Facebook設計總監:勤奮是成功之本
????《財富》(Fortune)雜志舉辦的科技頭腦風暴大會(7月22日在美國科羅拉多州阿斯彭召開)定期召集科技創新領域最優秀和最聰明的思想家相聚一堂。每周,《財富》雜志都會重點推介一位大會嘉賓,分享他/她對于商業、科技及創業的真知灼見。本周,我們代表年輕企業家向Facebook設計總監凱特?阿洛諾維茨就工作之余的生活、最崇拜的公司以及行業建議提出了10個問題。她的回答如下。 ????你獲得過的最好建議是什么? ????抱著孩子般的活力和好奇心以及生命將走到盡頭時的真誠投入工作。 ????當前就業市場非常嚴峻,對于即將進入職場的年輕人,你有何建議? ????我遇到過許多年輕人對工作極為吹毛求疵。這類人數量之多,令人稱奇。千萬不要這樣做。年輕人應該勇敢地抓住機會,盡力去嘗試新東西。只有積極而充滿熱情地投入工作,才能脫穎而出。 ????如果不從事現在的工作,你會干什么? ????我很希望當一位知名時裝設計師的學徒,每天跟著他忙里忙外,為策劃、設計和舉辦一場時裝發布會擔任幕后工作。 ????如果可以,你希望哪家新創企業是你創辦的? ????我在這方面可能有些有失公允。我希望自己創辦了圖片分享應用Instagram,不過這可能部分原因是因為我認識這家公司的團隊,還跟他們一起共事過。Instagram十分簡單、生動且極具吸引力。通過這款應用,用戶能直觀地看到世界上正在發生什么事情,還能拍攝美麗的照片。我很喜歡這一點。 ????你在學校學到的最重要的東西是什么? ????我年少時經常被那些看起來似乎天資聰穎的人嚇倒,比如那些學習超棒或者設計水平一流的小孩。但長大后,我發現才能和成功真的只是勤奮工作的產物。雖然大家看不到,但在人后,那些精英人士常?;ㄙM數年來打磨自己的技能,這才是成功的真正秘訣。 |
????Fortune's Brainstorm Tech Conference (beginning today in Aspen, Colo.) regularly brings together the best and brightest minds in tech innovation. Each week, Fortune turns the spotlight on a different conference attendee to offer his or her own personal insight into business, tech, and entrepreneurship. This week, we asked Facebook Director of Design Kate Aronowitz to answer 10 questions about life outside of work, the company she admires most, and industry advice for young entrepreneurs. Her responses follow. ????What is the best advice you ever received? ????Show up to work with the energy and curiosity of your first day and the honesty of your last. ????What would you say to a group of young people looking to enter the tough job market? ????You'd be surprised at how many young people I meet who are ultra picky about what they will and won't do. Don't be that person! Be the one who jumps at the opportunity to try something new. Just being a positive and enthusiastic team member will set you apart from the pack. ????What would you do if you weren't working at your current job? ????I'd love to have the experience of being an apprentice to an established fashion designer, just to get my hands dirty in their work and play a behind the scenes role in planning, designing, and launching a collection. ????What is one startup you would have wanted to found? ????I'm somewhat biased here, as I know and work with the team, but I would have loved to have started Instagram. It's so simple, visual, and engaging. I love the ability to see what's going on in the world visually and have the power to take beautiful pictures. ????What was the most important thing you learned in school? ????When I was younger, I was often intimidated by people who just seemed to be naturally talented at things, like the kids who excelled in academics or were really great designers. But as I've grown up I've learned that talent and success are really just the product of hard work. You don't see it, but behind the scenes the best people spend years perfecting their craft, and that's often the real secret to success. |