You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of shore.
- Admiral Rickover
As I was gearing up to graduate from business school, one of my professors, Joel Peterson, challenged us to think differently by flashing the quote above in one of our last lectures.
Embracing this concept, I turned down an offer to go back to my previous employer and spent the next 4 months after school, unemployed, on an unfamiliar ocean.
Above is an encouraging post from Lock, Stock, and Barrel to share with you Chinese learners. I found it this morning in the freshly pressed posts. Many thanks to dghoang for his amazing insights on calling for a startup in life. The post does light my mind up. I also hope it can light up you guys' Chinese learning.
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A Light to light up you guy's Chinese learning.
A Light I got for you guys from 5141 SW 91st Way, Gainesville, FL.
I do agree with what dghoang said in the post that if one religiously follow his passion, he will achieve success. This equally applies to Chinese learning. Stay passionate about this "so-called-difficult" language, don't give up whenever you feel lost or depressed. Follow religiously you original goal of mastering Chinese. Stay tuned in Chinese learning environment. I don't see one not going to master Chinese.
There will always be a beam of light no matter how dark the "sky" is.
A photo taken at 5141 SW 91st Way, Gainesville, FL.
Most of the time. For most people. The fact is that we are always afraid to let go of what we've achieved, even for a little while. However, will it hurt if we just put the achievements away and try a brand new startup?
I may be not able to tell you the answer right now. But I would love to hear from you guys, sharing your answers ...
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The Path to Mandarin Chinese!
A photo taken at 5141 SW 91st Way, Gainesville, FL.
Have you ever had a startup in your life?
Want to share that experience with us?
Your comments and ideas are warmly welcomed from the bottom of my heart!
by Xuan♥.



Very inspiring!! Since I am also one of the international student these words will definitely help me to pursue my career here far from home.
Very inspiring!! Since I am also one of the international student those words will definitely help me to pursue my career here far from home.
Yes yes yes! You getting that. I just realized that you actually had a perfect startup in you life, right? Nice work!
keep moving. I’ll post in the next 200 days as start up!!
Thanks:)
Inspirational
Thanks