年輕人要勇于追逐夢(mèng)想
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親愛(ài)的安妮：還有幾周我就要大學(xué)畢業(yè)了,，大學(xué)期間我主修英語(yǔ),，輔修電影,。我在南加州長(zhǎng)大,，總是夢(mèng)想著進(jìn)入電影這一行,，將來(lái)自己制作或?qū)а蓦娪啊Ｎ乙呀?jīng)寫(xiě)了幾個(gè)劇本,，我的編劇老師們（同時(shí)也是電影業(yè)的資深人士）也認(rèn)為不錯(cuò),。我在制片公司實(shí)習(xí)過(guò)幾次,，因此有一些實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn),。 ????我的問(wèn)題是要想在電影圈里謀得一職,，這種想法有多現(xiàn)實(shí),？我知道我必須從底層慢慢做上去,，但我的父母總是告訴我,，電影圈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)非常激烈（我也知道這一點(diǎn)）,，成功與否很大程度上取決于運(yùn)氣和時(shí)機(jī)（等等）,，我應(yīng)該拿一張教師證,，找一份“正經(jīng)的工作”,，把寫(xiě)劇本當(dāng)做閑暇的興趣愛(ài)好,。我擔(dān)心如果這樣做,，我永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想中的事業(yè)。你怎么看,？——來(lái)自加州圣地亞哥小鎮(zhèn)拉荷亞的迷茫者 親愛(ài)的迷茫者：我不想反駁你的父母，他們只是不想看到你在這個(gè)極其殘酷的行業(yè)中痛苦掙扎,。但在決定退而求其次之前，你（和他們）或許可以看看一本新書(shū)《我得到了夢(mèng)想的工作,，你也能：大學(xué)畢業(yè)后打造理想職業(yè)的七個(gè)步驟》（I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College）,。這是一本關(guān)于如何追求夢(mèng)想職業(yè)的實(shí)用指南——而且,，大多數(shù)建議和真知灼見(jiàn)也同樣適用于其他求職者,，而不僅僅是剛剛畢業(yè)的人,。 ????這本書(shū)的作者彼得?雷伯曼說(shuō)：“大多數(shù)人輕易就放棄了他們真正想要的工作?！彼o出的建議以及他目前的職業(yè)教練工作都是根據(jù)個(gè)人的親身經(jīng)驗(yàn),。2003年作為約翰霍普金斯大學(xué)（Johns Hopkins University）的四年級(jí)學(xué)生,，雷伯曼希望能進(jìn)入職業(yè)球隊(duì)工作,。當(dāng)時(shí)的失業(yè)率創(chuàng)下十年高點(diǎn),，在這樣的背景下，“很多很多人都建議我別做這個(gè),，找些競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不那么激烈的行業(yè),，”他回憶說(shuō),。 ????雷伯曼沒(méi)聽(tīng)這些勸告。那年春天,，他聽(tīng)說(shuō)某運(yùn)動(dòng)品牌公司的一位高管會(huì)來(lái)參加一個(gè)就業(yè)研討會(huì)并發(fā)言,，于是就報(bào)名參加了這次會(huì)議，希望能向這位高管當(dāng)面請(qǐng)教,，怎樣才能進(jìn)入運(yùn)動(dòng)營(yíng)銷(xiāo)行業(yè),。當(dāng)時(shí)提問(wèn)的學(xué)生很多，但雷伯曼是其中唯一在研討會(huì)結(jié)束后繼續(xù)與演講者保持聯(lián)系的一個(gè),。 ????這是個(gè)聰明的做法,。后來(lái)，這位高管把雷伯曼介紹給了幾位業(yè)內(nèi)人士——其中一位后來(lái)告訴他,，NBA華盛頓奇才隊(duì)（Washington Wizards）的營(yíng)銷(xiāo)團(tuán)隊(duì)有一個(gè)空缺,。他提交了申請(qǐng)并獲得了錄取，大約18個(gè)月后,，23歲的他被提拔進(jìn)了管理層。 ????雷伯曼在新出版的書(shū)中為后來(lái)者列出了詳細(xì)的策略,。下面是其中部分要點(diǎn)： ????不要追逐別人的夢(mèng)想,。“追逐熱門(mén)行業(yè)并不會(huì)讓你找到自己的夢(mèng)想工作，”雷伯曼說(shuō),?！氨仨氄\(chéng)實(shí)面對(duì)自己內(nèi)心的渴望。答案就在你自己心里,，而不是在外界的某個(gè)地方,。” ????經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題不重要,。“你需要幾份工作,？不是100份,，不是25份,，甚至連3份也不需要，而只需要1份,，”他說(shuō)?！爸挥心阌X(jué)得經(jīng)濟(jì)是個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí),，它才會(huì)成為問(wèn)題”，這時(shí),，你就會(huì)停止嘗試,。 |
????Dear Annie: I'm graduating from college in a few weeks, with a major in English and minor in film. I grew up in southern California and have always wanted to work in the movie business, eventually producing and maybe directing, and I've written a couple of screenplays that my screenwriting professors (who are also movie industry veterans) have said are good. I've also done a couple of internships at production companies, so I have some hands-on experience. ????My question is, how practical is it to pursue a film career? I know I'd have to start at the bottom and work my way up, but my parents keep telling me that show business is hyper-competitive (which I know), success depends too much on luck and timing (ditto), and I should get a teaching certificate and a "real job" and just keep writing screenplays in my spare time as a hobby. I'm afraid if I do that, I'll never get the career I really want. What do you think? — Lost in La Jolla ????Dear L.L.J.: Far be it from me to contradict your parents, who are only trying to spare you what could be a painful struggle in a notoriously tough business. But before you decide to settle for second best, you (and they) might want to check out a new book called I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College. It's a practical, down-to-earth guide to going after a career you can get excited about -- and incidentally, most of the tips and insights in it apply equally to any job seeker, not just those with newly minted diplomas. ????Says author Pete Leibman, "Most people give up far too easily on getting the job they really want." His advice, and his current work as a career coach, is based on his own experience. As a senior at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 2003, Leibman wanted to work for a professional sports franchise. At the time, unemployment was the highest it had been in 10 years, and "there were plenty of naysayers telling me to forget about it and go after something less competitive," he recalls. ????Leibman ignored them. That spring, he heard about a career workshop where a senior executive from a sporting goods company was scheduled to speak, and signed up for it with the goal of meeting him and asking for advice on breaking into sports marketing. Of the many students who approached the speaker with questions, Leibman was the only one who followed up by staying in touch when the workshop was over. ????That was smart. The executive introduced Leibman to several industry insiders -- one of whom alerted him to an opening in marketing with the NBA's Washington Wizards. He applied for the job, got it, and about 18 months later, at age 23, was promoted into management. ????In his book, Leibman lays out a detailed strategy for following in his footsteps. A few of the essentials: ????Don't chase someone else's dream. "You won't find your dream job by chasing a 'hot' field," Leibman says. "You have to be honest about what you really want. The answer is inside you, not somewhere outside." ????The economy doesn't matter. "How many jobs do you need to get? Not 100, not 25, not even 3, just one," he says. "The economy is only a problem if you think it's a problem" and stop trying. |
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