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Limiting your options is the same as hanging on to old ideas.
限制自己的选择机会等同于固守陈旧的观念。
I have a friend from high school who now works at three jobs.
我有一个高中时代的朋友，现在做着3份工作。
Twenty years ago, he was the richest of all my classmates.
20年前，他曾是我的同学中最富有的一个。
When the local sugar plantation closed, the company he worked for went down with the plantation.
后来当地的甘蔗园倒闭了，他所在的公司也随之关张。
In his mind, he had but one option, and that was the old option: Work hard.
在他看来，他只有唯一的、陈旧的选择——努力工作。
The problem was he couldn't find an equivalent job that recognized his seniority from the old company.
问题在于他再也找不到一份能像原来那家公司那样认可他的价值的新工作。
As a result, he is overqualified for the jobs he currently has, so his salary is lower.
结果，他只能大材小用地做着现有的工作，薪水也比以前低了。
He now works three jobs to earn enough to survive.
现在，他必须同时做3份工作，以挣钱来维持原有的生活水平。
I have watched people playing CASHFLOW complaining that the right opportunity cards are not coming their way.
我常听到“现金流”游戏的一些玩家抱怨说“机会”卡总是不来光顾他们。
So they sit there. I know people who do that in real life. They wait for the right opportunity.
于是，他们就坐在那里边发牢骚边等待。我知道他们在现实生活中也会这么做——坐等好机会的到来。
I have watched people get the right opportunity card and then not have enough money.
我也见过有人得到了“机会”卡却没有足够的钱抓住这个机会。
Then they complain that they would have gotten out of the Rat Race if they had had more money.
于是，他们慨叹要是有足够的钱就一定能在“老鼠赛跑”中取胜，所以他们也在那里坐等。
So they sit there. I know people in real life who do that also.
我知道在现实生活中他们也会做同样的事情。
They see all the great deals, but they have no money.
眼看着有许多大生意可做，手头上却没有钱。
And I have seen people pull a great opportunity card, read it out loud, and have no idea that it is a great opportunity.
我还见过有人抽到一张“机会”卡，大声读出来后却懵然不知那是一个好机会。
They have the money, the time is right, they have the card, but they can’t see the opportunity staring at them.
他们手上有钱，时机正好，又拥有“机会”卡，但他们看不到机会之光已经照在自己头上。
They fail to see how it fits into their financial plan for escaping the Rat Race.
他们不懂得应该如何调整自己的财务计划，从而脱离“老鼠赛跑”的陷阱。
And I know more people like that than all the others combined.
我还发现，大部分人只存在上述某一种问题，只有很少的人才同时存在上面几个问题。
