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?
职业生涯好似攀爬运动：什么时间会晋升？怎么样得到涨薪？什么工作比目前的更有挑战性?
But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does.
但，除去极少部分人以外，对大多数人来讲，职业提高在职业生涯结束之前就会停止。
Some people realize they don't enjoy working at higher levels of a company, or aren't very good at it. Others get this message from their boss. And some people decide they're not willing to make the tradeoffs required -- traveling more, or sacrificing family time -- to continue climbing the corporate1 ladder.
有的人发现自己不喜欢从事高层工作，或者不善长。 还有的人是从老板那里了解了这点。 有的人决定不愿做出所需要的牺牲常常出差、牺牲伴随家人的时间来获得晋升。
Finding Your Place
给自己定位
Your ambition may naturally shift as you grow in your career, 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's not the answer?
加州 San Carlos市Work Life Design Group公司总裁Libby Pannwitt说：伴随职业进步，大家的抱负也会跟着改变。有时最好的解决方法就是跳槽、找个让自己能更轻松晋升的地方。但假如这不是解决方法，那该如何解决呢?
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.
重点是要找到一个办法让工作维持有趣和富有挑战性。这能够帮助保证你是一位有价值的职员，这点非常重要，由于雇主或许会把那些不再用心工作的职员辞退。况且你也会更快乐。
I don't know that we ever sTOP learning or needing to learn, and I don't think we ever sTOP growing, said Leslie Griffen, principal of The Griffen Group in Lee's Summit, Mo. Griffen does career and executive coaching and human capital management consulting.
来自密苏里州 Lee's Summit的The Griffen Group公司总裁Leslie Griffen说：我可没听说过大家可以停止学习、或不再需要学习。而且我觉得大家也从来不会停止成长。Griffen公司提供职业辅导、实行管里辅导、人力资本管理咨询。
