職場新人必備技能：前景可視化
What's Visualization?
什麼是前景可視化？
Before we jump into how visualization can completely transform your career, let’s quickly cover what, exactly, visualization is.
在探討前景可視化如何讓你的職業生涯徹底發生改變之前，我們先快速瞭解一下究竟什麼是可視化。
Visualization is seeing, feeling, and completely embodying a future outcome—whether that’s snagging the corner office, completing a marathon, or buying your dream home—before it happens.
前景可視化是在事情發生之前去看，感受並完全呈現未來的結果 – 無論是職位晉升，或者跑完馬拉松，再或者買下你心心念唸的房子。
By creating your desired future outcome in your mind in as much detail as possible, you can actually transform your visualization into reality.
在腦海中儘可能詳細地創建你期望的結果，你就可以將自己的視景轉化爲現實。
How Does Visualization Actually Work?
可視化實際是如何運作的？
When you visualize yourself hitting a specific goal, your brain interprets that imagery as reality—and, as a result, creates new neural pathways to support that reality.
在想象自己達到了某個目標時，你的大腦就會將該圖像理解爲現實 – 並創建新的神經通路支持該現實。
In other words, by using visualization, you’re tricking your brain into acting as if your desired outcome—whether that’s nailing a presentation, landing a big promotion, or launching your own business—has already happened.
換句話說，你通過可視化欺騙大腦做出反應，彷彿這就是你想要的結果 – 無論是敲定演示文稿，開展大促銷，還是開展自己的業務 – 都已經發生了。
And because your brain thinks your desired outcome has already happened, you’re more likely to take the actions necessary to align with your brain’s perceived reality.
而且因爲大腦認爲預期的結果已經發生，你就更有可能採取必要的行動，來與大腦的感知的現實保持一致。
Start With Basic Visualization
從基本可視化開始
If you’re just hopping on board the visualization train, you’re going to want to start with the basics.
如果你剛剛接觸可視化，那麼你要從基礎開始。
Carve out a few quiet minutes each day to sit down, close your eyes, and picture where you want to go, who you want to be, and what you want to do in your career.
每天留幾分鐘靜靜地坐着，閉上眼睛，想象你想去的地方，想成爲的人，以及想在職業生涯中做些什麼。
You can start small (like picturing yourself rocking an upcoming presentation) or go big (like celebrating your first six-figure year in business).
你可以從小事（比如想象自己做了一場很棒的演講）或者大事（比如慶祝業績第一次達到了六位數）開始。
The key to this exercise is being as specific as possible.
練習的關鍵是要儘可能具體。
See what’s going to happen clearly in your mind.
看看你腦海中會發生什麼。
Home in on all the small details, from what you’re wearing to the way you’re speaking. And let yourself experience the emotions that go along with the visualization (so, for example, the sense of pride you’d feel when landing a raise or the rush of excitement you’d get when you launch a new product).
關注所有小細節，從着裝到講話方式。讓自己體驗伴隨可視化出現的情感（比如，獲得加薪的自豪感或者推出新產品時的興奮感）。
The more realistic you can make your visualization, the more effective it’ll be.
你的可視化越真實，就越有效。
Picture the Worst-Case Scenario
想象一下最壞的情況
There are bound to be obstacles on any career journey.
任何職業之路都必然存在障礙。
With visualization, you can anticipate what they’ll be—and come up with a plan so you know exactly how to handle them when they arise.
通過可視化，你可以對障礙進行預測，並提出解決方案，以便在障礙出現時知道如何處理。
Let’s say, for example, that you’re gearing up to pitch a new project idea to your team.
比如，你準備向你的團隊介紹一個新項目。
Visualize all the things that could go wrong—your presentation crashes, you forget important information in the middle of your pitch, your team says they’re not interested—and, more importantly, how you’ll handle them.
把所有可能出錯的事情想象一遍 – 你的演示文稿崩潰，你中途忘記了重要信息，你的團隊說他們不感興趣 – 更重要的是，想象你將如何處理這些事情。
Focus on Specific Skills or Goals
專注於特定技能或目標
As the previously mentioned study showed, practicing a task in your mind can yield measurable results—even if you never practice that task IRL.
如之前研究所示，雖然你從未執行過真實任務，但在腦海中執行任務也可以產生明顯的效果。
Want to become a better public speaker?
想成爲更好的公衆演說家？
Spend time visualizing yourself speaking to large crowds. Want to increase the number of potential clients you speak to each day?
花點時間來想象自己面對一大羣人講話。想增加你每天交談的潛在客戶的數量嗎？
Picture yourself hitting the phones and connecting with tons of prospects each day.
想象你自己每天都忙着打電話，同大量潛在客戶聯繫。
The point is, the more you practice the skill in visualizations, the better you’ll be at said skill in reality.
重點是，你在可視化中練習技能的次數越多，你在現實生活中的技能就越好。
Write it Down
寫下來
Have a hard time visualizing things in your mind? No worries! Writing down your visualizations can be just as effective as picturing them in your head—perhaps even more so.
很難在腦海裏把事物可視化？別擔心！把你的想象寫下來，也能獲得在腦海中想象一樣的效果 - 或許效果更好。
The Next Steps
下一步
What Else Do I Have to Do?
我還需要做什麼？
Visualization is like a roadmap for that old saying—if you can dream it, you can achieve it.
前景可視化就像是路線圖，就像那句老話說的 – 夢想有多大，舞臺就有多大。
Because the right exercises can help you imagine the career you want. And with that vision, plus the corresponding actions, you can start making it a reality.
因爲正確的練習可以幫你想象希望從事的職業。有了這個願景，加上相應的行動，你就可以把它變成現實。
翻譯: Claire
