1. Avoid grad school in the liberal arts. 不要进文科类的研究生院。 (来源：老牌的英语学习网站 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

One in five English Phd's find stable university jobs, and the degree won't help outside the university.

五分之一的英语博士能找到稳定的大学职位，但如果走出校门，这个学位就没什么用处了。

2. Skip the law-school track. 别上法学院。

Lawyers are the most depressed of all professionals. Lawyers are always acting on behalf of someone else. Suicide is among the leading causes of premature death among lawyers.

律师是所有职业中最压抑的。律师总是代表别人去争利。自杀是律师中第一号非正常死亡的原因。

3. Play a sport. 参加体育运动。

People who play sports earn more money than couch potatoes, and women executives who played sports attribute much of their career success to their athletic experience. You don't need to be great at sports, you just need to be part of a team.

从事体育的人要比整天躺在沙发上看电视的同学的收入高得多，而且从事过体育运动的女总裁们的运动经历对她们的事业成功贡献更大。你不必在运动上表现得非常出色，你只需成为某个运动队的成员之一。

4. Take an acting course. 上表演课。

Amos teaches executives to communicate authentically so that people will listen and feel connected. You need to learn to do this, too, and you may as well start in college.

《圣经·旧约》中的《阿莫斯书》教导管理者要真正做好沟通工作，这样人们才能听你的并且和你心有灵犀。你需要学着这么做，并且最好从校园开始做起。

5. Separate your expectations from those of your parents. 不要按着父母的期待生活。

Otherwise you wake up and realize you're not living your own life.

否则你醒来时会发现过的不是自己想要的生活。

6. Define success for yourself. 以自己为中心定义成功。

Society defines success very narrowly. Rather than defining success as financial gain or accolades, define it in terms of individual interests and personal happiness,"says Robbins.

社会将成功的概念定义得非常狭窄。与其将成功定义为金钱或者名望，还不如将成功定义为个人的兴趣和个人的满足感。