黄君李

一周前，Hongkiat.com 网站的《自由职业指南》（Guide To Freelancing）系列开始引起我的注意。其中的文章多为关于自由职业方法论的“清单”文体，内容明晰易懂，用语简短有力。开篇作者用5个举例提起了人们对自由职业的兴趣，不管国内对于此种生涯选择持怎样的态度，我们不妨了解一下西方自由职业者对于他们自己的基本认识。
    译注：一周前，Hongkiat.com 网站的《自由职业指南》（Guide To Freelancing）系列开始引起我的注意。其中的文章多为关于自由职业方法论的“清单”文体，内容明晰易懂，用语简短有力。开篇作者用5个举例提起了人们对自由职业的兴趣，不管国内对于此种生涯选择持怎样的态度，我们不妨了解一下西方自由职业者对于他们自己的基本认识。—— Sun Peng
    在我开始成为全职自由职业者的是时候，多多少少是在跟随别人的足迹，别无其他。自由职业最让我动心之处在于它的简单易行，尤其是当我可以通过一台电脑和互联网完成任务的时候。但如果这是你目前希望开始自由职业的唯一理由，那么你错了。
    之前我们曾有过一篇文章《进入全职自由职业的9点须知》，如果你读过这篇文章，会对自由职业将会面对什么有所了解，但自由职业不是一条适合所有人的路径。这不是在打消你成为自由职业者（兼职或全职）的念头，本文的主旨在于给出若干开始的理由。
    自由职业的第一个理由：
    1、满足你的创意冲动
    很多人生来富于创意与天赋。他们很渴望以某种方式展示自己的才干，然而面对一份朝九晚五的工作，却鲜有展示天分的舞台。
    例如，一名在软件公司工作的设计师可能会有很好的设计创意，但他却不一定有机会付诸实践。因为他被工作范围或项目需求所限制。大多数情况，即使设计师说服团队图尝试新的创意，得到的答案也常常是“这过于新颖了，现在还不该尝试”，你一定听过这话吧？
    别抓狂，继续下去！
    遇到这种情况，你可以让自己的点子在自由职业中得到应用：做一个好的范例，并放到你的作品集中，或者把点子记在“创意手册”中，也可直接全力以赴付诸实践，之后把它推荐到设计网站上或者参加比赛。
    2、获得附加收入
    半辈子都在抱怨收入，大有人在。无论月薪高低，难免月光。如果你的工作不会占用你的太多时间，不如用业余时间执行自由职业的项目。
    侧面收入
    这是一种双赢：保持工作和收入，同时在圈子和熟人中寻找潜在的客户。
    相对于雇佣全职的艺术家，设计师，开发人员和写手，很多公司更偏向于和自由职业者打交道。你可以利用这种现象获得额外收益。
    3、面对新的职业选择
    自由职业可以为你将来的专业道路提供帮助。这将强化你的技能，对那些理解能力强，希望学习新东西的人，将会有很大的空间。
    在最开始，你会发现事情的进展会比预期缓慢。说服别人尝试新东西并不容易，更何况是让客户接受并无名气的自由工作者。但当你逐渐建立自己的客户名单并成为一个领域专家，事情就会随之变得容易。
    推荐阅读： 在线工作者社交指南
    自由职业的过程，将为你带来做爱做的事的机会（如果你还没有在做的话）。选择这种生涯，会给你更多机会去制定规则。
    4、在家工作
    正是因为如此，自由职业具有吸引力；为能如此，很多人愿意在“工作”一栏填上“自由职业”。
    对于新手，在家工作会在很多方面为你省钱：路费，汽油，来去时间，买午饭以及维持工作关系的花费。
    重要法则：
    如果你在家工作，你就只需要：
    稳定的无线网络
    一个手机号码或视频会议工具
    一个Email地址，或许增加一台打印机（如果你需要纸质票据）
    最棒的事（或许）在于，不用在再会，不用再面对办公室人际关系和种种闹剧。你只需要关注完成工作，并因此拿到报酬。
    5、想休假就休假
    在办公室工作的人明白，想让老板准许休假是多么困难。对于自由职业者就不同了。在完成工作的前提下，只要别在接受后续的任务，便可以开始一个只有支配的假期。打包出发，和你的家人朋友去最喜欢的地方。
    如果需要你返回工作，或者事出紧急，拿出笔记本和手机继续投入工作，就像你从未离开一样。假期由你自己说了算，出入工作状态，仅仅在于自己的决定。
    请记住，自我的约束应当贯穿始终，在工作中，你应当处于这种约束之中。你可以宽容自己，但是要有合理的时间管理，并应当了解自己的底线，其他没有什么能阻止你。
    尝试自由职业的五个理由，你是否茅塞顿开，大呼“这是我要的生活”？别急，下一篇文章会帮助你了解更多。
  

5 Reasons Why You Should Try Freelancing(gxglang.com)
For me, when I started freelancing full-time, it was (somewhat) the case of following others, more than anything else. What struck me most was the ease with which freelancers work, especially, if one could get everything done with the Internet and a computer. But if that’s the only reason you want to become a freelancer then you’re in for a bad time.
