In his autobiography, Bryan Cranston (Walter White of the renowned Breaking Bad) described the lesson he learned that helped him go from an average actor to an extraordinary one. Here’s what he wrote:

Bryan Cranston（《绝命毒师》中 Walter White 的扮演者）在他的自传中讲述了他从普通演员成长为出色演员的一次重要领悟。以下是他写下的这段话：

Early in my career, I was always hustling. Doing commercials, guest-starring, auditioning like crazy. I was making a decent living…but I felt I was stuck in junior varsity. I wondered if I had plateaued.

在我职业生涯的早期，我一直在努力奔波。拍广告，做客串演出，拼命试镜。我虽然能维持不错的生活，但总觉得自己还在停留在初级阶段，不免怀疑自己是否已经到了瓶颈期。

Then, Breck Costin [his mentor] suggested I focus on process rather than outcome.I wasn’t going to the audition to get anything: a job or money or validation. I wasn’t going to compete.I was going to give something.I wasn’t there to get a job. I was there to do a job.

后来，我的导师 Breck Costin 建议我更关注过程而非结果。他告诉我，去试镜不是为了获取工作、金钱或认可，也不是为了竞争，而是要给予点什么。

I was there to give a performance. If I attached to the outcome, I was setting myself up to expect, and thus to fail. My job was to be compelling. Take come chances. Enjoy the process.

我是去表演的。如果我执着于结果，就会让自己产生期待，从而导致失败。我的工作就是引人注目。抓住机会。享受过程。

Cranston went on to say after he made this mindset shift, he felt much more relaxed and free. There was no longer any pressure, because the outcome was irrelevant. “Once I made the switch, I had power in any room I walked into,” he wrote. “Which meant I could relax. I was free.”

Cranston 接着说，当他转变观念后，他感到轻松了许多，再也没有任何压力，因为结果已经不再重要了。他写道：“一旦我做出了这个转变，我走进任何房间就能感受到力量。这意味着我可以放松，并且感到自由。”

Soon after this shift, Cranston was offered a role in the wildly popular Malcolm in the Middle, for which he was nominated for 3 Emmy awards. He is now one of the most respected and well-known actors in the world.

不久之后，Cranston 接到了一个在大受欢迎的《马尔科姆的一家》中出演角色的邀请，这让他获得了三次艾美奖提名。如今，他已成为世界上最受尊敬和知名的演员之一。

What would it do for you if you could walk into any room and feel relaxed and free?

如果你在进入任何房间时都能感到轻松自在，这会给你带来什么影响？

How would it feel to have power in any situation you walked into?

如果你在任何情况下都能占据主导地位，那会是什么感觉？

What would happen if you could live your life with no pressure, free to achieve any goal you wanted?

如果你能在毫无压力的状态下生活，自由地实现任何你想要的目标，那会是什么样的状况？