by Margaret Steen, for Yahoo! HotJobs

Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one?

職業生涯如同攀爬運動：什么時候會晉升?如何得到加薪?什么工作比現在的更有挑戰性?

But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does.

但是，除了極少部分人之外，對大部分人來說，職業提升在職業生涯結束之前就會停止。

Some people realize they don’t enjoy working at higher levels of a company, or aren’t very good at it. Others get this message from their boss. And some people decide they’re not willing to make the tradeoffs required -- traveling more, or sacrificing family time -- to continue climbing the corporate ladder.

有些人發現自己不喜歡從事高層工作，或者不善長。 還有些人是從老板那里知道了這點。 有些人決定不愿做出所需要的犧牲——經常出差、犧牲陪伴家人的時間——來獲得晉升。

Finding Your Place

給自己定位

"Your ambition may naturally shift as you grow in your career," said Libby Pannwitt, principal of the Work Life Design Group in San Carlos, California. Sometimes the best response to this problem is to change companies, to find a place where you can keep climbing more comfortably. But what do you do when that’s not the answer?

加州 San Carlos市Work Life Design Group公司總裁Libby Pannwitt說：“隨著職業發展，人們的抱負也會跟著改變。”有時候最好的解決辦法就是跳槽、找個讓自己能更輕松晉升的地方。但如果這不是解決辦法，那該怎么辦呢?

The key is to find a way to keep work interesting and challenging. This will help you remain a valuable employee, which is important, since employers may be quick to lay off workers who no longer seem engaged. And you will be happier as well.

關鍵是要找到一個方法讓工作保持有趣和富有挑戰性。這有助于保證你是一位有價值的員工，這點很重要，因為雇主也許會把那些不再用心工作的員工辭退。況且你也會更快樂。

"I don’t know that we ever stop learning or needing to learn, and I don’t think we ever stop growing," said Leslie Griffen, principal of The Griffen Group in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Griffen does career and executive coaching and human capital management consulting.

來自密蘇里州 Lee’s Summit的The Griffen Group公司總裁Leslie Griffen說：“我可沒聽說過人們可以停止學習、或不再需要學習。而且我認為我們也永遠不會停止成長。”Griffen公司提供職業輔導、執行管里輔導、人力資本管理咨詢。