前面几章我们所强调的，是控制思想的重要性，对思想的
控制，是你的个人进取心、积极心态和热忱控制的关键因素，
而自律则是结合所有这些努力的过程。
Earlier
chapters
have
placed
heavy
emhasis
on
the
importance
of
taking
control
of
your
mind.
This
control
is
pivotal
to
your
personal
initiative,
positive
mental
attituded,
and
controlled
enthusiasm.
Self-discipline
is
the
process
that
ties
all
these
efforts
together
for
you.
一个人能达到自律要求后，在其他原则方面必然也会有
所进步。自律要求自我认识以及对自己能力的正确评估。同
样的，如果缺乏自律功夫，其他原理也无法真正付诸行动。自
律可说是一条管道，而你为了达到成功目标，所必须表现出来
的所有个人力量，都会流经这个管道。
It
isn't
possible
to
achieve
self-discipline
without
making
some
progress
on
theose
other
principles;
self
discipline
requries
self-knowledge
and
an
accurate
assesssment
of
your
current
abilities.
Likewise,
the
other
principles
can't
really
be
put
into
action
without
self-disciples
can't
really
be
put
into
action
without
self-discipline.
It
is
the
channel
through
which
all
your
personal
power
for
success
must
flow.
把你的心智想像成是一座贮存你潜在力量的贮存库，你现在应学习从库中释放适当数量的力量，并将它导引到正确方向，这就是自律的本质。
Think
of
your
mind
as
a
reserveoir
in
which
you
have
been
storing
up
potential
power.
You
will
now
learn
to
release
that
power
in
precise
quantities
and
specific
directions.
This
is
the
essence
of
self-discipline.
控制你的情绪
Controlling
Your
Emotions
大多数的人都是先行动再思考行动的后果，自律则要求相反的程序：你将学习“谋定而后动”。
Most
people
act
first
and
think
about
the
consequesnces
later.
Self-discipline
will
reverse
that
process.
You
will
learn
to
think
before
you
act.
学习这种程序的主要方法，就是控制你的情绪。我们再
来回顾一下14种主要的情绪：
The
primary
means
to
this
ecd
is
your
control
of
your
emotions.
For
review,
the
fourteen
major
emotions
are
repeated
below.
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