With graduation season barely in our rearview mirror, my inbox has been blowing up with some of the younger audience members asking me whether or not they should go to college or pursue grad school.
我们的后视镜里几乎没有毕业季节，我的收件箱已经被一些年轻观众炸飞了，他们问我他们是应该上大学还是去读研究生。
The answer?
答案是什么？
It depends…
这取决于。
Although college and grad school can be incredibly rewarding experiences, they aren’t for everyone.
尽管大学和研究生院可以是令人难以置信的奖励体验，但它们并不适合每个人。
Despite what main stream society tells you, you don’t have to go to college and getting your MBA isn’t a requirement to running a successful business and creating financial freedom. In fact, in many cases, attending college is not the best choice from a standpoint of finances, time and experience.
尽管主流社会告诉你，你不必去上大学，获得 MBA 学位并不是经营成功企业和创造财务自由的必要条件。 事实上，在很多情况下，从经济、时间和经验的角度来看，上大学并不是最好的选择。
I never got my MBA and (foolishly) believed that I couldn’t be financially successful without a “Masters” degree.
我从未拿到 MBA 学位，(愚蠢地)认为，没有"硕士"学位，我就不可能在经济上取得成功。
But today, my business generates more profit in a single month than most of my college buddies make in an entire year.
但是今天，我的生意在一个月内创造的利润比我大部分大学同学一整年的收入还要多。
I don’t say this to brag, but rather to point out that higher education isn’t the only path to success.
我说这些不是为了炫耀，而是要指出高等教育并不是通往成功的唯一途径。
If you work really hard and learn from those who have the results you want, you can become successful without a higher education (of any sort).
如果你努力工作，向那些拥有你想要的结果的人学习，你就可以在没有高等教育的情况下取得成功。
However, to do so, you must be willing to walk an unconventional path, work very hard and take a number of risks that are often discouraged by family and society – especially in the beginning.
然而，要做到这一点，你必须愿意走一条非常规的道路，努力工作，承担一些风险，这些风险往往是家庭和社会所不鼓励的，特别是在开始的时候。
Over the course of this article, I’m going to share the 7 best college alternatives that can shortcut your education, save you thousands, and help you command a high income and success before your friends even graduate.
在这篇文章的过程中，我将分享7个最好的大学替代方案，这些选择可以缩短你的教育，拯救成千上万人，帮助你在你的朋友毕业之前获得高收入和成功。
But before I do, let’s take a look at some of the statistics about modern education to reveal why college might not be the best choice for you (or your kids).
但在此之前，让我们来看看一些关于现代教育的统计数据，看看为什么大学对你(或你的孩子)来说可能不是最好的选择。
Startling Statistics and the Reality of Modern Edukashion Education
惊人的统计学与现代教育教育的现实
In 2018, the average cost of public in-state tuition reached more than $25,290 a year or $101,160 for a full four years.
2018年，公立公立学校的学费平均每年超过25290美元，或者说在整整四年时间里达到了101,160美元。
But you must consider that only 54% of undergrads graduate within 6 years so that number can quickly rise to more than $150,000.
但是你必须考虑到，只有54% 的本科生在6年内毕业，所以这个数字可以迅速增加到超过15万美元。
With the student debt crisis reaching an all-time high of more than $1.48 trillion, $600 billion more than the total American credit card debt and an average loan repayment of $351/month, it’s pretty clear that we have a problem.
学生债务危机达到了历史新高，超过了1.48万亿美元，比美国信用卡债务总额高出6000亿美元，平均*款贷**偿还额为每月351美元，很明显，我们有一个问题。
However, college is intended to be an investment, right?
然而，大学本来就是一种投资，对吗？
Well, sort of.
算是吧。
But when you look at the data, only 27% of college grads have a job related to their major and more than 85% of college grads will move back home jobless after graduation… You’ll begin to wonder exactly what you’re investing in.
但是当你看数据的时候，只有27% 的大学毕业生有一份与他们的专业相关的工作，超过85% 的大学毕业生毕业后会失业回家... ... 你会开始怀疑你到底在投资什么。
In its current state, higher education does little to prepare students for the real world and causes them to start off their adult lives shackled to a job they don’t like out of scarcity with more than 6-figures in debt.
在目前的状况下，高等教育几乎不能让学生为现实世界做好准备，导致他们开始他们的成年生活束缚在一个他们不喜欢的工作上，他们不喜欢有超过6位数的债务。
Not exactly the “One Way Ticket to Success” you were lead to believe is it?
不完全是你所认为的"通往成功的单程票"，对吧？
So does this mean that no one should go to college or that a college education is completely worthless?
那么，这是否意味着没有人应该上大学或者大学教育是完全没有价值的？
No I am not saying that at all.
不，我不是那个意思。
Although the prognosis for higher education is looking pretty grim, there are a few caveats to the “No College” rule.
尽管高等教育的前景看起来相当严峻，但对"不上大学"的规定还是有一些警告的。
For starters, a degree is a basic requirement for anyone who wants to pursue a career related to STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics), medicine, or law. So if you have your heart set on one of these fields, and you clearly want to pursue those paths then, by all means, pursue your degree.
