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I was not one of those kids that knew exactly what they wanted to do when they were growing up.
我不是那种从小就明确的知道自己长大想要做什么的小孩。
In the last 15 years of my career, I've been an English teacher, attorney, video game creator
在我职业生涯的过去15年里，我做过英语老师、律师、电子游戏创作者，
and now, a toilet paper salesman, selling millions of rolls of toilet paper a year.
现在，一名厕纸销售，每年销售上百万卷厕纸。
Life is about finding the intersection of what you really, really love with what you're really, really good at.
生活就是找到你特别特别热爱的和你特别特别在行的重叠的那部分。
As simple as it sounds, it's really not that easy to find.
听起来简单，但很难找到。
After a brief stint as an English teacher,
短暂的做了一段时间英语老师之后，
I went to law school and ended up becoming an attorney at a big law firm here in New York City.
我读了法学院，最后在纽约这儿的一个大法律公司当了一名律师。
Like most Americans, for the next two, three years, I was holding on to my job for dear life,
就像大多数美国人，接下来的两三年里，为了生活，我继续做我的工作，
working really late hours at a job that I thought maybe I was good at but certainly not one that I really loved.
在一个我觉得或许我很擅长，但绝对不是我热爱的工作上疯狂加班。
I then came upon the epiphany that it takes years if not tens of thousands of hours to get really good at something.
后来我突然灵光一现，意识到要特别擅长做一件事，需要花费数年，成百上千个小时。
I really didn't have a lot of time to waste.
我真的没有那么多时间来浪费。
This talk isn't for those looking to quit their job because they don't like their boss or they had a long day at work.
这个视频不是给那些因不喜欢他们老板，或是在公司过了很艰难的一天而准备离职的人的。
This is for those that are ready to make the completely scary leap into a brand-new career.
这个视频是给那些已经做好准备要做一个完全大胆的、向一个全新的职业转变的人。
So as you think about making a career change, here are a few tips I hope you consider and a few things I've picked up along the way.
所以当你想要换一个职业，这有几个我希望你考虑的小技巧和一些我这一路来积累的经验。
First, there's three things to think about before you're ready to move on.
首先，有三件事你需要在做改变前想好。
Number one: professional life is about learning.
第一：职业生涯重在学习。
If you're not even interested in learning anymore, that's a huge red flag that there might not be a future for you in that industry.
如果你不再对学习感兴趣这是个很大的警告：或许你在那个行业里没有未来。
Number two: career changes are often gut-driven.
第二：换工作大多数是冲动的。
If you constantly have sleepless nights where you're wide awake staring at the ceiling thinking,
如果你一直失眠，你经常清醒地注视着天花板，想：
"Oh, man. I can't live with myself if I never try to make this change or if I don't even actually investigate it,"
“唉。我无法接受自己如果我试也不试，哪怕只是认真的调研一下。”
then trust your gut. It might be time for that career change.
那，相信自己的冲动。或许是时候换个工作了。
On the flip side, one reason to not move on is short-term pain.
另一个角度看，不要换工作的其中一个原因是短期痛苦。
If you don't like your boss or people at the office are grating on you,
如果你不喜欢你的老板，或者公司的同事让你烦躁，
that's actually not a good reason to absolutely change your career,
其实这不是一个换工作的好原因，
because when you do change a career, you generally have to start from the bottom,
因为当你换了工作，你得从最底层开始，
and you'll probably feel a lot of short-term pain, whether it's through a lack of salary or lack of a title.
你很大概率依旧会感受到很多短期的痛苦，可能是资金紧张或少了一个头衔。
Pain at any job is inevitable. So now you're convinced that it's time to change your career.
任何工作中的痛苦都是不可避免的。所以如果现在你确信是时候换个工作了，
Then there's three things to do immediately.
有三件事你要立刻去做。
First: network, network, network.
第一：人际网，人际网，人际网。
No one ever builds a career without a good mentor or a good support network.
没有人能在没有好的导师、或是没有好的人际网的情况下获得职业成功。
What I mean by networking is getting all the great advice that you can possibly get.