Earlier we had an article about 9 things you should know about going into full-time freelancing, and if you have read it you would know that despite what freelancing has to offer, it’s not a career path for everyone. It’s not that we are discouraging you from taking up freelancing (full-time or partime), in fact the point of this article is to give you reasons why you should give it a go.
The first reason why you should try freelancing is…
1. To Satisfy Your Creative impulse
Many individuals are just born creative and talented. They usually have a great desire to exhibit skills in some form, yet in a normal desk job, it’s rare that they could ever find a platform to showcase their talent.
For instance, a designer working in a software firm may come across a great design idea, but there isn’t really a chance to try the idea out since he has to work within the confines of his job scope or the project requirements. In most cases, even if he were to suggest that the team tries his new idea, more often than not, it’s just "not the right time to try something so new" – give me a show of hands if you have heard this.
Don’t get Mad, Get to Work!
In this case, you can put your idea to good use in freelance: produce a good sample and put it in your portfolio, or keep the idea in your "Idea Book" for a chance to try it out in the future, or just go all out and make it, then feature it in design websites or enter it into competitions.
2. To Obtain Added Income
There is no dearth of individuals who spend more than half their life grumbling about low pay in their jobs. No matter what salary you draw every month, it usually runs out way too early. If your job isn’t taking too many hours out of your day, you can use your spare time to work on freelance projects.
Side Income
It’s a win-win situation: you get to keep your job and your benefits, and you can find potential clients for freelance work from your network of acquaintances.
There are many companies that prefer to engage freelancers rather than employ a full time in-house artist, designer, developer or writers. You can take advantage of that and earn yourself some extra pocket money in the process.
3. To Open up new career options
Freelancing prepares you for a professional career ahead. It also harnesses your skills, and for those who catch on fast and who are willing to learn new things, the sky is the limit.
In the beginning, however, you may find that things may advance slower than expected. It’s not easy to convince someone to try something new, let alone pay for a freelancer who has yet to make a name of himself (or herself). But as you build your clientele list and become an expert in your field, things will indefinitely become way easier.
Recommended Reading: Networking Guide For Individuals Who Work Online
This opens up the opportunity to really do something you love (if you aren’t already doing it) and in this career choice, you can have a part in making the rules.
4. to work from home
This is what makes freelancing an attractive option to pursue, and the crucial factor that makes everyone want to fill in ‘freelancer’ as their occupation.
For starters, there are plenty of ways you can save on working from home: transportation expenses, money for gas (or petrol depending on where you come from), the time spent getting to and from work, buying lunch and other work-related expenses.
The essentials
If you work from home, you’ll only need:
a stable Wi-Fi connection
a (cell)phone number or video conference tool
an email account and possibly a printer (if invoicing on paper is still your thing)
The (probably) best thing to come out of this is that there will be no more meetings, office politics and drama from the workplace. You get to focus on just getting the work done and be paid for just that.
5. To Pick up holidays at will
Those who have worked in the office know how hard it is for them to get their days-off approved from the bosses. It’s different for freelancers. Provided that you have completed your project, simiply don’t accept any new assignment for a self-imposed break from work. Pack your bags and slip to your favourite destination with your family or friends.
If there comes a need to get back to work – a.k.a. an emergency – just whip out your laptop or smartphone and you can continue as if you have never left. It is up to you to make it your vacation fun, you get to decide where you want to tune in or tune out.
Conclusion
Bear in mind that you need to have self-discipline to pull through, the kind of discipline that was imposed on you at the workplace. You can always be more more lenient with yourself, nonetheless and by having proper time management and knowing where to set your boundaries, there’s no stopping you.
