Then, I was so upset about the results of my postgraduate years that i wanted to started over again, even if i was already a company employer. I worked on my unfinished scientific paper after work. I recited TOEFL words during working intervals. I went to acedemic conferences by taking annual leaves. Well, I suppose you can imagine, how much energy and passion would be allocated to a full-time job which also needs great devotion. The answer is not so much. My boss was so disappointed at me because he thought i was smart But i was reluctant to concentrate on work. I didn't take his feelings seriously until one day i upset the big boss Because of a mistake. Who was the big boss then? He was the boss of my boss's boss. Imagine how frightened i was. So i wrote a letter to apologize and surprisingly i received a very generous response. That is a very nice person. I can never forget his response and among his comforting lines, there was one that i regarded as my lifetime motto. He said, I suggest you to always focus on what you do whatever situation you are in.

Focus on what you do! Yes. The big boss didn't know what i had been through before i joined in this company, but just in that moment i came to realize what contributed to my loss in postgraduate school. It was because that I spent too much time talking and worrying about plans and results, but i never truly focused on what i do. He had a point. For a regular person who has average IQ and energy, the only way to make success is to always focus on what you do. Therefore, in the following 5 years of my career, I kept this motto in my mind.

I gave up my PhD plan and started focusing on my work. I managed to take care of anything that i can. I always did my best whenever something was assigned to me. Then one year after another, things started paying off. I received more and more recognition by more and more people in my work surroundings, people including peers in the same field and colleagues at home and overseas.