拥有坚毅的人，把人生视作马拉松，而非短跑冲刺

1. Angela Lee Duckworth 安吉拉・达克沃思

演讲：Grit: The power of passion and perseverance 《坚毅：热情与坚持的力量》

English: Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.

中文：坚毅，是对长远目标怀抱热忱并持之以恒。坚毅代表拥有耐力。日复一日坚守自己的未来，不止一周、不止一月，而是长年累月，全力以赴将愿景化为现实。拥有坚毅的人，把人生视作马拉松，而非短跑冲刺。

English: What I do know is that talent doesn't make you gritty. Our data show very clearly that many talented people simply don't follow through on their commitments. In fact, according to our data, grit is usually unrelated or even inversely related to measures of talent.

中文：但我很确定，天赋无法使人坚韧。数据清晰表明，许多天资出众的人，最终无法坚持兑现自己的承诺。事实上，数据显示，坚毅往往和天赋高低没有关联，甚至呈现负相关。

2. Carol S. Dweck 卡罗尔・德韦克

演讲：The power of believing that you can improve 《相信自己可以进步的力量》

English: I heard about a high school in Chicago where students had to pass a certain number of courses to graduate, and if they didn't pass a course, they got the grade "Not Yet." And I thought that was fantastic, because if you get a failing grade, you think, I'm nothing, I'm nowhere. But if you get the grade "Not Yet," you understand that you're on a learning curve. It gives you a path into the future.

中文：我听说芝加哥有一所高中，学生必须修满规定课程才能毕业。倘若一门课程没能通过，成绩单上标注的不是 “不及格”，而是 “尚未通过”。我认为这个做法十分高明。拿到不及格，人很容易认定自己一无是处、毫无出路。但 “尚未通过” 提醒你：你仍处在学习曲线之上，它为你铺出通往未来的道路。

English: The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. Growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.

中文：乐于挑战自我，即便境遇不顺依旧坚持，这正是成长型思维的标志。成长型思维建立在一种信念之上：一个人的核心能力，可以依靠努力不断培养发展。

3. James Cameron 詹姆斯・卡梅隆

演讲：Before Avatar, a curious boy 《阿凡达之前，一个充满好奇的男孩》

English: Curiosity is the most powerful thing you own. Imagination is a tool to envision things that do not exist yet. And when you combine curiosity and imagination with persistence, you can break through every boundary. Failure is an option, but fear is not.

中文：好奇心是你拥有最强大的力量。想象力，用来构想尚不存在的事物。当好奇心、想象力与坚持融为一体，你便能突破所有界限。失败可以接受，但恐惧绝不可取。

4. Nick Vujicic 尼克・胡哲

演讲：Overcoming hopelessness 《战胜绝望》

English: You can’t wait for motivation to come before you start. You have to start first, and motivation will catch up later. It’s not what you have that defines your life. It’s what you choose to do with everything you have been given. Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

中文：不要等动力降临才开始行动。你要先迈出第一步，动力才会随之而来。定义人生的不是你拥有多少，而是你选择如何运用手中所有。障碍未必能阻挡你。撞上高墙时，不要转身放弃。想办法翻越它、穿越它，或是找到绕行的路。

5. Barbara Oakley 芭芭拉・奥克利

演讲：How to learn anything 《如何学习任何事物》

English: Learning takes place when we struggle, not when things are easy. When we feel confused and stuck, our brains are building new neural connections. Procrastination is fundamentally about managing emotions, not managing time. We avoid difficult tasks because they trigger discomfort. If you can tolerate temporary discomfort, you can master almost anything.

中文：真正的学习发生在迎难而上之时，而非万事顺遂之际。当我们感到困惑、陷入瓶颈，大脑正在搭建全新神经通路。拖延本质上是情绪问题，而非时间问题。我们逃避难题，只因它带来不适感。如果你能承受短暂的不适，几乎可以掌握任何事情。

6. Janine Shepherd 雅妮娜・谢泼德

演讲：A broken body isn’t a broken person 《身体受损，不代表人生破碎》

English: Sometimes the worst injuries and deepest setbacks can lead us toward a new direction we never would have discovered if life had stayed comfortable. We are not defined by what happens to us. We are defined by the choices we make after hardship. Resilience is not about never feeling hurt. It is about hurting, then choosing to keep moving forward.

中文：有时最沉重的创伤、最深的挫败，会带领我们走向一条安稳人生里永远不会遇见的新路。发生在我们身上的事无法定义我们;真正定义我们的，是历经磨难之后做出的选择。韧性不是永不受伤，而是承受伤痛之后，依然选择继续前行。

7. Tony Robbins 托尼・罗宾斯

演讲：Why we do what we do 《驱动我们行动的力量》

English: It’s not the events of our lives that shape us, but the meaning we assign to those events. Two people can experience exactly the same difficulty, yet one is destroyed by it while the other grows stronger. The difference lies in mindset, persistence, and what we choose to believe about what we are going through.

中文：塑造我们的不是生命里发生的事件，而是我们赋予这些事件的意义。两个人遭遇完全相同的困境，有人被击垮，有人愈发强大。差距来自心态、毅力，以及我们如何看待眼前的遭遇。

8. Reshma Saujani 瑞什玛・索贾尼

演讲：Teach girls bravery, not perfection 《教会女孩勇敢，而非追求完美》

English: Perfection is the enemy of progress. When we are afraid of making mistakes, we stop trying new things. Bravery does not mean you are not scared. Bravery means you act even when you are terrified. Progress only arrives when we allow ourselves to try, fail, learn, and try again.

中文：完美是进步最大的敌人。一旦害怕犯错，我们就不敢尝试新事物。勇敢不代表毫无畏惧;勇敢是即便内心惶恐，依然选择行动。只有允许自己尝试、失败、学习、再次出发，进步才会到来。