FOUR FOOLPROOF WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES, TODAY

当今改善我们生活的四种途径

So, my life is perfect. (Yeah.I wish!) Well, it isn't too bad. But can it be better? I've been asking myself this question for several years. The answer is simple:Yes, it can!

这样看来，我的生活是完美的，(是的，我也希望如此!)其实我的生活也不差，但是可以更好吗?这几年来我我一直在问自己这个问题.答案和简单：是的，它可以!

I don't care what we are doing or how we're doing it, there is always a way to improve upon our lifetyle.

我不介意我们在做什么和怎么做，总有改善我们生活方式的方法.

How can it be better? Well, I can share some things I've done that helped me. And, hopefully, if you're dealing with the same chalenges or situations in life, these ideas might help you.

怎样使我的生活变得更好呢?我可以和你们分享我的方法.如果你们在生活中也面对同样的情况或挑战的话，希望这些想法可以给你们一些帮助.

Here are four rules I've come to live by:

以下是我生活的四条生活法则

First, do what I love

首先，做自己喜欢的事情.

If I don't enjoy something, I get rid of it or don't do it. Sounds crazy, right? I worked for three years to build up a one-man band act with my saxophone, a keyboard, and my flute. Then, one day, after doing the gig for a corporate Christmas party, I decided that the one-man band act might pay enough, and might be fun, but it would not be the musical outlet I was truly seeking: that of interacting with other musicians and touring around the country (or world). So I stopped doing it. I sold most of my gear, including my P.A. system, flute, and keyboard, for pennies on the dollar. Then, I focused on talking to people about my aspiration to play in a band, to front a band, and make great things happen musically. Two years later,I met Dino, and we started a band called The Olive Club. We;re playing music we enjoy and the band is growing into the type of band I had envisioned.

如果我不喜欢一些事，我就摆脱它或不做它.这听起来很荒唐，是吧?我花了三年的时间组织一个由萨克管、电子琴和长笛组成的一人乐队。然而，有一天，在为一个公司的圣诞晚会做了表演之后，我认为这个一人乐队虽然收入颇丰且充满乐趣，但是我真正在寻找的是音乐上的出路：我应该在全国(或是全世界)做巡回演出并和其他音乐家合作。于是我停止表演。我廉价出售了我的乐器，包括我的P.A.系统、长笛和电子琴。然后，我把重点放在告诉众人我想在乐队表演，想担任一支乐队的领奏，想让伟大的事情像音乐一样发生。两年后，我遇见了笛努并和他开创了一支叫橄榄俱乐部的乐队。我们演奏我们喜欢的音乐，乐队朝着我们心目中的样子成长。