英语小文章[五篇]

第一篇：英语小文章

【第一篇】

Some people go through life standing at the excuse counter.People say they'd like to do this or that, but...then they offer all the excuses in the world why they can't do whatever 'it' is.No matter what the excuses are, the only thing usually limiting them is their own self-perception.If I've learned anything, I've learned a personcan do just about anything they set their mind to do.The only thing you need is a willingness to work for what you want, patience to learn what you need to know, and just a little bit of belief in yourself.The most important of these is belief in yourself, but you only need a seed.Your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.If your self-perception is that you can't accomplish something because you're not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know and your self-perception will change.If your self-perception is that you can't accomplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go finish something and change your self-perception.If your self-perception is that you're too lazy, too busy, too unworthy, too unfocused, too depressed, too dependent on others, too anything to accomplish great things, then you're right.You are that because you believe that, but you can change that!

Life is change, and the past doesn't equal the future.Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions.Change your beliefs and actions and you change your future.If you think you can or you can't, you're right.You are what you think.Think about that the next time you need an excuse.有些人是陪伴着借口度过一生的。

有人会说，他喜欢这喜欢那，但是……于是便给出他所能找到的各种理由来解释他为什么没能去做这些事。但无论是什么借口，通常唯一能限制他们的只有他们的自我认知。

如果说我确实明白了一些事情，那就是一个人，任何一个人，所能做到的就是他专心一意去做的事。你唯一需要的只有为愿望而努力的意志、学习所需知识的耐心和一点点自信，其中最重要的就是自信。你只需播下一粒种子，自信就会随着你的进步而成长壮大。

如果你的自我认知是你因不够聪明而不能完成某件事情，那么就花时间去学习你所需要的知识，这样，你的自我认知就会改变。

如果你的自我认知是你是因做事常半途而废而不能完成某件事情，那么就去做完它，改变这种自我认知。

如果你的自我认知是你是因太懒惰、太忙、太卑微、太不专心、太消沉、太依赖别人，太这太那而不能做成大事，那么你是对的，你确实是这样；因为你自己就是这样认为的，但又不能改变这种状态。

生活无时无刻不在变化，过去不等于将来。你的现在是你过去的信念和行动的必然结果。只有改变旧的信念和行动才能改变你的将来。如果你认为你能或不能，那么你是对的。你就是你的所思所想的外在反映。

想一想，下次你又会找什么借口。【第二篇】Youth /青春

Youth is not a time of life； it is a state of mind； it is not a matter of rosy cheeks，red lips and supple knees； it is a matter of the will，a quality of the imagination，a vigor of the emotions；it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity，of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十后生而有之，六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方堕暮年。

【第三篇】

God didn't promise days without pain，laughter without sorrow, sun without rain;

but He did promise strength for the day，comfort for the tears，and light for the way.上主从来都没有承诺过人生是没有痛苦的，只会有快乐而没有苦恼，天天都阳光普照，永不下雨。

然而，他却承诺给予我们生活的力量，他会安慰伤痛的心，他会指引迷路的人。

Disappointments are like road humps，they slow you down a bit

but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.Don't stay on the humps too long.失望就好像路拱一样，会使人走得慢一点。

但随之而来的，是更平坦的道路。

请别待在路拱上太久呢！

Move on！

永不放弃！

When you feel down because you didn't get what you want，just sit tight and be happy，because God is thinking of something better to give you.When something happens to you, good or bad，consider what it means.There's a purpose to life's events，to teach you how to Laugh more or not to cry too hard.每当你为得不到想要的东西而感到沮丧的时候，请稍安毋躁，因为上主总是预留了最好的给你。

不论是好是坏，只要是发生在你身上的，请用心想一想...生命中每一件事都有其目的，而且最后总是叫你感到欢悦，并非伤心。

You can't make someone love you；

all you can do is be someone who can be loved，the rest is up to the person your worth。

