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* In your 20s, focus on exploring options and building a good work record.
20来岁的时候应多尝试、打造好的工作记录。
* Leadership and management skills become important in your 30s.
到30来岁，领导力和管理能力变得非常重要。
* In your 40s, examine work-life balance; focus on the future in the next decade.
在40来岁，检查你的工作-生活平衡；关注下面的十年。
Each decade of life brings a new set of challenges as working professionals move into different phases of both their careers and personal lives.
每一个十年都会给职场人士带来全新的挑战，他们也伴随时间的推移进入到不一样的工作和生活阶段。
Entering a new decade of life can be a perfect time to take stock of one's situation, reevaluate priorities and set career goals for the years ahead.
进入新的十年是整理个人情况、确立优先事物和设定以后目的的一次良机。
Setting goals makes people feel more in control of their destiny, which in turn makes for positive feelings and a sense of purpose, says Laura Berman Fortgang, a pioneer in the life coaching field and the author of several bestselling books, including Take Yourself to the Top.
Laura Berman Fortgang说，定目的叫人们感到更能控制命，从而带来积极感受和目的感。Laura Berman Fortgang是生活辅导范围的先驱，出版了几本畅销书，包含《让自己登上顶峰》。
Nevertheless, Fortgang cautions that people should remain flexible in their goals:Being too tethered to one specific outcome can jeopardize1 one's ability to recognize other opportunities when they become available.
不过Fortgang告诫大家应该灵活对待目的：过于执着于达成目的，会损害大家发现其它机会的能力。
In your 20s: Establish a positive work record 20来岁：打造好的工作记录
Relax -- you don't need to know exactly what you're going to do with your life just yet. It makes sense to explore your options at this early stage of your working life, as long as you build skills and make contacts along the way.
放轻松，这个阶段你不必了解这辈子该如何过。在职业生涯的早期阶段，你应该尝试不一样的选择，同时学习技能、打造人际关系网。
Deciding what to do long-term is more organic than most people think, Fortgang says, adding that what is essential during this decade is to establish a good work record.
Fortgang说:树立长期目的要比多数人想象的来得自然。并补充说，在这十年打造一个好的工作记录是很重要的。
The people you work with ... in your early years could become life-long supporters, mentors2 and references for years to come. So building a good reputation is important even if you don't see yourself sticking in your current job for long.
早年和你一块工作的人可能成为以后一生中的支持者、导师、推选人。所以打造一个好名声是要紧的，即使你觉得自己不会在目前的公司呆太久。
In your 30s: Focus on becoming a leader 30来岁：关注领导职位
People often enter their first management positions in their 30s, and the switch from being a worker-bee to a leader-in-training ... requires a change in mindset, Fortgang asserts.
大家总是在30来岁首次走上领导职位，从士兵到实习将领的角色转换...需要一个思想转变。 Fortgang说。
The goal here, Fortang says, is to get recognized for all you have done, and parlay that into a more focused path. document your accomplishments3 so that when it comes time for annual reviews, you have proof of your hard work and leadership experience .
这个时候的目的是叫你的所有营业额得到认同，然后把这类营业额集中到一条更细分的进步道路上。记录下你的营业额，在年末评估时就能证明你努力工作并具备领导经验（或潜力）。
In your 40s: Re-examine your definition of success 40来岁：重新审视你对成功的概念
In this decade, people get very serious about their earning power and set their sights on TOP roles that could potentially be theirs now or in the next decade, Fortang reveals.
Fortang说，在这个十年，大家非常重视赚钱能力，而且向最高职位冲刺，他们大概非常快或在以后十年内晋升到最高职位。
This is also the time of mid-life crises, Fortgang warns, which often result in people questioning their careers.
Fortang提醒大家这也是中年危机的时候，这总是致使大家对职业产生质疑。
This decade is a good time to take stock of the direction your career path is headed and to evaluate your work-life balance.
这个时候期也可以用来审视职业道路进步方向和评估生活-工作平衡。
What will make you feel successful? Occupying a high-level position within your company or field? Reaching your full earning potential? Having the flexibility4 to spend more time with your family? Retiring early?
什么叫你感到成功？是在某个范围或公司位居高位？是最大化我们的赚钱潜力？还是拥有更多可支配时间来和家人呆在一块？还是提前退休？
Re-examine your definition of success and adjust your career path accordingly.
重新审视我们的对成功的概念，并对职业道路做出相应的调整。#p#分页标题#e#
In your 50s: Envision your future 50来岁：预见将来
People are usually well established now and peeking5 over the horizon to retirement6, Fortgang says. Even if retirement is not immediately eminent7, they are setting themselves up now for what they want in the future.
Fortgang说:总是这个时候大家已经非常稳定了，预见得到退休的日子。即使退休没在即，大家也会对将来期望的生活做好安排。
Set a tentative timetable for the working years ahead. No matter what you see in your future -- whether it's retirement, a second career or more years on your current career path -- it's important to be aware of your financial savings8 and investments.
给以后工作时间拟定出一套临时时间安排表。不论对将来你有什么憧憬不论是退休、第二职业还是继续目前职业要紧的是要意识到我们的储蓄和投资。
Understand your vision of the future and be sure you've planned for as many unforeseeable twists as possible.
知道我们的远景，要考虑到尽量多的变故。
In your 60s : Reap what you've sown 60来岁(及将来）：收成
You've worked hard, and perhaps you have no plans to slow down now. Whatever the future of your career path looks like at this point, your goal should be to enjoy the fruits of your labor9.
你曾努力地工作，或许目前还没歇一歇的计划。不论此刻你的职业前景怎么样，你的目的应该是享受劳动的果实。
This is a time when many people seek some final educational goals that they might have missed out on, Fortgang reveals. Or they plan to take advantage of all that their employer can offer them in terms of opportunity -- education, travel, maximum financial benefits, a final promotion10 -- whatever the case may be. It's the 'reap what you've sewn' time.
大家可能错过了一些教育机会，目前是弥补遗憾的时候，Fortgang说：或者他们会享用雇主提供的所有机会教育、旅游、最大经济收益、最后一次晋升不论是什么，目前是播种后收成的季节。
