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RickOShay (Offline)
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05-22-2010, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by sakaeyellow View Post
What do you think about "overcoming loserdom"? And what is "loserdom"?

I agree with Sashimister that we are talking about people who are already losers. But both 負け犬 and 脱却 are words that can be found in dictionary, I suggest using English words that also can be found in English dictionary.

And here are the 10 laws:
一、自分だけは自分の潜在能力を信じてあげろ。
一、自分の予測する、自分の限界という壁を越える経験 をしろ。
一、自分を正当化して「出来ない」というな。 (経済 的、時間的、人的等の要因を「出来ない」理由にするな )
一、金よりも大切な目的を持て。 (金は手段であって 、目的ではないはずだ)
一、常識を身につけ、常識を疑え。 (常識は思考能力 のない人の道具である場合が多い)
一、信念を持て、そして信念に照らし合わせて行動しろ 。 (信念がないと目先の利益に捕らわれてしまう)
一、ずるい技法を学べ、しかし利用するな。 (技法を 知っていればだまされずにすむことが多い)
一、行動に迷ったときは、自分にとって苦しいと予測す るほうを選択しろ。
一、カッコ良く生きろ。 (但し、土下座することやボ ロを着ることもカッコ良い場合がある)
一、親を大切にしろ (親とは今の自分が存在する要因 となった人のことをいう)

Frankly speaking, it seems to be more for normal people to become successful than for losers to become normal people.
I do not know if you are a native English speaker or not, but Sashimister's translation sounds perfectly natural to me, and stays most true to the Japanese. I really do not think college paper pretty English is necessary here. Do you? This sounds like something that you would find sitting in a bookstore with an interesting title that would make you want to pick up the book and take a look at it. Or maybe like a poster or something hanging in somebody's room.
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