How a "Hi Level" Mindset Helps You Realize Your Potential | Cordae | TED

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Shelley Tsang 曾雯海

How's everybody doing today?

大家今天好嗎？

(Applause)

（掌聲）

So for those of you who may not know who I am,

如果你不知道我是誰，

可能在座大部分人都不知道，

which is probably the vast majority of you all.

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

My name is Cordae.

我叫科迪亞。

I'm 24 years old.

我二十四歲。

I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.

我在北卡羅萊納州羅里出生。

but was raised majority in Suitland, Maryland,

但成長過程主要是在馬里蘭州 西特蘭，那造就了今天的我。

which made me who I am today.

I'm a hip-hop artist.

我是嘻哈藝術家。

More specifically, a Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist.

更明確來說，是曾被提名 葛萊美獎的嘻哈藝術家。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

A quote unquote critically acclaimed, world-renowned B-list celebrity.

「廣受讚揚」聞名世界的二流名人。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

But to be honest, more like B minus.

但，老實說，更像是二點五流。

But again, you all can just call me Cordae

但，總之，大家可以叫我科迪亞。

and assume that I'm almost kind of a big deal

並假設我幾乎可說是個大人物，因為

because I am here doing a TED Talk.

我在 TED 做演講。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Now I know what you're thinking.

我知道你們在想什麼。

What does a 24-year-old rapper possibly have to say during a TED Talk?

一個二十四歲的饒舌歌手 能在 TED 演說中分享什麼？

Like, who cares what Ja Rule thinks, you know?

誰在乎傑‧魯（饒舌 歌手）怎麼想啊？

But I'm here to talk about my mantra

但，

我來這裡是要談我的真言，

and my way of life that has gotten me this far

以及讓我走到現在 這一步的生活方式，

and can hopefully take me a lot further on my journey,

且希望這方式能讓我繼續邁進，

as I'm just getting started.

因為我才剛起步。

And that’s the “Hi Level mindset.”

那就是「高標準心態」。

Now

好，

before I get into the details about the Hi Level mindset,

在我開始談高標準心態的細節之前，

I want to tell you about the original creator of the Hi Level mindset.

我要先來談談高標準心態的原創者。

And that's my mom. She doesn't even know it.

那就是我媽媽。她自己都不知情。

My mom had me when she was 16 years old.

我媽媽在十六歲時懷了我。

She was a single mom with all the odds stacked against her.

她是單親媽媽，面對重重困難。

And yet, from an unbiased perspective,

但，從無偏見的角度來說，

I like to say she did a pretty decent job.

我會說她做得很好了。

We lived in some pretty terrible neighborhoods, man.

我們住在相當糟糕的鄰里。

I switched elementary schools about five different times.

我小學就轉學了大約五次。

I remember one time her car had got stolen twice in one week.

我記得有一回，她的車 在一週內被偷兩次。

She overcame circumstance, obstacles, her environment and negativity.

她克服了

情勢、障礙、她的環境、負面情緒。

As I watched, our living situations would continue to get better and better

我可以看到

隨時間過去，我們的生活境況 不斷在持續改善。

as the years went by.

Now that's Hi Level.

那就是高標準。

Now the Hi Level mindset wasn’t something that she directly taught me

她並沒有直接教我高標準心態

or purposefully instilled in me,

也沒有刻意灌輸我，

but something I learned simply by observation.

而是我自己靠觀察學來的。

The Hi Level mindset is a philosophy.

高標準心態

是一種哲學。

It’s a wavelength to apply to your everyday thoughts and regiment.

它是一種可以應用到日常 想法和管理的思考方式。

The Hi Level mindset will be of great service to you,

高標準心態能帶給你很多幫助，

especially when things aren't going as planned.

特別是當一切不如計畫的時候。

These trying times that I speak of, or life testers, if you may,

我說的這些難受的時期， 或可稱為人生試煉，

are what truly make us man and woman.

能真正讓我們長大成人。

Actually scratch that.

算了，當我沒說。

How we handle these lifetimes,

我們如何處理這些人生，

these trying times, or life testers,

這些難受的時期或人生試煉，

會決定一個人的命運。

is what decides a person's destiny.

Which brings me to step one of the Hi Level mindset.

