The secret of young people's career success

Every young man wants to succeed in his career. Summing up the road traveled by many outstanding people, you will see that the reasons for their failure may vary widely, but most of their successful experiences are the same: that is, they developed the virtue of great success when they were young, which laid a solid foundation for their future travel. Let's listen to what five outstanding Americans say. They will tell you what not to take and what to learn. These simple truths can be used for a lifetime.

Honesty comes first

Arthur E Paratoli is the developer and owner of New Jersey-Manhattan Shipping Company and the chairman of A-R-A Transportation Company engaged in freight transportation. He said: The summer when I was 10, 1935 during the Great Depression, I followed a sealed delivery pickup truck and delivered special food to as many as 100 stores every day. Work 12 hours, the reward is a sausage sandwich, a bottle of drinks and 50 cents in cash. As this is my first job, I think it is normal to work hard.

On the days when there is no delivery, I work in a remote candy store. When I was sweeping the floor, I saw a score of 15 under the table, so I picked it up and gave it to the shopkeeper. He patted me on the shoulder and said that he deliberately left the money there to see if I was honest. I worked under this boss all through high school. I will never forget that honesty was the reason why I kept the job that was very difficult to find at that time.

I saved every penny I earned from these two jobs and put it in my first bank account. Then I did many kinds of jobs: waiter, parking lot handyman, house cleaner. Later, when my trucking business beat the losses for four years in a row, I recalled the honesty I learned at the beginning of my wet experience and in the candy store. This quality is the key to cooperation with others, the anxiety of starting a business, and the key to making your career flourish.

Study second

Jack farris is currently the chairman and general manager of the National Federation of Independent Enterprises, the largest small business organization in the United States. He said: When I was 13 years old, I started working at a gas station run by my father in Pensacola, Florida. I really want to learn something about cars, but my father arranged for me to meet the customers in front of the station. ? Son, cars change all the time, but people don't. ? He said,? Learn from humans. ?

When a car or truck needs gas, I don't have to wait for the bus to stop and just stand by the driver's door. I check the oil level, battery, belt, hose and water tank under the hood. Whether trying to clean the dust outside the car body or cleaning the windshield and headlights, I always make extra efforts. I am meticulous in my work, and customers will be happy to come again.

An old lady sends her Molly car to be cleaned and waxed every week. The interior of this car is difficult to clean, because after cleaning, she always checks her face and always asks us to scrub it spotless and impeccable over and over again. Even though I am not so conscientious, my father is still calm. He said:? You know what you do and what your attitude should be. No matter what the customer says or does, you should be considerate. ?

I usually go to work after school, and work from 6: 00 am15 to 7: 00 pm every Saturday and summer vacation. My salary is 50 cents an hour, and after three years, it will rise to $65438 +0. 10.

Besides being influenced by solid professional ethics, I also learned how to arrange my labor income. My parents helped me make a savings plan. The first piggy bank contains 10% of my income to help the poor; 20% of the income from the second piggy bank was used as my accommodation fee for my parents, who saved it and later used it as my college tuition; The third piggy bank contains 20% of my own savings; I'll spend the remaining 50% of my income.

Politeness is the third

David Thomas is the founder and senior chairman of Wendy International, a global chain company with more than 4,300 fast food restaurants. He said: 12 years old, under my persuasion, a restaurant manager believed that I was 16, hired me as a counter waiter and paid me 25 cents an hour.

The owner of this restaurant is a pair of Greek immigrant brothers named Rhegas: Frank and George. When they first came to America, they washed dishes and sold overheated dogs. The two brothers are hard-hearted and strict, but they never ask employees to do what they can't do.

? Good brothers,? Frank told me that you can work as long as you work hard. But if you don't do it well, you won't make my money. ? This? Selling strength? Including everything from hard work to polite hospitality.

The tip here is usually 1 cent, but if I serve quickly and have a good attitude, I sometimes pay 25 cents in silver. I remember I tried how many customers I could receive in one night, and the result was 100.

My first boss told me that it is very important to be polite and praise people who have done a good job. When you work hard and have no distractions, you will succeed. It's really not that complicated.

Effort is the fourth priority.

Zhao Xiaolan is currently the chairman and general manager of United Shipping Company. Previously, she was the Peace Corps captain and Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation. She said:? I was only 8 years old when I followed my mother and two sisters from Taiwan Province Province to the United States to find my father.

Not being able to speak English, I copied down every word the teacher wrote on the blackboard. In the evening, after Dad came home from three jobs, we sat down to digest the day's homework. By the time I was 16 years old, I could already speak fluent American English and study very well. On the eve of the summer vacation at school, the students began to talk about odd jobs. Although my father wanted his children to study hard, I begged him to let me find a job. He finally agreed to let me work as an assistant librarian in a Manhattan law firm.

On my first day at work, my father accompanied me. Before leaving the office, he said with a smile. Work hard and learn skills. ? Although this is enough to dispel my fears, I am still very nervous. I really don't want to make mistakes, because I don't want to have a second chance. The result of this job is very exciting, and I made the best use of this opportunity.

Whether answering the phone or helping readers choose books, I try to be accurate and detailed; I always try my best to do as many things as possible before asking the librarian for help. I learned to work hard, be proactive, act before others ask or tell me, and be vigilant and cautious. Finally, the company wants me to help again next summer vacation, and I readily agree.

When I came to America more than 30 years ago, I knew nothing about this new country. But I finished my studies at Montholyoke College and Harvard Business School. Now I realize that my father is absolutely right: it is your responsibility to develop your potential talents. The United States is a country that values performance. Any miracle can be created as long as you work hard. ?

Intelligent fifth

Frank Perdue is currently the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Pupei Moral Education Group, whose annual sales amount to $654.38 billion. He said: 10 years old just joined the work. My father runs a farm far from Salzburg, Maryland. He gave me 50 chickens this year to sell eggs myself. This is a seven-day job in Qian Zhou. Feed the chickens every day, clean them up, collect eggs and sort them. I have to pay attention to the consumption of feed, so that I can buy a new feed of 100 kg in time.

The chickens my father gave me were rubbish, but under my careful care, they got better and grew healthily day by day. Soon, my chickens laid more eggs than my father. My monthly income is $65,438+02-$65,438+05, which was a lot of money during the Great Depression. Part of my success lies in observing chickens and their behavioral characteristics. For example, I noticed that the fewer chickens you keep in a cage, the better the development conditions for chickens will be. So I only keep 50 chickens in each cage, so my chickens grow much faster than those crowded in cages.

Raising chickens taught me that it is very important to save money, budget costs and make detailed accounts. I also learned that I can learn a lot by participating in management and paying attention to every aspect of my business. I have been working hard, and I find that hard work is an indispensable condition for success. No one who reaches the top will complain about the road he has traveled. 1984, my father delivered the whole chicken farm to me. Since then, it has been growing and eventually became a large enterprise. Many of the experiences I learned in the process of raising and managing 50 chickens have been applied to today.