你看，自从我上一次有老板已经过去20年了。我从一个冲浪器材店出来开始单干，最终在研究生毕业之前创立了TalentSmart公司（和一个同伴一起）。

When I set out on my own, I had all the gumption and appetite for risk that I needed to take charge of my career. At the time I thought that was all I needed to succeed.

当我开始管理自己的事业时，我有对自己事业负责的进取心和风险容量。那时候我以为这就是成功所需要的全部。

It wasn’t. I also needed guidance. Without it, I learned some difficult (and often painful) lessons along the way.

其实并不是，我还需要指导。没有了指导，我一路上吸取了许多困难（也很痛苦）的教训。

I’d like to share some of my biggest lessons learned with you so that they can help you as you take charge of your career (in whatever form that takes). As I look back on these lessons, I realize that they’re really great reminders for us all.

我想分享一些最实用的经验给你们，以便于日后你们在管理自己的事业时能得到帮助（不管是任何形式）。当我回首这些经验时，我意识到它们对我们来说是非常好的提醒。

1. Confidence Must Come First

1. 首先要自信

Successful people often exude confidence—it’s obvious that they believe in themselves and what they’re doing. It isn’t their success that makes them confident, however. The confidence was there first.

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