You're sitting at your computer, about to apply for your dream job,

你正坐在電腦前，準備申請你夢想的工作。

but then thoughts start to go through your head

但你的腦海裡開始有了想法

that this is a waste of your time.

這是在浪費你的時間。

Maybe you're thinking,

也許你在想

"My parents didn't go to college,"

"我父母沒有上過大學"。

or "I have a learning disability."

或 "我有學習障礙"。

"When I went on their website

"當我上了他們的網站

and I looked at the folks in the most senior level roles,

我看了看那些擔任最高級別角色的人。

I didn't see anyone who represented my race or my gender."

我沒有看到任何代表我的種族或性別的人。"

"There's just no way I'm going to get this job."

"只是我不可能得到這份工作。"

So you don't even submit the application.

所以你連申請都不提交。

But I'm here to tell you that your self-doubt

但我要告訴你，你的自我懷疑。

about your experiences can be the key

你的經驗可以是關鍵

to driving your career success.

以推動您的事業成功。

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Most of us experience self-doubt at high-stakes moments,

我們大多數人都會在高風險時刻經歷自我懷疑。

especially if they're people of color,

特別是如果他們是有色人種。

first generation college student,

第一代大學生。

or they don't have a traditional background,

或者他們沒有傳統的背景。

so they don't fit "the mold."

所以他們不符合 "模式"。

If that's you, you're a part of my community.

如果那是你，你就是我社區的一員。

What I've realized is that these experiences

我意識到的是，這些經歷

that seem like a liability

似有若無

are actually your differentiating strength.

其實是你的差異化優勢。

The secret is to transform how you perceive your own story.

祕密是轉變你對自己故事的看法。

Even if you've been on an untraditional path,

即使你已經走上了一條非傳統的道路。

you've accrued some skills over time

日積月累

that are really valuable in the workforce.

是真正有價值的勞動力。

Your task is to identify those experiences and trumpet them,

你的任務是找出這些經驗，並將其小號化。

because it's likely that story,

因為很可能是那個故事。

that is your ticket to a great job.

這是你的門票 一個偉大的工作。

I know this, because I had my own self-doubts

我知道這一點，因為我也曾有過自我懷疑。

that I had to overcome.

我必須克服的問題。

I didn't have top-notch internships in college.

我在大學裡沒有頂崗實習。

I also wasn't an extraordinary student.

我也不是一個特別的學生。

By the time graduation came around,

到了畢業的時候。

I was definitely the thank you, laude, versus the cum laude.

我絕對是感謝你，優等生，與優等生。

What I didn't realize was that I was really good

但我不知道的是，我真的很厲害。

at connecting with people,

擅長與人溝通。

and now as a talent nerd and a CEO,

而現在作為一個人才狂人和一個CEO。

I've watched thousands of graduates,

我看了成千上萬的畢業生。

who actually had a lot of self-doubts, overcome those

其實有很多自我懷疑的人，克服了這些懷疑。

and accomplish goals they never thought were imaginable,

並完成他們從未想過的目標。

and here's how.

而這裡的方法。

Ask yourself two questions.

問自己兩個問題。

The first is, why do you want to do this work?

第一，你為什麼要做這個工作？

Maybe you already know the kind of job or work environment

也許你已經知道什麼樣的工作或工作環境。

that makes you happy,

這讓你高興。

or maybe you haven't quite figured that out yet.

也許你還沒有完全想通這一點呢。

Usually, your personal experiences can help give you clues.

通常，你的個人經歷可以幫助你提供線索。

For example, did your grandmother do manual labor,

比如，你的奶奶是否從事體力勞動。

and it made you really worry that she didn't get access

這讓你真的很擔心 她沒有得到訪問的機會

to high quality healthcare?

到高質量的醫療服務？

Did your brother have to overcome his dyslexia,

你弟弟是不是要克服他的閱讀障礙。

and you helped him with his reading?

你還幫他讀書？

And so, you became really attuned to education policy.

於是，你開始真正地關注教育政策。

When you're in an interview,

當你在面試的時候。

go ahead and talk about them,

繼續談論他們。

because it will show your passion

因為它會顯示你的熱情

and your dedication to the work.

以及你對工作的投入。

One young person I know, Dylan,

我認識的一個年輕人，迪倫。

was not sharing his personal story

不是分享他的個人故事

about filling out immigration papers for his parents

關於為父母填寫移民文件

when he was younger.

當他年輕時。

Often when he told it,

常常在他講的時候。

people would think that his parents weren't sophisticated.

人們會認為他的父母並不老練。

Dylan realized that he needed to harness the power

迪倫意識到，他需要駕馭這股力量。

of that incredible story,

的那個不可思議的故事。

along with his academic talents.

以及他的學術才能。

He told it in a way, when he was applying to law school,

他在申請法學院的時候，就說過了，在某種程度上。

that made it clear why he wanted to go into advocacy law.

這說明了他為什麼要去做宣傳法。

He is now in his third year at Georgetown Law.

他現在是喬治城法學院的第三年。

The second question you have to ask yourself is,

你要問自己的第二個問題是。

how can I share my story

我怎樣才能分享我的故事

to showcase the unique strengths I will bring to the work?

以展示我將為工作帶來的獨特優勢?

For example, did you have to work multiple jobs

例如，你是否需要做多份工作？

while you were in college that did not at all align

在你上大學的時候，你根本沒有對準

with your major?

與你的專業？

That shows an employer that you have time management skills

這向僱主展示了你的時間管理能力。

and a strong work ethic.

和強烈的職業道德。

Did you need to drop out of college

你是否需要退學

because one of your parents was sick?

因為你的父母之一生病了？

Fill in the gap,

填補空白。

talk about how you administered their treatment plan.

談談你是如何實施他們的治療計劃的。

Talk about how you had to work around their complex schedules.

談談你是如何圍繞他們複雜的日程安排工作的。

That shows that you're thoughtful,

這說明你很有想法。

that you're compassionate, and you know what,

你很有同情心，你知道嗎？

that is what makes a great teammate.

這就是一個偉大的隊友。

Reframing the hardship in your story

重構你故事中的困境

can remake your confidence over and over again,

可以一次次重塑你的信心。

but it takes time.

但這需要時間。

It's like running a marathon.

這就像跑馬拉松。

You have to train and practice.

你必須訓練和練習。

Go back and reflect on those tough questions

回過頭來反思一下那些棘手的問題

that you need to answer.

你需要回答的問題。

The answers are what makes you you,

答案就是你的你。

and I have to tell you,

我必須要告訴你

when you learn to practice that story,

當你學會練習那個故事的時候。

tell it with conviction.

堅信不疑地講出來。

I am sure that the hiring manager

我相信，招聘經理

is going to hear the strength in it too.

是要聽到其中的力量。