退回舒適圈
How do you live your life? Do you desire comfort and security or do you like to take risks?
你的人生是怎麼過的呢？是追求安逸，還是敢於冒險？
desire(v.)渴望、想要
People often believe that taking risks is reckless, but actually, most of life’s greatest achievements happen outside of your comfort zone.
大家往往會認為冒險是魯莽的，但其實人生中多數偉大的成就，都是在舒適圈以外的地方達成的。
reckless(adj.)魯莽的、輕率的、不顧後果的comfort zone 舒適圈
Whether that is performing in front of a large audience or taking out your savings to start a new business, some of the most rewarding experiences come when you take risks.
無論是在一大群觀眾面前表演，或拿出存款創立公司，唯有冒險才有回報。
rewarding(adj.)值得做的、有意義的
Despite this, we can all admit that there is a lot of doubt and uncertainty that comes with taking risks, and this fear of failure often stops us dead in our tracks.
儘管如此，不得不承認冒險難免存在著質疑與不確定性，害怕失敗的心態使人卻步。
uncertainty(n.)不確定性stop (sb.) in one’s tracks 使人卻步
“What if I mess up and embarrass myself in front of hundreds of people?” “What if my business fails and I end up bankrupt and living in the streets?”
「要是搞砸了，當眾出糗怎麼辦？」「要是生意失敗，最終破產、淪落街頭的話呢？」
embarrass(v.)使～尷尬、使～窘迫、使～爲難bankrupt(adj.)破產的
When these thoughts take over, it’s easy to retreat back to safety, where we know these dreadful “what-ifs” will never come true.
一旦出現這些想法，很容易就會讓人退回舒適圈，我們明白在那樣安適的狀態下，可怕的「突發狀況」永遠不會發生。
retreat(v.)退卻、撤退、後退dreadful(adj.)可怕的、糟糕的
Rather than fearing an undesired outcome, we should focus on the process itself.
與其擔心結果不盡如人意，不如專注於過程本身。
outcome(n.)結果
Even though we might really embarrass ourselves or lose money, the real value of taking risks is not in succeeding every time, but in confronting our fears and overcoming hardships.
就算我們可能真的出糗或賠錢，冒險的真正價值，本不在於每次都要成功，而是面對恐懼以及克服難關。
confront(v.)對峙、面對、正視overcome obstacles 克服障礙overcome difficulties 克服困難
In the end, failure is what turns us into successful people.
直到最後，失敗的經驗會使我們轉變為成功人士。