這就要談到高標準心態的第一步。

And that's always remain positive,

那就是，永遠保持正面，

no matter what people or life may throw at you.

不論別人或人生帶給你什麼鳥事。

Now I'm going to give you a little bit of background about myself.

讓我告訴大家一點我的背景。

Funny enough, I was actually voted most likely to be famous

好笑的是，在國中 和高中我都被票選為

in both middle school and high school.

最可能成名的人。

Now I know what you're thinking. I'm sorry.

我知道你們在想什麼，抱歉， 我以前沒那麼好看，要點時間。

I haven't always been this good looking, it takes a little bit of time.

（笑聲）

(Laughter)

My goal was to graduate high school and to immediately blow up.

我的目標是從高中畢業， 馬上變成重要人物。

But that didn't happen.

但沒有實現。

So I went to college

於是我去讀大學。

and as soon as I went to college, boy, did life hit me hard.

我才一進入大學， 人生就給了我重重的一擊。

Within the first couple of weeks of school,

才開學幾週，

one of my best friends that I called my brother

我最好的朋友之一，和我 稱兄道弟的人被判刑二十四年。

had gotten sentenced to 24 years in prison.

I had gotten detained for driving with a suspended license,

我因為駕照被吊扣卻開車而遭拘留，

amongst other things,

還有些別的事，比如，

like having a pound of weed in the car before it was legal.

在大麻合法之前， 車上就放了一磅的大麻。

And my grandmother had passed.

還有，我的外婆過世了。

Not to mention I was already a terrible student with horrific grades

更不用說，我是個很糟糕的學生，

成績很嚇人，

and a broke teenager.

是個窮青少年。

And I wonder why my grades were so bad.

我很納悶為什麼我的成績那麼差。

Now that's just disrespectful. I wasn't even trying to hide it.

那好無禮。我甚至連藏都不想藏。

But on top of all of these things,

但，除了這些，

what was really the breaking point for me

對我來說，真正的臨界點

was that I had released a mixtape that I worked on the entire summer

是我推出了我花一整個 夏天做出來的混音帶，

and it had only gotten 200 downloads.

卻只有兩百人次下載。

Now my previous two mixtapes got 2,000 downloads,

我的前兩支混音帶 還有兩千人次下載，

so I was not happy with the regression, to say the least.

至少可以說，我對於 這退步感到不悅。

Again, this almost pushed me to the brink of quitting and insanity.

這件事幾乎把我推到 放棄和抓狂的邊緣。

But the Hi Level mindset made me think, "Man.

但高標準心態讓我這樣想：「嘿，

These misfortunes are just going to make my triumph story a lot cooler."

這些不幸遭遇只會讓 我的勝利故事變得更酷。」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I used this as fuel to the fire,

我把它當作在火上加油，

motivation, if you will.

也可以說是動機。

It made me think, you know, life is just a book.

我會想，人生只是一本書。

Not every chapter is going to be perfect.

不會每一章都完美。

But it's about how it ends.

但重點是如何結尾。

Which brings me to the second step of the Hi Level mindset.

這就要談到高標準心態的第二步。

Always be intentional with your desires.

你的慾望，一定要是刻意的。

Know exactly what you want.

要清楚知道你想要什麼。

In 2018, I created a vision board --

2018 年，

我創造一個了遠景板—— 抱歉，是 2018 年初——

at the beginning of 2018, excuse me --

I created a vision board.

我創造一個了遠景板。

And I'm proud to say that with the Hi Level mindset,

我能很驕傲地說，靠著高標準心態，

我幾乎在一年內就完成了 板上的所有遠景。

within one year I almost accomplished everything on here.

Ya’ll can clap for that.

大家可以鼓掌。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

So I encourage you to just write down your goals.

所以，我鼓勵大家把目標寫下來。

Starting off your day with reading your goals and dreams aloud

一天開始的時候，大聲

唸出你的目標和夢想， 能讓你的正能量大增。

gives you a boost of positive energy.

This energy can be transmuted into something we call faith.

這種能量可以轉變成 我們所謂的信念。

Faith in your ability, faith in yourself,

相信你的能力，

相信你自己，

faith in a higher power

相信神，

will take you to places you can't even imagine.

這信念能帶你到你無法想像的地方。

Know exactly what you want.

