Hey, what’s up? It’s Marie Forleo and you are watching MarieTV, the place to be

嘿，最近還好嗎？我是瑪莉．芙萊奧 (美國跨多行業專家)，你正在收看的是Marie TV，這裡能讓你

to create a business and a life that you love. And this is Q&A Tuesday where it’s all about

學會創造你所熱愛的事業與生活唷，今天是星期二的你問我答時間，就是又到了為你們

Q’s and A’s and today’s Q comes from Miss Sasha and she writes:

解惑的時間啦，今天的問題來自薩莎小姐，上面寫道：

“Hey Marie. I get caught up with something you usually say at the end of your videos.

「嘿瑪莉，我最近陷入妳常在影片最後提到的一句話

It goes something along the lines of the world needs that special gift that only you have.

就是『因為這世界正需要你那獨一無二的天賦』這一句

I don't really see myself as someone that has any special gifts and especially nothing

我在我自己身上看不到任何天賦，也覺得自己好像沒有能為

that I can offer to the world. Unless there’s a world’s best procrastination competition.

這個世界奉獻的才能，不過要是這世界上有最會拖拖拉拉的比賽

I’ll go next week.” Very clever. “How can I work out what these special gifts are

我肯定會馬上去參加」，妳很幽默，「我該如何發掘出

that I was sent into this world with? Thanks for any advice. Sasha.”

我與生俱來的才能呢？非常感謝妳提供的建議，薩莎」

Sasha, this is a super great question. You know, I have never met one single person who

薩莎，這是個超級無敵棒的問題。妳知道嗎，其實我從來都沒遇過有人是

doesn't have any gifts, but I’ve met loads of people who wonder if they even just have

沒有天賦的，但我倒是碰過很多人不確定自己是否有天賦

one. I think part of the problem is this word gifts. So when we hear that word gifts or

我覺得其中一個問題就在於「天賦」這個字，當我們聽到「天賦」和

talents, instantly we think of someone who can sing or dance or talk to dead people or

「才能」這些字時，馬上就會聯想到唱歌跳舞的才藝，或是和死者說話的能力

solve gigantic quadratic equations without using a pencil.

又或是不用筆就能解一大串的二次方程式

So I think the first step is we need to look at gifts in a broader way. So a simple shift

所以我覺得首先，我們需要用更廣義的方式來解釋所謂的天賦，也就是開始將

is to start calling them strengths. There’s no one that can say they don't have strengths,

「天賦」改稱為「長處」，世上沒有人是不擅長任何事情的

right? And I bet you have strengths you’re not even aware of, Sasha. Now, the million

對吧？我相信妳肯定有妳尚未察覺到的長處，薩莎，現在呢，一個我們都想知道

dollar question is, “Well, how do I figure out what my strengths are?” The best place

卻難以回答的問題就是「這樣的話，那我該如何發掘自己的長處呢？」，我們不妨

to start is with one of my favorite books of all time.

從一本我一直都很愛的書開始說起

Behold Marcus Buckingham’s Now Discover Your Strengths.

看呀，是馬克斯．巴金漢所寫的《發現我的天才：打開34個天賦的禮物》 (譯註: 此書英文版於2001年首刷出版，現已翻譯成10多種語言，書中規劃出人類擁有的34種不同天賦，探討如何運用自己的專屬天賦，締造人生佳績)

Sasha, I recommend this book to everybody and now when you read it you’re gonna discover

薩莎，我對別人都很推薦這本書，當妳在閱讀這本書時，妳就會發現

that every single human being, including you, is born with a unique set of strengths. Now,

每個人，包含妳自己，天生下來就擁有獨一無二的擅長之處。聽好囉

the book also comes with a code so that you can take this awesome little test and discover

這本書裡面還有附測試密碼，妳可以進行一項超棒的小測試，真正

exactly what your strengths are. Now, the thing about strengths, they’re really an

挖掘妳的長處究竟在哪，說到「長處」這個東西啊，它們是真的你本來

ability you have. It’s something that comes very naturally to you, it’s something that

就擁有的能力，是你與生俱來就跟隨你的能力，是當你運用的時候

when you do it you actually feel stronger. It’s something that you can imagine yourself

能讓你著實感到更有力量的能力，也是一項你可以想像自己不斷快樂

doing repeatedly, happily, and successfully. Now, most people overlook their strengths

投入從事，進而邁向成功的能力，現在大多數人都忽略掉他們的長處

because the fact it comes so naturally to them they take it for granted.

因為事實上這是與生俱來的，他們也就視之為理所當然

For instance, are you a great learner? Do you have a strong sense of empathy? Do you

舉例來說，你是一位傑出的學習者嗎？你是否是個擁有強烈共鳴感的人？你是否

thrive on competition? Do you have a knack for imagining the future and getting people

熱衷於與人競爭？你是否擁有想像未來的能力，讓其他人

excited about it? Can you win other people over even if you’ve just met them?

