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Most workers focus on working for pay and benefits that reward them in the short term, but is often disastrous in the long run.
大部分人是为短期的工资和福利工作的，但从长期来看这种做法常常是具有灾难性的。
Instead, I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
相反，我劝告年轻人在找工作时要看能从中学到什么，而不是只看能挣多少钱。
Look down the road at what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession and before getting trapped in the Rat Race.
在选择某种职业或陷入“老鼠赛跑”的陷阱之前，要仔细看看脚下的路，弄清楚自己到底想获得什么技能。
When I speak to adults who want to earn more money, I always recommend the same thing.
当我面对那些想挣更多钱的成年人演讲时，我都会建议他们一件事。
I suggest taking a long view of their life.
我总是建议他们要有长远的眼光。
Instead of simply working for the money and security, which I admit are important, I suggest they take a second job that will teach them a second skill.
我承认为了金钱和生活安稳而工作是很重要，但我仍主张要再找一份工作，以便从中学到另一种技能。
Often I recommend joining a network-marketing company, also called multilevel marketing, if they want to learn sales skills.
我常常提议，如果想学习销售技能，最好进一家网络营销公司，也被称为多级营销公司。
Some of these companies have excellent training programs that help people get over their fear of failure and rejection, which are the main reasons people are unsuccessful.
这类公司多半能够提供良好的培训项目，帮助人们克服因失败造成的沮丧和恐惧心理，这种心理往往是导致人们不成功的主要原因。
Education is more valuable than money, in the long run.
从长远来看，教育比金钱更有价值。
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's?”, almost all the students raise their hands.
当我问自己班上的学生“你们中间有多少人能做出比麦当劳更好的汉堡包”时，几乎所有的学生都举起了手。
I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald's makes more money than you?”
我接着问：“如果你们中大部分人都能做出比麦当劳更好的汉堡包，那为什么麦当劳比你们更赚钱？”
The answer is obvious: McDonald's is excellent at business systems.
答案是显而易见的：麦当劳拥有一套出色的商业体系。
The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little to nothing about business systems.
许多才华横溢的人之所以贫穷，就是因为他们只是专心于做好产品，而对商业体系却知之甚少。
