| 闲庭信步 追求 内心 教你如何发现内心真正的追求How to Find Your True Calling ?2017-01-11有没有想过自己不断读书是为了什么？自己努力工作是为了什么？每天过得是否充实有意义？如果你对这些问题感到茫然以下的文章也许可以帮到你或许是时候听听自己内心的呼唤了Many people are in search of their purpose, or true calling, inlife.许多人都在寻找自己的目标，或者说，人生真正的追求。And this is certainly a worthy endeavor—?research has shown thatknowing your sense of purpose adds up to 7 years of extra life expectancy.这确实是一件值得努力去做的事——研究表明，有明确追求的一类人，平均寿命会多七岁。But finding your purpose can be quite challenging since it can bean abstract and ambiguous phenomenon.但是，弄清楚自己的人生追求究竟是什么是一件很有挑战性的事情，因为确定人生目标本身就是一种抽象且模糊的事情。Therefore, the objective of this article is to make the processmore concrete and actionable.因此，这篇文章的目的就是使寻找目标的过程具体化，使其更具操作性。I believe that true calling lies at the intersection of threeimportant areas: your strengths, interests and what benefits others.我认为，真正的追求存在于以下三个重要因素的交叉点：自身的优势，兴趣以及别人如何因你受益。When these three forces are all at play, you are doing what youwere born to do.当这三种因素共同起作用时，你所做的，就是你注定要去做的事情。Of course it is important to have a clear understanding about eachof the three components, so let's break them down.当然，对这三项有具体的了解是非常重要的，下面我们依次进行分析。Strengths你的长处We are all born with, or have developed, talents and strengthsthat distinguish us from others. We simply do some things better than mostother people do, and it is important to know what these things are and to leanin to them. 每个人生来，或者后天会发展出将自己和其他人区分开来的天分和长处。在某些事情上，有些人轻而易举就能比其他人做得好。所以，了解你的长处，并善于利用这些长处是非常重要的。Research shows that applying our strengths is connected to greaterwork satisfaction, engagement, and productivity. And using our strengths makesus happier and more successful, too.研究表明，运用自身长处进行的活动会获得更大的满足感，有更大的参与感，并会产生更好的结果。在擅长的领域工作也会让自己心情更愉快，更容易获得成功。Interests你的兴趣This might seem like an obvious one, and certainly unique to everyindividual. But even identifying personal interests can be tricky.这个看上去比较明显，而且每个人的兴趣爱好一定是独特的。但是，就连弄清楚自己真正喜欢什么也是件不太容易的事情。We're often told to pursue our passions, but many people do nothave pre-existing burning passions. The reality is that passion often doesn'tjust exist —?it needs to be developed.经常有人告诉我们，要做自己喜欢的事情。但是，很多人事先并不知道自己喜欢什么。事实上，热情并不是先天存在的，它是需要后天培养的。Therefore, a better approach is to start by thinking aboutanything that you are interested in or enjoy doing (even remotely). 因此，一个比较好的办法就是，仔细想想自己非常感兴趣的，或者比较感兴趣的，哪怕稍微有点好感的事情，找个时间把自己感兴趣的领域全部记录下来。Take the time to write these interest areas down, and then add tothe list whenever something makes you happy, curious, or intrigued to learnmore. 找个时间把自己感兴趣的领域全部记录下来。把所有使人开心的，好奇的，或者吸引你想要进一步了解的事情都记录下来。Over time trends will appear and you will have a good sense forwhat you truly enjoy doing.随着时间的推移，你的倾向性会越来越明显，因此也能够找到自己真正感兴趣的事情。If you get stuck, start by designing what your perfect day wouldlook like, from the time you wake up until the time you go to sleep.如果在这过程中遇到了困难，不妨设想一下自己心中完美一天（从早晨睁开眼睛到晚上入睡）是什么样子。Even thinking about how you choose to spend your free Saturdayafternoons gives a good indication of your interests.甚至可以想象你会如何度过一个自由的周末。这样潜意识就会告诉你，你的兴趣在哪里。I have discovered that I love reading and writing, especiallyabout personal improvement and philosophies of life.我就曾经发现自己喜欢读书和写作，尤其喜欢关于个人发展和人生哲理的东西。What Benefits Others使人受益Now that your top strengths and interests have been identified,you are already light years ahead of most people. Uniting just those twoforces, whether as a profession or hobby, can ignite your happiness andsuccess.既然你已经明确了自己最擅长的方面以及最感兴趣的事情，你已经领先于大多数人了。将两者结合，无论作为专业还是作为兴趣，都能让你获得幸福感和成就感。But to truly find your calling and purpose in life, it isimportant to leverage those areas for the greater good.但是，如果想要弄明白自己人生真正的追求，最重要的就是让这些方面发挥更好更大的作用。Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones already operating in yoursweet spot. But if not, often just combining your strengths and interests willnaturally unearth a path to help others. 希望你已经非常幸运地在自己所能发挥最大作用的领域上工作。如果不是的话，通常只要结合自身优势和兴趣，就能引导你自然地通向帮助他人的道路。You don't need to only consider major global issues—?your family,community, school, city, company (or other group or organization that isimportant to you) are also in need of your unique contributions.你不一定非要关心非常严肃的话题，比如全球性问题—你的家庭，你生活的社区、你的学校、你所在的城市、你的公司（以及其他对你来说很重要的团体或组织）同样需要你的贡献。Don't forget that people are in need of entertainment, humor,relaxation, education, beauty, and other simple joys.也不要忘记人们需要欢乐、幽默、轻松、教育、美丽、以及其他简单的快乐。Go FindYour Calling去吧，寻找你真正的追求！We all want to wake up in the morning with a clear sense ofpurpose that guides and gives meaning to our lives.我们都期待每天叫醒我们的，是能让生活充满意义的人生追求。But your calling won't necessarily just “call” out to you. Youwill likely need to search for it.但是，你的追求不会凭空产生，需要自己努力去寻找。By following the steps outlined above, you can find and nurtureit.通过上述的步骤，你可以找到你的追求，发展你的追求。Your true calling will emerge as you combine your top strengthsand interests with what benefits others.当你结合自己最大的优势，兴趣爱好以及能使他人受益这三种情况，你就会明白自己的追求是什么。When you do that, you are doing what you were meant to do.这种情况下，你正在做的事情就是你注定要做的。本文由百度翻译 & 北语高翻联合独家翻译出品翻译：杨柳 校对：李翔 编辑：李翔 文章来源: Motto] |
