We all like to think we are special. Better than others. Doing better work. Excelling beyond our peers.Yet, by definition, most people are average.
我们都希望自己是特别的，比别人优秀，做更好的工作，超越我们的同龄人。然而根据定义我们能看出，大多数人都是普通的。
Are you choosing to be average?
你会选择成为普通的人吗?
Average is What Everyone Else Does
普通人就是跟其他人做一样事情的那种人
I was chatting with a business colleague recently. He was frustrated that he had not advanced faster in his career. There was a sense of entitlement and much complaining. (I wanted to tell him that no one was going to give him his dreams.) Instead, I asked him a simple question about his job, “What are you doing that is above average?”
我最近和一位业务伙伴聊天，他很沮丧因为他的事业并没有很快提升。他认为自己应该得到但事实上没有，所以有诸多抱怨。(我想要告诉他没有人可以帮他实现他的目标)然后，我只是问他了关于他工作方面的一个很简单的问题，“你现在做的什么事情是普通人做不到的呢?”
In other words, what do you do that is better than everyone else?
换句话说，你做的事情是不是比别人做得更好呢?
There was more complaining and a statement about putting in more time than his peers. The conversation eventually ended, but I ran into the same individual a few days later. He came up to me and said, “I thought about that question. And you know what? I don’t do anything that everyone else doesn’t do. In fact, there are several people who could do my job.”
他反而抱怨更多了，而且说自己比同龄人投入了更多的时间。谈话最终结束了，但我几天后又遇上了他。他走到我面前对我说，“我考虑了下你的问题。但你知道吗?其他人不会做的任何事情我也不会做的。事实上，的确有一些人可以做我的工作。”
He finished with, “I am average at work.”
他最后说，“在工作上，我只是个普通人。”
Average is as Average Does
普通就是按照普通人的方式做
Average is what everyone else does. If you want to succeed, you must go beyond average.
“普通人就只会做其他所有人都会做的事情。如果你想要成功，你就必须超过普通人。”
Average is following the crowd.
普通人做事情循规蹈矩。
Average is following the standard career path.
普通人只会按标准的职业流程办事。
Average doesn’t get up early (or stay up late) to work on their dreams.
普通人不会早起(或是熬夜)去实践他们的梦想。
Average doesn’t exercise or get in shape.
普通人不会去运动或是健身。
Average is doing what everyone else does.
普通人只会做其他所有人都会做的事情。
Choose Not to Be Average
选择不成为普通人
The story above has another chapter. This particular individual told me that he had decided that he wasn’t going to settle for average anymore. He was going to choose to not be average in his daily performance anymore. Instead of going through the motions and doing what everyone else did, he was going to make a concerted effort to go above and beyond average.
上面讲到的故事后来还有另一段。这个家伙告诉我，他决定将不再满足于做普通人。在他以后每天的工作表现中，将不会成为普通的人。他将尽一切努力去超越普通的人，而不是走走过场，做其他人都能做的事情。
So, how do you choose not to be average? Here are 5 Ways to Choose Not to Be Average:
那么，你如何才能不成为普通的人呢?下面是五种方法教你如何不成为一个普通的人：
1. Have Goals – Average doesn’t have goals. Average doesn’t write them down. And average doesn’t make progress every single day without excuses. Make sure you have clearly defined goals and that you do something daily to move them forward.
要有目标——普通人是没有目标的,普通人也不会将它们写下来,普通人也不会没有理由每天都进步。确保你有明确具体的目标，而且你每天都的事情都能让你更接近目标。
2. Go Above and Beyond – Average does just enough to get by and nothing more. Average does what is expected and stops there. Go beyond people’s expectations and surprise them with results. (It is important to note that this is not always about the