要清楚知道你想要什麼。

How can you be Hi Level if you don't know what Hi Level is to you?

如果你都不知道對你而言高標準 是什麼，你怎麼可能做到它？

And in order to do all these things,

為了做到這些，

it brings me to the third step of the Hi Level mindset.

就要來談談高標準心態的第三步。

Discipline.

紀律。

Growing up,

我成長過程中，

別人都用很跛腳的方式 教我紀律，讓我能閃則閃。

discipline was always taught in such a lame way

that I always tried my best to avoid it.

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

But where motivation is low, that's where discipline kicks in.

但，動機低的時候， 就是紀律發揮作用的時候。

Anybody who's done something noteworthy with their lives

在一生中有所成的人， 都有一個共通點，

all have one thing in common,

and that's discipline.

就是紀律。

Mastering the art of discipline will literally change your life.

精通紀律的技藝就能改變你的人生。

I witnessed this close hand by studying a friend up close.

我親眼見證過，那時我在 近距離研究一位朋友。

This friend of mine noticed

我的這位朋友注意到每次

that every time he stopped doing drugs and alcohol,

他停止使用藥物或酒精，

something good would happen.

就會發生好事。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

He felt as though this was a divine calling

他覺得，似乎，

這是來自天堂的神聖呼召， 要終止他所有的惡。

from heaven above to halt all his vices.

Now can anyone tell me the three main vices

有沒有人可以告訴我，十九歲 大學生的三大惡是什麼？

of a 19-year-old college student?

It's sex, alcohol and drugs.

性、酒精、藥物。

If you all didn't know that already.

我想你們都已經知道了。

And after the first six months of him stopping his vices,

在他停下了這些惡的前六個月，

I seen his whole life change completely.

我看到他的整個人生完全改變了。

Again he thought this is a sign

同樣的，他認為這也是個徵象，

that maybe God doesn't want me to do drugs,

也許神不要我用藥物、

drink alcohol or have sex.

喝酒，或做愛。

But no, that's not the case.

但，不，不是這樣。

Thank you.

謝謝你。

He was just simply learning discipline without knowing.

他只是學到了紀律，自己卻不知情。

Alright. I have a confession to make.

好。我要坦白一件事。

Because I don't want to make this entire TED Talk about myself,

因為我不希望這整場 TED 演說都在談我自己，

I lied and said that this is a friend.

我騙大家說這是一個朋友的事。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

It was actually me.

其實就是我。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Now a cheat code to ensure that you're staying disciplined

用（電玩的）作弊碼

確保你能為你努力的 目標來堅守紀律，

to whatever you're striving for is to prime your environment for success.

將你的環境為成功做好準備。

Your habits are based on your habitat.

你的習慣會以你的棲息地為基礎。

And the main product of your habitat are the people in your life.

而你的棲息地的主要產物， 就是你人生中的人。

Which brings me to a very important step of the Hi Level mindset.

這就要談到高標準心態 非常重要的一步。

The fourth step, to be exact.

也就是第四步。

Remove all negative people out of your life immediately.

立刻把負面的人 都從你的人生中清掉。

Anybody that's semidoubtful or naysaying, get them out.

半懷疑或否定的人，就清掉。

If you're talking about your dreams and goals

當你在談你的夢想和目標時， 他們做出沒意義的諷刺評論……

and they give small, sarcastic remarks ...

boot them.

跩走他們。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Just an all-around negative Nancy?

徹頭徹尾負面的人？

Kick them out of there, man.

把他們踢走吧！

Does anybody in the audience know somebody that's like that?

在座有人認識這樣的人嗎？

Please raise your hand.

請舉手。

I need you all to do me a favor.

我要請你們幫我一個忙。

Pull your phones out and block them immediately.

拿出你們的手機，立刻把他們封鎖。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

No, no, no. I'm dead serious.

不，不，不，我超認真的。

Don’t let someone else’s negativity cancel out your light,

別讓他人的負面 把你的光給抵消掉了，

for it can temporarily get in the way of you achieving what's owed to you.

因為它會暫時阻擋你， 不讓你達成你能達成的。

You are a product of those who you hang around.

你就是你身邊的人的融合。

Let's make sure we're hanging around other positive, Hi Level individuals.