你不能迫使别人喜欢自己。

相反，你只需成为一个值得别人去爱的人，其余的就随遇而安吧！

The measure of love is when you love without measure.In life there are very rare chances

that you'll meet the person you love and loves you in return.So once you have it don't ever let go，the chance might Never come your way again.衡量爱的唯一方法就是不要去衡量。

人的一生中很难才碰到互相爱慕的对象，所以，要是你遇到了这个人，请千万要珍惜，因为机会是可一而不可再的。

It's better to lose your pride to the one you love，than to lose the one you love because of pride.We spend too much time looking for the right person to love

or finding fault with those we already love，when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.为你所爱的人放下小小的自尊，总好过为了所谓的自尊而失去所爱的人。

我们花了太多时间去寻寻觅觅，或在鸡蛋里挑骨头。

取而代之，我们应该多花心思去修补自己付出的爱。

When you truly care for someone，you don't look for faults，you don't look for answers，you don't look for mistakes.Instead，you fight the mistakes，you accept the faults，and you overlook the excuses.只要是真心爱一个人，你不会计较对方的缺点，亦不会凡事要求解释，更不会在意对方有甚麼过失。

相反，你会替对方的每一个过失而辩护，接爱对方所有的缺点，不再需要任何形式的藉口。

Never abandon an old friend.You will never find one who can take his place.Friendship is like wine;

it gets better as it grows older.好好珍惜你的老朋友，因为你会发现没有任何人可以取代他们。

友谊就好像酒一样，愈旧愈醇。

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1.Free your heart from hate.2.Free your mind from worries.3.Live simply.4.Give more.5.Expect less.请记低以下五项令人活得快乐的原则：

1.多宽恕；

2.莫忧愁；

3.活得平凡；

4.只问施予；

5.不问收获。

No one can go back and make a brand new start.Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.虽然谁都不能返回从前重头再来，但我们可以由此刻开始，改变自己，过新的生活。

祝你学习进步！！

第二篇：英语小文章

初中照稿发言题目参考 I’m happy!I have a new pen friend.Here is an email and now I can send.My pen friend’s in England.Her name is Sue.Give me your address.You can be my friend, too.We can write about hobbies and families and friends.We can always write emails and always be friends.This old owl lives in a tree.He likes to look.He likes to see.He likes to hear but not to say.We can learn a lesson from that owl today.I’m making a list of things I like doing.Laughing and playing and running and stamping.Flying a kite and singing and clapping.Having a picnic.Climbing a tree.Reading a good book.Watching TV.Do you want to go to the sea? Yes, we want to go to the sea.When you want to go to the sea, come with me.Do you want to ride on a bus? Yes, we want to ride on a bus.When you want to ride on a bus, come with us.Do you want to visit the zoo? Yes, we want to visit the zoo.When you want to visit the zoo, can we come, too? What do you want to eat? Soup, noodles or fish? Come in and have a seat and have your favourite dish.What do you want to drink? Milk, juice or tea? All our food is very, very nice, as you can see.What are you going to do today? I’m going to go to the park to play.And what are you going to do then? I’m going to play football with my friend.And I’m going to rest in my bedroom this afternoon.I’m going to play chess and I’ll be the winner!And I’m going to go to bed and say goodnight tonight.The sun is shining on the sea, shining, shining bright.And this is strange, because it is the middle of the night.The moon is shinning sadly, because it thinks the sun is wrong to be there in the sky after the day is done.“The sun is very bad,” it says, “to come and spoil my fun.” I am flying in the sky.You waving to say goodbye.I am high up in a plane.You are calling out my name.It is getting very dark and I am going to the park.I am having an ice cream.Then I wake up from my dream!.Daming and Simon went to a baseball game in America.They rode their bicycles.Then they watched the game.They saw their favourite team.Their team played very well and they won.Daming and Simon ate hot dogs and drank colas.It was a great game!My sister said, “Please buy me a hen.” So I bought her a hen.My sister said, “Please buy me a basket.” So I bought her a basket.My sister said, “Please buy me a bicycle.” So I bought her a bicycle.And what did she do then? She put the hen in the basket.She put the basket on the bike.Then she went away.And she didn’t say “Thank you”!In October 2003, Shenzhou V flew into space with Yang Liwei.Yang Liwei spent about twenty-one hours in space.He made a video and now he is very famous.Look up at the spaceship flying in the sky.Shenzhou went into space.It made a loud sound.It went to new places and travelled round and round.And inside the spaceship, there was a Chinese man.I want to meet him and I want to shake his hand.School is nearly finished.It’s time to start anew.Now I can speak English.I can speak to you.It’s time to say goodbye now.School is going to end.But we can write in English and we can always be friends.Every year in August 15 is Mid-Autumn Festival.At this time the people all want to eat the moon cake, to enjoy looking at the moon.The family member reunites, because that day moon is roundest.Also has many wonderful stories about Mid-Autumn Festival's moon, is having these expectations.Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;

