39-year-old self-made millionaire: This is 'the best way to level up in your career' and build wealth
39岁白手起家的百万富翁：这是“提升职业生涯”和创造财富的最佳方式
Before I was an entrepreneur and self-made millionaire, I spent about a decade working as an HR recruiter. I interviewed hundreds of candidates over the years and found that women often have a hard time talking about their skills and what they have achieved.
在成为企业家和白手起家的百万富翁之前，我曾担任人力资源招聘员长达十年。在这期间，我面试了数百名求职者，发现女性在谈论自己的能力和成就时往往会感到不自在。
I've experienced this on a personal level too. As an Asian American and anintrovert, it can be a struggle for me to advocate for myself because it can feel like bragging.
我自己也有类似的经历。作为一名亚裔美国人兼内向者，我深知自我推销的困难，这让我觉得好像是在自夸。
I've learned that the best way to level up in your career, whether that is asking for more money or finding great collaborators, is to get comfortable sharing what you are good at, in a way that feels authentic to you.
我发现，无论是争取更高的薪资还是寻找优秀的合作伙伴，提升职业生涯的最佳方式就是学会自信地展示自己的优势，找到一种最适合自己的表达方式。
As I grew my coaching business,Crush Your Money Goals, and began earning more, I developed three key online habits that let me lead with my strengths as an introvert, to build wealth and find success.
随着我的理财咨询业务“Crush Your Money Goals”不断发展，我的收入也随之增长。在这个过程中，我养成了三个重要的线上习惯，这些习惯帮助我充分发挥内向者的优势，创造财富并取得成功。
1. I get loud on LinkedIn
我在LinkedIn上大声说话
If you are going for a pay negotiation, for example, you have to be willing to document and speak to what you've already accomplished, not just what you think you can bring in the future.
如果想要成功进行薪资谈判，就必须准备好详细记录并自信地阐述自己的过往成就，而不仅仅是未来的潜力。
LinkedIn is the perfect place to document your accomplishments because it is public, whereas your résumé and performance reviews are private.
LinkedIn是展示个人成就的绝佳平台，因为它公开透明，而简历和绩效评估往往是私密的。
With that in mind, I've made it a habit to update my LinkedIn profile quarterly in the following ways:
考虑到这一点，我养成了每季度更新我的LinkedIn档案的习惯，更新的内容包括：
·· I change the headline and summary section based on my most recent accomplishments
根据最近的成就，调整个人简介，突出重点。
·· I share content that I think best showcases my expertise
分享能充分展示我专业能力内容。
·· I ask for recommendations from happy clients and partners
积极向合作过的客户和伙伴索要推荐信。
Updating your LinkedIn page sends a clear signal to a current or potential employer that you are not afraid to share with prospective employers who are looking for you.
定期更新 LinkedIn个人资料，向现任或潜在雇主传达了一个明确的信号：我自信、积极，并且乐于展示自己的能力。
2. I let others sing my praises
我让别人为我点赞
One of my favorite features of LinkedIn is the option to post recommendations. That a real person took the time to write about you positively and publicly can feel more credible.
LinkedIn的一个我最喜欢的功能是推荐功能。当别人花时间公开为你写推荐信时，这种认可会比你自己吹嘘更有说服力。
I have more than 15 recommendations on my LinkedIn profile that have gotten me business opportunities that I otherwise wouldn't have acquired.
目前，我LinkedIn上的推荐信已经超过15条，这些推荐为我带来了不少意想不到的商机。
Having others point out your strengths on the platform is a strategic way of saying that you're awesome without actually having to say it yourself.
让别人在平台上指出你的优点是一种非常聪明的做法，这样你就不需要亲自“说”出你有多优秀。
Don't wait until you need something, like a salary negotiation, for example, to show off your best work. Do it year-round instead and you'll get more comfortable doing it.
不要等到需要的时候才开始展示自己的成就，比如薪资谈判。而是应该养成定期分享的习惯，这样在关键时刻，你就能更加自信地表达自己。
3. I create value while conserving my energy
我在节省精力的同时创造价值
Back in 2016, I started paying off $72,000 in student loans. I started posting photos of refrigerator sticky notes that tracked my debt as it dwindled down on my Instagram, until I made the last payment less than a year later.
2016年，我开始偿还72000美元的学生贷款。我用便利贴记录下还款进度，贴在冰箱上，并把照片分享到Instagram上。不到一年，我就成功还清了所有贷款。
I received so many responses from other people in the same boat who wanted to meet up in person and hear more about my approach. Eventually there came a point where I was going on too many coffee dates — I don't even drink coffee!
我收到很多和我有着相似经历的人的联系，他们都希望能够亲自听我分享经验。渐渐地，我发现自己陷入了无休止的咖啡约会中——而我甚至不喜欢喝咖啡！
I started feeling like a broken record, repeating the same story over and over again.
我感觉自己像是在不断重复，一遍又一遍地讲述同样的故事。
While I was so grateful for the community, my introverted self felt exhausted from having so many meetings.
虽然我非常感谢这个社区，但作为内向的我，如此频繁的社交让我感到身心俱疲。
I joked to my husband AJ, “One day, I’ll just record my response to the same questions and instead of going to these ‘pick my brain’ sessions, I’ll just send them the recording.” He responded, “You know that’s called a podcast, right?”
我开玩笑地对丈夫AJ说：“以后我干脆把对这些问题的回答录下来，以后遇到‘取经’的人，我就把录音发给他们，省得见面了。” AJ笑着说：“你说的那个不就是播客吗？”
So I must credit AJ with the idea — recording my student loan payoff tips in 2018 was the start of the Crush Your Money Goals podcast.
所以说，这个点子还是得感谢AJ。2018年，我开始录制关于如何还清学生贷款的音频，没想到这成了我“征服财务目标”播客的起点。
You may not aspire to be a content creator. The lesson can still apply. When I was working in the corporate world, I still created content, after all; it just was on a shared internal drive, rather than out in the public domain.
你可能并不渴望成为内容创作者，但这个案例仍然适用。即使在我还在公司上班时，我也在创作内容，只不过是内容在公司内部共享，而不是公开的领域。
Some of these projects included:
一些这些项目包括：
·· A step-by-step user guide to onboard new employees or clients that eliminated the need for others to “shadow” me.
创建一个逐步的用户指南，用来引导新员工或客户，这样就不需要别人“跟着我”。
·· Recording my group presentations and writing summaries of the key points for future team members
录制我的小组演讲，并写下要点摘要，供未来的团队成员参考。
·· Creating email templates for my most common client inquiries.
为最常见的客户咨询创建电子邮件模板。
·· Compiling my own FAQs of my job to refer clients or team members to, instead of meeting with them.
编写我工作的常见问题解答，供客户或团队成员参考，而不是亲自与他们开会。
The best advice I have for my fellow introverts who often find themselves drained from repeating themselves or attending useless meetings, is to explore how creating content can replace the necessity of you having to physically show up to create value.
我给那些经常感到疲惫的内向者的最佳建议是，探索如何通过创作内容来创造价值，从而替代你必须亲自出席的会议。
In a way, it’s like a passive income strategy. Put in the work once at the outset, benefit from it long term.
从某种意义上说，这就像是一种被动收入策略。你在开始时付出努力，长远来看受益无穷。
