爱华网威尔·史密斯（Willard Christopher “Will” Smith, Jr）身兼演员、电影制片人和说唱歌手。他在电影、电视和音乐行业都取得了巨大的成功。In the late 80’s, Will was a “somewhat” well-know rapper by the name of “The Fresh Prince.” In the 90’s he became quite popular via the television series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
在80年代后期，威尔是一个稍微有点知名度的说唱歌手，艺名为新鲜王子（The Fresh Prince）。到了90年代，他通过一部电视连续剧《贝莱尔的新鲜王子》提高了知名度，颇受欢迎。
In the mid-90’s, Will began acting on the “big screen,” and he went on to star in numerous blockbuster hits. Will is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the U.S. box office (four of the films took in over $500 million in the global box office).90年代中期，威尔开始转战大屏幕，在许多斥巨资制造的大片中担任主角。威尔是唯一一位连续8部电影在美国票房都超10亿美元的演员（其中四部电影甚至在全球票房中达到超过50亿的总票房）
Will has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won several Grammy Awards.威尔曾获得四次金球奖提名，两次奥斯卡提名，还获得了许多格莱美奖。
Newsweek once called Will Smith, “the most powerful actor on the planet.”新闻周刊曾经称威尔·史密斯为“地球上最强劲的演员”。
Here are 7 Amazing Lessons from Will Smith:
接下来介绍从威尔·史密斯身上学到的7个惊人经验：
1. Be Unrealistic
1. 做个不务实的人
“务实有什么意义？……爱迪生也并不是一个务实的人……”
Nothing great has ever been achieved by a realist. If realist ran the world, we’d be living in dark caves, without any mode of transportation or communication.还没有哪一件伟大的事物是现实主义者完成的。如果这个世界由现实主义者主宰的话，那么我们就还得生活在黑暗的洞穴里了，没有任何交通和交流的方式。
What’s the lesson? Be unrealistic; set big hairy audacious goals that even intimidate you. Stretch yourself to your limits, you are capable of much more than you give yourself credit for.那么，教训是什么呢？——做一个不务实的人；要确立惊险、大胆的大目标，即使它让你望而却步。要克服自身的局限性，你其实远比自己所想象的更有能力。
2. Be Single-Minded2. 死心眼也未尝不可
“给自己备一个B方案只会让你从A方案中分散注意力。”
Focus on your goal to the exclusion of everything else! Broken focus is the number one reason people fail. If your focus is steady, and if you give your efforts toward your greatest strengths, you will experience success.专注自己的目标，把所有其他外来影响排除在外！焦点混乱是人们失败的首要原因。如果你的焦点够坚定，而且尽了自己最大的努力，那么你就会获取成功。
Single-mindedness is critical!死心眼这一点是关键。
3. Strive to be Great3. 努力成为一个优秀的人
“I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.”“我试着让自己做到和那些史上的伟人一样的人物。”
Greatness has never been achieved by people who were striving to be average. To be great you must strive for greatness! You must strive to help a great number of people!伟大的事物从来不是那些只想成为普通人的人完成的。想要成为伟人你必须朝着伟大的事业前进！你必须努力地去帮助许许多多的人！
4.ee it in Your Mind First4. 首先要在自己的心里见到“它”
“在我的心里，我一直是个一线的好莱坞巨星。只是你们还不知道而已。”
If you can’t see it, you can’t have it. You must see it in your mind before it will ever become a reality. You must be convinced of your success. You must live in the new home, drive the new car, and see your amazing spouse in your imagination, before it will ever become a reality.如果你不能在心中见到它，那么你就不会拥有它。在它成为现实之前你必须在自己的心中见到它。你必须确信自己能成功。要确信自己会住新房子，开新车，而且会有一位很棒的伴侣，这些都要在成为现实前在心里预见到。
5. Have Faith5. 要有信心
“If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don’t think there’s anything that could stop me from becoming President of the United States.”“如果成为美国总统是我坚信要做到的事，那么我不认为有任何事物可以阻挡我成为美国总统。”
You must believe in your ability before anyone else will. You couldn’t successfully run for president, …if you believed that you didn’t deserve to be president. You must have faith in your ability to succeed. You must be the first member of your fan club.你必须在任何人之前相信自己的能力。如果你认为自己并不是当总统的料，那么你就不能够成功地成为总统。你必须相信自己能成功的能力。你必须是自己的第一个粉丝。
6. 试问“为什么不是自己？”
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”“所有的人都是愚昧的，但只在某一些方面如此。“
Most people overestimate other people’s abilities and underestimate their own. Don’t place others on a pedal stool, while you view yourself as insignificant. You must always ask yourself, “Why not me, why not now?”大多数人都高估了别人的能力，而低估自己。别把别人抬高而认为自己无能。你必须时常问自己；“为什么不是我？为什么不是现在？”
Is anyone any better than you, …or any more deserving? Sure, we all have our areas of ignorance, but we also have our areas of genius, areas of limitless creativity.难道其他人就比你好，……或者比你更值得？当然，我们每个人都有自己愚昧的一面，但是，我们也有自己天才的领域，有发挥我们无穷创造力的领域。
7. Press Forward7. 奋力向前
“人的一生总会遇到令你发狂的人，不尊重你的人和恶劣待你的人。但是，让上帝去处理他们所做下的这些事吧。因为你心中怀的恨意也会耗尽你的精力。”
要时常记得去宽恕别人，然后向前进；要明白，批评你的往往是那些最需要爱的人。我父亲常说，“伤害别人，只会伤人。“不论你什么时候处于消极状态，也都要奋力前进，不要让恨意进入你的思想当中。
In summary, remember to be unrealistic and single-minded, while striving to be great. See what you want in your mind first, have faith, ask why not you, and then press forward!总的来说，记得：在努力成为伟人的同时，要不务实，要死心眼。首先要在心中见到自己所要的东西，要有信心，要试问为什么不是自己，然后奋力前进！
