Lin Siqi’s career path

Lin Siqi is a Canadian entrepreneur who was appointed Governor of British Columbia by the Canadian federal government at the end of July 1988. In his 40s, Lin Siqi traveled to Canada with his family and went through a difficult journey. He used other people's experience and other people's money to achieve his own goal of developing his career and established a real estate "kingdom." After he got rich, he enthusiastically repaid the society and made great contributions to the country of immigration. He became the first Chinese to be appointed as the provincial governor of Canada. This also became an important milestone for Lin Siqi and the history of Canada. Lin Siqi, whose ancestral home is Jinkeng, Jieyang, Guangdong, was born in Hong Kong in 1924. His father, Lin Zifeng, is a well-known educator and financier in Hong Kong. He is the founder of Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School, Baptist College and K. Wah Bank. In his early years, Lin Siqi attended elementary school and middle school in Pei Ching School in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. He graduated from Lingnan University in Guangzhou in 1947 and went to Temple University in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) in the United States to study for a master's degree in business administration the following year. After obtaining his degree, he went to New York University to study economics. In 1950, he returned to Hong Kong and worked in education, industry, commerce and finance. He once served as the general manager of Ka Wah Bank. In 1967, Hong Kong was affected by the Cultural Revolution on the mainland, and a movement that people at the time called the "Anti-British Rebellion" broke out. Hong Kong society experienced violent turmoil, and its industrial and commercial development was greatly affected. At this time, 44-year-old Lin Siqi immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with his wife and daughter to settle down. Later, in just over ten years, he established a real estate empire of his own. His personal wealth reached more than 1 billion US dollars and he achieved great success.

Lin Siqi's road to success has been quite tortuous. His journey of success has provided people with a lot of inspiration, the most intriguing of which is his clever use of "borrowing". Use other people's experiences as your own. Lin Siqi was 44 years old when she arrived in Canada. She only had 40,000 Canadian dollars with her, which was only enough to simply settle a family of five and provide living expenses. Although he had worked as a bank manager, he encountered various difficulties when he first arrived and found it difficult to find a job. Lin Siqi, who wanted to create a career with his own sweat, realized the importance of "experience" after encountering many difficulties. At first, he found a real estate company as a broker, so he dealt with real estate buyers during the day, but at night he went to Columbia University to study at night school, taking courses such as real estate valuation. He studied diligently and bought a large number of books, newspapers and periodicals at home. He squeezed out time to read every day. Sometimes he was too tired, so he put tape on his upper eyelids and forced himself to read without dozing off. Diligent work and study gradually gave him experience, which paved the way for his future success in real estate management. In the process of career development, he made full use of the experience of others. He hired first-class talents into the company and boldly used them according to the expertise of different people. He said: "My company must hire first-class talents. I never agree with the family management style. Every one of our employees was admitted to the company based on their true talents and knowledge. I will not accept any of them based on personal letters of introduction." Once I find an outstanding talent, I spend a lot of money to recruit him. I have a special eye for identifying people. I can tell the person's strengths and weaknesses at a glance. As long as I find that he has expertise, I will boldly use him and let him work for the company. Effectiveness". The use of talents has enabled Lin Siqi's real estate career to rise and develop.