对于初学者来说，学位是任何想从事与 STEM (科学、技术、工程和数学)、医学或法律相关的职业的人来说，学位是一个基本的要求。 所以，如果你已经把心思放在这些领域中的一个，那么你显然想要追求这些道路，那么，无论如何，追求你的学位。
However, if your only reason for going to college is because you’ve heard that graduates earn more than their “Uneducated” peers, then I have a harsh wake-up call that you need to hear.
然而，如果你上大学的唯一理由是因为你听说毕业生比那些"没受过教育"的同龄人挣得更多，那么我有一个严厉的警钟，你需要听到。
It’s true that, according to CollegeBoard, graduates will earn nearly $1,000,000 more than their peers over the lifetime of their career. In fact, on average, college graduates earn about 56% more than their peers with only a high school diploma.
事实上，根据大学理事会的说法，毕业生在他们的职业生涯中将比他们的同龄人多赚近10万美元。 事实上，大学毕业生的平均收入比只有高中文凭的同龄人高出56% 。
But this statistic is more deceptive than you may realize when you look closer.
但是这个统计数据比你仔细观察时可能意识到的更具欺骗性。
“College graduates on average will earn 56% more than their uneducated peers”.
"大学毕业生的平均收入将比没有受过教育的同龄人多赚56% 。"。
Average… The very word makes me cringe.
平均来说... 这个词让我感到畏缩。
Yes, unmotivated college graduates will on average earn more than unmotivated high school graduates.
是的，没有动力的大学毕业生平均比没有动力的高中毕业生挣得更多。
But why on earth would you ever want to be average?
但是你究竟为什么要做一个普通人呢？
I’ve interviewed dozens of highly successful entrepreneurs earning 7, 8, and even 9-figures who NEVER went to college (and some who didn’t even finish high school).
我采访了几十个非常成功的企业家，他们的收入为7,8，甚至9位，他们从未上过大学(有些甚至没有完成高中学业)。
So sure, if you want to settle for an average life then close this article and keep listening to mainstream society.
所以当然，如果你想过一种平凡的生活，那么就关闭这篇文章，继续倾听主流社会的声音。
But if you want to be exceptional?
但是如果你想成为一个杰出的人呢？
Then follow the path I’m about to lay out before you.
然后沿着我将要展现在你面前的道路走下去。
The 7 Alternatives to College that Will Set You Up for a Lifetime of Success and Fulfillment
大学的7个选择会让你拥有一生的成功和成就
1. Go on an Adventure and Travel Abroad for 6-12 Months and Experience the World
第一名。 出国旅行6-12个月，体验世界
One of the biggest regrets that I hear from my older clients is that they wished they’d traveled more and experienced more of the world when they were young and unencumbered by a spouse, children, or household debt.
我从我的老客户那里听到的最大的遗憾之一是，他们希望自己年轻的时候能更多地旅行，经历更多的世界，没有配偶、孩子或家庭债务的影响。
If you’ve recently graduated high school or college, there’s no better time than now to set out onto the wide open road and explore the world.
如果你刚刚从高中或大学毕业，没有比现在更好的时机踏上宽阔的道路，探索世界。
So often, I hear young people lamenting that they don’t know what to do with their lives and have no idea what they’re passionate about.
我经常听到年轻人抱怨自己不知道该怎么过自己的生活，也不知道自己热爱什么。
My response is always the same…
我的回答总是一样的。
“How could you know?”
"你怎么知道?"
At 18-24 years old, you haven’t experienced life. You have no idea what the real world is really like and have very little hands-on experience to help guide your decision making.
在18-24岁的时候，你还没有经历过生活。 你根本不知道现实世界到底是什么样的，而且很少有实践经验来帮助你做出决定。
If you want to “discover yourself” and “find your passion”, then get off your butt, off your computer, out of the classroom, and into the real world. Chances are your entire world view is shaped within a 25 mile radius of your home which is very limiting to your growth.
如果你想"发现你自己"和"发现你的激情"，那就从你的屁股上下来，离开你的电脑，离开教室，进入真实的世界。 很有可能你的整个世界观是在你家25英里半径范围内形成的，这对你的成长有很大的限制。
Buy a one-way plane ticket to a foreign country that you’ve always had an eye for and where you don’t speak the language and just GO.
买一张去国外的单程机票，这样你就可以一直盯着那些不会说这种语言的国家买一张单程机票。
Experience new cultures, meet new (and bizarre) people, test out different ways of life, learn about how this world really works.
体验新的文化，认识新的(和怪异的)人，测试不同的生活方式，了解这个世界是如何运作的。
There’s no better time to travel the world and pursue your dreams of freedom and adventure than right now.
没有比现在更适合周游世界，追求自由和冒险梦想的最好时机。
The best part? You don’t even need that much money to do it!
最棒的部分？ 你甚至不需要那么多钱来做这件事！
With less than $2,000 you can travel all over South America, Asia, or Eastern Europe for an entire year.
只要不到2000美元，你就可以在整个南美、亚洲或东欧旅行一整年。
With companies like Workaway and Helpx offering free room and board in exchange for volunteer services, you can see the world on a shoestring (or nonexistent) budget.
