"How will history see me?"... The title of the Economist published a week ago caught my eyes when I was reading several articles in this weekend. This article is writing about how/what President Obama should work on in his second presidential term, but the contents in this article is not my object. Yes, politic is very important, but there are millions of other ways for us to change our society such as business, sharing information in SNSs, and individual volunteer activity for your local community. We are not passive any more to create and run our life. We have power, right, and obligation to engage with our life.
So, I think the title, "How will history see me?", is very good to have as my perspective in my days. I have no complain of my life so far, but I think I have tended to have a short-term perspective in these days because my job makes me keep running everyday. This saying helps me to hold my eyes up so I can have bigger perspective in every moment.
When I have things I have to finish in a minuet, when I faced a problem that I need to work on right way, when I was running late to arrive at my appointment, when I have an opportunity to gain a short-term benefit, this is the moment to ask myself "How will history see me?". I came to this country not only for financial/individual success, but I also will change and impact the world. This contribution will be as worthy as winning a novel prose or becoming on an US bill's face.
Don't fawn for pennies... How you make you day is less important than how I can bring happiness for people in coming generations. I would like to write "How will history see me?" on a piece of paper and attach on my laptop.
Go for it!! Chuji,
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Be Chuji,
What part of your job do you like?
I was a bad boy and always a trouble maker in class when I was a kid because it was super tough for me to keep listening to my teacher or keep focusing on one thing during class. Instead, I was always confident that I was speaking in class more than my teacher did. Whenever my teacher started trying teach me, I closed my ears, and there were a lot of BSs in my brain instead of new learning. So, yes I like my sales job because I have to always be around to visit clients in the entire Southern California. Also, I like to meet new people not only for my business, but also I love to know their thoughts, vision, and personality. In my job, I am so lucky because people I meet are pretty diverse. They are sometime new entrepreneur, doctor, manager at a huge company, and experienced chef.
In the last week, I was visiting a sales manager at a mega company. He, wearing a nice suit and Ferragamo, is very smart and creative. We were talking about how my company and I are able to leverage their business in this local area instead of international wide that they have been successful in this 30 years. The meeting went well, and I believe he was satisfied with what I was trying to offer. At the very end of meeting, a little passed 6pm, Friday, I asked him "I would like to be a successful sales guy like you. I just started my career after my master program half year ago. I would appreciate any advice you give to me. What do you think I need to do such as habits to install in my days, people to meet, and book to read maybe?"
And he said, "Chuji, there is no advice I can give to you. You already have it, so keep going. I receive millions of calls from sales people everyday, but I decided to set a time with you because you always try to listen to me instead of introducing how much your product will bring profit to me. Your skill might not be enough yet, but don't listen to other people so much because the most important thing is keep being Chuji. You have to open ears always, but it doesn't mean you have to follow their direction. Don't forget things only you can do. This is reason people buy from you. Also, my Ferragamo shoes are just ornament, so you don't have to follow my outfit either.
"Be Chuji..." This is what I was thinking when I was driving back to home in the night. Yes, I think I agree with him. There are always values that only I can create. I hope there will be more and more values on Chuji in the future. By continuous efforts in my job, I want to create Chuji values in my business to impact the world. So, what is the things only you can make?
Go for it!! Chuji,
I was a bad boy and always a trouble maker in class when I was a kid because it was super tough for me to keep listening to my teacher or keep focusing on one thing during class. Instead, I was always confident that I was speaking in class more than my teacher did. Whenever my teacher started trying teach me, I closed my ears, and there were a lot of BSs in my brain instead of new learning. So, yes I like my sales job because I have to always be around to visit clients in the entire Southern California. Also, I like to meet new people not only for my business, but also I love to know their thoughts, vision, and personality. In my job, I am so lucky because people I meet are pretty diverse. They are sometime new entrepreneur, doctor, manager at a huge company, and experienced chef.
In the last week, I was visiting a sales manager at a mega company. He, wearing a nice suit and Ferragamo, is very smart and creative. We were talking about how my company and I are able to leverage their business in this local area instead of international wide that they have been successful in this 30 years. The meeting went well, and I believe he was satisfied with what I was trying to offer. At the very end of meeting, a little passed 6pm, Friday, I asked him "I would like to be a successful sales guy like you. I just started my career after my master program half year ago. I would appreciate any advice you give to me. What do you think I need to do such as habits to install in my days, people to meet, and book to read maybe?"
And he said, "Chuji, there is no advice I can give to you. You already have it, so keep going. I receive millions of calls from sales people everyday, but I decided to set a time with you because you always try to listen to me instead of introducing how much your product will bring profit to me. Your skill might not be enough yet, but don't listen to other people so much because the most important thing is keep being Chuji. You have to open ears always, but it doesn't mean you have to follow their direction. Don't forget things only you can do. This is reason people buy from you. Also, my Ferragamo shoes are just ornament, so you don't have to follow my outfit either.
"Be Chuji..." This is what I was thinking when I was driving back to home in the night. Yes, I think I agree with him. There are always values that only I can create. I hope there will be more and more values on Chuji in the future. By continuous efforts in my job, I want to create Chuji values in my business to impact the world. So, what is the things only you can make?
Go for it!! Chuji,
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