Stephen Pollan is an iconoclastic life coach and personal finance mentor. He’s also a lawyer. But I think the engraved sign on his New York City office desk offers the best description of what he does: “Professional Fear Eliminator.”
斯蒂芬-波伦是一个离经叛道的人生导师和个人理财顾问。他也是一个律师。但我认为,他镌刻在纽约办公室桌子上的标牌完美的阐释了他的工作性质:“专业的恐惧消除者。”
Pollan, 83, meets with clients for 45 minutes to an hour to help them deal with knottycareer issues they’re facing or fearing, from bouncing back after a layoff to dealing with agnarly boss to squeezing out more money from a severance agreement. Often, his advice is provocative, unconventional and even blunt.
83岁的波伦每次与客户面对面交流45分钟到1小时,来帮助他们处理那些面临或担心的职业难题,从解雇后如何快速恢复活力,到怎样应对一位性情乖戾的老板,还有如何争取更多的解雇金等等。通常情况下,他的建议都颇为挑衅、离经叛道,甚至直言不讳。