職場雙語閱讀：真正的企業家是這樣
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I'll explain in a second, I'm a long-time admirer of Mark Bittman, the food journalist who recently left The New York Times. So when Bittman announced he was leaving journalism to work for a meal kit startup, I was sad. I would miss him. But the other day when I read the "first installment" of his entrepreneurial journey in Fast Company, my sadness turned to anger.
開始前，請容許筆者解釋一下，筆者是Mark Bittman的骨灰級粉絲，但Bittman最近已經離職了紐約時報的美食記者職位了。所以當筆者聽到他將從記者生涯轉而投入餐具自創公司的消息時，着實讓我沮喪了一陣子，我很懷念他寫的美食專欄。但後來當我讀到他在Fast Company開啓企業家之旅的“首次上任”文章時，我的情緒從惋惜轉而憤怒。
It's true that Bittman admitted that starting a company is "harder than I thought." (No kidding.) But, even though his new venture has a wonderful mission ("encouraging part-time veganism, supporting sustainable agriculture and, in general, helping build the good food movement"), Bittman is ambivalent about entrepreneurship.
Bittman所認爲的“開創新公司比想象中困難”這個說法是對的。(並不是玩笑話。)但是即使他的新企業肩負着多麼意義非凡的使命(鼓勵部分時間素食主義，支持可持續性農業以及廣泛的幫助建立健康食品運動)，Bittman的創業精神還是有點自相矛盾的。
As a long-time entrepreneur, I get very cranky when someone suggests that creating and building a business is anything less than a noble endeavor. Even if you're making widgets, you're still adding economic and social value. And if you've got higher aspirations (my firm helps our clients reach, engage and motivate employees), all the better.
作爲一名資深企業家，當我聽到有人發表類似“創立企業只不過是一件高尚的嘗試”這種言論時，我都會非常抓狂。即使你所生產的產品再小，你仍然在爲其增添着經濟和社會利用價值。並且如果你有更高的追求(筆者的公司致力於擴大客戶羣體，關注且激勵員工等)，那麼各個方面都能隨之提升一個高度。
Here are the 7 reasons entrepreneurs are awesome. We:
企業家之所以能夠傲視羣雄，是因爲我們：
m big.
1. 有偉大的理想。
We aspire to solve problems, make people's lives better, make a difference.
我們努力解決問題，爲人民生活謀利益，創造不平凡。
hard.
2. 經常失敗。
Failing is so painful while you're going through it and so valuable later. And it may sound cheesy, but it's the circle of life--somebody loses and someone else goes on to change the world.
當你正經歷着失敗，這種感覺確實不好受，但事後你會發現這是多麼的珍貴。也許失敗根本不值一提，但這正是生活的規律——有人倒下，就有人站起來改變世界。
back from adversity.
3. 及時從逆境中戰勝困難。
We fight our way out of economic downturns, natural disasters, acts of violence--and, by doing so, demonstrate courage and perseverance.
我們從經濟倒退、自然災害，暴力事件等事件中突破重重困難，通過這些磨練，我們增加了勇氣和毅力。
d something meaningful.
4. 乾點有意義的事。
For most of us, we're not just creating a company. We're contributing to society. Making an economic difference. Helping the community.
大多數企業家，創建公司並不只是爲了創建公司。我們在爲社會做貢獻。在經濟上創造價值。幫助社會大衆。
te good jobs.
5. 創建有意義的職位。
Even if this were the only good thing entrepreneurs do, it would be a big one.
即使這是企業家只會做的一件事，但造成的影響卻不小。
ure people.
6. 培養人才。
A majority of us are committed to growing our employees along with our companies. I hate it when an employee leaves my firm, but I understand that people have to leave the nest.
大多數的企業家都在公司發展的同時培養員工的素質技能。我很討厭看到有員工離開我的公司的場景，但我能理解他確實要離巢了。
free.
7. 自在地生活。
Every entrepreneur knows that we're not in complete control of our lives. In fact, we acutely feel the pressure of employees, clients, suppliers and everyone else we're dependent on. But we know that the buck stops with us and we can shape our own destiny. (How cool is that?) By the way, in addition to all of the above, entrepreneurs also make money. And we're proud of that, too.
每位企業家都深刻理解到我們不能完全控制自己的生活。十幾次，我們對員工，客戶，供應商以及任何我們所依賴的人的壓力都有非常敏感。但我們很清楚金錢會爲我們而停下腳步，我們也能塑造自己的人生。(多麼酷炫的事呀!另外，除了上述提到的這幾點之外，企業家確實會賺錢，並且，我們非常引以爲榮。