So there you have it, five simple reasons why you should give freelancing a try. Are you all hyped up and going "this is so the life for me", hold your horses. You might want to check out tomorrow’s post. Remember to tune in tomorrow.

黄君李

搞笑诺贝尔奖看似荒诞不经，但是背后却大有深意。很多研究在常人看来滑稽可笑，但当事人却抱着一本正经、严谨有加的科学求真态度，由此产生了一种古怪的滑稽感。但事实上，不少改变世界的研究成果就产生在人们最意想不到的地方。
    如果你想搞清楚人造乳房能否经受住滚烫的温泉的考验，熊猫粪便是否会溶解垃圾，机器人能否进入大学这些稀里古怪的问题，那么日本将是一个满足你好奇心的好去处。
    如此隐秘的事情正是价值1,300亿美元的日本研发产业某些分支乐而不疲的研究对象。上周，一年一度的搞笑诺贝尔奖（Ig Noble）在哈佛大学（Harvard University）举行颁奖仪式时，组织者马克•亚伯拉罕将给予这些日本研究人员以无声的感谢。他说，倘若没有他们，这个奖根本就办不起来。“这么长时间以来，日本一直在推荐不容我们错过的研究成果。”他还暗示说，对于日本来说，今天又将是一个喜获丰收的日子。
    他指出，这些研究在试图解决问题，带动产业发展的同时，获得了某种出人意料的深度，还产生了一个额外的好处：给人们带来会心一笑。
    这个奖项目前已经有22年的历史。亚伯拉罕说，期间，就资历而论，有两个国家迄今为止的表现可谓出类拔萃。“日本和英国持续不断地涌现出数量可观的搞笑诺贝尔奖得主，”他说。“我认为，出现这种局面的部分原因在于两国文化所共有的某种特质。大多数其他国家都容不下怪人。与这些国家恰恰相反的是，日本和英国以本国的怪人而自豪。”
    日本的实际情况或许正是如此。这是一个将二战后的贫瘠转化为世界第二大经济体（往往要归功于坚韧的国民精神，以及能工巧匠的创造力）的民族，另类发明家的确在寻求灵感的日本工薪一族的心目中占有特殊的分量。日本有一些颇受欢迎的电视节目专门呈现这些孤僻的发明家及其发明成果。这些发明当时看起来似乎有些稀奇古怪，但很快就会成为引领风潮，或者具有革命性的产品。任天堂公司（Nintendo）的Wii和电子宠物（Tamagotchi）就是两个经典的例子。
    诺贝尔奖获得者（迄今为止共18位）在日本也备受推崇。日本希望在未来50年中再涌现出30位诺奖得主。为了达成这项目标，日本每年投入的研发资金占国民生产总值（GNP）的比重（3.47% ）比任何其他国家都要高——美国的这项比率为2.81%，中国为1.55%。日本的研发预算额度在全球位列第三位，并且拥有逾70万名研究人员。
    颇具讽刺意味的是，正是这种带有迫切感，郑重其事的创新策略，激发出了相当多非传统的研究，而且在不经意间产生出滑稽的效果。“在我看来，这么多日本人获得搞笑诺贝尔奖的原因在于日本研究人员具有一种严苛的实事求是精神，”筑波大学（Tsukuba University）首席科学发起人渡边正孝指出。筑波大学是日本最主要的创新中心之一。
    “这种悖论是马克•亚伯拉罕的幽默感造成的。日本的获奖者们并不认为自己的研究是很滑稽的事情。但马克却发现这些研究成果非常搞笑。”承认一种“荒唐失效感”或许更加接近这个岛国的现实：在日本，讽刺是一个跟和尚烧烤同样稀罕的事物。
    自22年前，组织者拉拢真正的诺贝尔奖得主颁发这些“令人笑掉大牙”的奖项以来，日本人已经轻而易举地斩获了15项搞笑诺贝尔奖。与真正的诺贝尔奖一样，搞笑诺贝尔奖也划分为包括和平、生物和物理在内的类别。这个发明奖项的目的是向意想不到的后果之神致敬，因此，2004年的和平奖颁发给卡拉OK的发明者井上大佑堪称实至名归，因为他“为人类提供了一种学会彼此容忍的全新方式。”

If you ever wondered if artificial breasts can survive scalding hot springs, whether panda dung will dissolve garbage, and if a robot could enter university, then Japan would be the place to satisfy your curiosity.