像 Workaway 和赫普斯这样的公司提供免费的食宿来换取志愿服务，你可以看到世界预算很少(或根本不存在)。
In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take. ~Lewis Carrol
最后，我们只会为没有抓住的机会而后悔。 路易斯 · 卡罗尔
Go work on a vineyard in Italy, help with a conservation program in Patagonia, volunteer at a school in Africa, get out of your comfort zone and experience the real world.
去意大利的葡萄园工作，参与巴塔哥尼亚的一个保护项目，在非洲的一所学校做志愿者，走出你的舒适区，体验真实的世界。
In fact, I’d recommend that you take a year off of your studies and travel the world even if you plan on returning to college.
事实上，我建议你休学一年，去环游世界，即使你打算重返大学。
Studies have found that students who take a break between high school and college to travel and volunteer report feeling more ready for college, more focused on their studies, and more prepared for the serious rigors of academia.
研究发现，那些在高中和大学之间休息的学生在旅行和志愿者报告中表示他们已经准备好上大学，更专注于他们的学业，并且对学术界的严峻考验做了更多的准备。
Heck, even the Harvard Admissions Office has begun encouraging potential candidates to take a structured year off before returning to their studies.
哈佛大学招生办公室甚至已经开始鼓励潜在的候选人在结构化的一年后再回到他们的学习。
The benefits outweigh the costs and, whether you return to college or not, this year (or more) abroad will be one of the defining moments of your life and a true rite of passage that will better prepare you for the real world.
这些好处大于成本，无论你是否重返大学，今年(或更多)在国外将成为你人生中最重要的时刻之一，也是一个真正的成人礼，它会让你更好地为现实世界做好准备。
2. Get a Real World Education From People Who Have the End Results that You Desire
第二名。 从你渴望的最终结果的人那里获得真实世界的教育
Not too long ago, I was speaking at a business and success conference in Boston. While I was there, I decided to swing by the infamous Harvard Business School to see what it was like.
不久前，我在波士顿的一个商业和成功会议上发言。 当我在那里的时候，我决定去那个臭名昭著的哈佛商学院看看那里是什么样子。
I saw a table of grad students who appeared to be in the MBA program and decided to walk over and talk to them. Their demeanor screamed “Ivy League” and I couldn’t help but chuckle at their unnecessarily expensive clothing and messenger bags.
我看到一张桌子上的研究生似乎正在攻读 MBA 课程，他们决定走过去和他们谈谈。 他们的举止叫嚷着"常春藤联盟"，我忍不住对他们不必要的昂贵衣服和邮差包笑了。
Yet after 30 minutes of conversation to my surprise not a single one of them had ever created a marketing campaign, made a sale, delivered a product to a customer, or lead a team of employees that they hired and personally trained to success.
然而，在经过30分钟的谈话之后，我感到惊讶的是，他们中没有一个人曾经创造过营销活动，做过销售，给客户送货，或者领导一个员工团队，他们雇佣并亲自训练他们取得成功。
They were mired in multiple six figures of student loan debt, spending more than $100,000 a year for a piece of paper and, all the while, I was standing there in jeans and a t-shirt with a few coffee stains generating more than $100,000 of revenue each month.
他们深陷在六位数的学生*款贷**债务之中，每年花费超过10万美元购买一张纸，而我却一直穿着牛仔裤和一件印有几个咖啡污渍的 t 恤站在那里，每月创造超过10万美元的收入。
Talk about ironic…
说到讽刺。
The truth of the matter is that, while a college education can help you make a living, self-education can make you a fortune.
事实上，虽然大学教育可以帮助你谋生，但是自我教育可以让你赚大钱。
Funny enough, back when I was in college I took classes in entrepreneurship while I was at San Diego State.
有趣的是，在我上大学的时候，我在圣地亚哥州立大学上过创业课。
And not a single one of my professors had ever started or scaled a real business.
我的教授中没有一个人开始或者扩大了一个真正的生意。
Meanwhile, for about $20, you can buy the book Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson, an entrepreneur who has built and sold multiple businesses over the course of his life and earned well over 9-figures in profit.
与此同时，花20美元左右，你就可以买到迈克尔•马斯特森(Michael Masterson)的著作《 Ready，Fire，Aim 》(Ready，Fire，Aim) ，麦克•马斯特森(Michael Masterson)是一位企业家，他在一生中创建并出售了多家企业，赚取了超过9位数的利润。
You don’t need to attend college to get a world-class education.
你不需要上大学就能获得世界一流的教育。
If you have a little bit of money set aside or can work a part-time job to cover the bills, you can spend an entire year consuming life-changing content from people who have actually been in the trenches and created the success you desire.
如果你留出一点钱或者可以做一份兼职来支付账单，你可以花一整年的时间从那些真正在战壕里的人那里获得改变生活的内容，并且创造出你渴望的成功。
Self education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self education easier; failing that, it does nothing. ~Isaac Asimov
我坚信，自我教育是唯一的一种教育。 学校的唯一功能就是让自我教育变得更加容易; 失败了，它什么也做不了。 艾萨克 · 阿西莫夫
Watch YouTube videos from industry leaders, buy online courses from experts who have the results you want or use Udemy to buy cheap online courses and learn new skills. Attend seminars by leading influencers, listen to podcasts, read the best business books of all time, or books within your niche and hire a coach to help you accelerate your success in your chosen field.
