Ever wonder how to figure out what you love to do in life? What’s your calling? How do you get into TV news?
Today, I want to talk about my career choice, and give you some take-aways.
Many young people often ask me these questions:
1. How did you know what you love to do?
2. How do you know your calling in life?
3. How did you get into TV news?
4. What do you DO exactly?
All great questions ‒ here are my answers:
Looking back at what I did & how ‒ I realized I was following a list, a “4C-s” list: My Core, Calling, Courage, Commitment.
How did you know what you love to do? Follow your core, your center.
I knew what I loved to do when I remembered what impressed me as I watched television ‒ as a child. I was impressed by shows, stories and characters that are larger than life. Deep in my core and center, I felt alive, moved, informed and inspired by powerful storytelling.
How do you know your calling in life? Convert your core interest into your calling.
Over time, my gut reactions to TV stories and characters, developed into a deeper interest in real-life people and their stories. Caring about people and stories led me to choose journalism as my career ‒ my calling.
How did you get into TV news? Curiosity breeds Courage.
I got into TV news after majoring in TV journalism, making lots of friends ‒ who led me to many different job opportunities.
I applied for job after job with a sense of optimism, and a little courage.
Courage actually did not come naturally to me, curiosity did.
My curiosity with a journalist-mindset always pushed me to call deep on my courage ‒ to take risk, move out of my comfort zone to get the story, share the story, or ‒ to experience a new challenge, and rise to the challenge.
What do you DO exactly? Commitment to Excellence.
Finally, unless you are really lucky, there’s only one way to succeed ‒ commitment.
Commitment to your calling, to hard work and excellence.
What I did at different networks for different audiences required learning and re-learning many skills ‒ speaking, interviewing, writing ‒ and connecting with people at all levels.
I love learning, and I encourage you all ‒ to be a lifetime learner.
So ‒ remember the “4C-s” list for your career ‒ Core, Calling, Courage, Commitment.
Until next month ‒ stay tuned!
大家好，我是美寶。
今天，我想聊聊我的职业选择，然后给你们一些建议。
很多年轻人问我这些问题：
1. 你怎么知道你热爱哪一行业？
2. 你怎么知道人生对你有怎样的感召？
3. 你怎么进入电视新闻这一行业？
4. 你具体要怎样做？
这些都是很好的问题。下面是我的答案：
回首我走过的路，我意识到我是在遵循4个C字母开头单词组成的规
你怎么知道你热爱什么工作呢？追随你的核心，你的内心深处。
我记得儿童时期看电视的时候是什么能打动我，
你怎么知道生命对你有怎样的感召呢？把你最主要的爱好变成感召。
久而久之，
我怎么进入电视新闻这一行业？因好奇而产生勇气。
我是学习了电视新闻这一专业，结实很多朋友，
我不是生来就很有勇气，但好奇心是与生俱来的。
我有着对新闻敏感的好奇心，它一直促使我锻炼我的勇气：去冒险、
究竟该怎么做？不断投入而达到杰出。
最后，除非你出奇的幸运，不然只有一种成功的方法，
在面向不同观众的各个电视网的工作中，我需要去学习、
所以，这就是我的4个C开头单词组成的职业法则：核心、感召、