金融英語泛讀:職業(yè)目標，我為你規(guī)劃

10 Questions Make Your Career Goal Clear職業(yè)目標，我為你規(guī)劃

Was last year cruel or kind to you, professionally speaking?Even if your career didn't take a hit, the tumult of the last few months may have you quaking in your boots over the future.

Career coach Deborah Brown-Volkman reminds fearful workers，“Your career is long！Some people work for 40，50，or 60 years. Don't get stuck in the here and now when what is happening at this moment is just a small span in a long career.Instead, create a vision to help you move forward.”

Claim What You Want……

Deciding what you want to do doesn't happen overnight, but, according to Brown-Volkman, founder of a members-only coaching group to help people reinvent themselves professionally, the process can be simple. She says，“All of life's journeys begin with the phrase，‘I want……'It's a very powerful phrase, and without it, it's hard to go very far.”The career coach likens your professional journey to a trip, revealing that if you didn't decide where you wanted to go on vacation, you'd likely wind up at a destination you don't enjoy.

……Or What You Don't Want

It's hard to say what you want when you're not sure of it. She points out，“The reason certain people can't answer that question is that it's too overwhelming.But most folks can say what they DON'T want.They can say，“‘I don't want to work for a large company，’or‘I don't want a lengthy commute.’The flip side of what you don't want is what you do want.”

Fight the Fear……

If creating a vision is so simple, why don't more people do it?Brown-Volkman reveals，“People are lost and afraid now, and they're scared to say what they want because they're afraid of not getting it. When it comes to vision, sometimes people won't even say what they want unless they know they will get there or how to get there.But you have to create what you want first and then live into it.It's like a declaration.It takes courage-and a bit of faith.”

Ask Yourself……

Are you ready to build a vision for your desired professional destination?Begin by getting it down on paper. She advises，“I believe if you write down your vision and look at it on a daily basis, it's more likely it will happen.”Start with the following 10 questions.Adds the New York-based career expert.Don't forget to allow yourself to dream a little bit；it's OK to do that！

If anything were possible, what would I want to be different in my career?

What type of job would I want?

What would I want to be responsible for?

What type of boss/coworkers/team would I want?

What kind of hours would I want to work?

What type of company would I want to work for?

What sort of culture would I want the company to have?

Which city would I want to live in?

What salary would I want to earn?

What would I want my approach to stress, my workload, and deadlines be?

Get in the Game……

Once you have a vision, start acting on it. Brown-Volkman urges professionals，“Everybody needs a game to play.If you don't have a game, you get stuck in the day to day.The only way out is to say，‘This is what I want next.'”

就職業(yè)方面而言，2008年對你來說是好還是不好呢？即使你的職業(yè)沒有受到損害，過去幾個月的波動也許讓你對未來“雙腿發(fā)軟”吧。

職業(yè)生涯教練德博拉·博朗-沃克曼提醒害怕的人們：“你的職業(yè)長著呢！有些人工作40、50或60年。漫漫人生路，今天所發(fā)生的情況只是一個小小的插曲，不要因此被困擾。相反，要設定一個遠景來幫助你前進?！?/p>

說出自己想要的……

決定自己想要從事什么不會在一夜之間想出來，然而，在負責職業(yè)培訓的會員制輔導團體的創(chuàng)建者博朗-沃克曼看來，這一過程可以變得簡單些。她說：“一切探索從‘我想……’開始，這句話非常有力，沒有它，就很難深入?！甭殬I(yè)生涯教練將職業(yè)比喻成一次旅程，如果你從來沒想過要去哪里度假，那么你很有可能會到達一個你并不喜歡的目的地。

或者不想要的

當人們不確定的時候去說想要什么就會很難。她指出：“某些人回答不出這個問題的原因是它太‘（遠）大’。但是多數(shù)人都能說出自己不想要什么。他們會說‘我不想為大企業(yè)工作’或‘我不想上班路途長’，那么不想要的反面就是你想要的了?！?/p>

克服恐懼心

如果說設定一個遠景是一件容易的事情，那為什么沒有更多人去做呢？博朗-沃克曼說：“人們現(xiàn)在迷茫了、害怕了，他們害怕說自己想要什么，因為擔心自己得不到。說到遠景，有時候，除非人們認定這個愿望一定能實現(xiàn)或知道怎樣實現(xiàn)，否則都不愿意說出想要什么。但是你首先要創(chuàng)建一個你想要的，然后融于其中。這就像一次宣言。這需要勇氣——外加一點點信念?！?/p>

問自己

為一份渴求中的職業(yè)目標設定遠景，你準備好了嗎？把這些都寫下來。她說：“我相信如果你將遠景寫下來，然后每天都看一看，它就可能會實現(xiàn)?！睆南旅娴氖畟€問題開始。來自紐約的職業(yè)專家還說：“別忘了讓自己發(fā)揮點想象，你可以去夢想！”如果一切皆為可能，我將希望我的職業(yè)生涯有何不同？我喜歡哪類工作？

我希望對什么負責？

我希望有哪種類型的老板/同事/團隊？

我希望在什么時間工作？

我希望為哪類公司工作？

我希望我供職的企業(yè)有什么樣的企業(yè)文化？

我希望生活在哪座城市？

我希望賺多少錢？

我希望如何應對壓力、工作量和工作截止時間？

置身其中……

一旦你有了遠景，那就開始行動吧。博朗-沃克曼敦促職業(yè)人士：“每個人都需要從事一場游戲，如果你沒有加入一個的話，那就會陷入熬日子的狀態(tài)。擺脫這種狀態(tài)的唯一方法是說出‘這是我接下來想要的’。”

實戰(zhàn)提升

核心單詞

tumult['tju:m?lt]n.騷亂，騷動

lengthy['le?θi]adj.冗長的；啰唆的

commute[k?'mju:t]v.折合；折償

vision['vi??n]n.幻想，憧憬

stress[stres]n.壓力，張力

workload['w?：kl?ud]n.工作量

財經(jīng)知識一點通

會員制（membership）

是一種人與人或組織與組織之間進行溝通的媒介，它由某個組織發(fā)起并在該組織的管理運作下，吸引客戶自愿加入，目的是定期與會員聯(lián)系，為他們提供具有較高感知價值的利益包。會員制營銷目標是通過與會員建立富有感情的關系，不斷激發(fā)并提高他們的忠誠度。

職業(yè)生涯（career）

是一個人的職業(yè)經(jīng)歷。職業(yè)生涯是以心理開發(fā)、生理開發(fā)、智力開發(fā)、技能開發(fā)、倫理開發(fā)等人的潛能開發(fā)為基礎，以滿足需求為目標的工作經(jīng)歷和內(nèi)心體驗的經(jīng)歷。

翻譯練習

Don't get stuck in the here and now when what is happening at this moment is just a small span in a long career.

lt's hard to say what you want when you're not sure of it.

When it comes to vision, sometimes people won't even say what they want unless they know they will get there or how to get there.