當我快30的時候，我在擔心些什麼？
有哪些事是在你接近30歲的時候，才開始在意和擔心的？我年輕的團隊最近問了我這樣的一個問題。當我聽到時幾乎沒有遲疑地給出了答案——遺憾。或者更準確地說，是一輩子都在遺憾中度過。當我年歲漸長，這件事對於我來說就越發重要。
追求舒適簡單的生活
遺憾。事實上，我20好幾的時候就已經開始很擔心我的人生會在遺憾中度過。之前，我過著安定富足的生活。我在美泰（全球最大的玩具公司）工作，做設計玩具的工作。很酷吧？我工作做得盡善盡美，所以我會定期升職。我老闆很棒，同事也很優秀。
我的個人生活也不錯。我住在洛杉磯，離海邊大概五公里遠。每天4：30就下班。沿著海灘打網球、騎腳踏車，幾乎每天我都過著這種快樂的日子。我有大把的時間和朋友出去消遣。頭幾年還感覺挺愜意的，因為我單身，有很多的自由去做我想做的事情。我過著無憂無慮的生活。我感覺這就是我夢寐以求的人生！
沒有成為你期待的自己，這樣的感覺並不好
但漸漸地，我開始覺得不對勁了。過去的每一年看起來都和前年毫無二致。
我的內心深處開始覺得生活百無聊賴，並對自己感到不滿。
我知道我當時的生活沒有任何志氣和激情。我呆在自己的舒適區裡，做的每件事都是安全的。
生活中的一切對我而言都無比熟悉和舒適。我絕少會挑戰自己，很少把我的才能和精力投放到工作裡，我追求的一切都僅僅是舒適和有趣。
我知道這種生活狀態聽上去很棒。但
當你內心深處明白你現在的生活比你本來能夠做的和應該做的貧乏得多時，你很難自我感覺良好。
你正在浪費你的潛力，把你的好運氣看作理所當然，你很難忽視這種感受。這樣的方式下生活，我知道我以後肯定會後悔莫及。我以前一直順風順水，這件事開始讓我感到憂心忡忡。
有目標和激情的生活讓人感覺更好
這就是我鼓勵和設法幫助年輕人去追求他們激情的原因。因為，隨著你年紀的增長，你的遺憾將會更難以面對。
最後，人們會後悔的最重要的一件事，就是他們過著一種內心明知道自己有能力去實現，卻遲遲不去追求的生活。
幸運的是，當時的我意識到了這點，我開始改變看待生活的視角，去追求我生命中的一切可能。我辭去了這個我沒有任何激情的工作，跳出了我的舒適區，回到學校讀MBA，並開始我新的職業生涯。我來到臺北，發現我喜歡幫助人們去追求他們的職業目標或取得事業的成功，於是我創辦了自己的招聘公司：Wang&Li Asia Resources。然後我又去了香港，寫了第一本有關職業規劃的書。之後，我又去了上海、北京，先後寫了兩本相同類別的書。
如今，我住在上海。去年，我創辦了第二家公司，是一個提供實用、高質量的職業建議和指導的網站。我希望它能成為市場上許多人尋求職業指導和啟發的網站。
如果，你現在問我如何看待我的生活，我不敢斷言我實現了自己設定的所有目標。我也經歷過人生的大起大落，大喜大悲，但我的生活充滿激情和目標。每一天，我做的每件事對我都很重要，這種感覺很奇妙。因為我在做我真正想做的和在意的事。誠懇地講，我沒有遺憾。
當你30歲的時候，你在擔心些什麼？
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What I Started Caring Much More About As I Got Older
Is there anything that you started to care and worry about more as you got closer to 30 years old？ This is the question I was asked recently by a younger team member in our company。 When I heard the question， my response came without hesitation。 It was regret。 Or more accurately， not living and having a life full of regrets。 This is what started to matter to me more as I got older。
Pursuing a life of comfort and ease
Yes， regret。 Actually， I began worrying about having regrets in life when I was in my late 20s。 I was living a very good， very comfortable life then。 I worked for Mattel， and designed toys for a living。 How cool is that？ I was doing well in my job and getting regular promotions。 I had a great boss and worked with great people。
I also had a great lifestyle。 I lived in Los Angeles， about 5km from the ocean。 Got off work at 4：30pm every day。 Played tennis， biked along the beach， went to happy hours almost every day。 Had lots of time to just hang out with friends。 When I got home， I’d sit in front of the TV until I fell asleep。 Every day was like this。 The first couple years， it felt great。 I was independent。 Had a lot of freedom to do whatever I wanted。 Felt very little stress or pressure in my life。 I felt that I was living the life！
Being less than you are isn’t a great feeling
But then gradually， something began to happen。 Every year that went by began to look and feel exactly like the one before。 And
deep down, my life began to feel empty. And I began to feel unhappy about myself.
And the reason is because I knew that I was living my life without any courage or passion. Everything I did was safe and in my comfort zone.
Everything in my life was familiar and comfortable。 I rarely challenged myself。 I rarely applied my talent or energy to my job。 All I sought was easy and fun。
I know that sounds great。
But when deep down you know that you’re living a life that’s much less that what you could be and should be, it’s hard to feel good about yourself.
It’s hard to ignore the feeling that you’re wasting your potential and taking for granted your good fortune。 Living my life in this way is something that I knew I’d regret later on。 That’s the road I was traveling down。 And that began to worry me a lot。
Living your life with purpose and passion feels much better
So that’s why I encourage and try to help young people to pursue their passion。 Because regret is a difficult thing to deal with as you get older。 And one of the biggest things that people end up regretting is living a life that’s much less than what they know in their heart they have the ability to achieve。
I was lucky。 I was able to recognize this back then and change how I viewed and pursued everything in my life。 I quit my comfortable job that I had no real feeling for。 I jumped out of my comfort zone。 Went back to school to get an MBA。 Began pursuing a business career。 I moved to Taipei。 Discovered my passion for helping people to pursue and achieve their career objectives and success。 Started my own company， a recruitment firm， Wang & Li Asia Resources。 Then moved to Hong Kong。 Wrote my first book about career development。 Moved to Shanghai， then Beijing。 Wrote two more career development books。
Today， I live in Shanghai again。 Last year， I launched my second company， a website that provides very practical， high quality career advice and encouragement。 I hope it can become the Go-To Website For Career Guidance And Inspiration for many people in this market。
If you ask me today how I view my life, I can’t claim that I’ve achieved everything I set out to do. I’ve had big ups and downs. And big disappointments. But I live my life with passion and purpose. Every day and everything I do matters to me. That feels good. I’m doing what I really want to do and care about. And I can honestly say, no regrets.
Is there anything that you started to care and worry about more as you got closer to 30？