我说的“人际网”是指获取你所能得到的所有好的建议。
Technology has made it so simple to reach out to new people to say,
科技让认识新的人变得如此简单，只是说一句
"Hey, I'm thinking about making a career change. Do you have just five minutes to chat with me?"
“你好，我想换个工作。你能抽出五分钟一起聊一下吗？”
That passion and that hunger and that ability to be a sponge
那种热情、渴望，还有愿意接收建议的表现
really attracts awesome mentors and people willing to give you their time to give you some good advice.
一定可以吸引很多愿意花时间给你些好的建议的优秀的人或导师。
So go out there and meet new people.
所以走出去，认识些新的人。
The second thing you need to do immediately is shore up your finances.
第二件你必须立刻做的事是支撑住你的经济。
The reality is, when you change your career,
事实是，当你换工作时，
you'll either start with a job with a lower title or lower pay or maybe even no pay,
你要么获得一个头衔更低的工作要么钱更少，甚至不给钱的，
especially if you're starting your own business.
特别是如果你打算自己创业。
So going out there and making sure your finances are in order to make the transition less painful is really, really important.
所以出门社交并确保有经济来源是能让你在过渡期不那么痛苦的很重要的事。
For me personally, as I made the transition from being an attorney over to a video game creator,
对我自己来说，当我从律师转去做电子游戏的时候，
I wanted to have at least six to 12 months of personal runway in the bank.
我在银行留了6-12个月的个人花销存款。
Six to 12 months might not be the right number for you, but be honest with yourself on what that number should be.
6-12个月不一定对你来说是最合适的数字，但诚实对待自己应该准备的存款金额。
Number three, if you're not ready to make the full jump right at this moment, then get your side hustle on.
第三，如果你此刻还没有做好准备完全换工作，那做点副业。
Side hustles could be anything from volunteering with an organization that's in the new industry you want to go into,
这个副业可以是在你想要去的新行业中的公司里做志愿者，
could be starting your business part-time on the weekends.
也可以是用周末时间自己创业。
It's a free way to get a taste to see if you really love something.
这是一个看看自己到底热爱什么的自由的方式。
So you're ready to make the move or maybe you already made the move.
现在你就准备好行动起来，或者你已经行动起来了。
Here are three things you should think about doing, right now.
有三件我认为你一定要现在就去做的事情。
One: do not -- I repeat -- do not burn bridges.
第一：不要断了自己已有的关系。
You spent years building those bridges, why burn them now?
你花了好多年的时间建起了自己的关系网，为什么要毁了它？
The world is such a small place, especially with all these online platforms, that, believe me,
这个世界很小，特别是那些线上平台，相信我，
you will see these people again and probably in the most inopportune times.
你会再见到那些人，或许是在最不合适的时间里。
Number two: take stock of what you've learned in your previous career or careers.
第二：记住那些在过去的职业生涯中你所学到的东西。
Most likely, a lot of those things are really applicable to your new job and your new career,
非常有可能，很多事情都是你在新的工作中可以用到的，
whether it's interacting with people, playing on a team or dealing with jerks and assholes.
无论是与人们交流，团队合作还是应对讨厌的人们。
All those things are really universally applicable.
所有的事情都是宇宙间通用的。
You'll find jerks no matter what industry you're in;
无论你在哪个行业，都会遇到讨厌的人，
no one's immune to it, everyone's got to figure it out, and you probably know how to do it already.
没有人能完全避免，每个人都得搞清楚怎么处理，你或许已经知道怎么做了。
Lastly, when you start your new job, you're going to be nervous.
最后，当你开始一个新的工作时，你会很紧张。
But don't worry, take a deep breath, because this is what I want to tell you:
但是没关系，深呼吸，因为我想告诉你：
you're part of a new team now, and everyone around you is rooting for your success, because your success is their success.
你现在是新团队中的一员了，你周围的每个人都在期待你的成功，因为你的成功，就是他们的成功。
So welcome to your new career.
欢迎来到你新的工作。
