Dreams come true and in what way. You just have to take action and get going to start seeing results. But I'm not telling you this because I want to philosophize or because only I believe that this is really possible. I tell you because every day I find thousands of examples and I know it is true.
Do you know Jack Ma? Well, he is one of those examples. Maybe if I tell you that he is the founder of Alibaba Group, the most powerful internet business conglomerate in China, you know who he is. But I'm going to tell you its wonderful story, which is a story of overcoming, from the beginning.
Jack Ma was born in 1964 in Hangzhou, China, into an ordinary family that followed the communist regime. He was never the best student, but he surpassed the others in English and that is why he decided to become a teacher of that language. His first salary consisted of US $ 12 a month.
While looking for a living, he was rejected at various jobs, fired, and warned that he really was not good at many things I think about his bosses and I think the mistake was theirs because they never got to see the true talent that Jack was hiding Ma.
But hey, he kept trying, and at age 35, in 1999, he founded Alibaba to connect the Chinese product offering with buyers abroad.
The few friends he had who did trust him helped him raise a start-up capital of $ 50,000 to start the business that, like many tech companies, he started in his own apartment.
Revenue gradually grew and the company became what it is today: a conglomerate offering cross-business, retail and consumer-to-consumer sales, online payment services, a search engine to compare prices, and web hosting. cloud.
Only in the first quarter of this year, Alibaba Group registered an increase in its revenues close to 60% compared to the same period of the previous year: they reached US $ 5,609 million and exceeded expectations.
In 2016, it had even surpassed the income of Amazon and eBay, its main competitors.
But this growth has not been dizzying. In fact, it dates back years, since 2014, when the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange and became the highest IPO (Public Offering) in history. Since then, its share price has risen by more than US70.
# What can we learn from this entrepreneur?
Never give up: sometimes when things don't work out, people tend to give up and abandon the race without knowing how close we are to the finish line. So even if you find negative answers on your way, even if they tell you that you are not good at something, go ahead with your plans.
Enjoy the journey: when we see that the goal is far away, it also often happens to us that we stop seeing the good things in life, but the important thing is that we continue to appreciate them and that we continue to fight because when we least expect it, we can find that opportunity we were looking for.
Keep a good attitude: in those moments when you feel that nothing has been worth it or that others do not recognize your value, smile, thank, and stay optimistic. That will allow you to overcome the inconveniences, the bad times, or what you do not like to continue where you want to go. Do not be sorry because everything can serve as learning.
Find a balance: remember that talking is very easy, but in reality, your mind and heart are the engines of your dreams. Focus on what you want and find a balance between your ambitions and your purpose, between what you want and the value you can generate. That will help you not lose sight of your destiny due to more obstacles or temptations that arise.
Think long term: especially if you are on the path of entrepreneurship, but it also applies to the state you are in or the profession you have, does not forget that profits take time to arrive and that it is better to have a plan long-term to think about immediate satisfaction. Having that vision will help you be a better entrepreneur, businessperson, or investor.
# Which of the aspects of Jack Ma's story caught your attention the most, but above all, which of his teachings will you begin to apply?