- I was. - How did that work out for you?

沒錯。那個計畫最後是怎麼進行的？

There was a professor, I think his name was Dr. Nailor.

有一個教授，我記得他叫 Dr. Nailor。

- Does that sound right? - Tom Nailor.

應該是吧？Tom Nailor。

Yeah, Tom Nailor.

沒錯，Tom Nailor。

And, he was a great professor and one of the things that he'd ask us to do was to write a 25-year plan.

而他是一位很棒的教授，他叫我們做的其中一件事是寫一個二十五年的計畫。

Maybe some of you have had to do this.

也許你們其中一些人必須做這件事。

And, it was more of a you know more of a personal plan.

而這個，比較像是，你知道的，比較像是一個個人的計畫。

And normally, I would never remember this, but I was doing a commencement address a few years ago and I was scrambling for some old things, and I found, in a box, this plan.

而一般來說，我應該不會記得這件事情，但我幾年前受邀到畢業典禮致詞，我正在翻找一些舊的東西，我就在一個箱子裡找到了這個計畫。

And, this plan had turned yellow because of age, but I looked at it and I would say it was reasonably accurate for all of 18 to 24 months, after it was written.

這份計畫已經因為年久而泛黃了，但當我翻閱它時，我會說自寫好它後的十八到二十四個月，它都相當地準確。

And, it was nothing, there was nothing, a single thing on it that was accurate post that, not a single thing.

而沒有任何一件事，沒有任何一件事，上面沒有一件事在那之後是準確的，一件都沒有。

Zero!

完全沒有！

And, I think that the lesson there is, at least for me, maybe you guys will be different, maybe you have much more insight into what you may be doing.

我想我學到的，至少對我而言，也許你們會有不一樣的想法，也許你對你的未來有更多的洞見。

But for me the journey was not predictable at all.

但對我來說，這趟旅程一點都無法預期。

And, it goes sort of back to the Lincoln quote, is "the only thing I believe you can do is prepare."

而這一切都回到了林肯的名言，就是我相信你唯一可以做的就是預作準備。

And, the world is gonna change many times.

世界會一直改變。

The environment is gonna change many times.

環境會一直變動。

The companies that you work for are going to ebb and flow, you may wind up in the same company, you may not.

你任職的公司會有興衰，你最後可能會待在一樣的公司，也可能不會。

You may wind up in the same career, you may not.

你最後可能會在同一個職涯領域，也可能不會。

You may wind up with the spouse you're married to now, you may not.

你最後可能還會和你現在結婚的配偶在一起，也可能不會。

There are lots of things in your life.

你的人生會經歷許多事。

I hope that one doesn't change.

我希望剛剛那個不會改變。

But, there's lots of things that change, and I think that you sort of have to have a north star.

但是有很多事情會改變，我覺得你應該要有一顆北極星。

And, stay with the north star and let those things go on about you, and sort of find your, find your journey.

跟著那顆北極星，讓那些事跟隨你，然後試著去找到你的，找到你的旅程。