A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often and realize how fortunate you are right now.  It’s about the simple pleasures that make you happy, the compassionate deeds you perform, the personal goals you strive to achieve, the relationships you nurture and the legacy you leave behind. Here are ten commandments to help you live a good life.
好生活就是不瞎想，做得多，要得少，常微笑，意識到你現在是多么的幸運。它是關于讓你幸福的簡單樂事，你所做的善事，你努力去實現的個人目標，你所維護的關系，以及你所留下的遺產。以下是幫助你過上好生活的十條戒律。

1.I am not perfect and I will not try to be.
我并不完美，我也不要設法讓自己完美。

Think of how many things don’t get done in this world simply because people are waiting for the perfect time, place and circumstance. The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists.  It rewards people who get things done.  And the only way to get things done is to be imperfect 99% of the time.
想想這世界上有多少事情只是因為人們等待最好的時間、地點和環境才沒有做成的。真實的世界不會去獎賞完美主義者。它會獎賞做成事情的人。做成事情的唯一方法就是在99%的情況下不那么完美。

2.I cannot, and will not try, to please everyone.
我不可能，也不會去設法取悅每一個人。

No matter what you do or how you do it, there will always be people that disagree with what you’re doing.  That’s life.  So don’t try please everyone.  Simply do what I know is right. And remember, it doesn’t matter how many people don’t get it, it matters how many people do.
不論你做什么或者怎么做，總是會有人反對你正在做的事情。這就是生活。因此不要設法取悅每一個人。只做我認為是正確的事情。記住，有多少人不明白這一點并不重要，重要的是有多少人明白這一點。

3.I will take part in something I believe in.
我會參與到我所相信的事情當中。

This could be anything.  Some people take an active role in their city council, some find refuge in religious faith, some join social clubs supporting causes they believe in and others find passion in their careers.  In each case the psychological outcome is the same.  They engage themselves in something they strongly believe in.  This engagement brings happiness and meaning into their lives.
這可以指任何事情。有些人積極參與市議會的活動，有些人在他們的宗教信仰中尋求安慰，有些人參加聯誼會來支撐他們所堅信的目標，其他人則在他們的事業中尋找激情。每一種情況所帶來的心理結果是一樣的。他們投入到了自己所堅信的事情中。這種投入給他們的生活帶來了幸福和含義。

4.I will prioritize my obligations and do important things first.
我會按優先順序排好我的義務，首先做最重要的事情。

Set priorities for yourself and act accordingly.  It’s the only way to get things done. It’s the only way to turn a dream into a reality.
將自己的事情劃分好輕重緩急，然后照此去做。這是做成事情的唯一方法。這是將夢想變為現實的唯一方法。

5.I will choose my friends wisely.
我會明智地選擇朋友。

Your friends are family you choose.  So make sure you choose friends who are worthy of your time and attention. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be.  Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you – people who make your day a little brighter simply by being in it.
朋友就是你所選擇的家人。因此確保你所的朋友是那些值得你付出時間和精力的人。你想成為什么樣的人，就和這樣的人交朋友。選擇那些值得你為之驕傲欽佩的人做朋友，同時他們也要愛你、尊敬你。只要有這些朋友在身邊，你的生活就會更美好。

6.I will help others when I am able.
我會力所能及幫助他人。

In life, you get what you put in. When you make a positive impact in someone else’s life, you also make a positive impact in your own life.  The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
在生活中，你的付出會得到回報。當你對另一個人的生活帶來了積極的影響，你也會給你自己的生活帶來積極的影響。你幫助別人越多，他們就更想幫助你。

7.I will focus on the positive.
我會專注于積極的事情。

Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story.  The mind must believe it can do something before it is capable of actually doing it. The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.  Listen to your self-talk and replace negative thoughts with positive ones.  Regardless of how a situation seems, focus on the next positive step forward.
積極思考是每一個偉大的成功故事的首要前提。頭腦中必須先認為可以做成某事，然后才是真的有能力做成某事。戰勝負面思想和消極情緒的一個方法就是培養對立的積極的更強大有力的情緒。傾聽你的自我對話，用積極的想法取代消極的想法。不管處境看起來如何，專注于下一步要邁出的積極的一步。

8.I can only be me.
我只能是我自己。

Judy Garland once said, “Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of somebody else.”  Live by this statement. There is no such thing as living in someone else’s shoes.  The only shoes you can occupy are your own.  If you aren’t being yourself, you aren’t truly living – you’re merely existing.  And ask yourself this:  If you don’t like who you really are, why should I like you? Trying to be somebody you’re not is not sexy.  Be you.  That’s when you’re beautiful.
朱迪?加蘭曾經說過，“永遠做一流版本的自己，而不做二流版本的別人。”照著這句話來生活。在人生路上，你不可能和別人走一樣的路，你只能走自己的路。如果你不是在作自己，那么你就沒有真正地在生活，你只是行尸走肉而已。問問你自己：如果你不喜歡你真實的樣子，那為什么我應該喜歡你？想方設法成為別人，并沒有什么好的。做你自己。那時你才最美麗。

9.I will be here now.
我會在這里。

Life is happening right now.  Instead of dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, practice being and living in the present moment. Remember, right now is the only moment guaranteed to you.  Right now is life.  Don’t miss it.
生活就發生在當下。與其留戀過去或擔憂未來，不如去練習活在當下。記住，當下是保證屬于你的唯一時刻。當下就是生活。不要錯過。

10.Life never gets any better, only my perception of it does.
生活永遠不會變得更好，只有你對生活的感覺會變得更好。

The world around you changes when you change. If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.  The opposite is also true.  The choice is yours to make.
周圍的世界隨著你的改變而改變。如果你每天早上醒來時想著今天會有好事發生，你就會對此多加留意，而好事也真的就會降臨。反之亦然。如何選擇，由你決定。