追梦人（2）（2/2）
《美丽英文》作者：方雪梅 2017-04-14 12:47
naging for a fortune 100 company—had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and did not need a genie’s help to become a motivational speaker.
When I tearfully told my boss my plans, this incredible leader whom I respect so much replied, “Precede with reckless abandon and you will be successful.”
Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new house and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage4 payment and now we were done to no income. It was tempting to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.
When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles really began to happen. In a short period my husband found a better job. We didn’t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking engagements with new clients. I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my peers and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she stenciled5, “The world always makes way for the dreamer.”
When I tearfully told my boss my plans, this incredible leader whom I respect so much replied, “Precede with reckless abandon and you will be successful.”
Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new house and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage4 payment and now we were done to no income. It was tempting to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.
When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles really began to happen. In a short period my husband found a better job. We didn’t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking engagements with new clients. I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my peers and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she stenciled5, “The world always makes way for the dreamer.”