01 Find the right place to gain as much experience as possible in the shortest amount of time. This may mean a hot-shop independent agency, a large multinational or hopping jobs every 2 years depending on the available options you may have.
找到一個適合你的地方,努力學習,在盡可能短的時間內爭取獲得盡可能多的經驗。這可能意味著,去炙手可熱的獨資公司,大的跨國企業,或者兩年跳一次槽都是你可供選擇的選項。
02 Work somewhere that’s worthy of your time and talent. Don’t settle for any job.
去一個值得你付出時間和智慧的地方工作,不要拘泥于一個職位,一份工作。
03 Put more effort into your job than expected and do it cheerfully.
在你的工作崗位上要去花比預期更多的功夫去鉆研,并且愉快地工作。
04 Become the most positive and enthusiastic adman in the agency.
成為公司最積極最熱情的廣告人。
05 Be forgiving of yourself and others. We’re humans and we make mistakes even when we only have good intentions. Don’t allow such mistakes make you lose sight of long term goals.
要懂得原諒自己和他人。我們是常人,即使有些時候我們的出發點是好的,也會犯一些錯誤。不要讓這些錯誤影響你的長期規劃。
06 Be generous with your contributions to the team’s work. Do not try to take credit for every idea you came up with.
團隊運作的時候要用心,不要把每一個想出來的點子都歸功于自己。
07 Persistence, persistence, persistence. Great work never just falls into your lap. You need to work for it, refine it, perfect it.
堅持,堅持,再堅持。好的作品從來不是憑空而降,你需要為它花心思,不斷地改進它,完善它。
08 If you clearly see you’re going into the wrong direction with your strategy do not be afraid to stop and rethink everything even if it means you have to start everything from scratch.
如果你很清楚地意識到走了一條與自己規劃不符的道路,不要害怕停下來重新考慮它。盡管這意味著你要絞盡腦汁將一切重新開始。
09 Discipline yourself to save money on even a modest salary. This will give you the freedom to change jobs when things go bad and will allow you to take meaningful holidays that refresh your mind and body.
要培養自己存錢的能力,即使你的薪水很微薄。這樣的話在遇到一些糟糕的事情、你需要換工作的時候有足夠的能力和自由去擺平它們,或者偶爾去度個假,來放松自己的身心。
10 Commit yourself to constant improvement. Technology and the industry is developing really fast. You have to keep up.
要保證自己一直在進步。科技和行業的發展都很迅速,你必須要跟上它們的步伐。
11 Commit yourself to quality. Do not ever settle for something less than your outmost best. Perfect your work till time allows.
要全身心投入到工作中,讓自己有質的飛躍。不要總是將目光停留在一些自己沒有把握勝任的事情上,在時間允許的情況下去完善它們。
12 Your professional happiness isn’t based on the number of awards or how much you make, but on the relationships you have with your colleagues and clients. Treat them with respect.
你的職業樂趣并不是靠你得了多少獎來獲得,而是你和同事還有客戶的關系怎樣。和他們打交道的時候要重視、尊重他們。
13 Be loyal to your clients and your agency. It will be appreciated even by the competition.
對你的客戶和公司要忠誠,這是很為人贊賞的品質,即使是在競爭當中。
14 Be honest with your work. Never lie or mislead the consumer. If you do you will feel miserable about your profession.
要有誠實這個職業操守,永遠不要撒謊或者誤導你的消費者。如果你這樣做了,你會發現你工作生涯會很痛苦。
15 Be a self-starter. If you identify an idea take charge and go for it.
當你確定了一個創意,并且要接管它接下來的一切之后,要讓自己成為一個自動的發動機源源不斷地創造價值。
16 Do not blame others. If youre’ unhappy about something take the initiative to change instead of whining about it.
不要指責別人。如果你為一些事情煩心,要主動地進行自我調節,而不是一味地發牢騷。
17 Be decisive even if it means you’ll sometimes be wrong. Timing is everything in advertising.
即使你做的事情是錯誤的,也要果斷,有主見。在廣告行業中,時間就是一切。
18 Be bold and courageous with your work. When you look back on your professional life, you will regret the the things you didn’t do more than the one you did.
工作中要大膽自信,勇于冒險。否則當你回首你的工作生涯時,你會后悔你沒做的事情,而不是某一件做過的。
19 Do not overestimate the value of formal education. Most successful adman never had formal advertising eduction. Real work experience is more valuable than any education.
不要高估正規教育的意義。很多成功的廣告人從未接受過正規的廣告學教育,實際工作經驗比任何教育更有價值。
20 Eat healthy, do sports. Your mind and body are your only tools available to you. Do not abuse substances. Save them for those critical special times when you really need a boost.
合理膳食,多做運動。你的身心是你能利用的唯一的工具。不要妄用一些事實根據,把它們儲存起來,在你真正需要的時候拿出來應對突發事件。
21 Don’t take all advice for granted. Pick what’s useful for you. Make up your own rules and change them at your will.
不要把所有的忠告都當成理所當然的真理。選那些對你有用的,將它們整合起來構建成你的體系,來代替你之前的不成熟的主觀意識。
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