We spend more, but enjoy less;We have bigger houses, but smaller families;We have more compromises, but less time;We have more knowledge, but less judgment;We have more medicines, but less health;We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much.Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, visit the places you love;Let's write that letter we thought of writing “one of these days”!Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;Every day, every hour, and every minute is special;And you don't know if it will be your last.I’ve been studying English for three year.I did feel it is very hart to learn English.I even could not spell words rightly.I’ve made a great progress with teacher and classmates’ help later.During my English study, I know that, only with hard work can you on study.I have an advice for you, do not sleep on class and follow teacher to do what he want you to do, or it will be your biggest mistake that in your study way.Jim is an English boy.He comes to China with his father and mother.They come here to work.Jim comes here to study.He is in No.5 Middle School.He studies hard.He can read English well.He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese.He makes many friends here.We are glad to stay with him.On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping.Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus.The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve.He saw a lot of people waiting in the station.Some were standing in line, others were walking around.There was a group of schoolgirls.Their teacher was trying to keep them in line.Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.My first job was at a cramming school.It was three years ago when I just graduated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination.Since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence.Time is important.Everyone has 24 hours in a day.There are 365 days in a year.Once a day runs out in our life, it will never come back again.If we love our lives, we shouldn’t waste time.We must control time.The best way to use time is to plan it well.One morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.He took the egg home.To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure gold.Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.The countryman became more and more rich.He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road.A woman is driving down the same road.As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells “PIG！” The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, “WITCH(女巫)！” They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.If only men would listen.You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road.Suddenly the traffic stops.You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting.Then like a multi-coloured train, 2,000 people with wheels on their feet go past you.You have just saw the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts thousands of people.London Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London--the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates.It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles.In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to students is too heavy.While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults.They should be allowed more time for play.Playing is not wasting time, as some think.It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination.Lost time is never found again.This is something which I learned very clearly last semester.I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer.I finally realized that something had to be done.It was time for a change.Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely.I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour.This will give me a head start on the day.I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it.Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message.I worked eight hours a day, six days a week.The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well.The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action.It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin.Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money.Table-tennis is very moderate;it is not so rough as football.It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days.Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.One April 1st , a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped。Then the driver turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said this poor bus is getting old。It isn't going as well as it used to。there is only one thing to do if we want to go home today。I will count three。I want you all to lean forward suddenly as hard as you can。This should get the bus started again but if it doesn’t’ t，I am afraid there is nothing else I can do。Now，all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready。

When making the study plan, we should remember two things.First, be realistic.Don’t try to do too many things.Second, a good study plan should be flexible.We may make some small changes on a weekly basis but follow the same pattern.Let’s be the master of time, start out plan now.31 One day when women's dresses were on sale at the Far East Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece.But he soon found himself being battered by women.Then, with head lowered and arms flailing, he plowed through the crowed.“Can't you act like a gentleman?” “I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour.From now on, I am acting like a lady.”

Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air.He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, so when he got on to the plane, he looked for a window seat.He found all of them had already had been taken except for one.There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one, and Mr.Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window;but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.33 I have said it a hundred times, we need team work，always seek the best in others.The purpose of this trip , is to train our team in a real situation and to test our new members.Those deserving special praise are the Little Leaf and Four Eyes.Although new to the trade, they try hard, they have not only surpass themselves, but even the old guard here。

When Tom Howard was seventeen years old he was as tall as his father, so he began to borrow Mr.Howard's clothes when he wanted to go out with his friends in the evening.Mr.Howard did not like this, and he always got very angry when he found his son wearing any of his things.

第三篇：英语小文章

母亲节英语短文

Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years.Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way.But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin.Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that anymore —your hands are too rough!” She didn't say anything in reply.But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night.By then I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away.But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl anymore.Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.She's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe the boy's scraped knee.She cooks the best fried chicken in the world...gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could...Now, my own children are grown and gone.Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her.So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, “Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember, as I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found 此文章为摘抄

第四篇：英语小文章

To: Kyle ~ From: Andréa Dear Kyle, You are here and we are together.We have plans, we have dreams, and we have love.Do you really want to leavehow you think, how you feel, what your dreams are and everything nice from you.If I could only do something just to persuade you.I cannot study well, and everything I wish to do was left undone because of this unexplainable emotion.I promised myself before, not to see you anymore or talk to you-just to forget you, but these promises never materialize.My admiration was still bubbling within me these past lonely days.Truthfully, and undoubtedly, I can fool anyone but I cannot fool myself.I would be a great liar if I uttered that I'm not in love with you.No matter what you think or say, all I can say is;I really love you with all my heart and I will not hesitate if you will give me just a little time to prove my feelings of endearment and to prove to you that I'm deserving of your feelings, from your heart.My dearly beloved, you became so honorable in my eyes, like a precious gem, counted with extremely good intellectual reasoning makes me emotionally struck and speechless.The above-stated utterances and delightful contemplation of something worthy is inexpressible on my part because I was made to understand such sublime and noble qualities are inherent with you.< br> I am very serious now in telling you that I can no longer endure such extreme anxiety and sleepless nights that I am experiencing right of this moment.Since I met you I felt I was living in a new and wonderful world, full of love.And the sun is brighter, the pastures became greener and everything I do was magnificent.You should inculcate and instill in your mind that “I cherish you so much”.Such love, like everything, deserves to be given much attention and care in order to grow more and more.Love always, Jayr

第五篇：英语小文章

自由职业者，远不仅是在家办公

导语：自由职业的全部，就是对自由，以及自由所赖以生存的基础的一种渴望。这种自由意味着，我们必须为自己的成功或失败、快乐或不幸、富有或贫穷承担全部责任。There are two types of freelancers.On one hand are those who have been forced into self-employment as service providers, because they’ve lost their jobs and are having a hard time finding another one.On the other hand are those who would be freelancing no matter what: even if the job market were booming, and even if the Internet weren’t around to give so many opportunities to work from home.They would still be hawking their services, working in their pajamas, and being completely happy doing it.The latter are what I call freelancers at heart.They have the freelancing mindset.For them, freelancing is more than about working from home.What Freelancing Is REALLY About

I’ve only been freelancing for two years, not at all as long as many others out there.However, I recognize that true freelancers–those who do so by choice and not by circumstance–have a different way of thinking.In this post, I describe the five characteristics that make up the freelancing mindset.1.Independence Freelancers crave independence… from bosses and employers, from ―the establishment,‖ from structures and hierarchies imposed upon them by somebody else.Sure, we work for clients.In a way, they’re our bosses, because we have to meet their requirements and satisfy their expectations.Unlike bosses, clients can be chosen or rejected.We can sever relationships with a client if things aren’t working out, or if we don’t like how they’re treating us.This isn’t very easy for somebody who’s an employee.Quitting your job is not something an employee can do lightly, unless you have a lot of money stashed in the bank, or a job offer waiting in the background.Freelancers are willing to self-direct, to self-manage, and to be our own bosses–including all the responsibilities this entails.2.Adventure

