改掉你的坏习惯，连续一个月每天禁绝一项恶习，并在一周结束时反省一下成果。如果你需要顾问或帮助时，切勿让你的自尊心使你怯步。

Break bad habits.Abstain¹ form your vices² one at a time for a month until you show yourself who is boss.If you need help from a counselor³ or a support group,get it.Don't let your pride master you.

要知道自怜是独立精神的毁灭者，请相信你自己才是惟 一可以随时依靠的人。 Perceive that self-pity is an insidious⁴ destroyer of self-reliance.Believe that you are the on person on whom you can and should depend at all times.

把你一生当中所发生的所有事件，都看作是激励你上进而发生的事件，因为只要你能给时间圆润你烦恼的机会的话， 即使是最悲伤的经验，也会为你带来最多的财产。

Relate to every circumstance in your life as something that has happened for the best,for it may be that your saddest experience will bring you your greatest assets if you give time a chance to mellow⁵ your distress⁶.

放弃想要控制别人的念头，在这个念头摧毁你之前先摧毁它，把你的精力转而用来控制你自己。

Divert any urge for control over others,Squelch it before it destroys you.Channel that energy into better control over yourself.

把你的全部思想用来做你想做的事，而不要留半点思维空间给那些胡思乱想的念头。

Occupy your mind with doing what you want to do so that no time will be left for it to stray to the things you do not want to do.

借着在每天的祈祷中，加入感谢你己拥有的生活来调整你的思想，以使它为你带来你想要的东西和想处的环境。

Attune⁷ your mind to attract the things and situations you desire by expressing in a daily prayer your gratitude⁸ for what you already have.

向每天的生活索取合理的回报，而不要光等着回报跑到你的手中，你会因为得到许多你所希望的东西而感到惊讶——虽然你可能一直都没有察觉到。

Demand a reasonable amount of dividends⁹ from life every day,instead of waiting to receive them.You will be surprised to learn how many of the desirable things in life are already your,even though you have not noticed them.