观看 YouTube 视频，从行业领袖那里购买在线课程，从那些拥有你想要的结果的专家那里购买在线课程，或者使用 Udemy 购买廉价的在线课程，学习新技能。 参加由有影响力的人参加的研讨会，听听播客，阅读有史以来最好的商业书籍，或者是你所在领域的书籍，雇一个教练来帮助你在你选择的领域里加速你的成功。
By the time the year ends, you can use the information and skills that you’ve learned to be on your way to earning a good income instead of spending six figures on classes about geography, art appreciation, and gender studies that you are forced to take.
在这一年结束的时候，你可以利用你学到的信息和技能来获得一份好的收入，而不是花六位数的钱去上关于地理、艺术欣赏和性别研究的课程。
Nothing beats self-education and the entrepreneurs and employees who succeed at the highest level all value their continual self-education far more than their formal degree.
没有什么比自我教育更重要的了，那些在最高层次取得成功的企业家和雇员都更看重他们持续的自我教育，而不是他们的正规学历。
“I never let schooling interfere with my education”. – Mark Twain
"我从不让学校教育干扰我的教育。"。 - 马克 · 吐温
With less than $3,000 you can get the equivalent of a college degree in a year’s time o more learning from the best of the best and completely focused on the most important topics and areas of study that get you results.
只要不到3000美元，你就可以在一年的时间里获得相当于大学学位的学位，更多地从最好的人那里学习，完全专注于最重要的课题和研究领域，这些都会给你带来结果。
3. Apprentice Under a Successful Entrepreneur and Get Your Real World Business Degree
第三名。 成功企业家领导下的学徒，获得真实世界商业学位
If you know (or even know of) a highly successful individual doing what you want to do, then send them a message right now and offer to work for them for free for the next 6 months.
如果你知道(或者甚至知道)一个非常成功的人做你想做的事情，那么现在就给他们发个信息，在接下来的6个月里免费为他们工作。
Share with them everything you’re learning from the free content you’re consuming on YouTube and podcasts, to the books you’re reading, the online courses you’re taking and the seminars you attended all on your own.
与他们分享你从 YouTube 和 podcast 上的免费内容中学到的所有东西，分享给你正在阅读的书籍，你正在上的在线课程，以及你自己参加的研讨会。
Find someone who has been in the trenches for decades and achieved success at a high level and they will recognize your hustle and desire to learn. In many ways, you will remind them of their younger ambitious self.
找一个已经在战壕里呆了几十年并在高层取得成功的人，他们会认识到你的努力和学习的愿望。 在很多方面，你会让他们想起年轻时雄心勃勃的自己。
You will learn 10X more from them than you would from any “Textbook Warrior” professor who has little real experience in the field that they are teaching.
你从他们身上学到的东西将比你从任何一个"教科书战士"教授那里学到更多，因为他们在这个领域没有什么实际教学经验。
School is the advertising agency which makes you believe that you need the society as it is.” ~Ivan Illich
学校是一个广告公司，它让你相信你需要现在的社会。" 伊万 · 伊里奇
By apprenticing under a successful individual, not only will you learn the ins and outs of their chosen field, but you will also pick up on the habits and mindsets that helped them achieve success and you’ll begin to assume those same habits and mindsets.
通过在成功人士的指导下实习，你不仅可以学习他们所选择领域的内容，而且你也会学习那些帮助他们取得成功的习惯和思维方式，你也会开始承担同样的习惯和心态。
Put your head down, work your butt off and help get them get results in whatever they need help with.
把你的头低下，工作你的屁股，帮助他们得到任何他们需要帮助的结果。
If you are willing to put in the effort, continue to learn then they will start to view you as an invaluable asset to their company and, in the same time it took you to get a college degree, you could be closing down deals with them, landing a business partnership, or becoming a high-level employee within their organization.
如果你愿意付出努力，继续学习，他们就会开始将你视为公司的宝贵资产，同时你也可以获得大学学位，你可以与他们达成交易，建立商业伙伴关系，或者成为公司内部的一名高级员工。
Whatever they offer you out of the gate, take it… But don’t settle.
不管他们提供给你什么，拿去吧... ... 但是不要定下来。
If your mentor wants you to bring him coffee and run errands, then do it. And do the best job possible until he has no choice but to offer you a real position and a seat at the table.
如果你的导师想让你给他送咖啡和跑腿，那就去做吧。 尽可能做到最好，直到他别无选择，只能给你一个真正的职位和一个席位。
Show him that you can get results and most importantly that he can trust you.
告诉他你可以得到结果，最重要的是他可以信任你。
Act like a partner by hunting down potential deals, researching new ways they could improve their business, and connecting them with other power players in their field.
像一个合作伙伴一样，寻找潜在的交易，研究新的方法来改善他们的业务，并将他们与他们领域的其他权力机构联系起来。
Own any and every position that you are given without complaining and, with enough time, you will become indispensable to their organization that you may find yourself securing a 6-figure position doing work in the field you enjoy underneath a true power player in your industry.
