Chapter 29 Chapter 28: Seeing Opportunities Imminent (1)

Chapter 3 don't wait for some savior ——eBay originally couldn’t add pictures? Are you still waiting for your chance? Now is the time to create opportunities. Do you have to wait for other people's approval to do what you want? No, self-approval, to accomplish your dreams! My father was a successful business executive before he retired. He worked his way up the ranks, starting as a young engineer and working his way up to management, holding senior positions in several multinational corporations.Growing up, I used to hear that my father got another promotion: from vice president to executive vice president, from executive vice president to senior executive vice president, and so on.Calculated on average, my father gets a promotion every two years, which is almost as regular as a clock.I have always admired my father's accomplishments and considered him a great role model.

Even so, when I showed my father my new business card, I was amazed by his annoyance."Tina L. Zelig, President" was printed on the business card.I was just starting my own company, so I printed myself a business card.My father looked at the business card, then at me, and asked, "How can you say that you are the president of the company?" In my father's view, I should wait for someone to put me in the leadership position, and I cannot appoint myself. .My father was used to being promoted to positions of greater responsibility, so my appointment as president disturbed him.

I run into people with the same mindset all the time.For example, 20 years ago, I told a friend that I wanted to write a book. She asked me, "Why do you think you can write a book?" Impossible.However, I am very confident in myself. Writing a book is indeed time-consuming and laborious, but why not try it?At that time, there were no best-selling books on nutrition in cooking on the market, and I personally wanted to read books in this area, so I decided to write one myself.Although I am not an expert in this field, I am a scientist and have a certain foundation, so I think I can learn while writing.I drew up a detailed proposal, wrote a few sample articles, and started selling around, and signed a publishing contract.