Identifying your dream job and the path that will take you there is both a challenge and an opportunity. But by following a realistic step-by-step "vacationing" process (outlined below), you can pursue your interests and passions to the job of your dreams.
确认你的理想工作和通向理想工作的路是一个挑战也是一次机会。遵循下面实际有用的步骤，你就能追寻自己的兴趣和激情、获得理想工作。
1. Define Your Dream Job(s) 确定你的理想工作
What are your passions and your interests? What activities give you a sense of purpose and satisfaction? Can you envision yourself in a job that fully engages your heart and your mind? You may still be trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. That's OK. This eight-step process gives you the opportunity to explore, experiment, and discover what your dream job is and how to pursue it.
你的兴趣是什么，你对什么怀有激情？什么样的活动能给你使命感和满足感？你能想出某个让你全身心投入的工作吗？也许你还在考虑当你长大以后要做什么。那没关系。八步法能给你探寻、尝试和发现理想想工作的机会，并教你如何追求。
2. Address Your Fears 解决恐惧
Financial instability, family disruption, giving up an identity, failing at something new. These are all fears that may stand in the way of pursuing your dream job. The biggest thing you can do to get past these fears is to meet them head-on. Bring these deepest fears to light and examine them with reason; talk about them; play each one out to its most irrational end. What is the worst thing that could happen?
经济不稳定、家庭阻挠、放弃（现有的）身份；在新事物上失败。这些都可能会阻止人们去追求理想工作。要克服恐惧你能做的最重要的事就是“坦然面对”。面对那些最深层次的恐惧、理智地审视，和别人谈谈你的恐惧，设想每个恐惧会导致的最不理性的结局。可能会发生的最糟的事情是什么？
3. Do Your Research 做调查
Internal and external research helps you discover who you are and what kind of work meshes with your deepest self. Do your homework and access resources ranging from the Internet to one-on-one contact with people on-the-job to determine if what you think is your dream job truly is your dream job.
从自身和外部做调查能帮助你发现自己、发现哪种工作适合最真实的自我。做足功课，从互联网上寻找资料，或者和从事你认为的理想工作的人联系来获得资源。从而确定你所认为的理想工作是否确实是理想工作。
4. Find a Mentor 找位导师
Inspirational, experienced, realistic, forthcoming, and optimistic. A good mentor is all of these things and eager to help someone else get started. Recruiting a mentor who is a good match for you requires following a plan of action, asking the right questions, and building a relationship that is mutually satisfying. Having a mentor is the crux to the vacationing process. Whether you're 20-something, 30-something, or even 60-something, you need a mentor!
能启发灵感、经验丰富、现实、乐于助人、乐观——一个好的导师具有所有这些特质，而且愿意帮助别人、将他们领进门。给自己聘请一位合适的导师需要遵循行动计划、询问正确的问题，并建立双方都满意的关系。有个导师是找到理想工作的关键。20多岁、30多岁甚至60多岁的人，都需要导师。