要確保你身邊的人 是其他正面、高標準的人。

Now -- (Applause)

（掌聲）

謝謝。

Thank you.

Now I like to consider myself a master at this Hi Level stuff.

我認為我自己是高標準的大師。

I mean, I am here for a reason, right?

我會站在這裡是有理由的對吧？

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

But that doesn't mean things always go my way.

但那並不表示一切都會如我所願。

Even now,

就算現在，

I just recently released my sophomore album

我最近剛推出我二年完成的專輯

"From a Birds Eye View" that I spent two full years creating.

《從鳥的視角來看》， 我花了整整兩年創作。

My debut album, "The Lost Boy,"

我的第一張專輯《迷失的男孩》

was met with massive critical acclaim and success,

廣受讚揚，相當成功，

and I had a lot of pressure on myself, to outdo myself.

我自己有很大的壓力， 要超越我自己。

And in my eyes and in the eyes of many, I did.

在我和許多人的眼中， 我的確超越了。

I had huge expectations for this album,

我對這張專輯有很大的期望，

but when it finally released

但終於推出時，

and it wasn't received as well as I'd hoped,

沒有我所希望的那麼受歡迎，

I completely broke down.

我完全崩潰了。

I did my fasting. I stayed positive.

我有齋戒。

我保持正面。我寫下了 我的夢想和目標。我嚴守紀律。

I wrote down my dreams and goals. I was disciplined.

I was doing this every day to make sure

我每天都這麼做，要確保

that this big moment that it was leading up to,

這條路盡頭的那個重大時刻

that would change the entire world, would go perfectly.

改變全世界的那一刻，會是完美的。

But that didn't happen.

但沒有成真。

I did not meet the expectations that I had set for myself,

我沒有達到我為自己所設的期許，

that the world had set for me.

世界為我所設的期許。

And this is the first time as a major artist

這是身為紅牌藝術家的我第一次

that I had received mixed reviews of my art.

遇到我的藝術作品評價有好有壞。

And again, it broke me down, man.

那讓我很崩潰。

I became unmotivated,

我失去了動力，

I started overindulging in things that I'm not proud of.

我開始過度沉溺在 我不感到驕傲的事物中。

I was almost thinking about canceling my upcoming tour.

我幾乎要考慮取消 我即將展開的巡迴演出。

I was in a very dark place.

我的處境非常黑暗。

But then I heard this Yiddish proverb

但，我聽到一句猶太諺語，

that A$AP Rocky actually told me about at a most important time,

是速可達硬漢在 最重要的時點告訴我的，

and I’m sure he didn’t even know it.

我相信他自己都不知情。

It’s “We plan, and God laughs.”

「我們在做計畫，上帝在笑。」

And that made me think.

那讓我開始思考。

The Hi Level mindset is not a recipe for perfection

高標準心態並不是 讓你達成完美的秘方，

but a commitment to honoring your potential

而是種承諾，要發揚你的潛能，

and what you have to offer the world.

發揮你能帶給世界的才華。

Don't let your small failures make you lose sight of your bigger picture.

別讓你的小失敗蒙蔽了你的遠景。

I'll leave you all with this.

最後我想留給各位的是：

We only have one life to live.

我們都只有一次人生。

110 years maximum

最多一百一十年，

if you are a health guru and you have great health insurance.

那是擁有健康導師 和很好的健康保險的情況。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

How are you going to maximize your time on this Earth?

你要如何把你在人間的 時間發揮到極致？

Do you want your name to be remembered long after you're gone?

你希望你離開很久之後 仍然有人記得你的名字嗎？

The Hi Level mindset is about doing everything that you put your hands on

高標準心態的重點是， 不論你做什麼事，

都要盡你的全力。

at the highest level that you're capable of doing.

Think of your life as a book.

把你的人生想成一本書。

Again, each chapter isn't going to be perfect.

同樣的，不會每一章都完美。

But how do you want your story to end?

但你希望你的故事如何結尾？

In anguish?

在苦惱中？

A bunch of what-ifs?

有一堆「如果當初」？

Or leaving a legacy?

或者留下遺產？

I choose legacy.

我選擇遺產。

The Hi Level way. Thank you.

高標準的方式。謝謝。

(Applause)

（掌聲）