Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, and Richard Branson — Write stuff down
比爾?蓋茨、雪莉?桑德伯格和理查德?布蘭森——把要做的事情寫下來

What do Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, and Richard Branson all have in common?
比爾?蓋茨、雪莉?桑德伯格和理查德?布蘭森有什么共同之處？

Well, they're all major names in business, sure.
當然，他們都是商業精英。

But, when it comes to achieving their goals, they all expedite the process by writing things down. Gates, Sandberg, and Branson each carry around notebooks and pens at all times.
不過，當談到如何實現目標時，他們都會把要做的事情寫下來，這樣可以加快進展。他們三人都隨身帶著筆記本和筆。

When inspiration strikes, Gates and Branson are able to capture it in writing. Sandberg, meanwhile, stays on track at Facebook by using her notebook as an old-school planner.
當靈感降臨時，蓋茨和布蘭森會把靈感記下來。桑德伯格雖然在Facebook工作，但仍會使用紙質筆記本，就像個守舊的規劃者。

By keeping track of their great ideas and schedules, they set themselves up for success and get closer to accomplishing their goals.
時刻關注自己的好想法和日程為他們的成功奠定了基礎，讓他們離目標的達成更進一步。

Jeff Bezos — Don't waste your time on meetings
杰夫?貝佐斯——不要把時間浪費在開會上

Meetings can turn out to be a huge time sink. And they're not always super effective.
會議就是巨大的時間黑洞，有時效率很低。

That's why the CEO of Amazon keeps to a strict rule when it comes to meetings. He never has a meeting where two pizzas couldn't feed the whole group.
這就是亞馬遜CEO杰夫?貝佐斯嚴格設定開會規定的原因。兩份披薩夠與會人員吃嗎？如果夠就開，如果人數比這個多，就不開了。

Why two pizzas? Well, the more people you cram into a meeting, the less effective it will be. According to Fast Company, small groups tend to be far more innovative.
為什么是兩份披薩？因為與會人員越多，效率就越低。《快速公司》認為，小團體更有創新力。

By cutting out unnecessary, useless meetings, Bezos is able to devote more time toward working to further his goals every day.
削減不必要的、沒用的會議后，貝佐斯每天能夠有更多的時間去努力實現目標。

JK Rowling — Finish what you start, no matter who's watching
JK?羅琳——不管是否被關注，一旦開始，絕不止步

Once you've set your sights on your dream, don't give up on it.
一旦走上實現夢想的道路，就不要放棄。

Just look at JK Rowling.
看看JK?羅琳吧。

In April, Rowling retweeted writer Melanie Dione's tweet, which urged people to finish their creative projects, regardless of whether or not they were sure anyone would watch, read, or listen to them. "There were so many times in the early 90s when I needed somebody to say this to me," Rowling wrote.
羅琳4月份轉發了作家梅蘭妮?狄俄涅的推特，號召人們不要管有沒有人看、讀或者聽自己的作品，都要堅持完成自己的創作項目。羅琳寫道：“在90年代早期，我多希望有人這樣鼓勵我。”

The author struggled financially before the "Harry Potter" series took off, Business Insider previously reported. She also received a ton of rejection letters before her fantasy series was picked up. However, she kept working and has since gone on to become one of the wealthiest people in the world, according to Forbes.
商業內幕網早前報道過，在《哈利?波特》系列大火之前，JK?羅琳的生活并不富裕。《哈利?波特》出版前也曾被無數出版社拒絕過。不過，她從未放棄，最終成為世界上最富有的人之一（據福布斯統計）。

"Every project is worth completing as long as there’s passion and drive behind it," Allison Hirschlag writes in a post on career site Ladders.
埃利森?希爾士拉哥在職業網站Ladders上的一篇帖子中指出“只要你對自己的目標還有熱情和動力，就應該去實現它們。”

Rowling understood that, in order to accomplish your goals, you'll need to believe in them and refuse to give up in the face of adversity.
羅琳明白，要想實現自己的目標，就要相信夢想，在逆境前絕不低頭。

英文來源：商業內幕網
翻譯：劉博學（中國日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）
編審：丹妮