Such esoteric research is meat and drink to certain branches of the $130 billion research and development industry here. To which, when the annual Ig Noble prizes are presented at Harvard today, its organizer Marc Abrahams will give silent thanks. He couldn''t do without them, he says. "Japan has been putting up stuff for so long it''s hard to miss, " he says hinting today will be another bumper year for Japan.
He refers to research that, while attempting to solve problems and drive industry, has achieved some crooked profundity while generating the added bonus of making people smile.
So far, in the prize''s 22-year-history, two nations stand out amongst others in eligibility says Abrahams. "Japan and the UK both have consistently produced impressive numbers of Ig Nobel Prize winners, " he says. "I think that''s partly due to something the two cultures share. Most other countries punish their eccentrics. Japan and the UK, in contrast, are proud of their eccentrics."
That certainly might be true of Japan. For the people who transformed post-war penury into the world''s number two economy -- often thanks to persistence and tinkerers'' ingenuity -- offbeat inventors do have a special place in the heart of the nation''s inspiration-seeking salarymen. Some popular TV here is devoted to lone inventors and their innovations that seemed quirky at the time but quickly become novel or breakthrough. Nintendo''s (NTDOY) Wii or the Tamagotchi are two examples.
Noble prize winners (18 so far) are appreciated, too. Japan wants to produce 30 Nobel prize winners over the next 50 years. And in that quest spends more on R&D as part of gross national product than any other (3.47% of GNP compared to US 2.81% and China 1.55%). While Japan has the third largest budget globally for R&D and over 700, 000 researchers.
Ironically it is this driven, earnest approach to innovation that ingenuously sparks a fair bit of unconventional research, and the unintentionally funny. "I think the reason why we have a disproportion (of Japanese Ig Noble winners) is the strict matter-of-fact-ness of Japanese researcher, " points out Masataka Watanabe, chief science promoter for one of Japan''s great centers of innovation -- Tsukuba University.
"Such a paradox is caused by Marc Abraham''s sense of humor. Japanese laureates don''t see their research as funny. But Marc has found funny things in them." This admission to a sense-of-the-absurd-failure might be closer to the truth in the land where irony is as rare as a Zen barbecue.
