For years，I played around with writing.I wrote when I felt like it.Then one day，a friend asked what my dream was.When I said it was to be a writer，he said these words that changed my life，"You don't have to want to be a writer.You are a writer；you just need to write." So I started calling myself a writer.Everywhere I went，I introduced myself as "Jeff Goins，Writer，" and even put it in email signatures and on my Facebook page.And you know what？I started acting like it.Eventually，I even began to believe it.It turns out that sometimes you do have to fake it before you make it.
    The lesson here is simple：If you wait for someone to give you permission to start pursuing your dream，you'll be waiting for a long time.You have to begin before you think you're ready.
    After I decided to pursue my dream，I still had to find the time to do it.Working a full-time job and having a wife and other things to do，I didn't have unlimited free time.I had to find time to write.For me，that meant getting up early.Like，5：00 a.m.early.Every morning，I would wake up，get my coffee，and write for two hours.At first，this was difficult；I had to force myself out of bed and downstairs before the sun rose.But eventually，it became habitual.I did it without even thinking about it.And soon，what started as a discipline became a daily joy.
    By doing this，I learned the excuse I had given myself--- "I don't have enough time"--- wasn't true.I did have enough time；it was just hiding in "inconvenient" places.
    These days，most people I meet are talking about their dreams.For example，they want to bravely pursue a successful career.However，they're doing it all wrong.They think they need to take a huge leap out into the unknown when，in fact，the opposite is true.So if you have a dream，just take action.And don't say you don't have time for it.

（1）How did the friend's words change his attitude towards writing？ （no more than 10 words）
（2）What does the underlined word "fake" mean in the first paragraph？ （no more than 1 word）
（3）How did the author find time for writing？（no more than 15 words）
（4）What does the author advise us to do to pursue a successful career？（no more than 10 words）
（5）Suppose you're crazy about playing basketball，but you have no time for it.How will you deal with it？

【考點(diǎn)】人與自我．

【答案】He started calling himself a writer.；pretend.；By reducing his sleeping time.；If you have a dream，just take action.；I will make time to play basketball，for example，make good use of half an hour after school.