原创 实现期望职业的诀窍十条小贴士

实现期望职业的诀窍

In order to nab your dream job, you have to know what you want first. Then set goals to get there.

为了得到你梦想的工作，首先你需要搞清楚的是你想要什么，然后冲着这个最终目标，设立各个阶段的小目标。

It seems as if people today spend more time planning the holiday gifts they’re going to buy or the next vacation they’re ready to take than they do preparing their own lives. Most people don’t have a problem achieving goals—it’s setting clear and compelling ones that tends to throw people for a loop. Actually, most of us just don’t do it at all. But when we leave our lives and careers to chance, we can end up with a life and career that are at times lackluster and perhaps even unfulfilling. Knowing exactly what it is you want to accomplish in your career is the first step to achieving it.

今天，人们花大量的时间准备节日礼物或为计划中的假期做准备，但是在人生规划方面花的时间却是极少的。大多数人实现目标方面没什么问题——但要制定明确的，强制性的目标的话，情况就有点让人大跌眼镜了。实际上，我们当中大多数人，根本就不会去设定什么明确的目标。但是当我们抓住人生或职业中的机会的时候，我们就能够结束那时常平淡和（甚至是）空虚的人生和职业生涯。而要实现这一点第一步要做的就是清楚的知道你想要实现的是什么。

Here are few tips to help you set career goals so you can get what you want.

这里有几条小贴士或许可以帮助你实现你想要的职业目标。

1. Identify your values.

1. 明确自身的价值。

First, sit down and think about what things are really important to you. Maybe this includes family, helping others, creativity, integrity, being challenged? Decide which values in life mean the most to you. Then make sure that your career goals reflect these. For instance, the company you work for and the position you hold should take into account the overarching values you’ve laid out.

首先，坐下来好好的想想对你来说什么东西真的重要。这一条或许会包括你的家人，帮组他人，创造，正直，受到挑战？找到哪一项价值对你来说最重要。然后确保你的职业目标能够反映这些价值。比如，你所担任的职位和所属公司要能体现你所罗列出来的首要价值。

2. Start with the end.  

2. 从目标结果开始。

Stephen Covey, the self-help guru and author of the best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, lists as one of the habits “Begin with the end in mind.” And this is a great place to start. Only by knowing what you’re striving for can you develop a plan to get you there. Get a clear image of what you want your career to look like, and then ask yourself how you would need to behave, what you would need to believe in, and what you would need to do on a daily basis to obtain that kind of career or score that new job. Then begin.

Stephen Covey，最畅销书籍 “重大影响人物的7个习惯” 的作者，一个自助的领军人物就列出了这样一条习惯 “从你所想要的结果开始”。这是个非常好的起点，只有你知道你想要争取的东西，你才能计划出你达到目标所要走的路。对于你希望的职业生涯你要有个清晰的画面，然后问问你自己为了实现那样的职业生涯或得到那份新工作，你要怎样行动，要相信什么，你每天都应该做什么。然后付诸行动。

3. To get there, think about being there.

3. 为了到达你想要的端点，想像你就在那个点。

We become a version of the things we think most about. I know it sounds simple, but in actuality, whatever thoughts, ideas, and images dominate our minds are often the trends we embrace in daily life. Goal-setting is an effective way to manage our thoughts and keep us focused on what really matters. So, as one step on the path to reaching your career goals, pretend you’ve already gotten there. Think about the person holding the job that you desire. What would he or she wear, say, eat, and do for fun? When you have a big decision to make, how would this person make that choice? Start acting as though you are already experiencing the success you’re searching for.