The Japanese have so far romped 15 Ig Noble prizes after 22 years of roping in actual Noble prize winners to give out the tounge-placed-firmly-in-cheek awards, which like the real Nobles are divided into categories including Peace, Biology, and Physics. As a type of invention''s homage to the god of unintended consequences, Daisuke Inoue''s 2004 Peace prize for inventing karaoke and "providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other, " was apt.

黄君李

    如果你对于先人后己地满足他人需求总有强迫感，很难想象会有什么不同。取悦讨好并不只是你做的事情，而很大程度上是你认为你是什么样的人。
    在一些工作中，即时的反应是与领域相关联的，就像消防员。在另外一些工作领域里，能迅速做出回应也无疑是更加合宜的，就像客服代表或公关人员。但在许多其他的工作场合下，这种反应周期就会导致对重大活动的忽视。要么这些活动根本没发生，要么就是你没有在深夜和周末骨气最后一滴能量做你“真实”的工作。
    我真切的意识到这种挣扎，因为作为定期的培训教育公司的所有者，我曾在六个不同的大洲的客户一起工作，他们来到我身边感觉像是他们那些环境里的受害者。这就导致了他们抵制去做那些会让他们有一个更理性的工作生活的活动，比如为重要活动规划时间，因为“总有人会打乱我的工作表”。
    要是这听起来跟你挺像，在你能够从时间管理习惯方面有所进步之前，你要意识到，你不必再你的时间表上如此容易受攻击。你可以保留适当的界线。
    但首先，几个忠告：
    想要取悦他人并不是一种本质上的负面品质。如果为他人服务并得到肯定就能让你觉得开心，那并不是说你是个坏人，或者是有缺陷和不足的人。（我知道因为我就是那样的人！）只不过，要是你觉得总帮别人让你有强迫感--即便代价远高过你的付出--你也要使自己对别人的需求不再那么敏感，要更多的关心自己，这样，你就能维持生理和心理的平衡。
    说起平衡，如果你对他人无益，总是固步自封，从不想踏出一步亲近他人，那这篇文章就不适合你。其实团队协作是件好事，去帮助他人，即使得到没有付出多。下面我所罗列出的适合那些独来独往的工作狂们，他们感到精疲力竭，愤世嫉俗，挫败失意，因为在他们自己的目标上一无进展。
    如果你准备好开始投入你的时间，而不是让别人替你话费心思，我列出了三种常见的情节可以解除你的取悦他人取向，以及你可以如何思考和表现得有所不同。
    情节1：不现实的标准
    许多管理者对他们总是深陷众多会议中感到自责，因此他们就培养“如果我身在办公室里而不保证门总是开着的我就是一个不合格的管理者”这种心态。但这就可导致在两个会议档口的每分钟总是有人路过他们的门口以期得到注意。于是，他们自己所有的工作都要在晚上和周末来做，这就导致了另一种自责循环，他们会觉得自己是个不合格的配偶，父母，或者朋友。如果这听起来跟你很像，那么，避免方法就是改变你对于一个合格管理者的标准。这就能使你自由设置更好的界线，然后在工作时间完成更多的工作。比方说，你的理念可以是“成为一个合格管理者的一部分就是证明集中高优先级工作的的重要性。当我需要做好什么事情而无需感到愧疚时候我可以适当地每周关几次办公室的门。”
    类似这种情况，关于某人在担当某种职责时候应该或不该做的事，你都设定了严格的规定；但事实上，这些规定都是可以商榷的。通过改变你那些标准，衡量着一个好朋友，一位重要人物，一个合格员工，或是优秀的委员会成员的标准，你可以留有更好的界限而不必感到愧疚。
    你也并不总是需要解释为什么你设置那些界限。你可以简单地说句“我得走了”或者“非常抱歉，可现在我不能来帮你，要不把你的要求写在邮件里发给我吧”。
    情节2：男女通用“好的！”
    如果你是个精力充沛，乐于助人的人，你的取向就是总对任何要求都回复为“当然，我可以做。”或者，当你正在开会，有人寻求志愿帮助，你就总是会举手。甚至是没人寻求帮助的时候--但你知道他们需要--你也会主动提供协助。究其内因以其本身而言，这种强烈的主动帮忙行为并不是不好。但如果这个态度意味着你完全的超负荷工作并且没有集中于你的最高优先级任务，你就没办法保有真正应该受你的所有权影响的承诺。一种能让你拜托这种不去承担太多任务的方法就是问自己这样的问题“实际上我是不是还有多余的时间花费在这样的行动上？”如果回答是肯定的，那么承担起这个工作就无可厚非。如果是否定答案---而且，你也不准备放开手头上正在占用你时间的事情---你就要避免再给人提供帮助。
    许多情况下，其实还有其他人可以上前帮助，要记住，总会有其他机会的。总会有更多的事情，更多的回忆，更多的文章，甚至是更多的危机要处理---更多的所有事情。如果你不腾出时间给耐久优先级的事情，像睡眠，休息，或者是和重要的人相处的时间，你就会错过真正重要的事情。
    情节3：“我自己就可以”
    在我的经历中，特别勤奋努力的人总是趋向于不太会委托他人。一旦他们从正在做事的状态离开这种挑战就更加鲜明，比如领导角色的顾问，比如部门领导。比起把这个责任或者任务交给适合的人去完成，你却会这样告诉自己“就是几分钟的事，我能比别人做的更好更快”。这些想法肯定在你可能有这个能力去执行某任务的情况下是不争的事实，但是，如果你是日理万机的领导，那你就没有多余的时间了。每个礼拜，你仅有一点宝贵的时间让你能全身心投入到仅有你自己能做的事上。对于任何一个项目，或大或小，你首先要问的问题是，“有没有别人能为我做好这件事呢？”，如果有，那就派给他。
你做事越有条理，在派给他人工作的时候就也不会给人带来不便。即使让别人投入到这个工作做的不太理想也没关系，不然你还会在那种压力下得不到伸展。如果你花费所有的工作时间在类似亲自维修计算机而不求助专业计算机人员，亲自开会而不是把事情交给你的助手，亲自调研整理宣传稿而不派给项目专家，你就会浪费对你的组织独特的战略性的领导力。

Stop Being a People-Pleaser(广西翻译公司）

If you''ve always felt a compulsion to meet everyone else''s needs before your own, it''s hard to imagine being different. People-pleasing is not only what you do, but a strong part of who you believe you are.
