How a "Hi Level" Mindset Helps You Realize Your Potential | Cordae | TED · TED
Cordae分享他的高格局思维理念，强调积极心态对个人成长的重要性。适合练习积极思考、自我激励和人生规划。
How's everybody doing today?
大家今天过得怎么样？
So, for those of you who may not know who I am,
那么，对于那些可能还不了解我是谁的人来说……
which is probably the vast majority of you all,
这可能就是你们所有人中的绝大多数了。
my name is Cordae, I'm 24 years old, I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina,
我的名字是科达（Cordae），今年24岁，出生于北卡罗来纳州的罗利市。
but was raised majority in Suleh, Maryland, which made me who I am today.
不过，我在马里兰州的苏莱（Suleh）市长大，那里的环境对我的成长产生了重要影响，也塑造了今天的我。
I'm a hip hop artist, more specifically, Grammy nominated hip hop artist.
我是一名嘻哈艺术家，更确切地说，是一名获得过格莱美奖提名的嘻哈歌手。
A
A
quote on quote, critically acclaimed, world -renowned, B -list celebrity.
用原话来说：这位演员备受评论界赞誉，享誉全球，属于二线明星（即知名度较高但影响力稍弱的艺人）。
But to be honest, more like B -minus.
但说实话，应该更接近于“B-”（即中等偏下的成绩）。
But again, you all can just call me Cordae
不过，你们都可以直接叫我 Cordae。
and assume that I'm almost kind of a big deal because I am here doing a TED talk.
假设我在这里发表 TED 演讲，因此算是个挺重要的人物吧。
Now, I know what you're thinking, what does a 24 year old rapper
现在，我知道你们在想什么：“一个24岁的说唱歌手能有什么了不起的呢？
possibly have to say during a TED talk?
在 TED 演讲中可能需要说些什么呢？
Like, who cares what y 'all rule things, you know?
说实话，谁在乎你们到底想怎么统治这些事物呢？
But I'm here to talk about my mantra and my way of life that has gotten me this far
但我来这里是为了谈谈我的人生信条以及我的生活方式——正是这些因素让我走到了今天这一步。
and can hopefully take me a lot further on my journey as I'm just getting started.
希望这能让我在人生旅程中走得更远一些，毕竟我才刚刚开始。
And that's the high level mindset.
这就是高层次的思维方式。
Now, before I get into the details about the high level mindset,
现在，在我详细讨论这种高层次的思维方式之前……
I wanna tell you about the original creator of the high level mindset.
我想跟你们讲讲这种“高阶思维模式”（high-level mindset）的最初提出者。
And that's my mom, and she doesn't even know it.
那就是我的妈妈，而她甚至都不知道这一点。
My mom had me when she was 16 years old.
我妈妈16岁的时候生下了我。
She was a single mom with all the odds stacked against her.
她是一位单亲妈妈，面临着种种不利因素（或者说，她所处的处境极其艰难）。
And yet, from an unbiased perspective, I like to say she did a pretty decent job.
然而，从一个公正、无偏见的视角来看，我必须承认她做得相当不错。
We lived in some pretty terrible neighborhoods, man.
我们曾经住在一些非常糟糕的社区里，真的。
I switched elementary schools about five different times.
我在小学期间换了大概五次学校。
I remember one time her car had got stolen twice and one week.
我记得有一次，她的汽车在一周内竟然被偷了两次。
She overcame circumstance, obstacles, her environment and negativity.
她克服了种种困难、障碍、不良的环境因素以及消极的情绪影响。
As I watched, our living situations will continue to get better and better as the years went by.
随着时间的推移，我们的生活状况会变得越来越好。
Now, that's high level.
这确实属于高层次的讨论或分析。
Now, the high level mindset wasn't something that she directly taught me, a purposefully instilled in me,
这种高瞻远瞩的思维方式，并不是她直接教给我的，也不是她刻意灌输给我的。
but something I learned simply by observation.
不过，这是我通过观察学到的东西。
The high level mindset is a philosophy.
这种高瞻远瞩的思维方式其实是一种哲学理念。
It's a wavelength to apply to your everyday thoughts of regimen.
这是一种可以应用于你日常思维和行为模式的“波长”（即某种抽象的概念或机制）。
The high level mindset will be of great service to you, especially when things aren't going as planned.
这种高瞻远瞩的思维方式会对你大有帮助，尤其是在事情发展不如计划时。
These trying times that I speak of or life testers, if you may, are what truly make it the man and woman.
我所说的这些艰难时刻，或者说这些“人生的考验”，正是真正塑造一个人品格的关键因素。
Actually, scratch that.
其实，还是算了吧。
How we handle these lifetimes, these trying times or life testers is what decides a person's destiny,
我们如何应对这些人生中的艰难时刻、这些考验，决定了一个人的命运。
which brings me to step one of the high level mindset.
这就引出了培养高层次思维模式的第一步。
And that's always remain positive, no matter what people, a life may throw at you.
无论生活中会遇到什么困难或挑战，你都应该始终保持积极的态度。
Now, I'm gonna give you a little bit of background about myself.
现在，我来简单介绍一下自己的背景。