经常听到一句话，生活是自己的，我的人生我做主！如何给自己投资呢?和小编一起来看看吧!

　　Take control of your continuing education and personal growth. Every six months, give yourself specific learning goals, and include these on your performance dashboard. Then design a plan to achieve each goal. Don’t focus only on improving your weak spots; concentrate on your strong areas as well. Your natural talents are tremendous assets. Recognize them and maximize what you do well. 控制好你的继续教育和个人发展。每隔半年，你要给自己制定明确的学习目标，并把这些目标算进你的工作情况表里。然后制定出一个计划，让每一个目标得以实现。不要只针对弱点想办法，对你的强项也要给予重视。你的天资是极大的有利条件，要认识它们并把你的长项发挥到。

　　Look at your current job. List the skills you need to do well. Next look at your goals. If you want to move up the career ladder, what new skills are necessary for the job you want? Do you need to be able to make more presentations or do a budget for the first time? List the skills you need to learn. 看看你目前的工作，列一列你干好工作需要哪些技能，然后再看一看你的目标。如果你想在职场上步步高升，你需要为你心仪的工作准备哪些新的技能?你需要有能力做更多的发言或者做次预算吗?把你要学的东西列出来。

　　Write three improvement goals for the next six months—two that will improve performance in your current position, and one that will help you get promoted to your next job. At least one of those goals should focus on one of your strengths. 为下个半年制定三个改进目标——其中两个将改进你在现有职位的工作表现，另外一个将有助于你晋升到下一个职位。这些目标中至少应该有一个是注重你的某个优势的。

　　Next, brainstorm on how to improve those three skills. Get training if it’s available. Identify a person who excels in a skill you’ve targeted and ask for help. If possible, volunteer for a project team that has a top-level performer. Working with exceptional people can help raise you to their level. Figure out ways to stretch your skills inside and outside of work. Commit your plan to paper. 接下来集中讨论如何提高这三种技能。如果有条件就接受培训。物色一个在你选定的技能方面出类拔萃的人并向他请教。如有可能，自愿为一支由一名领导人物带领的项目小组服务——与的人一起工作能够使你像他们一样。想办法尽量提高你工作之内及工作之外的技能，把你的计划写在纸上。

　　Too often people wait for their boss to tell them what skills they need. This is a stunning abdication of responsibility. Look in the mirror. Take responsibility and invest in yourself. Your knowledge, skills, and experience are your professional assets. Manage their development with purpose. 人们太多时候会等着老板明示他们需要哪些技能，这样放弃责任真让人吃惊。照照镜子，负起责任，给自己投点资。你的知识、技能和经验是你的职业财富，用心经营好这些财富的发展。

　　Vocabulary

　　take control of 对…进行控制

　　continuing education 继续教育

　　every six months 每隔半年

　　performance n. 工作情况

　　dashboard n. 仪表板

　　achieve a goal 实现一个目标

　　talent n. 才能

　　asset n. 长处

　　maximize v. 化

　　current a. 当前的 ladder n. 梯子

　　presentation n. 陈述

　　budget n. 预算

　　position n. 职位

　　promote v. 晋升

　　strength n. 强项

　　brainstorm v. 集体讨论

　　identify v. 确定

　　excel v. 突出

　　target v. 把…作为目标

　　volunteer v. 自愿

　　top-level a. 级的

　　exceptional a. 优越的

　　figure out 想出

　　stretch v. 伸长

　　commit v. 把…托付给

　　stunning a. 令人吃惊的

　　abdication n. 放弃

　　mirror n. 镜子

　　文章选自《用英语点亮人生》/ 胡敏主编