1 . How to Make a Difference in Your Career

Making a meaningful career choice is a crucial decision in life.    1    , such as being a doctor, teacher or charity worker. However, you don’t have to limit yourself to just those choices. To have a lasting and meaningful impact, it’s important to consider the problem you expect to overcome.

Define what’s personally satisfying

    2    . To ensure success, remember that your career is a marathon and not a short running. Most people reach peak productivity between the ages of 40 and 60, so it’s important to choose something that you can stick with for the long term. When looking for meaningful work, consider what is satisfied with you.

Define your career impact

To maximize your career’s impact, consider the importance of the problem you are addressing, how effective your job is at dealing with it, and your personal fit. Your personal fit depends on your abilities and career capital-skills, connections, and reputation,     3    , and you can ensure that you have a long term improvement in the lives of others.

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Before thinking about specific career paths, it’s valuable to consider what kinds of careers tend to have the highest impact. Remember many career categories can enable you to make a big contribution to whichever global problems you think are most pressing.

Have a plan B and a plan Z

List promising alternatives you can switch to if your plan A doesn’t work out. If you’re ambitious enough, your plan A probably has a good chance of not working out.    5    To avoid unacceptable risks, write a plan Z — how you’ll get back on your feet if things go wrong.

A．So you should be ready to try again

B．Take all these factors into consideration

C．Explore the key categories of meaningful careers

D．Have a better understanding of the career categories

E．Finding work that is personally satisfying can be a challenge

F．People who show their interest in challenge get satisfying careers

G．There are many paths that you can take to contribute positively to the world

2 . 你在某英文网站看到一个题为“Be Prepared for the Future Career”的中学生征文活动，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括你的未来职业及你如何做准备。
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Be Prepared for the Future Career

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