????《財富》500強內(nèi)部網(wǎng)絡(luò)作為一個內(nèi)部社區(qū)，《財富》500強公司的高管們將在此與讀者交流思想，并提供領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力建議。本期，CenturyLink公司人力資源執(zhí)行副總裁斯科特·特雷齊斯將回答下面的問題：回首往事，你會給年輕的自己提供哪些職業(yè)發(fā)展建議？

????我很高興在CenturyLink經(jīng)歷重大變革的關(guān)鍵時期，擔(dān)任該公司人力資源執(zhí)行副總裁。但我得到這個職位并非一蹴而就?；厥茁殬I(yè)生涯，我是多么希望在初入職場的時候，就能知道下面這些事情。

????我給年輕的自己提供的第一條建議就是要努力且聰明地工作。人類代代相傳的經(jīng)驗是，好東西總是屬于肯努力的人。盡管當(dāng)今世界變化更快，但努力工作依舊是不變的真理。然而，除了要努力工作之外，在這個時代，我們還需要聰明地工作。我們要學(xué)會利用日新月異的技術(shù)，盡可能提高自己的工作效率和績效。

????第二條建議是，要保持求知欲。抓住每一個機會提出問題。大多數(shù)人喜歡他人向他們提問——因為這讓他們有機會分享自己的觀點，打動聽眾。但通過問問題，你不僅可以獲得知識，還能向周圍的人證明，你有學(xué)習(xí)的欲望。求知欲會挑戰(zhàn)現(xiàn)狀，進而為你創(chuàng)造一條更快將事業(yè)做大做好的途徑。

????而要保持求知欲需要具備敢于與眾不同的勇氣。我的第三條建議是，成為第一個提出問題，挑戰(zhàn)現(xiàn)狀，自愿接受最困難工作任務(wù)，勇于提出不同意見的人。勇氣讓少數(shù)人有別于普通大眾。雖然這樣做會讓你感到害怕，但卻能給你帶來巨大的回報。

????第四，要有分析思維：用事實和數(shù)據(jù)說話。我記得一位老上司曾對我這樣說過：“斯科特，你是一位出色的辯手，但只要我是老板，如果你我都有各自的主張，你就應(yīng)該聽我的?！边@是一次很寶貴的教訓(xùn)。任何人都可以有自己的觀點，但只有數(shù)據(jù)和事實才最有說服力。今天，取得成功的是具有分析思維的人，他們能夠整理海量的可用數(shù)據(jù)，并將它們濃縮成幾個具有說服力的要點。

????最后也是最重要的，保持樂觀。哪些人的職業(yè)發(fā)展最快？是那些對工作來者不拒的人，是那些相信自己能夠高標準完成任務(wù)的人。樂觀精神不僅能給自己帶來更好的結(jié)果，并且樂觀是可以傳染的，可以提高其他人的效率。樂觀精神可以讓工作變得更有趣，但最重要的是，樂觀的工作態(tài)度還可以影響一個人的個人生活。一個人越樂觀，個人生活就會越幸福，也就更有可能取得更大的職業(yè)成功。

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????The Fortune 500 Insider Network is an online community where top executives from the Fortune 500 share ideas and offer leadership advice with Fortune’s global audience. Scott Trezise, executive vice president of human resources at CenturyLink, has answered the question: Looking back, what advice would you give your younger self about career development?

????I’m happy to step into my role as executive vice president of human resources for CenturyLink at a time when the company is making big changes. But it took time to get here, and there’s a lot I wish I knew before starting down my career path.

????The first advice I would give my younger self would be to work hard and to work smart.For generations, people have learned the lesson that good things come to those who work hard, and despite a world that changes faster every day, working hard remains a constant. In today’s world, we not only have to work hard, but we also have to work smart. We need to be able to leverage today’s changing technologies to make ourselves as effective and efficient as possible.

????Second, I would say to be intellectually curious.Ask questions at every opportunity. In most situations, people love being asked questions — it gives them the opportunity to share their perspectives and impress those who are listening. By asking questions, you’re not only gaining knowledge, but you’re showing those around you that you want to learn. Intellectual curiosity challenges the status quo and creates a path for things to become bigger, better and faster.

????To be intellectually curious requires courage — courage to distinguish oneself from the masses.My third piece of advice would be to be the one who asks the first question, be the one who challenges the status quo, be the one who volunteers for the toughest assignments, and be the one who has an opinion that’s different than others.Courage separates the few from the many. It can be scary, but it can also have a big payoff.

????Fourth, think analytically: Speak with facts and data.I remember one of my senior leaders telling me, “Scott, you are a great debater, but as long as I am boss, if you have an opinion and I have an opinion, my opinion wins.” That was a great lesson. Anyone can have an opinion, but it’s data and facts that carry the most weight. Today, it is the analytical thinker who consolidates the massive amount of available data and synthesizes it into just a few compelling points who wins the day.

????Finally, and most importantly, be optimistic.Those who can distinguish themselves by having a can-do attitude are those who grow their careers fastest. Those who believe they can get things done, get things done. Optimism not only breeds better individual results, but it’s also contagious and makes all those involved more productive. Optimism simply makes work more fun, but the most important aspect of professional optimism is that it ends up bleeding over into one’s personal life. More optimism leads to a happier personal life and greater career success.