一个受到神经语言学教育家罗伯特·狄尔茨启发的练习

　　This is useful for examining how you spend your time and where. It is most useful for considering your work. You might like to get a partner to guide you through this. You don;t need to tell them what you;re thinking at each step.

　　这个练习对于检查你如何以及在哪里花费你的时间很有用，对你的工作尤其有帮助。你可以叫一个搭档带领你完成这个过程。你不必告诉他们在每个步骤中你所思考的内容。

　　Find a place where you can comfortably take six or seven steps forward, with distinct spots for each step. You;re going to think about your life, from who you are to what you do, in logical steps.

　　找一个你可以很舒服地往前走六或七步的地方，为每一步确定一个不同的踩点。你将按照合理安排的步骤思考你的人生，从你是谁到你做什么。

　　Starting one step in from one end, please take a moment to consider your identity. The unique person that you are was formed the moment the sperm and egg embraced. Consider, as Deprak Chopra suggests, the one distinctive vibration in the universe that is you. Think of the distinctive being who you were when you were 7, and then 17, and who you know you should be when you;re 70. Strip all the detail back down to think about who you are as a human.

　　从一端开始第一步，请花一点时间考虑你的本性。即那个在那个精子与卵子结合的一刹那形成的独一无二的你。考虑一下那个在宇宙中发出与众不同的震动的你（就像狄普拉克.乔普拉所说的那样）。想想当你7岁，17岁的时候你就是那个与众不同的生命，再想想当你70岁的时候你确信你应该是什么样的。透过生命的种种枝节想想看作为一个人你是谁。

　　When you;re comfortable with that step forward a pace. Standing there please think about your values and beliefs. In the past week or month, what have you spent time doing? Why was it important to you? What does the way you spend your time say about what you value? When were you last suddenly angry with something? Was that because a value was violated? Values can be things like ;being liked;, ;being able;, or ;being successful;. Beliefs can be both positive and negative, but take some time to think about your beliefs. What do you think you can;t do in life? What would happen if you did do it? Take a while with this step.

　　当你觉得差不多的时候迈出第二步。站在那里思考你的价值和信仰。在过去一周或一月中，你都做了些什么？为什么你做的事情很重要？你是怎样把时间用在那些你所看重的事情上的？你最近一次突然发火是在什么时候？是不是因为你看重的东西受到了侵犯？你看重的事情包括“被人喜欢“，“有能力”，“保持成功”。信仰可能是正面的也可能是负面的，但还是花一点时间思考一下你的信仰。你认为什么是你在一生中不能做的？如果你确实做了又会发生什么事情？在这个步骤上花上一点时间。

　　Then when you;re done, you might like to take another step forward into the skills and capabilities zone. As you stand there please consider your special talents, what you know, and what you need to learn to do what you want with your life. Each of us has something that we;re good at. It;s our gift from the universe, and while we know we;re better at it than other people, often we don;t value it highly, because it seems easy. Think about your gifts and how you should use them. Also think about what you don;t know that you know - the things that you;ve learned in one part of your life that could be very useful in other areas. Lastly think about what you need to learn, and remember that learning to learn is the greatest skill.

　　当你完成了，你可以迈出下一步，来到技术和能力的区域。当你站在那儿，请考虑一下你的特殊天赋，什么是你知晓的，为了去做你一生都想去做的事情，什么是你必须去学习的。我们每个人都有一些我们所擅长的事情.那是宇宙所赐给我们的礼物,但是当我们知道我们比别人更擅长于某项事情的时候,我们往往并不看重它,因为它看上去很容易。想想你的天赋和应该怎样去运用它们。也想一想那些你不知道自己知道的事情----那些你在人生的某个阶段学会的东西可能在另外一些领域里非常有用。最后想想你需要学会什么,并记住：学会怎样学习是最重要的技艺。

　　Moving forward again, take another step into the environment you find yourself in each day and through the weeks and months. Think about where you live, the room you sleep in, where you work, the geography you cover, and the people around you. Spend a while thinking about what;s around you all the time, and how well it suits you. What do you like best about it? What would you like to change?

　　继续往前，下一个步骤进入到我们每天朝夕相处、年年月月相伴的”环境”区域。想想你在哪里生活，在哪个房间入睡，在哪里工作，你到过的地方和你周围的人们。花一点时间想想什么样的环境老是在你四周，它们是否适合你。你最喜欢什么样的环境？什么是你想要改变的？

　　Now, one more step forward into your behaviours; what you do every day. Think about your work, and what you have to do to do the work. What does your body have to do each week? How are your emotions expressed? What is the state of your physiology each day? What do you enjoy? What would you change?

　　好，再迈一步来到你的行为层面；你每天做些什么。想想你的工作，为了完成那个工作什么是你不得不做的。什么是你的躯体每周必须做的事情？你的情绪是如何表达的？你每天的心理状态是怎样的？什么是你乐在其中的？什么是你想改变的？

　　When you;ve worked through those issues, turn around to look back up the path you;ve moved down. Is it a smooth track from who you are, through your beliefs and values, skills and capabilities, to the environment you;re in and what you do? Where are the bumps in the path? Go stand in them and consider how you can make it smooth all the way.

　　当你完成了对这些问题的思考，回头看看你所经过的那几个步骤。从你是谁，到你的价值和信仰，技术和能力，再到你所在的环境和你的行为，这整个过程是否形成了一个平滑的轨迹？哪里有磕磕碰碰？进入到那里，想一想你怎样才能使整个轨迹平顺自如。

　　Take your time.

　　花一点时间。

　　When you;re done, and the path feels smooth, step back into the spot that marks identity. Looking down the path, you may wish to allow yourself to feel the power of the universe behind you, and the spirit behind your identity.

　　当你做完以上事情，那条道路就会显得很平顺，跨回到标记着“本性”的那个地点，沿着道路往下看，你或许希望让自己感受一下在你背后的宇宙的力量，以及那在你的本性背后的精神。

　　Allow yourself some time to contemplate the way that the universe is working through you. It;s not you alone in the universe.

　　允许你自己花一段时间沉思宇宙是如何对你施加影响的。在宇宙中并非只有你存在。