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如何进行人生抉择？始终致力于完成自己的人生目标。 “Would you tell me which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice. “我该去哪呢”，爱丽丝问。“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat. “这要取决于你想去哪”，猫说。“I really don’t care where” replied Alice. “我无所谓去哪的”，爱丽丝回答道。“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “那你去哪都是一样的了”，猫说。- Quote from the Alice in Wonderland Movie --取自电影《爱丽丝梦游仙境》My brother called me the other day and asked me for some advice? He was trying to decide between two job offers: 弟弟让我给他出出主意，他不知道在两个工作之间如何选择？Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job. 第一项工作--天天坐办公室的工作，典型的40小时工作制。 Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry, where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good). The second job did not pay as well as the first job (initially), but the potential pay-off of the second job was much greater than the first job. 第二项工作--更应该说是一种职业。如果从事保险业务，他需要从底层做起，经过时间的历练逐步爬到高级别的岗位（如果他做得好的话）。开始时，这项工作的待遇没有第一项工作好，但待遇的提升空间要比第一项工作大得多。 So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends. 弟弟该选择哪项工作呢？这需要视情况而定。Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up. 就像猫告诉爱丽丝的那样，抉择在很大程度上取决于“你想去哪”。Begin with the End in Mind 生命应以终为始I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose is to “teach,” but he wants to make a lot of money first. 我问弟弟他的人生目标是什么？他说他想去教书，但是想先挣一大笔钱。I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. 我告诉弟弟先不要考虑钱，而应该关注于他的人生目标。I then asked him which job best supports his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supports his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. 然后我问他哪项工作更有助于实现他的人生目标，他说第一项工作。因为他只需要一周工作40小时，业余时间可以去教书。 He continued on to say, but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life. I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. 他继续说道，如果选择第二份工作，他可以挣到更多的钱，这样可以提前退休，然后再去教书。我再次告诉他先不要考虑钱，而应该关注于他的人生目标。I cautioned him to think this process through carefully because things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong! 我提醒他再仔细地考虑一下，因为许多事情不是到结束时发现做错了，而是一开始时已经做错了。You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well 鱼和熊掌不能兼得It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. 如果他从事保险业务，每周工作70到80小时后，业余时间再去教书，显然是非常困难的。鱼和熊掌不能兼得。正如人们所说，你可以做任何事情，但不能做每一件事情。 I recommended to my brother that he dedicate his time to achieving his life’s purpose, and I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supports that decision. 我建议弟弟从今天开始致力于实现人生目标，从而选择能够促使他实现人生目标的那项工作。Tomorrow Never Comes 明日复明日，明日何其多My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. 弟弟曾经想他可以在退休后再去教书，现实是，退休还不知道要等到何年何月。Unless you decide right now to pursue your passions, they will probably never be fulfilled. They will always be postponed until some nebulous time in the future. You will eventually “miss out” in the one area where you could have had the greatest impact on the world. 今天就开始致力于实现你的人生目标，否则永远实现不了它。它可能在将来因为某种原因一再被推迟，同时你也就失去了在某个领域有所建树的机会。You only live once, don’t go to your grave with one regret; don’t postpone your purpose. 人生只有一次，不要在人生中留下遗憾，不要推迟你的人生目标。The Money Will Come 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. The fear of not making money is the quickest way not to make it. 弟弟看起来过度地关注于钱了。我告诉他不要为钱担心，越担心挣不到钱就越挣不到。You will always have greater money making potential when you’re doing what you love. 当你做自己喜爱的事情，你挣钱的潜力也越大。In conclusion, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the overall mission and goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way. 最后，在面临抉择的时候，始终保证你的决定最有助于实现你的人生目标。如果你这样决定，那就是你要走的路。What advice would you have given my brother? What are some other cross-roads where this advice would be applicable? 你给我的弟弟出个什么主意呢？我的主意是否也适用于其他的人生抉择呢？ |
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