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“So Max, what brings you to FroggyMart?” asks Felix.
“I want to learn China. I want to learn business,” I reply.
I gave a similar answer once in a tech interview. The interviewer showered praise upon my shoulders. How unpretentious! Way to cut straight to the core of what it means to be a young professional!
“Is that all?” Felix shot back.
Shit.
“Learning, learning, everybody just wants to learn. What about achievement?! Don’t you want to get anything done?”
You just can’t catch a break. I backpedal furiously.
Actually, you know what? If I wanted to achieve, I would have stayed in tech. I would have worked for an English speaking company. I wouldn’t have thrown away tens of thousands of dollars a year on opportunity cost. In fact, I’m not here to achieve. Not yet. I’m here to dive into the business world and crack open every oyster until I discover passion. Then I’m going to cash that pearl in for an entire lifetime of achievement.
Nertz to anyone who says different.