and strengths. Sometimes these boundaries are based on past experiences. Sometimes they are based on perceived capacities. Sometimes these limits are based on nothing.

I cant do that. （Why？）

That is too much for me. （How do you know？）

I cant put in that much effort. （What would happen if you did？）

I am not smart enough to solve that. （Can you be sure if you havent tried？）

So， how do we break through these limits？ How do we get stronger？

Pushing it…

Many people are going through the motions， but are no where near their limits. If you want tobe stronger， you have to push your bound aries.

Pushing it is what it takes to increase your limits. In the gym， body builders discovered this long ago. But， the same principle is true when it comes to inner strength. Discipline and drive.

Want to test your limits？ Push yourself. Test your self-perceived constraints to see how accurate they are. Make sure your goals are slightly beyond what you think can be achieved.

You are stronger than you think.

Most people underestimate their strength. As you go through your day， challenge your capacity. Test your limits. Push yourself to find your true boundaries and define your strength. When you discover how much youve really got， you may surprise even yourself.

你有多強(qiáng)大？

不管你是男人還是女人，這都是個很難回答的問題。但是，說實(shí)話，我想知道，你是怎么定義力量的呢？你如何了解自己的局限性？你怎么知道你能做到什么程度？當(dāng)壓力來臨時，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)我們比想象中要更強(qiáng)大。

什么是力量？

力量并不僅僅指你的體力，它更多的指的是意志力、自律、動力，是一種能夠做好事情的能力。

我知道有一些人雖然很聰明，但是他們在工作中能夠做好的事情卻很少。而另外一些人雖然知道工作很具有挑戰(zhàn)性，但他們?nèi)阅軕{借強(qiáng)大的動力和艱苦的工作來移動大山。

他們具有強(qiáng)大的內(nèi)心力量。

更有趣的是，這些努力工作并取得成績的人并沒有意識到工作量的巨大。旁觀者不僅感到很吃驚，還經(jīng)常問， “你是怎么做到的？”回答通常是： “我只是比別人更努力一些罷了。”

所以，為什么有些人就能做到更多？他們額外的動力是哪里來的呢？是誰給予他們額外的力量？還是，僅僅是他們自己給了自己力量來做到更多？

自我強(qiáng)加的局限性。

據(jù)我所觀察，很多人都是自己強(qiáng)加給自己局限性。他們有時候根據(jù)能力和力量自我設(shè)定了他們的局限，有時候根據(jù)過去的經(jīng)歷設(shè)定一些邊界，還有的根據(jù)想象中的能力設(shè)定，還有些則毫無任何根據(jù)就限定了自己的力量。

我做不到。（為什么呢？）

對我來說太難了。（你怎么知道太難？）

我做不到那么努力。（如果你做了會怎么樣？）

我不夠聰明，解決不了這件事。（你不嘗試怎么能如此確定？）

所以，怎樣才能打破這些局限？怎么才能變得更強(qiáng)大？給自己點(diǎn)壓力 。

很多人都做出了實(shí)際行動，但是從來就沒有到達(dá)他們的極限。如果你想變得更加強(qiáng)大，你就要打破你的局限。

給自己施加壓力就能提高你的極限。在體育館，健身者很早就體會到了這一點(diǎn)。所以，同樣的原則運(yùn)用到內(nèi)心力量方面也是正確的，訓(xùn)練自己，給自己一些動力。

你想挑戰(zhàn)你的極限嗎？那就給自己點(diǎn)壓力。去測試一下自己以前的極限到底有多準(zhǔn)確。要確定一個能稍微微超過力所能及的目標(biāo)。你比自己想象的更強(qiáng)大。

很多人低估了自己的能力。當(dāng)你過每一天的時候，都要挑戰(zhàn)一下你的能力，測試下自己的極限。給自己施加點(diǎn)壓力，找到你真正的極限，然后定義你的能力。當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)你真正能取得成績時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己都感到不可思議。