英語短文：
　　“Things may come to those who wait… but only the things left behind by those who hustle.” - Abraham Lincoln
　　林肯說過：“原地等待的人也許會有所收獲，但收獲的都是那些努力的人剩下的東西。”

　　If only I was as lucky as he. Or she. Or as so-and-so. Have you heard this excuse? (Have you used it?)
　　如果我像他或者她或者某某那樣幸運就好了。 你聽到過這種借口嗎？（你也用過這種借口嗎？）

　　But, for those waiting to get lucky… it can be a long wait. Sometimes forever. Do you sit around and wait to get lucky? Or do you go out and make your own luck?
　　然而，那些等待幸運光臨的人，恐怕要等上好長時間。有時候幸運永遠都不會來。你是無所事事等待幸運到來？還是走出去，尋找你自己的幸運？

　　I am always amazed at those who think they are going to drift along until everything just falls into place for them. It’s just not going to happen.
　　有人認為他們應該順其自然，命運到時會為他們安排好一切。對于這種想法我總是很驚訝。這根本不會發生。

　　You can sit around waiting for the world to bring you your dreams on a silver platter. Or you can go out and get them. And do them yourself.
　　你可以無所事事，等著這個世界把你的夢想裝在銀色盤子里送到你面前。或者你也可以走出去，去尋夢，自己去完成夢想。

　　Take a close look at those that you consider successful. Did they just wait until it happened? Or did they work long and hard to get where they are?
　　仔細看看那些你認為成功的人。他們是在原地等待成功到來的嗎？還是拼命努力了很久才獲得的成功？

　　Being lucky is about doing, and that being said, you can increase your luck. Here are just a few ways to increase your luck:
　　好運意味著行動，也就是說，你可以讓你的運氣提升。下面就是幾種讓你提升運氣的方法：

　　1. Be Early
　　搶占先機

　　Being early breeds serendipity. Really. When you are early for things, even meetings and appointments, magical things tend to happen. That is when chance happens.
　　早一步就蘊藏著意外的運氣。這是真的。當你凡事搶占先機，哪怕是開會和面談，神奇的事情就可能發生。機會就是這樣來的。

　　2. Finish Before Deadlines
　　提早完成

　　Similar to being early, is finishing tasks or projects ahead of schedule. When there is adequate time to review and deliver right, is when extraordinary results occur.
　　比計劃提前完成任務或項目和搶占先機類似。當你有足夠的時間去回顧事情，并確保準確性，結果將不同凡響。

　　3. Go Outside Your Domain
　　跳出你的圈子

　　We all tend to stay in our comfort zones. It is when you stray outside your normal elements that you often discover new luck. So, get out there and go beyond your normal boundaries.
　　我們都傾向于留在自己的舒適區域里。你必須要打破常規才有可能發現新的運氣。所以要走出去，跳出你通常的界線。

　　4. Raise the Bar
　　提高目標

　　Amazing results happen when you aim higher than you normally do. You will never reach new levels of achievements if you don’t reach for them. Stretchyourself and your goals.
　　當你把目標定的比通常高一些時，可能會收到令人驚嘆的效果。如果你從來不去爭取新的成就水平，你就永遠不可能達到。跳起來去爭取更高的目標吧。

　　5. Don’t Follow the Rules
　　不要循規蹈矩

　　Rules were meant to be broken. Or rather maybe they are “just guidelines.” This is not about doing anything crazy or unethical, it is about challenging the status quo and the norm. Don’t be normal when it comes to the rules.
　　規矩就是用來打破的。或者它們只不過是“指導方針”而已。這并不是說要做些瘋狂或者不道德的事，而是說要挑戰現狀和常規。在規矩面前，不走尋常路。

　　6. Be Prepared
　　做好準備

　　Being ready means you are ready to take advantage of new opportunities. You don’t want to miss or have to turn down a new opportunity because you were too busy catching up.
　　做好準備意味著你已經準備好利用新的機遇。你不想因為太忙沒有跟上而失去或放棄一個新的機遇。

　　7. Do One More Thing
　　多做一件事

　　Those who are lucky do more than those who are not. Make it a habit to always “do one more thing.” Whether it is finishing a job right, or one last task at the end of a long day. Do it every day for a year and you will have taken 365 more steps towards your goals than those who don’t give the extra effort.
　　那些好運的人總是比霉運的人做的多。養成總是“多做一件事”的習慣。不管是做好一項工作，還是完成漫長的一天里最后一項任務。每天堅持多做一件事，那么一年下來你就比那些不肯多努力的人朝著自己的目標多邁進了365步。

　　It is all about hard work. Want to be lucky? Make your own. Get out there and do instead of waiting for it to come to you. Being lucky is easy, but it takes a lot of hard work.
　　努力才有好運。想要好運嗎？自己去爭取吧。去努力爭取你的好運，而不是等待好運向你走來。好運其實很簡單，但需要付出很多努力。

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