I was not one of those kids that knew exactly what they wanted to do when they were growing up. In the last 15 years of my career, I've been an English teacher, attorney, video game creator and now, a toilet paper salesman, selling millions of rolls of toilet paper a year.
Nisam bio jedan od onih klinaca koji je tačno znao šta želi da radi dok je odrastao. U poslednjih 15 godina karijere radio sam kao nastavnik engleskog, advokat, kreator video igara, i sada kao prodavac toalet papira, prodajem milione rolni toalet papira godišnje.
[The Way We Work]
[Način na koji radimo]
Life is about finding the intersection of what you really, really love with what you're really, really good at. As simple as it sounds, it's really not that easy to find.
U životu moramo da pronađemo spoj onoga što stvarno volimo i onoga u čemu smo stvarno dobri. Zvuči jednostavno, ali nije lako to pronaći.
After a brief stint as an English teacher, I went to law school and ended up becoming an attorney at a big law firm here in New York City. Like most Americans, for the next two, three years, I was holding on to my job for dear life, working really late hours at a job that I thought maybe I was good at but certainly not one that I really loved. I then came upon the epiphany that it takes years if not tens of thousands of hours to get really good at something. I really didn't have a lot of time to waste.
Posle kratkog rada kao profesor engleskog, pohađao sam pravni fakultet i završio kao advokat u jednoj velikoj advokatskoj firmi ovde u Njujorku. Kao većina Amerikanaca, naredne dve, tri godine sam se grčevito držao posla, radio do kasno jer sam mislio da sam dobar u poslu, ali sigurno ga nisam zaista voleo. Onda sam otkrio da su potrebne godine, ako ne desetine hiljada sati da se postane dobar u nečemu. Nisam imao mnogo vremena za bacanje.
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. This is for those that are ready to make the completely scary leap into a brand-new career. 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.
Ovaj govor nije za one koji žele da napuste posao jer im se ne sviđa šef ili su radili prekovremeno. Ovo je za one koji su spremni da naprave potpuno zastrašujući korak u potpuno novu karijeru. Dok razmišljate o promeni karijere, evo nekoliko saveta za razmišljanje i nekoliko stvari koje sam usput naučio.
First, there's three things to think about before you're ready to move on. Number one: professional life is about learning. 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.
Prvo, razmislite o tri stvari pre nego što ste spremni da krenete dalje. Broj jedan: u profesionalnom životu morate da učite. Ako niste više ni zainteresovani da učite, to je veliki znak upozorenja da možda za vas u toj industriji nema budućnosti.
Number two: career changes are often gut-driven. If you constantly have sleepless nights where you're wide awake staring at the ceiling thinking, "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," then trust your gut. It might be time for that career change.
Broj dva: promene karijera su često instinktivne. Ako uporno ne možete da spavate i budni zurite u tavanicu razmišljajući: "O, čoveče, neću sebi oprostiti ako ne pokušam ovo da promenim ili ako uopšte ne istražim to", verujte svom instinktu. Možda je vreme za tu promenu karijere.
On the flip side, one reason to not move on is short-term pain. If you don't like your boss or people at the office are grating on you, that's actually not a good reason to absolutely change your career, because when you do change a career, you generally have to start from the bottom, and you'll probably feel a lot of short-term pain, whether it's through a lack of salary or lack of a title. Pain at any job is inevitable.
S druge strane, jedan od razloga da to ne uradite je kratkoročni bol. Ako ne volite svog šefa ili ljudi u kancelariji ne vole vas, to i nije dobar razlog da potpuno promenite karijeru, jer kad je promenite, obično morate da počnete sa dna, i verovatno ćete iskusiti kratkoročni bol, bilo kroz manju platu ili nedostatak zvanja. Bol je neizbežna na svakom poslu.
So now you're convinced that it's time to change your career. Then there's three things to do immediately. First: network, network, network. No one ever builds a career without a good mentor or a good support network. What I mean by networking is getting all the great advice that you can possibly get. Technology has made it so simple to reach out to new people to say, "Hey, I'm thinking about making a career change. Do you have just five minutes to chat with me?" That passion and that hunger and that ability to be a sponge really attracts awesome mentors and people willing to give you their time to give you some good advice. So go out there and meet new people.
