:高盛CEO讲述穷困经历：要与野心人为伍

　　仅仅是今天能够出现在这里，你们已经证明了自己的定位。现在你们已经有了定位，接下来就去壮大自己的野心。这意味着专注，自律，严格，自我批判和开放的心态。事实上，你们要面对的挑战不会消失，而会更加严峻。

　　That, my friends, is life. But just as the struggles are great, so are the rewards. There’s another way to look at it: ask yourself if you really have a choice. You already knew the answer to that question the first day you walked into LaGuardia. We owe it to our families and to ourselves to keep striving.

　　我的朋友们，这就是生活。但是奋斗越是艰辛，回报也会更加丰厚。用另一个方式看问题：问问你自己，你是不是真的有选择。当你们走进拉瓜迪亚社区大学的第一天，你们已经知道了这个问题的答案。我们必须为了自己的家庭和自己而不断努力。

　　This is certainly not the easiest of economic times, but there’s always an economic cycle. In the course of the next 50 years of your life, you’ll see alot of cycles, and like this one, you’ll get through it. Don’t get caught up in unrealistic optimism or detached pessimism.

　　现在显然不是最好的经济时期，但是经济总是有一个周期的。在你们人生的下一个五十年，你们会经历很多周期，和这次一样，你们能够顺利渡过。不要有任何不切实际的乐观或者是过分的悲观。

　　Still, a lot can change rapidly and with a lot of force. Your security rests in knowing how to do a variety of things — and being able to do them better than others.

　　尽管如此，世上还会发生许多不测，带来巨大影响。你们的安全感来自于知道如何做各种各样的事情——而且比其他人做得都要好。

　　And that knowledge and ability can be obtained only through a willingness to strike out for something better. That could mean changing careers or pushing for a new idea or strategy in your current one. In either case, push yourself to try something new and to grow with each move.

　　而只有不断追求卓越，才能获得这些知识和能力。这意味着改变职业道路或者追求目前职业新的想法、新策略。不管是哪种情况，你都应该逼迫自己尝试新的事物，在每一步中成长。

　　After college, I went to law school for three years, and then into my dream job at a big NY law firm. But even though it had been my dream, I didn’t like it once I got there.