拥有任何你没有抱怨的职位，只要有足够的时间，你就会成为他们组织不可或缺的一员，你可能会发现自己获得了一个6位数的职位，在你所在行业真正的权力角色之下工作。
4. Become an A+ Player in Your Chosen Field and Deliver Incredible Results
4. 在你所选择的领域成为一个 a + 玩家并且交付令人难以置信的结果
Once you’ve landed a position doing the work that you enjoy, whether it’s marketing, copywriting, photography, sales, or content creation, it’s time to level up your game and become so good that they can’t ignore you.
一旦你找到一份工作，做你喜欢的工作，无论是市场营销，文案，摄影，销售还是内容创作，是时候提升你的游戏水平，变得如此优秀，以至于他们不能忽视你。
Devote every spare second that you have to expand and master your craft.
把你所需要的每一分每一秒都用来扩展和掌握你的技能。
Continue educating yourself, take on extra responsibilities, moonlight with other clients to increase your network and expertise.
继续教育自己，承担额外的责任，与其他客户兼顾，增加你的网络和专业知识。
Do anything and everything that you can to become the best at what you do.
做任何你能做到的事情，成为你所做的事情中最好的。
Your motto must become: Always be learning. Always be showing up. Always be delivering results.
你的座右铭必须是: 永远学习。 总是出现在我面前。 总是在提供结果。
There’s only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that’s being so good at what you do that they can’t ignore you. ~Orson Scott Card
只有一件事能让他们不再恨你。 这就是你所做的事情，他们不能忽视你。 奥森 · 斯科特 · 卡德
Think about it…
想想吧。
If you go to college, you’ll spend roughly 10-12 hours a day commuting to and from classes, sitting in lectures, and doing homework.
如果你上了大学，你每天要花10到12个小时上下班，坐在讲座上，做家庭作业。
By investing those 10-12 hours into a craft that you enjoy (that also happens to make you money) you will accumulate more than 14,000 hours of real experience over a 4 year period (assuming you take 1-month of vacation time per year) and be well on your way to joining the top 3% in the world at what you do.
通过把这10-12小时投资到你喜欢的工艺中(这也恰好让你赚钱) ，你将在4年内积累超过14000小时的实际经验(假设你每年休假1个月) ，并且在你加入世界前3% 的行列的道路上。
In the same amount of time that it takes you to earn a college degree, you can become so effective at your chosen field that you can command 6-figures a year from your employer.
在你获得大学学位所需的时间内，你可以在你所选择的领域变得如此有效，以至于你每年可以从雇主那里获得6位数的薪水。
I don’t know about you, but that sounds a whole lot better than graduating with a piece of paper that you’ll put on a wall and 6-figures of debt and now having to hunt for a job out of desperation to pay bills.
我不知道你是怎么想的，但是这听起来比毕业的时候把一张纸挂在墙上，还有6位数的债务，现在又为了支付账单而不顾一切地找工作。
5. Build an A-Player Community of High Performers Who Challenge You to Become the Strongest Version of Yourself
第五名。 建立一个社区谁挑战你成为最强大的自己
You are the average of the five people you spend time with most. ~Jim Rohn
你是五个人中你花时间最多的人的平均水平。 ~ 吉姆 · 罗恩
Networking is like putting nitrous oxide into your engine and pressing the pedal to the floor.
网络就像把一氧化二氮放进你的发动机，然后把踏板压到地板上。
It gets you where you want to go faster and in less time.
它可以让你在更短的时间内更快地达到你想要的速度。
Former podcast guest Steve Sims (a dropout himself) now rubs shoulders with people like Elon Musk and Richard Branson and earns 7 figures a year helping wealthy people achieve their impossible dreams.
曾经的播客嘉宾史蒂夫 · 西姆斯(他自己也是个辍学者)现在与像埃隆 · 马斯克和理查德 · 布兰森这样的人一起肩负重任，每年赚取7位数的收入，帮助富人实现他们不可能实现的梦想。
Sure, he worked hard, mastered his craft, and became exceptional at what he does, but he wouldn’t have even half of the success that he enjoys today if he hadn’t invested in and mastered the art of networking.
当然，他努力工作，精通自己的技能，并且在他所做的事情上变得非常出色，但是如果他没有投资和掌握网络艺术，他今天所获得的成功甚至连一半都没有。
Simply put, you can’t do the journey alone.
简单地说，你不能独自旅行。
To achieve exceptional results, you need to surround yourself with exceptional people who are on a similar path as you.
为了取得非凡的成绩，你需要让自己周围围绕着和你有相似经历的杰出人士。
You need people in your corner who make you uncomfortable and won’t settle for your BS excuses as to why you can’t do the things you want to do.
你需要有人在你的角落里让你感到不舒服，不会满足于你的 BS 借口，为什么你不能做你想做的事情。
Over the past 2 years, I’ve doubled down on my networking meeting and connecting with individuals like Jesse Itzler, Tai Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, and Naveen Jain.
