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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 497

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

DON’T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION.--The safest plan, and the one most sure of success for the young man starting in life, is to select the vocation which is most congenial to his tastes. Parents and guardians are often quite too negligent in regard to this. It is very common for a father to say, for example: “I have five boys. I will make Billy a clergyman; John a lawyer; Tom a doctor, and Dick a farmer.” He then goes into town and looks about to see what he will do with Sammy. He returns home and says “Sammy, I see watch-making is a nice, genteel business; I think I will make you a goldsmith.” He does this regardless of Sam’s natural inclinations, or genius.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 497 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

别选错行当。年轻人起步时,最稳妥也最容易成功的办法,是挑一个最合自己口味和天性的职业。很多父母和监护人在这件事上太不上心:父亲常会像分派任务一样,给几个儿子指定职业,却不管孩子自己是不是那块料。结果孩子干着不喜欢也不擅长的事,很难出头。所以,选职业前先认真问自己:我真正喜欢什么、擅长什么?别让别人的安排代替你的判断。

上下文

巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名马戏团老板,他在自传《奋斗与胜利》中总结自己成功与失败的经验,劝年轻人重视职业选择。

今日一问

你现在的职业或专业,是自己真心喜欢且擅长的,还是别人替你安排的?

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