In some jobs, immediate responsiveness comes with the territory (just think of fire fighters). In others a quick reply is preferable, such as with customer service reps or publicists. But in many other work situations, this cycle of responsiveness leads to neglect of the most important activities. Either they don''t happen at all, or you end up filling your nights and weekends doing your "real" work with the last fumes of energy you can summon.
I''m intimately aware of this struggle because as the owner of a time coaching and training company, I''ve worked with clients on six different continents who come to me feeling like victims of their circumstances. This leads them to resist doing the activities that could let them have a more sane work life, such as blocking out time for key activities, because "someone will just mess up my schedule anyway."
If this sounds like you, before you can move forward in your time management habits, you need to realize you don''t have to be so vulnerable to these attacks on your schedule. You can maintain appropriate boundaries.
But first, a few caveats:
Wanting to make people happy is not an intrinsically negative quality. You are not a bad or flawed or inadequate person if serving others and receiving affirmation just fills you with joy. (I know because I''m one of those people!) It''s just that if you feel compelled to always help people — even at the expense of other higher priorities — you need to condition yourself to be less sensitive to other people''s needs and more aware of your own so you can stay in balance.
Speaking of balance, if you''re never helpful, always insistent on having your way, never wanting to go the extra mile, this article doesn''t apply to you either. It''s good to work as a team, to help others, and to give as much or more than you take. What I outline below applies to those who work themselves like crazy and are feeling exhausted, resentful, and frustrated because they''re not making headway on their own goals.
If you''re ready to start investing your time, instead of letting other people spend it for you, I''ve outlined three common scenarios that can trigger your people-pleaser tendencies and how you can think and act differently:
Many managers feel guilty about the fact that they''re in so many meetings so they develop the mindset that "I''m a bad manager if I don''t always keep my door open when I''m in my office." But this can lead to every spare minute between appointments being filled by people walking through their door eager for attention. In turn, all of their own work needs to happen in the evenings and weekends, which then leads to a cycle of guilt about being a bad spouse, parent, or friend. If this sounds like you, the escape route is to change your standards for what it means to be a good manager. This then frees you to set better boundaries and get more work done at work. For instance your mindset could be: "Part of being a good manager is demonstrating the importance of focusing on high priority work. I can keep my door closed during certain times of the week when I need to get things done without guilt."
In instances like this, you''ve set up strict rules about what someone in a role should or shouldn''t do; but in fact, these rules are negotiable. By changing your standards for what it means to be a good friend, significant other, employee, or committee member, you can keep better boundaries without feeling guilty.
You don''t always need to explain why you''re setting those boundaries, either. You can simply say, "I have to go, " or "I''m so sorry but I can''t come help you at this moment, please send me an e-mail with your request."
The "Yes!" Man or Woman Scenario
If you''re an energetic, service-oriented person, your tendency is to always respond to any request by saying, "Sure, I can do that." Or when you''re sitting in a meeting and someone asks for volunteers to help, you always raise your hand. Or even when no one asks for help — but you know they need it — you offer to assist. In and of itself, a strong desire to take action isn''t bad. But if this attitude means that you''re completely overloaded with work and unfocused on your top priorities, you are failing to keep the commitments that truly should fall under your ownership. A way you can retrain yourself to not take on too much is to ask the question: "Do I actually have excess time to spend on this activity?" If yes, then it''s fine to take it on. If not — and you''re not prepared to let go of something that currently occupies your time — you need to refrain from offering your services.
In many instances, there are other people who can step up. If you can''t resist the urge to jump in, disconnect yourself when you''re off hours so that you''re not even aware of every crisis.
Even if it seems like a can''t-miss opportunity, remember that there will always be other chances. There will always be more events, more conferences, more articles, even more crises to solve — more of everything. If you don''t make time for what''s an enduring priority for you, such as sleep, rest, or time with important people, you''ll miss out on what truly matters.
The "I''ll Just Do It Myself" Scenario
In my experience, highly intelligent, hardworking people tend to struggle with letting go of control through delegation. This challenge seems most acute when they go from a "doing" role such as a consultant to a "leading" role such as a department head. Instead of passing off responsibilities to the appropriate parties, you tell yourself, "It will just take a minute. I can get this done better and faster than anyone else." These thoughts do have some truth to them in that you may have the ability to execute on some activities very well. But if you''re like most business leaders, you don''t have the minutes to spare. In a typical week, you''ll have just a few precious work hours you can devote to doing the activities that only you can do. The first question you should ask with any item — big or small — is: "Could someone else do this for me?" If so, delegate it.