Sada ste ubeđeni da je vreme za promenu karijere. Odmah morate da uradite tri stvari. Prvo: umrežavanje, umrežavanje. Niko ne napravi karijeru bez dobrog mentora ili dobre mreže podrške. Pod umrežavanjem podrazumevam skupljanje svih dobrih saveta koje možete da dobijete. Tehnolgoija je toliko olakšala stizanje do novih ljudi, da kažete: "Hej, razmišljam da promenim karijeru. Da li imate pet minuta da proćaskate sa mnom?" Ta strast i ta glad i ta sposobnost da upijate stvarno privlači sjajne mentore i ljude koji su voljni da vam posvete vreme i daju vam dobre savete. Izađite i upoznajte nove ljude.
The second thing you need to do immediately is shore up your finances. The reality is, when you change your career, you'll either start with a job with a lower title or lower pay or maybe even no pay, especially if you're starting your own business. So going out there and making sure your finances are in order to make the transition less painful is really, really important. For me personally, as I made the transition from being an attorney over to a video game creator, I wanted to have at least six to 12 months of personal runway in the bank. Six to 12 months might not be the right number for you, but be honest with yourself on what that number should be.
Druga stvar koju odmah morate da uradite je da osigurate svoje finansije. Kada promenite karijeru, počećete ili na nižoj poziciji ili sa nižom platom ili možda bez plate, posebno ako započinjete svoj posao. Dakle veoma, veoma je važno da osigurate da su vam finansije stabilne kako biste lakše učinili taj korak. Kada sam ja prešao iz advokature u dizajn video igara, želeo sam da imam barem šest do 12 meseci ličnih zaliha u banci. Šest do 12 meseci možda nije broj koji vama odgovara, ali budite iskreni prema sebi koliko bi to trebalo da bude.
Number three, if you're not ready to make the full jump right at this moment, then get your side hustle on. Side hustles could be anything from volunteering with an organization that's in the new industry you want to go into, could be starting your business part-time on the weekends. It's a free way to get a taste to see if you really love something.
Treće, ako niste spremni da potpuno pređete u ovom trenutku, onda započnite posao sa strane. Poslovi sa strane mogu biti bilo šta od volontiranja u nekoj organizaciji u industriji u koju želite da uđete, ili započinjanje svog posla sa pola radnog vremena vikendom. To je besplatan način da iskusite i vidite da li zaista nešto volite.
So you're ready to make the move or maybe you already made the move. Here are three things you should think about doing, right now. One: do not -- I repeat -- do not burn bridges. You spent years building those bridges, why burn them now? The world is such a small place, especially with all these online platforms, that, believe me, you will see these people again and probably in the most inopportune times.
Spremni ste na taj potez ili ste ga možda već napravili. Evo tri stvari koje treba da uradite sada. Prvo: nemojte - ponavljam - nemojte prekidati kontakte. Godinama ste ih stvarali, zašto da ih sada prekinete? Svet je jako mali, posebno uz sve te onlajn platforme, verujte mi, te ljude ćete ponovo videti, verovatno u najnezgodnije vreme.
Number two: take stock of what you've learned in your previous career or careers. Most likely, a lot of those things are really applicable to your new job and your new career, whether it's interacting with people, playing on a team or dealing with jerks and assholes. All those things are really universally applicable. You'll find jerks no matter what industry you're in; no one's immune to it, everyone's got to figure it out, and you probably know how to do it already.
Drugo: iskoristite ono što ste naučili u svojoj prethodnoj karijeri. Najverovatnije je većina tih stvari veoma primenljiva na vašem novom poslu i karijeri, bilo da je to rad sa ljudima, rad u timu, ili izlaženje na kraj sa kretenima i budalama. Sve to je univerzalno primenljivo. Kretene ćete naći u svakoj industriji; niko na to nije imun, svi treba to da shvatimo, a vi verovatno već znate kako se to radi.
Lastly, when you start your new job, you're going to be nervous. But don't worry, take a deep breath, because this is what I want to tell you: you're part of a new team now, and everyone around you is rooting for your success, because your success is their success. So welcome to your new career.
Na kraju, bićete nervozni kada počnete novi posao. Ali ne brinite, udahnite duboko, jer želim da vam kažem sledeće: sada ste deo novog tima, svi oko vas navijaju da uspete, jer vaš uspeh je i njihov uspeh. Dobro došli u svoju novu karijeru.