Asarenownedcolorconsultant,thelateSuzanneCaygilldesignedthehomesandwardrobesofcelebrities.Todealwithallthedemandsofherschedule,shefollowedarulelearnedfromherseam-stressgrandmother:Ifshehadajobtodo,shediditimmediately.Toomanypeoplewastetime「commencingtoproceedtogetstarted,」Caygillwouldsay.
Ifyoujustdivein,though,you』llbesurprisedathowfastyougetthingsdone.Remember,thebesttimetoplantatreewas20yearsago.Thesecondbesttimeisnow.
作為一名著名的色彩顧問,蘇珊娜·凱吉爾生前曾為許多知名人士設計房間和個人服裝。為了應付她時間表上的各種事情,她依照一條從她祖母那裡學來的原則:如果有什麼工作要做,她立即就做。凱吉爾說,很多人把時間浪費在「準備開始」上。
儘管你剛剛開始這麼做事,你也會對自己這麼快就做完了事情感到意外。記住,種樹的最佳時間是20年前,僅次於它的最好時間就是現在。
Self-Awareness自我意識
Themanwhoisawareofhimselfishenceforthindependent;andheisneverbored,andlifeisonlytooshort,andheissteepedthroughandthroughwithprofoundyettemperatehappiness.Healonelives,whileotherpeople,slavesofceremony,letlifeslippasttimeinakindofdream.Onceconform,oncedowhatotherpeopledofinerthantheydoit,andalethargystealsoverallthefinernervesandfacultiesofthesoul,Hebecomesalloutershowandinwardemptiness;dull,callous,andindifferent.
凡是意識到自我的人從今往後才是獨立的;他永遠不知疲倦,他明白生命苦短,所以完全沉浸於深深的而又適度的幸福之中。他獨立生活,而別人是繁文縟節的奴隸,在醉生夢死之中聽從生命悄然流逝。一旦循規蹈矩,一旦人為亦為,呆滯就籠罩著靈魂中一切靈敏的神經和官能。靈魂變得徒有其表,其中空空;遲鈍,木然、冷漠。
ChangeTheMoodandDoBetteronYourOwn改變心情對自己好一點
Wheneveryoufeelverydepressedandreallycannotbearitanymore,youhavetotreatyourselfgood.Gointothebestcoffeeshopthatyou』vealwayslikedbutalwaysfearedtospendmoney,buythesuitthatyou』vealwayswantedbutyouthoughtwastooexpensive.Treatyourselfnicelyatthattimebecauseyouneedit.Justlikesomeoneelseintimeofneedyouhavetocomforthim,givehimthebest,givehimthebestsupportandlove,andspoilhim.Youhavetospoilyourself,giveyourselfthebestsupportwhenyouneeditmost—likewhenyou』redepressed,whenyoufeelyoureallycannotliveanymore,cannotgoonanymore.Atthattimeyoumusttreatyourselfnicely.Ifyoucanaffordanything,affordit.Youcanearnmoneylateragain,youcanearnyourtimeagain,butyouhavetoputyourselftogetherfirst.Youhavetostandupfirst.
Idon』tsayyougooutanddoshoppingeverydayandspendallthemoneyonthebigcoffeeshop,onthebestclothes.But,whenyouarethemostdepressedandyoucan』tgoonanymorewithlife,thenyoucannotaffordtoeconomizeanymore.Youhavetospoilyourself,loveyourselfthemost,thenyoupickupveryfast.Yeah,gooutandtalktopeople,treatyourselflikeaqueen,spendmoney,whatever,tomakeyourselffeelgood.Atthattimeonly,noteveryday,ifyoucanaffordit.Andifyoucannotspendalotofmoney,thengotosomewherethatisnotalotofmoneybutyoucanalsofindsomethingthatyoulike.It』snotalwaysnecessarytogotoexpensiveplacestofindthethingsyoulike.Justsomenewclothes,somenewhairstyle,newperm,everythingwouldmakeyoufeeldifferentrightaway.Newmakeup.Thesearenotexpensive.
Samewiththemen.Butsometimesbecausewegetintothehabit,likealwayswearingdarkclothes,alwayswearingaturtleneck,thendepressed,juststaythere,don』tmove,don』tchange.Trysomethingnewtotakeyourmindoffthedepression,that』salreadysomething.Ifnormallyyoualwayswearblack,brownandbluethentrywhite,cream,lightercolors,orpink.Justboostyourselfup.
每當你覺得沮喪到真的再也無法忍受,此時你必須善待自己,到一家你最喜歡而平時捨不得消費的咖啡館去消磨一下時光,去買套你一直想擁有卻嫌太貴的衣服。在那個時刻,請善待自己,因為你有此需要。就像當別人有需要時,你必須安慰他,給他最好的、給他最大支持和愛心、寵他一下。當你最需要的時候、在你失意、在你感到再也活不下去、再也無法繼續下去之時,你也必須寵自己,給自己最佳的支持。在那個時刻,你必須善待自己,在能力所及之範圍內,去買任何你想要的東西,因為稍後你可以再把錢賺回來;你可以把時間再補回來,但首先你必須使自己恢復過來,先站穩自己的腳步。
我不是要你每天出去逛街,把所有的錢都花在昂貴的咖啡館和高級服飾上,而是當你處於最低潮,對人生感到無力為繼之時,你就不能再對自己吝嗇,你必須寵自己,盡可能疼惜自己,然後才能很快地振作起來。出去找人談一談,對待自己如同皇后般,去花一點錢、做任何讓你覺得好受一點的事。只有在那個時刻,而非每天都如此,而且是在你能力所及之處。如果你沒有餘裕可供花費,那就去個所費不多,但仍可找到你喜歡的東西的地方。並非一定要在高消費的地方才會有你喜歡的東西。只要一些新衣服,燙個新髮型、弄個新妝扮,任何能讓你改變心情的事,就立刻去做,這些都不貴。
男士們也是一樣。不過有時候我們囿於風俗習慣,例如常穿深色的衣服、老是穿套頭毛衣,因此覺得很沮喪,像縮頭烏龜一樣老是待在那裡,一動也不動,一成不變。試著去做些新的改變來跳出氣餒的心情,這就已經不錯了。若平時你總是穿著黑色、咖啡色和藍色的衣服,那不妨試試白色、米黃色、試一些較亮的顏色,或是粉紅色,只要是能振作精神的。
TopParentingInfo:BeConsistent最重要的教養之道:堅定
Aconsistentapproachispivotaltosuccessfullyteachingasonordaughterrightfromwrongwhenpunishingthem.Itpreventssmallmisdeedsandpoorconductfromturningintogreatermisdeeds.Youhavetoremainunwaveringandmeanitwhenyouaskthem,「Switchoffyourcomputernow.」or「nodessertafterdinnerbecauseyoudidn』ttouchyourdinner.」
Aconsistentapproachshowsyoursonordaughterthereareexpresseffectsformisdeedsandimproperorunsatisfactorydeedsormanners.