職業(yè)生涯出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)折 別忘了這些教誨

When you walk into my office, you’ll find two art pieces displayed prominently on the wall. In painted Mandarin, they read: “Courage: the ability to confront fear and opposition” and “Wisdom: knowledge, common sense and good judgment.” These paintings not only provide a beautiful decoration, but also serve as a reminder for what has led me to where I am today.

Courage and wisdom are the frequent subjects of song and poetry, but they apply in business – particularly in the context of career changes. Like so many people, my career path hasn’t been in a straight line. It’s been a path of many twists and turns, each providing a new set of opportunities and challenges.

Of course, each turn in the road came with that initial feeling of fear. Am I making the right choice? Is this is the right opportunity? What happens if I fail? It takes courage to not only ask yourself these questions, but also to be able to answer them in an honest way. It takes courage to get over your fear of the unknown. It takes courage to realize you might miss great opportunities if you let fear consume you.

But having courage is simply not enough, and can even be reckless, if not balanced with wisdom. Wisdom allows us to draw from previous experiences and to use knowledge in a meaningful way to make the best decision possible. Wisdom further enables us to use incredible discernment to provide answers to those questions which are provoked by fear – not to mention gives us the necessary skills to be competent in a new role. So when changing career paths, it’s important to remember that you not only need courage, but also wisdom to utilize good judgment in evaluating whether such a change is the right one for you, and then using those skills in different way.

When faced with a tough situation, I often gaze at these paintings as a reminder, if not a guide, to help me make the right decision. But long before these images became a decoration on my wall, they were the basis for any important decision, including those critical turns that have marked my own career path. I’ve had four such points in my career, and at each crossroads, I’m reminded that it takes courage to make the change, and wisdom to know I’ve made the right decision.

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走進(jìn)我的辦公室就會(huì)看到墻上掛著兩件顯眼的藝術(shù)品，上面分別用中文寫(xiě)著：“勇氣：面對(duì)恐懼和對(duì)手的能力”，“智慧：知識(shí)、常識(shí)和良好的判斷”。這兩幅字不光是漂亮的裝飾，它們還在提醒我，是什么讓我走到了今天這個(gè)位置。

勇氣和智慧經(jīng)常成為歌曲和詩(shī)作的主題，但它們也適用于商界，特別是在職業(yè)生涯發(fā)生變化之際。和許許多多的人一樣，我的職業(yè)發(fā)展軌跡也不是一條直線(xiàn)，它曲折迂回，每個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折都帶來(lái)一系列新的機(jī)遇和挑戰(zhàn)。

當(dāng)然，職業(yè)生涯的每次變化都從擔(dān)驚受怕開(kāi)始。我做的選擇正確嗎?我要是失敗了怎么辦?不僅要問(wèn)自己這些問(wèn)題，還要能誠(chéng)實(shí)地回答，這需要勇氣。克服對(duì)未知的恐懼需要勇氣。要意識(shí)到，如果陷入恐懼，自己就可能錯(cuò)失絕佳的機(jī)會(huì)，這也需要勇氣。

但光有勇氣還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。而且，如果不用智慧來(lái)制衡，勇氣甚至可能變成魯莽。智慧能讓我們從過(guò)去的經(jīng)歷中汲取經(jīng)驗(yàn)，并有效地利用知識(shí)來(lái)做出盡可能好的選擇;智慧還能讓我們用不可思議的洞察力來(lái)回答這些因?yàn)榭謶侄a(chǎn)生的問(wèn)題，更不用說(shuō)給我們帶來(lái)必要的技能以勝任新工作。因此，在改變職業(yè)軌跡時(shí)有一點(diǎn)很重要，那就是要記住自己不僅需要勇氣，還需要智慧來(lái)進(jìn)行清晰的判斷，以便評(píng)估這樣的改變對(duì)自己來(lái)說(shuō)是否合適，并以不同的方式來(lái)使用這些技能。

陷入困境時(shí)，我經(jīng)常會(huì)凝視這兩幅字，讓它們提醒我，甚至是引導(dǎo)我，進(jìn)而幫我做出正確的決定。但遠(yuǎn)在我把這兩幅字掛在墻上以前，它們就已經(jīng)成為我做出的所有重要決定的基礎(chǔ)，包括那些塑造我職業(yè)發(fā)展軌跡的關(guān)鍵轉(zhuǎn)折。一路走來(lái)，我曾四次遇到這樣的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)。在每個(gè)十字路口，它們都會(huì)提醒我，做出改變需要勇氣，明白自己做出了正確選擇則需要智慧。