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10个最好的职业发展建议

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注: 这是一篇英文翻译，加上了一点自由发挥，原文: my best pieces of career advice, by SahilBloom

在最近的一次活动上，有人向我提了一个问题，什么是我最好的职业发展建议？

这里是我最好的10条职业发展建议，说心里话，我多么希望我在22岁时就能知道这些。

  1. 给人留下值得信赖的印象

    只要你能够被人所信赖，并且你真的能够搞定那些棘手的问题，那么你就会有广阔的天地。让自己做一个值得信赖的人是不需要什么额外成本的。

  2. 做一个能搞定事情的人

    在早期，你将会遇到一些工作任务，而你可能对此还毫无头绪。这个时候，如果有谁能够把事情搞定，那么他得价值就是显而易见的。可以先尝试做一些事情来推进工作，再问一些关键性的问题，把事情搞定。之后，大家都会和你同肩并战。

  3. 先努力的工作，再聪明的工作

    我们会很自然的认为要先聪明的工作，但这是错误的，如果你真想完成那些很重要的事情，你就必须认真努力的工作。只有先认真努力的工作，深入进去之后，你才能有资格谈聪明的工作。

  4. 培养讲故事的能力

    那些改变世界的CEO们也许并不是他们所在领域最聪明的人，但他们一定在这些方面有超乎常人之处：（1）、聚合数据；（2）、简单高效的沟通。手里拿到的只是数据，嘴里讲出来的却是故事，只要你有这个能力，那么你走到哪都会很抢手。

  5. 替老板排忧解难(swallow the frog for your boss)

    「swallow the frog」 是一个俚语，表示总是先做最难的事情：「If it's your job to eat a frog， it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs， it's best to eat the biggest one first.」

    这可能是你职业发展早期最厉害的技巧：（1）、观察你的老板；（2）、看看他遇到了什么难题；（3）、深入了解这个难题；（4）、解决掉这个难题。你这时候已经走在人生赢家的康庄大道了。

  6. 在职业发展早期总是说「是的，好的，没问题」

    嘴上总是说「是的，好的，没问题」，这会给你带来好运和更多的机会。虽然有时候可能会让你有点不知所措或者不堪重负，但带来的好运气足以抵消掉这些紧张情绪。

  7. 每天早起，投入工作

    当你每天早起并开始投入工作时，你用这一件不容易做到的事情给你这一天定下了一个基调，即你已经把自己看作为一个胜利者。这个习惯会深深影响你的一生。如果一个人能够早上五点就起床然后开始工作，那么他绝不会是一个失败者。

  8. 抓住每一个机会

    我有一次亲身体会，事情是这样的：那时候我正在一个咖啡店里面坐着处理一些工作的事情，有一个年轻人给我发消息，问是否可以过来向我请教一个问题，我说当然可以；然后他花了一个多小时过来我这里，我们聊得很不错。其实他住的离那非常远，但他就是毅然的过来了。我总是信赖这些充满能量的年轻人。如果有人打开了一扇可能带来机会的大门，那么就赶紧走进去。。

  9. 早到、晚退

    早点就位，晚点离开，这总能给你带来好运气。那些最有意思的关键对话总是发生在会议之前或之后，只要你及时出现在那，大概率也会被拉入这样那样的电话、茶叙或讨论中，这长期来看是很有好处的。

  10. 老生常谈的话

    和别人交谈时看着对方的眼睛；说到做到，不说大话空话；准时；保持好的坐姿；自信的握手。。。这些听起来好像很傻，但这些老生常谈的话却是永不过时的东西。

遵循这10条建议，你的职业发展肯定会走的更顺畅一些。

英语原文

At a recent event, I got asked for my best pieces of career advice.

Here are the 10 pieces of advice I shared: (things I wish I knew at 22)

  1. Build a reputation1 for reliability2.

    You can get pretty damn3 far by just being someone that people can count on4 to show up and do the work. Being reliable is entirely5 free.

  2. Be the person who can figure it out.

    Early on, you'll be given a lot of tasks you have no idea how to complete. There's nothing more valuable than someone who can just figure it out. Do some work, ask key questions, get it done. People will fight over6 you.

  3. Work hard first (and smart later).

    It's trendy7 to say that working smart is all that matters. Wrong. If you want to accomplish anything significant[^significant], you have to work hard. Work hard early—take pride in it. Then you can start to build leverage8 to work smart.