The freelancing mindset is one that is open to new experiences and challenges, and is always looking for adventure.In contrast, an employee mindset wants predictability and routine.Don’t get me wrong.I’m a stickler for routine, and if I veer away from it, my productivity suffers.Yet in spite of my daily routine, I’m always working on new projects, learning about new things, meeting new clients and prospects, developing new skills, and redesigning my business.For other freelancers, part of the adventure is working in your home office one day and in a coffee shop the next.Or, working while traveling the world.Our lives are like a create-your-own-adventure book.3.Risk

True freelancers are not averse to risk.With our independence comes more responsibility, more accountability for our lives.Not having a fixed income every month, for example, is part of the risk.The risk may scare us, but it doesn’t stop us.It’s also part of the adventure.This uncertainty is more than others can bear.If I were the sole breadwinner of my family, I’m not sure I could put up with this myself.(In fact, the reason I took so long to finally plunge in my dream to be self-employed was because I wanted to make sure that my family wouldn’t go hungry if I failed.)

4.Creativity

Freelancers tend to be creative people.I say this not just because a lot of us are writers and artists and photographers.Programmers, virtual assistants and other service providers are creative in their everyday lives as well.Our work are forms of self-expression.Our daily lives are a reflection of what we believe in and stand for.We’re creative in the way we handle the daily problems and challenges of freelancing.We don’t rely on others for solutions.5.Idealism

Finally, the freelancing mindset is characterized by idealism.This is what makes some of us stick through the hardships, failures and pitfalls of freelancing.We believe in a ―better world,‖ where one doesn’t have to fit a mold to succeed in life.We believe that fancy titles are meaningless(and if not, we can give ourselves a fancy title anytime we wanted to).We believe in the freelancing lifestyle, and we’re committed to make it work.We believe we can be happy, even prosperous and downright wealthy, doing what we love.In Conclusion

Freelancing is all about the desire for more freedom and all that it entails.This freedom means we’re solely accountable for our own success or failure, for our happiness or misery, for our wealth or poverty.There are no bosses, no backstabbing co-workers, no unfair HR policies to blame.Unless you embrace this, then freelancing will suck.If you don’t believe this in your heart, then you will resent the work it takes to find clients.You’ll hate not having a regular paycheck and paid sick and vacation days.You’ll reject having to work long hours occasionally(am I the only one who worked longer hours while employed?).Some freelancers have a freelancing work arrangement, but they’re employees at heart.They’re the ones who will jump the freelancing ship at the first opportunity of a good job.I’m not saying that’s right or wrong.After all, freelancing isn’t for everyone.【参考译文】

自由职业者可以分为两种。

一种是那些失业后找工作有困难，被迫成为自由职业者，向他人提供某种服务的人。

另一种，是那些无论如何，也会选择为自己工作的人：即使就业市场非常繁荣，即使没有Internet为自由职业所提供的便利，他们仍然会选择穿着睡衣在家工作，自由自在地服务他们的客户。

后一种自由职业者是被我称为天生的自由职业者。他们拥有自由职业者的观念。对他们而言，自由职业并不仅仅是在家工作。

自由职业的真正含义——

我以自由职业者的方式工作，只有两年的时间，不象其它人那么久。然而，我已经认识到，有些人是真正的自由职业者：他们是自愿选成为自由职业者，而不是因为境遇所迫。这些人有着完全不同的思维模式。