在过去的两年里，我加倍参加了我的社交网络会议，并与像 Jesse Itzler，Tai Lopez，马修·麦康纳和 Naveen Jain 等人建立了联系。
And as a result, I was able to more than double my company’s revenue while working less simply by thinking like they think and acting like they act.
因此，我能够将公司的收入增加一倍以上，同时通过简单的思考来减少工作，就像他们思考和行动一样。
The lessons that I learned from my network and the opportunities that opened up to me allowed me to achieve things that I never thought to be possible in my life.
我从自己的网络中学到的教训，以及向我敞开的机会，使我得以完成生活中从未想过的事情。
While college might not provide you with the education you need to succeed, it does offer many unique chances to network and engage in clubs and social groups that will connect you with powerful people.
虽然大学可能不会为你提供成功所需的教育，但它确实提供了许多独特的机会，让你与有权势的人建立联系，参加俱乐部和社会团体。
So if you do decide to skip college, then you must make an extra effort to build your network. Attend local meetups, join online masterminds, buy VIP tickets to high-level seminars and events, sign up for Toastmasters, pay for the club if you have to. In fact, I preferred paid organizations since it acts as a filter.
因此，如果你决定跳过大学，那么你必须做出额外的努力来建立你的网络。 参加当地的聚会，加入网络大师，为高级别研讨会和活动买 VIP 票，报名 Toastmasters，如果有必要的话，还可以为俱乐部买单。 事实上，我更喜欢付费组织，因为它是一个过滤器。
Because the more time you spend around A+ players, the more likely you are to become one yourself.
因为你花在 + 球员身上的时间越多，你就越有可能成为一名球员。
As the old saying goes:
正如俗话所说:
Your network determines your net worth.
你的网络决定你的净资产。
Don’t neglect this important aspect of your growth and maturation into the strongest version of yourself.
不要忽视你成长和成熟的这个重要方面，成为最强大的自己。
It could mean the difference between spinning your wheels for years and launching the business or career of your dreams.
这可能意味着多年来不停地转动你的车轮和开始你梦想中的事业或事业之间的区别。
It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.
这并不容易，但是值得去做。
6. Save as Much Money as Possible and Forgo Spending it on Non-Appreciating Assets
第六名。 尽量省钱，不要把钱花在不值钱的资产上
As you go down the unconventional route, it’s inevitable that you will start to make some extra cash and for many it will be the first time.
当你沿着非常规的路线走下去的时候，你不可避免地会开始赚一些额外的现金，对许多人来说，这将是第一次。
If you’ve found a mentor and have become indispensable to their organization, it’s likely that you will be compensated handsomely for the results you deliver.
如果你已经找到了一个导师，并且已经成为他们组织不可或缺的一员，你可能会得到丰厚的补偿。
And when this happens (as it likely will), take a deep breath and SLOW DOWN.
当这种情况发生时(很可能会发生) ，深呼吸，放慢速度。
While all of your peers are going into debt and blowing their paychecks on new cars, toys, unnecessary remodels and homes they can’t afford, you need to be smart with your finances.
当你的所有同龄人都陷入债务危机，把他们的薪水花在新车、玩具、不必要的改造和他们负担不起的房子上，你需要聪明地理财。
Instead of spending money on things that don’t matter in the long run, be smart. Save as much as humanly possible and invest everything back into yourself.
不要把钱花在那些长远来看无关紧要的事情上，聪明点。 尽可能的保存并把所有的东西都投资到你自己身上。
Those who don’t manage their money will always work for someone who does. ~Dave Ramsey
那些不管理他们的钱的人总是对那些管理他们的人起作用。 ~ Dave Ramsey
Buy high end training courses. Invest in the best sales coach (or specialty coach for your field) that you can afford. Spend money on an organic diet and high-performance supplements that will help increase your energy so you can earn more money and stay on the cutting edge in your field.
购买高端培训课程。 投资你能负担得起的最好的销售教练(或者你所在领域的专业教练)。 把钱花在有机饮食和高效补充剂上，这将有助于增加你的能量，这样你就可以赚更多的钱，并保持在你的领域的前沿。
Your early 20’s are the time to learn, invest in you, and prepare for the future.
20岁出头是学习、投资、为未来做准备的时候。
Don’t worry, you can cash in during your late 20’s and early 30’s. But when you do, you’ll be able to enjoy far more exciting and enriching experiences because you were disciplined with your finances while you were young.
别担心，你可以在20岁左右和30出头的时候兑现。 但是，当你这样做的时候，你将能够享受更加令人兴奋和丰富的经历，因为你年轻的时候就已经受到了财务上的约束。
The best investment is in yourself. ~Warren Buffett
最好的投资就是你自己。 ~ 沃伦 · 巴菲特
I’m not saying you can’t reward yourself and buy nice things from time to time, I’m saying that you should not WASTE money and assume that you will always have this level of income. The business could flop, the market could crash or you could be replaced. Before spending extravagantly ensure that you are in a place where if you lost your job you could easily replace it because you are “so good they can’t ignore you”.
