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Younger colleagues and students frequently ask me how I planned my path.
比我年輕的同事和學(xué)生經(jīng)常問我是怎樣進(jìn)行職業(yè)規(guī)劃的，
When I tell them that I didn't, they usually react with surprise followed by relief.
當(dāng)我說自己其實并沒有什么規(guī)劃時，他們通常會表現(xiàn)得很吃驚，然后便松了口氣。
They seem encouraged to know that careers do not need to be mapped out from the start.
一個人的事業(yè)并不總是需要在一開始就做好計劃，
This is especially comforting in a tough market where job seekers often have to accept what is available and hope that it points in a desirable direction.
這在當(dāng)前就業(yè)市場不景氣的大環(huán)境下尤其具有安慰作用，因為求職者總是不得不先接受能找到的工作，然后再穩(wěn)步發(fā)展。
We all want a job or role that truly excites and engages us.
我們都想找到能讓自己興奮并且感興趣的工作或職位，
This search requires both focus and flexibility,
但是，這個尋找的過程既需要明確的目標(biāo)，也需要一定的變通。
so I recommend adopting two concurrent goals: a long-term dream and an eighteen-month plan.
所以，我建議大家應(yīng)該同時確定兩種目標(biāo)：長遠(yuǎn)的目標(biāo)和“18個月”的短期目標(biāo)。
I could never have connected the dots from where I started to where I am today.
我從未想過自己事業(yè)的起點會與現(xiàn)在的工作有關(guān)聯(lián)。
For one thing, Mark Zuckerberg was only seven years old when I graduated from college.
首先，在我大學(xué)畢業(yè)時，馬克·扎克伯格只有7歲。
Also, back then, technology and I did not exactly have a great relationship.
而且在那個時候，我還未曾涉及科技領(lǐng)域，
I used Harvard's computer system only once as an undergraduate, to run regressions for my senior thesis on the economics of spousal abuse.
我只是在讀本科時，為了給婚姻暴力經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的畢業(yè)論文做回歸分析，用過一次哈佛大學(xué)的計算機(jī)系統(tǒng)。
The data was stored on large, heavy magnetic tapes that I had to lug in big boxes across campus,
那些數(shù)據(jù)被存儲在一堆笨重的磁帶里，我不得不拖著大箱子穿過校園，
cursing the entire way and arriving in a sweaty mess at the sole computer center, which was populated exclusively with male students.
一路抱怨，最后滿頭大汗地趕到學(xué)校唯一的計算機(jī)中心——那里坐滿了男學(xué)生。
I then had to stay up all night spinning the tapes to input the data.
然后為了錄入數(shù)據(jù)，需要來回倒磁帶，我不得不一晚上都待在那里。
