Chapter 82 SynTao 81 Choose a career that interests you throughout your life

Essence of business: In Wenzhou, children are instilled with the idea that if a person wants to become a billionaire, he must first choose a career that interests him throughout his life.Only by choosing a career you are interested in, you will love your work all your life, dedicate your energy, and tap your potential. When Bao Yugang was young, he ran into the sea in a broken boat, which caused ridicule by many people.Bao Yugang didn't care about other people's doubts and ridicule. He loved the career he chose and believed that he would succeed.He seized the favorable opportunity, made correct decisions, continued to develop and expand his business, and finally became a wealthy Chinese man occupying the throne of "World Ship King".The "Global Shipping Group" he founded has more than 20 branches around the world, and once owned a fleet of more than 200 merchant ships with a load capacity of more than 20 million tons.He owns assets of US$5 billion and was once ranked third among the top ten consortiums in Hong Kong.Bao Yugang's success has shocked many big entrepreneurs in the world: he started his business on a broken ship, went through numerous turbulent waves, overcame one difficulty after another, and finally established his own kingdom, ending the monopoly of foreigners in the international shipping industry. History.Looking back at his path to success, his firm belief in the face of difficulties and challenges is a useful inspiration for each of us.

Bao Yugang was not a shipping expert, nor were his parents engaged in the shipping industry.After graduating from high school, he worked as an apprentice, a clerk, and later learned to trade. At the age of 30, he served as the deputy manager and vice president of Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and was well-known. At the age of 31, Bao Yugang moved to Hong Kong with his family. He relied on his father's little capital to engage in import and export trade, but his business did not improve.He rejected his father's request for him to devote himself to real estate, and expressed his determination to engage in shipping. Because shipping was highly competitive and risky, his relatives and friends dissuaded him one after another, thinking he was crazy.

But Bao Yugang is full of confidence. He is not whimsical about the shipping industry.Based on the information he obtained while engaging in import and export trade, he firmly believed that shipping would have broad prospects for development.After careful analysis, he believed that Hong Kong is a distribution center for commerce and trade, with its back to the mainland and access to the world. Its superior geographical environment is conducive to the shipping industry. The 37-year-old Bao Yugang officially decided to engage in shipping. He was sure that he could create a career on the sea.Therefore, he abandoned the banking industry and import trade that he was familiar with, and devoted himself to the navigation industry that he was not familiar with.For a layman like Bao Yugang who is so poor that he can't even afford an old boat, no one would lend him money easily, and people simply don't believe that he will succeed.He borrowed money everywhere, but hit a wall everywhere. Although he didn't get the money, his determination to operate shipping became stronger.Later, with the help of a friend, he finally bought a 20-year old coal-fired cargo ship with a loan.Since then, Bao Yugang has been in the shipping industry by relying on this refurbished broken ship to set sail and anchor.

If you love, absolutely love what you do, the better your chances of success. However, for a career, you often don't fall in love with it at first sight.Research shows that only 55% of millionaires claim that they initially chose their career because they liked it, but more than 80% of millionaires believe that loving their career or business is an important factor in explaining their financial success.Not all millionaires consistently believe that their chosen career will bring them huge profits.However, 66 percent of millionaires believe they chose a career in the first place because of the opportunity it would bring to become financially independent. Fifty-eight percent of millionaires cited "significant profit or earning potential" as an important factor in choosing a career.

Owning your own business is no absolute guarantee of becoming rich.However, you can increase your chances of success by choosing your career carefully. Mr. James is a great example of choosing a career wisely.Mr. James lived in an upper-middle-class family and went to a preparatory school. He lived in a beautiful residential area in the New York metropolis for the first 18 years.Mr. James earns more than US$700,000 a year, so he can be regarded as a rich man, an asset rich man.He has a net worth of over $20 for every dollar he realizes annually.Every weekday morning, he wakes up at 5:35, smiles on his face, and goes to work soon.

Explaining his work ethic, James said: "I have no financial concerns...I just want to work...I want to achieve my business goals, which is very important. I have no financial problems. I Unlike some bosses, who live in an expensive house and have no money in the bank...they have financial concerns. Moreover, I really want to go to the company every day, I want to do this, and I want to do that. I rely on this Motivation to work ... is to want to do a good job." What is the driving force behind his long-term non-stop work and getting up early every day?Mr James' drive is the same as that of most financially successful people - the more wealthy they are, the more likely they are to say, "My success comes directly from the love I have for my career or business."

Mr. James is already a very successful rich man. Even in another 20 years, he will still have enough money to make him and his family live comfortably, but he still wakes up at dawn and works hard every day.He just wants to make the business better and better. From Mr. James, we can see the power of "love", but you will only love the career you are interested in.Therefore, it is very important to choose a career that you are interested in all your life. Choosing a career is an important turning point in life. If you choose well, you can build the foundation of your career. If you choose poorly, you will face countless ups and downs.Before deciding on a career, you should assess whether the career is in line with your interests and hobbies, whether it matches or is similar to the major you are studying, what its social significance and development prospects are, and what are the necessary working environment and security conditions.

Wenzhou people educate their children to understand the importance of interest since childhood. Wenzhou people believe that interest is a person's psychological tendency to seek to know and master something, and often participate in such activities.If people are interested in a certain occupation, they will show a positive attitude towards this occupational activity, and they will be able to mobilize the enthusiasm of the entire psychological activity in the occupational activity, forge ahead and work hard, which will naturally contribute to the success of the career.Conversely, if you are not interested in a certain occupation, forcing him to do a job he does not want to do is undoubtedly a waste of consciousness, energy, and talent, and it is not conducive to the progress of work.

Einstein walked into the labyrinth of science and became a great master of science, interest is the decisive factor.Mendeleev was obsessed with the magical world of chemistry and discovered the periodic law of chemical elements. Interest is the best teacher.Interest has a magical power in human development. Therefore, when people choose a profession, they often first think of which profession they like and which profession they are interested in.Interests are common to all people, but they vary widely.Some people are interested in literary creation; some people like singing and dancing; some people are interested in studying natural science knowledge; some people prefer skill operation.Different careers require different interest characteristics.A person who is good at skill operation, with his dexterous hands, is handy in the field of skill manipulation, but if he forcefully transfers his interest to the theoretical knowledge in books, he will feel useless.This difference in interest is one of the important basis for people to choose a career.

A person has many interests and hobbies. Generally speaking, people with a wide range of interests and hobbies have greater freedom in choosing a career, and they are more adaptable to various positions.A wide range of interests can prompt people to pay attention to and get in touch with many things, and create more favorable conditions for their choice of career. You can love because of your interest, and you can spare no effort to fight for your career.Therefore, before you embark on the road to wealth, you must choose your own career.