  4. Build storytelling9 skills.

    World-changing CEOs aren't the smartest in their orgs. They are exceptional at: (1) Aggregating data and (2) Communicating it simply & effectively. Data in, story out. Build that skill and you'll always be valuable.

  5. "Swallow the frog"10 for your boss.

    This is one of the greatest "hacks" to get ahead early in your career. Observe your boss, figure out what they hate doing, learn to do it, and take it off their plate. Easy win.

  6. Be a "yes" person early in your career.

    Saying "yes" expands your luck surface area. It may mean you're a bit overwhelmed11 at times, but the benefits from the increased luck outweigh the downsides of feeling stretched12.

  7. Wake up early and work out.

    When you wake up early and work out, you do a hard thing to start your day that sets the tone13. You start to self-identify14 as a winner. That has ripple15 effects all across your life. There's no such thing as a loser who wakes up at 5am and works out.

  8. Dive through cracked16 doors.

    I recently had an experience to bring this to life: A young guy saw on my story that I was at a coffee shop working. He messaged me asking if he could come by and ask a question. I said ok. He got there an hour later and we hit it off. Turns out he lived far away and made it work. I'd always bet17 on people with that kind of energy. If someone cracks open a door that may present an opportunity, dive through it.

  9. Show up early, stay late.

    Showing up early and staying late is a free way to materially18 increase your luck surface area. The most interesting side conversations come up before meetings start or after they end. When you're in the room, you're more likely to get pulled into a follow-up call, coffee, or discussion. It pays off handsomely in the long run.

  10. Do the "old fashioned" things well.

    Look people in the eye, do what you say you'll do, be early, practice good posture19, have a confident handshake. It sounds silly, but these things are all free and will never go out of style.

Embrace20 those 10 pieces of advice and you'll stand out and be on the right track.

词汇

  1. reputation: 固有印象，the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something: his reputation was tarnished by allegations that he had taken bribes. ↩

  2. reliability: 信赖可靠，the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well: the car's background gives me every confidence in its reliability. ↩

  3. damn, 难以置信的，expressing anger, surprise, or frustration: Damn! I completely forgot!. ↩

  4. count on: 期望或依赖，(count on someone or something) rely on someone or something: whatever you're doing, you can count on me. ↩

  5. entirely: 完全的，completely (often used for emphasis): [as submodifier] : we have an entirely different outlook | the juries were made up entirely of men. ↩

  6. fight over you: 为你而战 ↩

  7. trendy: 最新的，时尚的，very fashionable or up to date: I enjoyed being able to go out and buy trendy clothes | the bar was very stylish and trendy. ↩

  8. leverage: 能力、资格，the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever: my spade hit something solid that wouldn't respond to leverage. ↩

  9. storytelling: 讲故事的能力，the activity of telling or writing stories: the power of cinematic storytelling. ↩

  10. Swallow the frog, 俚语，代表做麻烦的事情，If it's your job to eat a frog， it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs， it's best to eat the biggest one first. ↩

  11. overwhelmed: 不堪重负，bury or drown beneath a huge mass: the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath. ↩

  12. stretched: 伸展，an act of stretching one's limbs or body: I got up and had a stretch. ↩

  13. tone: 声调、调子、语气、语调，a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength: the piano tone appears monochrome or lacking in warmth. ↩

  14. self-identify: 自我认同，assign a particular characteristic or categorization to oneself; describe oneself as belonging to a particular category or group: both candidates self-identify as Catholic | 1.6 percent of adults surveyed self-identified as gay or lesbian | [with object] : it was illegal for contractors to request applicants to self-identify their disability status | (self-identified as adjective) : Watson is a self-identified feminist. ↩

  15. ripple: 细微的，a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze: he dived into the pool leaving barely a ripple | the ripples spread across the pond. ↩

  16. crack: 隔离开,a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts: a hairline crack down the middle of the glass. ↩

  17. bet on: 押注于， risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event, such as the result of a race or game: [with clause] : I would be prepared to bet that what he really wanted was to settle down | [with object] : most people would bet their life savings on this prospect | betting on horses. ↩

  18. materially: 实质上的、相当大的， [often as submodifier] substantially; considerably: materially different circumstances. ↩

  19. posture: 坐姿，the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting: he stood in a flamboyant posture with his hands on his hips | good posture will protect your spine. ↩

  20. embrace: 吸收、遵循, accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically: besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology. ↩