序言：挥动梦想的翅膀

1. Life is short. Are you doing what you love? Are you living your passion?

2. If not, why? I am guessing most people will answer that question with "I have a mortgage, a spouse and three kids to support.” In the real world people have responsibilities. They have to make sacrifices. You aren't supposed to be happy with your job but you do it because you have to.

3. With all due respect, they are wrong. You can take care of your responsibilities and be happy with your job. We spend over 1/3 of our day, at least five days a week performing our jobs. This is a lot of time to be wasting on something we don't enjoy, is it not? Why not spend that time doing something you truly are passionate about for 50 hours a week instead of something that lacks meaning?

4. I think there is one main reason people don't follow their passion: fear. Fear of how others will react, fear of failure, and fear that they can't do it themselves. I think the first part is for people to realize that they can conquer their fear. You will fail at times and others will think you are crazy at times, but if you believe that you will succeed than you ultimately will.

5. I understand that it is not easy. I am in the middle of going through it right now. But understand that there are other people out there who have been through what you are going through and can help you immensely. They have failed, been ridiculed, and come out on the other end extremely successful. They are living proof that you can do what you love.

6. What are you really waiting for? Spread your wings right now to accomplish your dream.

1. 生命短暂，你是否正在做着你所热爱的事情? 你是否生活在激情中?

2. 如果不是，那是为什么呢? 我猜测大多数人将会这样回答：我有贷款、伴侣和三个孩子的生活负担。活在这真实的世界里，人们是有着责任，不得不做出牺牲。人们并不是因为快乐而工作，而是因为不得不工作而工作。

3. 对此人们都带着应有尊敬，可错了。因为你可以在兼顾责任的同时愉快地工作。至少每周五天，每天超过1/3的时间，被我们拿来完成我们的工作。看起来我们把很多时间浪费在我们并不乐在其中的事情里了，不是吗？那么为什么不把每周的这50多个小时过得充满激情，而不是缺乏意义呢？

4. 我想人们不愿追随激情的一个主要的原因是：恐惧。害怕其他人的反应，害怕失败，害怕自己不能达成所愿。我认为，人们首先需要做的就是克服内心的恐惧。有时候你会失败，而人们也会因此而认为你很疯狂，但如果你坚信你将成功，胜利就将属于你。

5. 我明白做到这样并不容易。我也正在加入到这项实贱中来。可要明白，那些已经经历过你现在正在经历的这个过程的人们，可以广泛地给你力量和支持。他们失败过，被嘲笑过，最终却走到了结果的另一头，他们完全成功了！他们给你提供了你可以做你所爱的证据。

6. 还在等什么呢，就在这一刻，挥动你那梦想的翅膀吧！