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Most workers focus on working for pay and benefits that reward them in the short term, but is often disastrous in the long run.
大部分人是為短期的工資和福利工作的，但從長期來看這種做法常常是具有災難性的。
Instead, I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
相反，我勸告年輕人在找工作時要看能從中學到什么，而不是只看能掙多少錢。
Look down the road at what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession and before getting trapped in the Rat Race.
在選擇某種職業或陷入“老鼠賽跑”的陷阱之前，要仔細看看腳下的路，弄清楚自己到底想獲得什么技能。
When I speak to adults who want to earn more money, I always recommend the same thing.
當我面對那些想掙更多錢的成年人演講時，我都會建議他們一件事。
I suggest taking a long view of their life.
我總是建議他們要有長遠的眼光。
Instead of simply working for the money and security, which I admit are important, I suggest they take a second job that will teach them a second skill.
我承認為了金錢和生活安穩而工作是很重要，但我仍主張要再找一份工作，以便從中學到另一種技能。
Often I recommend joining a network-marketing company, also called multilevel marketing, if they want to learn sales skills.
我常常提議，如果想學習銷售技能，最好進一家網絡營銷公司，也被稱為多級營銷公司。
Some of these companies have excellent training programs that help people get over their fear of failure and rejection, which are the main reasons people are unsuccessful.
這類公司多半能夠提供良好的培訓項目，幫助人們克服因失敗造成的沮喪和恐懼心理，這種心理往往是導致人們不成功的主要原因。
Education is more valuable than money, in the long run.
從長遠來看，教育比金錢更有價值。
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's?”, almost all the students raise their hands.
當我問自己班上的學生“你們中間有多少人能做出比麥當勞更好的漢堡包”時，幾乎所有的學生都舉起了手。
I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald's makes more money than you?”
我接著問：“如果你們中大部分人都能做出比麥當勞更好的漢堡包，那為什么麥當勞比你們更賺錢？”
The answer is obvious: McDonald's is excellent at business systems.
答案是顯而易見的：麥當勞擁有一套出色的商業體系。
The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little to nothing about business systems.
許多才華橫溢的人之所以貧窮，就是因為他們只是專心于做好產品，而對商業體系卻知之甚少。
