These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define¹ you—you have to let your failures teach you. 这些人士获得成功，是因为他们懂得：你不能让失败来限制你——而必须让失败来教导你。

You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. 你必须让失败向你展示下次如何以不同的方式去做这件事情。

So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker², 所以，如果你遇到麻烦，那并不意味着你就是麻烦的制造者，

it means³ you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, 而意味着你需要更加努力去把它做对。如果你有一门课分数低，

that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying. 那并不表示你笨，而只表示你需要花更多的时间学习。

No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. 没有一个人天生擅长各种事情。你通过勤奋而变得擅长各种事情。

You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. 第一次从事新的体育项目时，你不可能是一位主力队员。

You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. 第一次唱一首歌时，你不可能唱准每一个音。

You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your schoolwork. 你必须练习。同样的道理适用于你的学业。

You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. 你可能要把一道数学题做几次才能做对。

You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. 你可能要把一些材料阅读几遍才能理解。

You definitely⁴ have to do a few drafts⁵ of a paper before it's good enough to hand in. 在交出一篇优秀作文之前，你肯定需要打几遍草稿。

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.I do that every day. 不要害怕提问。不要在需要帮助时害怕请求别人帮助。我天天那样做。

Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength 请求帮助不是软弱的表现，它是力量的标志，

because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. 因为它表明你有勇气承认自己对某些事情不懂，这样做回使你学到新的东西。

So find an adult that you trust—a parent, a grandparent or teacher, 因此，请确定一位你信任成年人——父母、祖父母或老师、

a coach or a counselor—and ask them to help you stay on track⁶ to meet your goals. 教练或辅导员——请他们帮助你遵循既定计划实现你的目标。