Begin with the End in Mind

I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose is to “teach,” but he wants to make a lot of money first.

I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose.

I then asked him which job best supports his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supports his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach.

He continued on to say, but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life. I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money.

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I cautioned him to think this process through carefully because things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!

思而后行

我问弟弟他的人生目标是什么，他说目标就是“教书”，但想先挣些钱。

我告诉他要忘记金钱，要专注于自己的目标理想。

我又问他哪个工作对他的目标“教学”最有帮助，他说是第一份，因为他只需一周工作40个小时，这样的话就会有闲余时间来教书。

他接着说，“如果我选择第二份工作，我可以努力挣很多钱，然后提早退休，用剩余的时间教书。听他这样说，我提醒他要专注与自己的理想而不是钱。

我告诫他须谨慎考虑，因为很多事不是错误的结束，而是一开始就是错误的。

You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well

It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything.

I recommended to my brother that he dedicate his time to achieving his life’s purpose, and I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supports that decision.

一人难驭两马

既要有成功的教学事业，又需在保险行业中一周工作70-80个小时，这会是很难实现的；没有人可以同时驾驭好两匹马，就如人们所说，你可以做任何事情但无法完成一切事情。

我提议他用时间去实现生命中的目标。选择对其有益的工作，从现在就开始。