十个问题帮你规划职业目标

 　　Was last year cruel or kind to you, professionally speaking? Even if your career didn't take a hit, the tumult¹ 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."

　　职业方面，2008年对你来说是好还是不好? 即使你的职业没有受到损害，过去几个月的波动也许让你对未来“双腿发软”吧。职业生涯教练Deborah Brown-Volkman提醒害怕的人们“你的职业长着呢!有些人工作40、50或60年。人的生涯漫长，今天所发生的情况仅仅是一小段，不要因此而困扰。相反，建立一个远景来帮助你前进”。

　　Claim What You Want... 说出自己想要的...

　　Deciding what you want to do doesn't happen overnight, but, according to Brown-Volkman, founder² 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.

　　决定自己想要什么不会一日之间出现，但是根据某帮助人们职业重塑自我的会员制辅导群体创建者Brown-Volkman，这个过程可以简单。她说：：一切探索从‘我想..’开始”，这是一个非常有力的句子，没有它，就很难深入“职业生涯教练将你的职业比喻称一次旅程，说明如果你从没有决定去哪度假，那么你可能结果会到一个不喜欢的目的地。

　　...Or What You Don't Want 或者不想要的

　　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 it 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 lengthy³ commute⁴.' The flip⁵ side of what you don't want is what you do want."

　　当人们不确定的时候去说想要什么就会很难。她指出：“某些人回答不出这个问题的原因是它太‘(远)大’。但是多数人都能说出自己不想要什么。他们会说：‘我不想为大企业工作’或‘我不想上班路途长’，那么不想要的反面就是你想要的了”。

　　Fight the Fear... 克服恐惧心

　　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."

　　如果说建立一个远景是一件容易的事情，那么为什么多数人不去做呢?Brown-Volkman透露：“人们现在迷茫了、害怕了，他们害怕说自己想要什么，因为担心自己得不到。说到远景，有时候，甚至人们除非一定能实现，否则都不愿意说出想要什么。但是你首先要创建一个你想要的，然后用生活去融于其中。这就像一次宣言。这需要勇气--还有一点点信念”

1 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

4 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

5 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。