by Margaret Steen, for Yahoo! HotJobs
Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one?
职业生涯如同攀爬运动：什么时候会晋升?如何得到加薪?什么工作比现在的更有挑战性?
But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does.
但是，除了极少部分人之外，对大部分人来说，职业提升在职业生涯结束之前就会停止。
Some people realize they don 8217;t enjoy working at higher levels of a company, or aren 8217;t very good at it. Others get this message from their boss. And some people decide they 8217;re not willing to make the tradeoffs required 8212; traveling more, or sacrificing family time 8212; to continue climbing the corporate ladder.
有些人发现自己不喜欢从事高层工作，或者不善长。 还有些人是从老板那里知道了这点。 有些人决定不愿做出所需要的牺牲——经常出差、牺牲陪伴家人的时间——来获得晋升。
Finding Your Place
给自己定位
8220;Your ambition may naturally shift as you grow in your career, 8221; said Libby Pannwitt, principal of the Work Life Design Group in San Carlos, California. Sometimes the best response to this problem is to change companies, to find a place where you can keep climbing more comfortably. But what do you do when that 8217;s not the answer?
加州 San Carlos市Work Life Design Group公司总裁Libby Pannwitt说：“随着职业发展，人们的抱负也会跟着改变。”有时候最好的解决办法就是跳槽、找个让自己能更轻松晋升的地方。但如果这不是解决办法，那该怎么办呢?
The key is to find a way to keep work interesting and challenging. This will help you remain a valuable employee, which is important, since employers may be quick to lay off workers who no longer seem engaged. And you will be happier as well.
关键是要找到一个方法让工作保持有趣和富有挑战性。这有助于保证你是一位有价值的员工，这点很重要，因为雇主也许会把那些不再用心工作的员工辞退。况且你也会更快乐。
8220;I don 8217;t know that we ever stop learning or needing to learn, and I don 8217;t think we ever stop growing, 8221; said Leslie Griffen, principal of The Griffen Group in Lee 8217;s Summit, Mo. Griffen does career and executive coaching and human capital management consulting.
来自密苏里州 Lee 8217;s Summit的The Griffen Group公司总裁Leslie Griffen说：“我可没听说过人们可以停止学习、或不再需要学习。而且我认为我们也永远不会停止成长。”Griffen公司提供职业辅导、执行管里辅导、人力资本管理咨询。