Roy Leighton asks you to imagine yourself at work. Everything's going well until a certain person comes in. You know who we're talking about -that one, the energy taker. The person who seems to draw the life force out of you as though they were some kind of sponge!
Roy Leighton请你想象一下工作中的自己。所有进展顺利，直到某个人的到来。你了解大家在说哪个就是那个人：精力吸食者。他们就像某种海绵一样吸食着你的能量。
To start infecting your environment
开始影响你的环境
Where previously1 you were quite relaxed and focused, you now tense up and question your ability. Your energy is going by the second. This certain person chatters2 on at you about something, not listening to your responses, while only seeking to talk about their issues and how you can help them. You stammer3 some feeble responses by way of reply, feeling your strength ebb4 away until you find an excuse to leave.
之前你非常放松、精力集中，目前却神经紧张、开始怀疑我们的能力。你的精力每秒钟都在流失。这个人对你喋喋不休，从不理会你的反应，只不过谈论他们我们的事情，还有你如何可以帮助他们。你结结巴巴地作出一个无力的回话，同时感觉我们的力量在消退，直到你找到一个借口离开。
Sitting in the toilet cubicle5 a few minutes later, you reflect on what has just happened. Why does this person have such an impact on you and how can you overcome it so that work ceases to be a place of torture?
几分钟后坐在卫生间马桶间，你开始考虑到底出了什么事。为何此人对你有这么大的影响，怎么样能战胜这种影响，从而使办公室不再是受虐场。
What you can do
你能做的
One solution is look at things from a military-style perspective---when you want to make a change to an environment or situation you can do it in two ways: infection or explosion. There are several practical things that you can do.
一个解决方法是用军事眼光看待问题当你想要改变一下近况时，你有两个办法可用：慢慢影响环境或者激烈爆发。这里有一些切实可行的方法。
Explosion is radical6 and immediate7 - there are usually casualties and fall-out. Infection is about making slow, positive change - influencing others by your positive example. Its effects are more lasting8 and often more beneficial.
爆发激烈而且直接总是会有伤亡和损失。而影响是指做出缓慢、积极的改变通过我们的积极榜样影响其他人。其成效更持久、总是好处也更大。
At work we usually wait until we've had enough of a particular situation and explode, leaving a lot of bad feeling and damage. If we can begin to infect our environment in a positive way on a daily basis, the changes will be lasting, less damaging and sustainable.
工作中大家总是一直等到再也忍受不了才彻底爆发，致使不少坏情绪和伤害。假如大家能通过天天以积极的方法去影响大家的环境，那样改变将更持久、伤害更少并且可以同意。
To start infecting your environment
开始影响你的环境
* Move around as though you're confident - and this goes for standing9 and sitting also. You'll feel confident as a result - it's that simple, but our minds can get in the way. Ignore your mind for a while. We are psycho-physical beings. If we change our physical behavior we change our mindset; if we change our mindset we can change our behavior.
* 到处转转，仿佛你非常自信的样子（站立或坐着也行）。结果你会感觉到自信就是这么简单，但大家的想法却会成为障碍。先不要管想法。大家是有心理活动的生命存在。假如改变身体行为，大家也会改变思维方法；假如大家改变思维方法，大家也能改变行为。
* Learn to listen. Nod and smile, question and encourage. Try to actually find out if this energy-taking person you find so hard to deal with has something to say - you might be pleasantly surprised. Also, if you give an example of how to do something well, others may be encouraged to follow your example.
* 掌握倾听。 点头、微笑，询问、鼓励。试着找出这位很难应付的精力吸食者到底有哪些要说或许你会感到惊喜。而且，假如你做出表率, 把事情做好，其他人或许会遭到激励、向你学习。
When we find ourselves in a work environment that is predominantly and increasingly one of 'positive infection', this will lead to a general mood of confidence. Inpidual and group performance, and therefore productivity, will all improve.
当大家身处的工作环境愈加积极，就会大体上产生一种自信情绪。个人和团队的表现，乃至整个生产力都将得到提高。
In short, a confident company is a successful company. And companies are made up of every person that works there - so everybody's confidence is important to the work environment. Our work space is a constant bombardment of influences, both positive and negative from the physical environment, the people in it and our own self-confidence.
简而言之，自信造就成功的公司。由于公司由每一个职员组成所以每一个人的自信对工作环境都非常重要。大家的工作空间不断遭到各种原因的影响，即有好的也有坏的。这类影响来自实质环境、环境中的每一个人与大家的自信。
Be aware of this and remember that it's your responsibility to develop your confidence at work, otherwise you run the risk of becoming the energy-draining 'life taker' that forces people to flee to the nearest exit when you pass by.
要了解和记住，在工作中培养自信是你一个人的责任，不然你就或许会成为一位精力耗竭的生命掠夺者，叫人避之不及。