The more organized you get, the better you''ll be able to delegate without "inconveniencing" others. But it''s also OK to ask others to pitch in even when it''s not ideal — so that you don''t end up buckling under the pressure. If you spend all your work time on activities like fixing computer problems, instead of e-mailing IT, setting up meetings, instead of handing that off to your assistant, and researching and putting together presentations, instead of delegating them to the subject matter experts, you will miss out on leveraging the power of the unique, strategic leadership you can offer to your organization.

黄君李

（南宁翻译公司）依据你目前状况和所拥有的工作经验，求职可以从多个角度考虑。 但是从经济的角度来看，求职显然是困难的、令人头疼的而且是相当缓慢的一个过程。 不论你如何看待这个问题，你都有可能忽略一些重要的方面。
竞争的机会。如果你曾经在高中时参加过运动比赛、带领过大学生辩论队、或是举办过科学展览， 你就会承认竞争亦是很有趣的。在现实生活中， 我们许多人喜欢与人竞争。不论输赢，这是一个与其他一些人较量实力和技能的机会。因此，尽管有时求职很艰难，我们总是在求职过程中享受着求职带来的快乐。
建立一种新的长期关系。也许对求职者来说，一个最大的契机是建立一种长期的人脉关系，一种你可以提供帮助、提供信息并且在你整个的职业生涯中可以依赖的长期关系。应当承认，你有朋友们羡慕的网络人脉关系，即使目前他们还没有见到这种关系的实效。每次出去洗车、购物、或是去夜总会，你的朋友圈子也会随着不断地遇到更多的朋友而变得更加有意思。
重新思考一下职业的选择。尽管有个相对应社交网络而言较为清晰的求职目标很重要， 但是，你仍然需要思考一下。评估一下你现在的职业，确定你是否干得很开心还是忙于应付你一直所从事的事情。
和家人朋友在一起。求职的过程中，有机会去处理的一些重要的问题。但是，首先要做的是应该弥补上你未能和家人朋友在一起的时间。既然你不能找一个一天干满16个小时的工作，那其他的时间内你还能干些什么事情？在求职的同时，你还有其他的101项事情可以去做。从中选择几项，从今天开始做起来。
拥有激情。求职过程中的一个应当考虑的因素是在生活中要有激情。不论这种激情是什么--- 开始创办自己的公司、开始写小说、开始创作一首歌曲，那么你现在就开始做，因为这是你职业的一种突破。如果真是这样， 你会很高兴发现你开始有了自己的爱好。 给自己一个机会去开展这个爱好。


What opportunities might you be missing while looking for a job（广西翻译公司）search can be viewed many different ways, depending on your situation and experience. In this economy, it’s clearly difficult, frustrating, and slow. But no matter how you look at it, you’re likely missing some key aspects.
The chance to compete. If you played sports in high school, led the college debate team, or entered the science fair, you’ll have to admit that it’s fun to compete. Many of us enjoy putting ourselves out there against others in life. Win or lose, it’s a chance to measure your skills and experience against a slew of others. So as difficult as it might be, try to enjoy that aspect of your job search.
New long-term relationships. Probably the single biggest opportunity for job seekers is to establish a long-term network, one you can help, nurture, and lean on throughout the rest of your career. Admittedly, you have a LinkedIn profile and network most of your friends drool over, even if they don’t see the immediate value. And your local community gets more interesting as you bump into more pals than everyone else when out at the car wash, grocery store, or nightclub. But this is an opportunity to grow your network even more.
Rethink your career options. While it’s important to have clear job-search objectives for an effective social networking effort, you can still take time to think. Evaluate your career to date and figure out if you’re doing what leaves you happy or just doing what you’ve always done.
Be with family and friends. There’s a significant opportunity during job search to tackle some important tasks. But first on the list should be making up for lost time with family and friends. Since you can’t look for a job 16 hours a day, what else could you be doing? There are 101 (other) things you can do while looking for a job. Pick a few and get started today.
Pursue a passion. One of the (other) ideas you should consider during job search is to take action on a passion in life. Whether it’s fly fishing, starting your own company, writing a novel or a country song, take the time now—because this may be the only major break in your career. If it is, you’ll be glad you got started on the project. Reward your ideas with the chance to be born.