我不是说你不能奖励自己，时不时地买些好东西，我是说你不应该浪费钱，并且假设你总是有这样的收入水平。 这项业务可能会失败，市场可能崩溃，或者你可能被取代。 在挥霍无度之前，要确保自己处于一个失业的地方，你可以轻易地换掉它，因为你"太棒了，他们不能忽视你"。
Stay out of debt. Don’t spend money on stupid things. Save as much as you can. Invest in yourself. And the world will be yours for the taking.
远离债务。 不要把钱花在愚蠢的事情上。 尽可能多地存钱。 为自己投资。 这个世界就是你的了。
7. The Two Paths Before You
第七名。 你面前的两条路
If you take action on all of the above points, you will enter into your mid to late 20’s with a year of amazing experiences from travel, a world-class education in your chosen field, and an indispensable “Linchpin” position working with your mentor.
如果你对以上所有的观点采取行动，你将进入20多岁的中期，在你选择的领域有一年令人惊奇的旅行经历，一个世界级的教育在你选择的领域，和一个不可或缺的"关键"位置与你的导师一起工作。
And now you will have one of two options.
现在你有两个选择。
- You can pivot and use your skills to start your own business 你可以利用你的技能来开始你自己的事业
- You can continue to learn and grow within your current organization and become so valuable to them that you’re able to command an incredibly higher salary and work arrangement that fits your desired lifestyle. 你可以在你现在的组织中继续学习和成长，并且变得对他们如此有价值，以至于你能够获得令人难以置信的高薪和适合你的生活方式的工作安排
Despite what most people on the internet have told you, being an entrepreneur is NOT the only or even best path to success.
尽管互联网上的大多数人都告诉你，成为一名企业家并不是通往成功的唯一或者最好的途径。
As an entrepreneur, I can tell you from first-hand experience that running a business is one of the most challenging and stressful endeavors anyone can undertake. You will risk your health, sanity, and personal relationships to make things work and, at the end of the day, you still might fail. Read that sentence again please…
作为一名企业家，我可以从第一手经验中告诉你，经营一家企业是任何人都能承担的最具挑战性和最有压力的努力之一。 你会冒着健康、理智和人际关系的风险来使事情变得有效，到最后，你仍然可能失败。 请再读一遍这个句子。
There’s no shame in working a conventional job if you enjoy what you do and have the freedom to negotiate terms that are in your favor (e.g. high salary, location independence, great benefits, etc.).
如果你喜欢你的工作，并且有自由去谈判对你有利的条件(例如高薪、地点独立、巨大福利等) ，那么从事传统工作就不会有什么丢脸的了。
For instance, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple started out as an employee at IBM then Compaq then Apple and worked underneath the iconic Steve Jobs and is now worth more than $700 million. He’s become so good at what he does that, even if Apple let him go, he’d likely have a 8-figure job offer within a week.
例如，苹果公司的 CEO 蒂姆 · 库克最初是 IBM 的一名员工，后来是康柏，然后是苹果，在史蒂夫 · 乔布斯的标志下工作，现在身价超过7亿美元。 他已经变得非常擅长他的工作，即使苹果放他走了，他可能会在一周内得到一份8位数的工作机会。
Also, Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, started as an employee at the U.S Treasury Department, then Google and today she is a BILLIONAIRE!
同时，Facebook 的首席运营官谢丽尔 · 桑德伯格，开始时是美国财政部的雇员，然后是谷歌，今天她成为了亿万富翁！
Running your own business is undoubtedly a challenging and rewarding experience and, if you’re set on it, then pursue it with all of your heart.
经营自己的事业无疑是一个富有挑战性和有益的经历，如果你已经准备好了，那么就全心全意地去追求它。
But if you feel like you might not be cut out for entrepreneurship, then take a good JOB doing something you enjoy and become so good at it that you can earn more than 90% of the small business owners out there.
但是如果你觉得自己可能不适合创业，那么好好工作，做你喜欢的事情，变得如此擅长，以至于你可以赚取超过90% 的小企业主。
Consider this: a typical profit margin for a small business is 15% so for a business owner to make $150k that business would on average need to do a million in sales. And that doesn’t include taxes! So that $150k in profit can easily turn into $80k after uncle Sam gets their cut. That’s basically a decent paying salary with a regular job except you have all the risk!
考虑到这一点: 一个小企业的典型利润率是15% ，所以对于一个企业所有者来说，平均每个企业需要赚到15万美元的销售收入。 这还不包括税收！ 因此，在山姆大叔拿到他们那份钱后，这15万美元的利润很容易变成8万美元。 这基本上就是一份体面的薪水和一份固定的工作，除非你有所有的风险！
When you are an employee, all you have to worry about is showing up and excelling at what you do without any risk. You get to leave the painful taxes, paying rent, legal fees, and the day to day business management to the company while you walk away every month with cold hard cash and your sanity!
当你是一名员工时，你所需要担心的就是如何在没有任何风险的情况下出现并激励你的工作。 你可以离开痛苦的税收，支付租金，法律费用，以及公司的日常业务管理，而你每个月都带着冰冷的现金和理智离开！
Redefining Mastery, Overcoming Fear, and Where to Go From Here
重新定义掌握，克服恐惧，以及从这里走向何方
Most people who attend college without an actionable plan (such as becoming a lawyer, getting a Ph.D. in molecular biology, or practicing medicine) do so out of fear.
