December 14, 2003

It's hard to focus on the long term goal, however, it is too easy just dillydallying. In my previous diary, I strongly indicated that I wanted to be a survivor and winner of my career, then I should do everything meaningful toward the goal. Today, the power of will is going even stronger. To my disappointment, I haven't really done anything good yet.

I need systematic approach in order to be successful. First and foremost, I should be able to articulate the business ideas with solutions of technology or whatsoever. To achieve the goal, I must broaden my knowledge base. Reading, reading, and keeping reading effectively, not only can it corroborate what I have learned, but it would invoke my desire to explore the areas to build my technology excellence, as well as a thoughtful inner spiritual world.

I well remember when I was in high school before the college entry exam, I was frustrated by how should I be preparing. At that time, I seemed to know everything about high school exam context; actually, I didn't grasp in detail. Then, I changed the strategy by following by my good friend's advice, so I tactically well prepared and memorized any necessary materials.

The point is that a solid foundation is critical to any success. It applies to my career development too. I can't just know the name or description. Unfortunately, sometimes I even didn't know how to describe the terms appropriately. I should know many whys and correlate the terms in a logical way. For example, when I touched the topics of voice over IP, I will search for the answers for all relevant technology terms, but I should also think about the business drivers.

Honglin Su

2003-12-14T15:46:42