这篇博文中，我来探讨一下构成自由职业观念的五种特征。

1.独立自主

自由职业者渴望独立......不受老板或雇主的左右，或任何由其它人强加于他们身上的东西：包括现有的管理架构，等级制度或机构体系。的确，我们为客户而工作。在某种意义上，他们就是我们的老板，我们必须满足他们的要求，满足他们的期望。不同的是，你可选择或拒绝自己的客户。如果事情进展的不顺利，或者我们不喜欢客户对待我们的态度，我们可以搞砸与他的关系。

如果你是一个雇员，就很难这样做。放弃工作并不是一个雇员随便就能做到的，除非你已经在银行有不少的存款，或者说有一份新的工作在等着你。

自由职业者希望能够自主选择自己未来的方向，并自我管理，成为自己的老板，并承担与之相应的责任。

2.冒险精神

自由职业是一种敢于面对全新体验和挑战的，并且不断寻求冒险的观念。与之相反，雇员们希望自己走上的，是一条可以预见到未来的路途。

不要误解我，我也是一个循规蹈矩的人。一旦我偏离了这一方式，工作的效率就会大大降低。

然而，除于每天的事务性工作，我还在不断接受新的项目，学习新东西，约见新客户和潜在客户，掌握新的技能，并重新设计我的业务。

对其它自由职业者而言，其中的一项体验就是今天在家办公，明天可能在隔壁的咖啡馆里。也可能你一边周游世界，一边工作赚钱。我们的生活，就象一本叫做《创造你的历险记》的书。

3.风险

自由职业者并不反对风险。与我们的独立性与生俱来的，就是责任心，以及对自己生活的把握。每月没有固定的工资，就是其中的风险之一。这种风险可能会让我们感到恐惧，但不会阻止我们。这是我们冒险经历中的一部分。

这种不确定性，超出其它人的承受限度。如果我是家庭中唯一的生活支柱，我不确定自己是否能够做出这种选择。（事实由，我之所以花了这么久，才从事自己梦想中的自由职业，就是因为想要确保我的家庭不会因为我的失败而挨饿。）4.创造力

自己职业者往往具有创造力。我之所以这样说，不仅因为我们中的许多人是作家、艺术家、摄影师，程序员、虚拟助理或其它服务供应商在他们每天的生活中，也是极具创造力的。

我们的工作，就是自我的表现形式。我们每天的生活，是我们信仰和选择的反映。我们在处理与自由职业有关的日常问题和挑战时，极具创造力。我们不会依赖别人给我们提供解决方案。5.理想主义

最后，自由职业的观念体现了一种理想主义。正是这一点，帮助我们渡过了自由职业生涯中的困难、失败和陷阱。

我们相信有一个―更好的世界‖，在那里，人们不需要按照设计好的模子来生活，以获得成功。我们相信那些花里忽哨的头衔其实毫无意义（否则的话，我们可以随时给自己一个这样的头衔，只要自己愿意就行）。我们相信自由职业者的生活方式，也尽力让这种方式成功。

我们相信自己会幸福、繁荣和真正的富足，仅靠着从事自己喜欢的事业。

结论

自由职业的全部，就是对自由，以及自由所赖以生存的基础的一种渴望。这种自由意味着，我们必须为自己的成功或失败、快乐或不幸、富有或贫穷承担全部责任。

没有老板，不能暗算自己的同事，没有不公平的人事制度可以迁怒。除非你真的喜欢自由职业，否则，你可能会感到非常糟糕。

如果你不是打心眼里相信这些，那么你会憎恨寻找客户所需要的大量工作。你会对没有定期工资、带薪病假和年假感到不快。你会对经常性的长时间工作充满抵触（在从事全职工作时，难道只有我一个人长时间地工作吗？）。

有些自由职业者，虽然拥有自由职业者的日程安排，却在本质上停留于雇员的心态。他们一有好的工作机会，就会跳下自由职业之船。我并不是说，这种做法是对是错。毕竟，自由职业并不适合所有的人。