職業(yè)生涯出現轉折 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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走進我的辦公室就會看到墻上掛著兩件顯眼的藝術品，上面分別用中文寫著：“勇氣：面對恐懼和對手的能力”，“智慧：知識、常識和良好的判斷”。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位置。

勇氣和智慧經常成為歌曲和詩作的主題，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，它曲折迂回，每個轉折都帶來一系列新的機遇和挑戰(zhàn)。

當然，職業(yè)生涯的每次變化都從擔驚受怕開始。我做的選擇正確嗎?我要是失敗了怎么辦?不僅要問自己這些問題，還要能誠實地回答，這需要勇氣?？朔ξ粗目謶中枰職?。要意識到，如果陷入恐懼，自己就可能錯失絕佳的機會，這也需要勇氣。

但光有勇氣還遠遠不夠。而且，如果不用智慧來制衡，勇氣甚至可能變成魯莽。智慧能讓我們從過去的經歷中汲取經驗，并有效地利用知識來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回答這些因為恐懼而產生的問題，更不用說給我們帶來必要的技能以勝任新工作。因此，在改變職業(yè)軌跡時有一點很重要，那就是要記住自己不僅需要勇氣，還需要智慧來進行清晰的判斷，以便評估這樣的改變對自己來說是否合適，并以不同的方式來使用這些技能。

陷入困境時，我經常會凝視這兩幅字，讓它們提醒我，甚至是引導我，進而幫我做出正確的決定。但遠在我把這兩幅字掛在墻上以前，它們就已經成為我做出的所有重要決定的基礎，包括那些塑造我職業(yè)發(fā)展軌跡的關鍵轉折。一路走來，我曾四次遇到這樣的關鍵點。在每個十字路口，它們都會提醒我，做出改變需要勇氣，明白自己做出了正確選擇則需要智慧。