实现梦想永远都不会太晚（双语阅读）

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Most potential entrepreneurs dream of breakthrough businesses alltheir lives and never get started. On the other hand, those who havelistened to their intuition often wish they took the plunge earlier.
　　When surveyed, entrepreneurs say 29 is the ideal age to start abusiness. The average age that entrepreneurs actually start a businessis 35. They wish they’d started earlier.
　　There’s no perfect age to start living your dreams. Being too youngor too old is no excuse. The perfect time to start is right now.
　　These people did.
　　Nola Ochs – The Energizer Student
　　1972. Nola Ochs is widowed on her wheat farm in the town of Jetmore,Kansas (population 1000). She tends to her farm with the help of herchildren. In 1978, she realises she wants more from life. Age 68, shesigns up for a tennis class at the nearest community college.
　　Years pass. Nola works full-time on her farm and occasionally drivesinto town to attend a class. After ten years studying everything fromagribusiness to the Bible, she’s told that she is one class away froman associates degree. All she must do is complete college algebra.
　　With an associates degree she is pleased but not fulfilled. Collegealgebra will not be the end of her scholarly career. Several yearslater she decides to make the two hour trek to Fort Hays StateUniversity. Enrolling at age 94, she lacks only 30 class hours to earna bachelor’s degree. In May 2007, at 95, she becomes the world’s oldestcollege graduate.
　　Is it time to sit back and enjoy the framed diploma on the farmhouse wall? Not yet. She’s started a Masters Degree.
　　Cliff Burgess – The Marathon Man
　　1993. Cliff Burgess is 55. He’s tired of his potbelly and vows to start walking.
　　Cliff hits the pavement in his suburban Texas town. A walk aroundthe block turns into twice around the block. Walking feels good, but heknows he can pick up some speed. The weight starts to come off as hesigns up for 5km and 10km races. In less than a year, he enters in theSan Antonio marathon thinking of it as a training run in preparationfor his first marathon – 42km (26.2 miles). He feels good during therace, and he crosses the finish line faster than expected.
　　Averaging 15 marathons per year, he completes his 100th marathon six years later at the age of 62.
　　Reaching 100 marathons isn’t the final goal. His running gives himan excuse to travel the world to add to his marathon list. He findshimself in Finland, France, Romania, China, Argentina, Brazil, 25 othercountries, and nearly all of the 50 states of the USA in a record 15years.
　　At age 70, he’s at Marathon #226 and counting. One of his finesthighlights is qualifying multiple times for the runner’s dream: a bibnumber in the Boston Marathon. In April 2009, he will travel to Boston,Massachusetts for the fourth time to take part yet again in all therunning glory.
　　“Nothing happens unless first we dream.”
　　~ Carl Sandburg
　　Action summary
　　There’s never a perfect age to live your dreams. The perfect age is right now.
　　Make your goal known. Travel one step at a time.
　　Keep your dream alive. Long-term goals exist because they take a long time.
　　Success and determination are intimate siblings. Talent is merely success’s distant cousin

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译文：
　　很多想要创业的人终生都在寻找突破性的生意，但从来没有付诸实施。另一方面，那些听从自己直觉的人总是希望他们可以早一点开始行动。
　　
　　调查显示，企业家普遍认为29岁是开始创业的理想年龄，实际上他们开始创业的平均年龄是35岁，他们都希望他们当时可以更早开始。
　　
　　在他们看来，对于开始实现你的梦想，根本没有最完美的年龄，太年轻或者太老都不能构成理由，最完美的时间是——现在。
　　
　　Nola Ochs ——不断学习的学生
　　
　　1972年，Nola Ochs丧偶，生活在Kansas一个叫Jetmore的小镇上，她以种小麦为生。她和她的孩子一起照看农场。1978年，她意识到她应该从生活中得到更多，在68岁那年，她在最近的社区学院参加了一个网球班。
　　
　　多年以后，Nola全职在农场里工作，有时会开车去镇上上课。10年以后，她学习了从农业综合企业到圣经的一切东西，她被告知距离肄业学位证书只有一步之遥了，她所有需要做的只是完成代数学。
　　
　　终于她拿到了肄业学位，但是她还不满足。代数学并不是她学术生涯的结束。几年以后，她决定去两个小时车程以外的Fort Hays州立大学。她94岁那年入学，她只差30节课就可以拿到本科学位了。2007年5月，95岁的她成为世界上最老的本科毕业生。
　　
　　她应该坐下来欣赏自己装裱起来的学位证书了吧，没有，她又开始了研究生的课程。
　　
　　Cliff Burgess ——马拉松
　　
　　1993年，Cliff Burgess 55岁，他讨厌自己的大肚子决定开始走路。
　　
　　Cliff 先开始在自己居住的达拉斯小镇的人行道上走。绕着街区，他一开始走一圈，然后是两圈。走路让他感觉很好，但是他知道他可以提高一点速度。当他开始参加5公里和10公里的比赛时，体重也开始下降。一年不到，他参加了San Antonio 马拉松，他将此作为一个参加真正42公里马拉松比赛的准备。比赛中他感觉非常好，他比预想的更快到达终点。
　　
　　一年平均有15场马拉松比赛，6年后，他完成了他的第一百场马拉松比赛，那一年，他62岁。
　　
　　这也并没有达到让他停滞不前。跑步给了他一个可以周游世界的理由，他发现他去了芬兰、法国、罗马尼亚、中国、阿根廷、巴西，还有其它25个国家，还有美国差不多所有50个州，而这一切仅仅在15年的时间里。
　　
　　70岁那年，他参加了226场马拉松。其中最大的亮点在于他能够数次使自己具备参加马拉松比赛的资格，完成一个跑步选手的梦想，参加波士顿马拉松。2009年4月，他来到了波士顿，第四次参加，来赢得跑步所能带来的所有荣誉。
　　
　　如果我们一开始没有梦想，那么什么事情都不会发生。—— Carl Sandburg
　　
　　行动总结
　　
　　没有开始实现梦想的完美年龄，最好的时间就是现在。
　　
　　让你的目标清晰，一次前进一步。
　　
　　让你的梦想闪耀。长期目标一直存在因为实现他们需要一段很长的时间。
　　
　　成功和决心是亲密的兄弟。而天赋只是成功的远房外甥。

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