What you do every day is already important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. But today， I dare you to take it up a notch， pump some extra life into every hour， and really make your time count.

Today， I dare you to...

1. Make someone else smile.

Ordinary people worry today and postpone their happiness for tomorrow. Intelligent people are happy today and postpone their worries for tomorrow. Wise people only wish happiness for all， today and tomorrow. If you wish to have a lifetime of happiness， dedicate time every day to helping others smile with complete sincerity and enthusiasm.

2. Be imperfect.

Something that is really difficult， but totally worth it， is giving up on being perfect and beginning the journey of becoming your true self. The most beautiful part of this journey is simply returning to the peaceful feeling of being. This peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is， rather than as you think it should be.

3. Be enthusiastic about what youre doing.

Youre not given a good life or a bad life. Youre given life， and its up to you to make it good or bad. So wake up and get motivated； not everybody made it to today. Dont take your time for granted. Dont waste time thinking back to what you could have done differently yesterday. Keep your eyes on the road ahead and do it differently today. Wherever the road takes you， bring your passion. Whatever you do along the way， do it with all your heart.

4. Make the best of what happens.

More important than what happens to you， is what you make of what happens to you. The more thankful you are， the more beautiful this world appears. You must uncover the good in the bad， the happy in your sad， the gain in your pain， and what makes you grateful not hateful.

5. Forgive your past self.

Sometimes， good people like you make bad choices. It doesnt mean youre bad； it means youre human. So get bored with your past； its over. Forgive yourself for what you think you did or didnt do， and focus on what you will do starting now.

6. Spend some time simply being and breathing.

The only way to live happily ever after is one day at a time. Just be， breathe， and think not about what youre missing， but what youve been given. Happiness is something that comes into our lives gradually through the doors we dont even remember leaving open.

7. Learn something new.

Its important to remember that you cannot become who you are capable of being by remaining exactly where you are. If you are not willing to learn and grow， no one can help you. But if you are determined to learn and grow， no one can stop you. In the end， there are no permanent jobs on this planet； we are all interning here. Learn from everyone， evolve， remain humble， and dont forget to have a good time.

8. Look in the mirror， and tell yourself what you love about yourself.

What we see in the mirror is what we see in the world. Our disappointment in others perfectly reflects our disappointment in ourselves. Our acceptance of others perfectly reflects our acceptance of ourselves. Our ability to see potential in others perfectly reflects our ability to see potential in ourselves. Our patience with others perfectly reflects our patience with ourselves. You get the idea—youve got to show yourself some love first.

9. Focus on the qualities you like about those around you.

Whenever we focus on a persons wonderful qualities， we have a wonderful relationship with them. Whenever we focus on a persons not so wonderful qualities， we have a not so wonderful relationship with them. What we focus on grows in our minds and hearts.

10. Say “yes” to a spontaneous opportunity.

Everything in life cant be planned. Some of the greatest opportunities will knock on your door when you least expect them to. Be flexible， be spontaneous， and just say “yes”.

每天你做了什么其實(shí)很重要，因?yàn)槟阍谟蒙械囊惶炫c它做交換。但在今天，我鼓勵(lì)你提高自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，在每一小時(shí)里加入更多的生活元素，讓你的時(shí)間真正過(guò)得有意義。

今天，我鼓勵(lì)你去做……

1. 給他人帶來(lái)微笑。

普通人是擔(dān)心今天，把幸福留給明天。聰明人是享受今天，把擔(dān)憂留給明天。智者只求快樂(lè)，不管是今天還是明天。如果你想擁有一輩子的幸福，那么每天請(qǐng)真心實(shí)意地、熱情地抽點(diǎn)時(shí)間給他人帶來(lái)微笑。

2. 不求完美。

放棄追求完美，這是一件很難做到但完全值得做的事情，開(kāi)始一段做真實(shí)自我的旅程。這段旅程最美麗的部分，是擁有那份做回自己時(shí)的心靈寧?kù)o。寧?kù)o源于重塑了你的思維，接受現(xiàn)狀，而不是你認(rèn)為的生活應(yīng)該是怎么樣的。

3. 對(duì)你正在做的事熱情滿滿。

沒(méi)人注定就會(huì)過(guò)好生活或是過(guò)壞生活。生活或好或壞，是由你來(lái)決定的。所以每天醒來(lái)時(shí)，記得給自己動(dòng)力。不要隨意揮霍你的時(shí)間。不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間去想，若是回到昨天你就可以做得更好?？辞逖矍暗穆罚裉炀妥龅脚c眾不同。無(wú)論去往何處，請(qǐng)帶著你的熱情；無(wú)論你要去做什么，請(qǐng)全力以赴。

4. 既來(lái)之，則安之。

發(fā)生了什么雖然很重要，但更重要的是你如何看待發(fā)生在你身上的事情。懷著一顆感恩的心，這個(gè)世界會(huì)更美麗。你必須要在困境中發(fā)現(xiàn)機(jī)遇，在憂傷中感受幸福，在痛苦中獲得回報(bào)，關(guān)注那些讓你開(kāi)心的事而不是那些讓你厭惡的事。

5. 原諒過(guò)去的自己。

有時(shí)，好人會(huì)做出糟糕的選擇，比如說(shuō)你就會(huì)。這并不意味著你壞；你也只是普通人而已。所以不要去糾結(jié)你的過(guò)去了，一切都結(jié)束了。原諒那些你看重的你做過(guò)或不曾做過(guò)的事，將注意力集中在從現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始你將要做什么。

6. 花些時(shí)間關(guān)注自己，深呼吸。

過(guò)上幸福生活的唯一方法是珍惜唯一的每一天。只要活著感受呼吸，不要去想你失去了什么，要想想你得到了什么。幸福從那些我們都遺忘了的大門(mén)里漸漸地闖進(jìn)了我們的生活。

7. 學(xué)習(xí)一些新東西。

有一點(diǎn)很重要：如果是原地踏步，你不可能成為原本你能成為的那個(gè)人。如果你不愿意學(xué)習(xí)和成長(zhǎng)，沒(méi)人能幫助你；但如果你決意要學(xué)習(xí)和成長(zhǎng)，也沒(méi)人能阻攔你。最后，在這個(gè)星球上沒(méi)有一份永遠(yuǎn)的工作：我們都是實(shí)習(xí)生。從別人身上學(xué)習(xí)、發(fā)展、保持謙遜，當(dāng)然也不要忘記享受生活。

8. 看著鏡子，告訴自己你愛(ài)自己什么。

我們?cè)阽R子里看到的便是我們?cè)谶@個(gè)世界里看到的，對(duì)別人的失望反映出我們對(duì)自己的失望，接納他人反映出我們接納自己。我們看到了他人身上的潛能反映出我們也能夠看到自身的潛能，對(duì)他人的耐心反映出我們對(duì)自己的耐心。你懂的，首先你要愛(ài)自己。

9. 關(guān)注周圍人中你喜歡的特質(zhì)。

當(dāng)我們關(guān)注了他人美好的特質(zhì)，我們便會(huì)和他們保持很好的關(guān)系。當(dāng)我們關(guān)注了他人差勁的品行，我們和他們的關(guān)系便不太友好。那些我們關(guān)注的會(huì)融入我們的思想和心靈深處。

10. 抓住可遇而不可求的機(jī)會(huì)。

生活中的一切都不能被硬性計(jì)劃起來(lái)。一些偉大的機(jī)遇將會(huì)在你最不經(jīng)意的時(shí)候敲響你的門(mén)。要靈活，要隨性，只說(shuō)“是”就好。

（李小明 供稿）