大多数人上大学时都没有一个可行的计划(比如成为一名律师，获得分子生物学博士学位，或从事医学工作)都是出于恐惧。
They go to school because they’re hiding from the real world. Modern education is all that they know. It’s easy to show up to class 15 minutes late, take a few notes, and pass their classes while partying on the weekends.
他们上学是因为他们在逃避现实世界。 现代教育是他们所知道的全部。 上课迟到15分钟很容易，做几个笔记，周末派对的时候通过他们的课。
You are told exactly what to do, how to do it, and when to do it.
你被告知要做什么，怎么做，什么时候做。
But this doesn’t exactly lead to success in the real world.
但这并不能在现实世界中取得成功。
Success is paid for in the trenches. It’s earned through blood, sweat, tears, and failure in the real world. It’s earned by trying new things, falling on your face, getting up, and doing it all over again.
在战壕里，成功是有回报的。 它是通过血液、汗水、眼泪和失败在现实世界中获得的。 它是通过尝试新事物，摔在你的脸上，起床，然后重新来过。
You won’t learn how to create success and build wealth in a classroom. Only real life experience can teach you that.
你不会学会如何在课堂上创造成功和积累财富。 只有真实的生活经验才能教会你这一点。
If this is you, it’s time to wake up.
如果这是你，是时候醒来了。
Get out of your comfort zone and out of the safety of modern education and get into the real world.
走出你的舒适区，走出现代教育的安全，进入现实世界。
Most of us feel the fear and react to it. We stop doing what makes us afraid and the fear goes away. The linchpin feels the fear, acknowledges it, and then proceeds. ~Seth Godin
我们大多数人都会感到恐惧，并对此做出反应。 我们停止做让我们害怕和恐惧消失的事情。 关键人物感觉到了恐惧，承认了它，然后继续前进。 ~ Seth Godin
Try, fail, learn and repeat it all over again until you achieve the goals you’ve set for yourself.
尝试，失败，学习，重复，直到你达到你为自己设定的目标。
True mastery of a subject doesn’t come from studying a textbook or listening to a professor (who’s likely never practiced what he’s teaching) lecture you for 8 hours a week.
真正掌握一门学科并不是来自于学习教科书或者听教授讲课(他可能从来没有实践过他所教授的内容)每周给你上8个小时的课。
True mastery comes from finding those who have the results you want, learning from them, taking action for yourself, failing hard, learning painful lessons then getting back up the next day to do it all over again.
真正的掌握来自于找到那些拥有你想要的结果的人，从他们那里学习，为自己采取行动，努力学习，学习痛苦的课程，然后第二天再重新做一遍。
It’s the result of experience, failure, perseverance that eventually leads to triumph.
这是经验、失败和坚持不懈的结果，最终导致了胜利。
Commit to mastery not just education.
承诺不仅仅是掌握教育。
Whether you go to college or not, realize that your higher education will not guarantee success and it will barely shine a candle to the value that you will derive from playing the game of life in the real world.
无论你上不上大学，都要意识到高等教育并不能保证你的成功，而且它几乎不会为你在现实世界中玩生活游戏而获得的价值擦亮一根蜡烛。
At this point, you have a choice.
此时此刻，你有一个选择。
If you aren’t going to college for a specific type of training (STEM fields), you can still choose to play it safe and do what everyone else is doing.
如果你不是为了一个特定的训练类型去上大学(STEM 领域) ，你仍然可以选择安全地进行，做其他人正在做的事情。
There’s nothing stopping you from following the socially accepted norm of signing the student loan agreement, going into debt, and hiding in your comfort zone for the next 4-8 years.
没有什么能阻止你遵循社会认可的签署学生*款贷**协议的规范，陷入债务，并在接下来的4-8年里躲在你的舒适区里。
However, I strongly urge you to reconsider.
然而，我强烈要求你重新考虑。
Life is truly lived and experienced on the edge of your comfort zone.
生活就是在你的舒适区边缘真正的生活和经历。
Real battles are won and lost in the trenches, not in the safety of a structured lecture hall with bathroom breaks.
真正的战斗是在战壕中赢得和失去的，而不是在一个有着浴室休息时间的结构化的演讲厅里。
So instead of following the masses, I strongly encourage you to chart your own path. Pave your own road to success. Create the life that you you want and leave mediocrity to the rest of the world.
所以，与其跟着大众走，我强烈建议你走自己的路。 为成功铺平道路。 创造你想要的生活，把平庸留给世界其他人。
Whether you go to college or not, you have a choice to make.
无论你上不上大学，你都要做出选择。
A choice to take average actions and get average results or to take uncommon actions that will lead to an uncommon life of success, fulfillment, and freedom reserved for the courageous few.
选择采取一般的行动，得到平均的结果，或采取不寻常的行动，这将导致为少数勇敢的人保留的不寻常的成功、满足和自由的生活。
I hope for your sake that you pick option number 2. Either way, play hard, get your hands dirty and do it all with pleasure.
为了你好，我希望你选择第二个选项。 无论哪种方式，努力玩耍，把你的双手弄脏，然后愉快地完成它。
Until next time.