我们把我们想的最多的变成我们亲身经历着的版本。我知道这听上去挺简单的，但是实际上，不管日常生活中占据我们的头脑是什么想法，念头，和景象我们常常都会拥抱的趋向。设定目标能够有效的控制我们的思想，使我们关注真正重要的事情。所以，作为为达到你职业目标的一步，假装你已经达到了。想象那些已经得到你梦寐以求的职位的人。他/她穿了什么，说了什么，吃了什么，娱乐又有些什么？当你要做一个重大决定的时候，这个人会怎么样选择？就像你已经实现你追求的目标一样行动。

4. This year’s list.

4. 一年之计。

Make a clear and concise list of the things you want to achieve by the end of the year. This is kind of like New Year’s resolutions, but tailored to your career, with a built-in action plan. Give yourself a series of mini-deadlines and then a final deadline for when your goals should be completed.

在年末，把你想实现的事情清楚的，准确的列出来。这种类似新年决心的东西（必须要围绕你的职业目标）隐含着一个内在的行动计划。再给你自己定一系列完成目标的最短实现日期，还有最重实现日期。

5. Create a vision board.

5. 创建一个愿望板。

Get a piece of poster board and place it in a location where you will see it often. Grab a huge pile of magazines and simply flip through them. Cut out images that could represent some of your career goals. Look at the board to get ideas and inspiration when your job feels overwhelming.

找一块写广告的硬板放在你经常看到的地方。找一大堆杂志，简略的浏览一下。把那些能代表你职业目标的图片，形象剪下来，在你感觉工作难以承受时看看这些或许能得到些启发或灵感。

6. No regrets.

6. 不要后悔或遗憾。

Decide on the three things that you want to achieve in your career before you die. Then work backward, listing three things you want in the next 20 years, 10 years, five years, this year, this month, this week, and, finally, the three most important things you want to accomplish today to help your professional life.

在生命终结之前，决定3件你想要完成的事情。然后向后开始，列出在下一个20年，10年，5年，今年，这个月，这个星期你想做的3件事，最后今天你想完成的3件事，如此一来帮助你实现专注的人生。

7. Challenge your thoughts.

7. 挑战你的想法。

As you think about your goals, instead of wishing or hoping you’ll achieve them, ask yourself what you can do today to make them happen. How will you do this? Check your no-regrets list as a reminder of what it is you’re striving for. Remember, hope isn’t a strategy. Action is.

在你思考你的目标的时候，不要期望或希望你将会实现它们，而是想想今天你能做些什么，才能让它们实现。你怎么做这些事？你可以查看一下你在“无悔”中列出来的你想实现的目标，以此提醒自己。记住，希望不是什么策略，行动才是。

8. Focus.

8. 专注。

One of the greatest mistakes people make in setting goals is trying to work on too many things at one time. There is tremendous power in giving laser-beam-focused attention to just one idea, one project, or one objective at a time. So within your large list of goals, highlight one or two that you really want to make happen and work on those first.

人们在设定目标的时候，犯的最大的一个错误就是企图在同一时间内做过多的事情。在一个时间，给一个念头，一项工程，或者一个目的给予激光束聚焦般的关注力量是很强大的。所以在你罗列的一箩筐目标中，选出一件或两件你真正想要的事情，然后着重先完成它们。

9. Write your success story.

9. 记录你成功的故事。

Stretch your imagination and pretend that you are giving a speech about your path to success. What is the title of the speech and what is the morale of your story?  What wisdom would you share? As the master of ceremonies introduces you, what does he or she say about you? Write your biography, including the achievements and positions you wish to have. Let the images and feelings be as real as possible, and revisit this piece of paper often.  

展开你的想象，假装你正在作一场演讲，讲述你成功的道路。演讲的主题是什么，成功的信念又是什么？你想跟大家分享点什么智慧？在主持人介绍你的时候，他/她会如何介绍你？简洁的写下你的情况，包括你希望有的成果和职位。让这种想象有多真实就多真实，之后再经常回顾一下你写的内容。

10. Gratitude and motivation.

10. 感恩和动机。

Spend some time each day being grateful for making progress in achieving your goals. Remind yourself of why these goals are important to you.

每天花点时间回顾你一天的成果，怀抱感恩之心。要提醒自己为什么这些目标对你重要。