感到興奮？你是否能贏得才剛見面的人的心？

All those things are strengths or what you might call gifts. And, yes, they are special

以上談到的都是「長處」，或你也可以說「天賦」，而且沒錯，就算它們不適合拿來

and useful even if they’re not talent show material.

在才藝秀秀給大家看，但它們還是很獨一無二又實用

Presenting James, magnificent spacial relations problem solver.

讓我們歡迎詹姆士，偉大的空間解決大師

You know, if you guys just move all these chairs like one inch over you could probably fit a whole other row.

你們如果把這些椅子都移一吋，可能就可以再塞下一排

Now, once you know your strengths, the whole key is to continue to use them as often as

既然現在你已經知道你自己的長處，最重要的莫過於盡可能地經常使用它

you can and to develop them. It’s a big key to happiness, both in your regular life

並且好好發展下去，不論是在你的日常生活或是職場上，都將是啟動你通往

and at work. Now, here’s a big thing you don't wanna get tripped up on.

幸福大門的鑰匙。聽好囉，重點來了，如果你不想走任何冤枉路

Don't try to look for the perfect job or the perfect business to start in order to

就不要在一開始一心為了展現你的長處，就只想找最好的工作

express your strengths. Your strengths are gonna be with you for life and if you’re

或在最好的企業上班。你的長處會終身伴隨著你，如果你跟這時代大多數

like most people in this day and age, you’re gonna have many evolutions in your career,

的人一樣，你們絕對會在職涯上有更多進展與機遇的

so you don't have to worry about it. So for example, in my own life two of my top strengths

所以不用太過擔心，比如說，我人生最大的兩個長處

are positivity and communication. Now, I used these strengths when I was on the floor of

就是正面積極以及善於溝通，我過去在華爾街紐約證券交易所時

the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street, I used them when I was a bartender, I used

運用過這兩項天賦，我在我擔任酒保運用過這兩項天賦

them when I was a Nike athlete, and I use them every single day in my business and here

我也在我是 Nike 運動員時運用過，我每天在工作上都運用到這兩項天賦，包含在

on MarieTV.

MarieTV上

Now, there’s loads more we can talk about as this is a big and fascinating topic, but

其實現在我們還可以再聊更多諸如此類的東西，因為這真的是超好聊又有趣的話題

the two most important steps you can take are, number one, recognize that yes you do

但有兩大重要的步驟你一定要記得，第一，務必體認到你與生俱來就擁有天賦

have gifts. You’ve just gotta start calling them strengths. And number two, you want to

不用懷疑，你只是要開始改稱它們為「長處」。再來第二，你必須挖掘你的長處

find out what those strengths are and start using them as often as you can because the

是什麼，然後盡可能開始運用它們，因為這世界正需要

world really does need it. So let’s land this plane on one of my favorite quotes of

你那獨一無二的天賦，那我們最後就以我最愛的一句名言

all time and, yes, it’s a Tweetable.

作為總結吧，沒錯，是可轉發的推特訊息

Vocation is the place where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.

「天職就是當我們內心深處的快樂，滿足了這世界的需求。」

That was my A to your Q, Sasha. I really hope it helps. Now I would love to hear from you.

以上就是我針對妳的問題，予以的解答，薩莎，我真切希望這有幫助到妳，現在我想聽聽看你們的意見

Have you ever had a doubt that you have any special gifts? Did you have any ah ha’s

你是否曾經懷疑過自己沒有天賦呢？你看完這一集之後，內心有沒有出現

during this episode? Or if you discovered what your gifts are, I would love to know

「啊哈，原來是這樣」？又或者你已經發現到你的天賦，而我想聽聽看你是如何

how you figured it out.

挖掘出這個天賦的

As always, the most awesome discussions happen after the episode over at MarieForleo.com,

如往常一樣，每一集結束後，在MarieForieo.com網站裡，都會出現熱烈的討論

so come on over and leave us a comment now.

所以現在就請你到網站上，留下你的想法吧

Did you like this video? I certainly did. If you enjoyed it, consider subscribing to

你喜歡這部影片嗎？我非常喜歡呢，如果你也喜歡，不妨訂閱我們的頻道

our channel and I would be so grateful if you shared it with your friends. And if you

若能將它分享給你的朋友們那當然是再好不過了，如果你

want even more awesome resources to create a business and life that you love, plus some

想要更多超讚的資源，去創造你熱愛的事業及生活，或者想要

personal insights from me that I only get to talk about in email, come on over to MarieForleo.com

我只會在 email 裡提到的個人洞見的話，那就來 MarieForleo.com 網站

and sign up for email updates.

並且註冊以收到電子報

Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams because the world really needs that

繼續保持，並朝著你的夢想邁進，因為這世界正需要

special gift that only you have. Thank you so much for watching and I’ll catch you next time on MarieTV.

你那獨一無二的天賦，非常感謝你的收看，我們下回再於 Marie TV 上見囉