Introduction to this book
About the Author
From one of America’s most famous and successful women, comes a guide on how to not only dream big, but win in business and life.
For the first time ever, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and self-made entrepreneur Liz Elting shares the story of how she co-founded and grew TransPerfect, a multi-billion dollar translation company and Language Solutions began as a dream dorm room at NYU.
The rags-to-riches story of a female entrepreneur
In “Dream big and Win“, Elting reveals practical and inspirational techniques you can implement immediately, teaching why success is more than just acquiring and wielding power. Elting shows you that to reach your highest potential, you need to go above and beyond. In her honest and often humorous narrative, Elting explains why actions speak louder than words, and why actions always eclipse dreams.
This book is for anyone who has ever dreamed of turning a passion into a purpose and creating something greater than themselves, but it is currently only available in English, not Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese.
Introduction to TransPerfect
TransPerfect is a translation and language services company headquartered in New York City. The company serves clients in a variety of fields including film, gaming, legal and healthcare. As of 2022, TransPerfect is the largest private language services provider, with offices in more than 100 cities around the world, more than 7,500 employees, and annual revenue of $1.1 billion.
Reasons for recommending this book
- This book is a bestseller recommended by the Wall Street Journal; it has an average rating of 4.9 from more than a hundred readers on Amazon.com.
- A Harvard Business School study found that 10 years after graduation, 3% of students who wrote down their goals ended up earning 10 times more than other students.
- Same as 97% of the other people. The author has no background and does not have a rich dad. Like most people, he worked after completing his studies and originally wanted to find a stable job that could make a living.
- The author is very clear about her own strengths and weaknesses: she never thinks that she is the smartest person; on the contrary, my superpower is my will, my perseverance, and my determination–this is how she can overcome difficulties along the way. , the main key to entrepreneurial success.
- The author is not engaged in the popular technology industry, but in a traditional industry step by step. He started from scratch and accumulated experience on his own. There will be a small box on almost every page of the book to match the content of the article and write about each moment of his life. The necessary summary or harvest of each step, or quotes from many famous people. For me personally, I think this part is a major feature of the book and the real essence.
Several key points from the book
Gender inequality
Her first job, apart from the income, was actually not pleasant. What makes her most angry is the gender inequality in the workplace – there are problems in salary levels, workload, colleagues’ mentality, company environment, direct superiors, etc.; it is not suitable for her.
Recognize your own weakness and strength
He resigned four weeks later and decided to open a translation company that was familiar to her when she was a student, suitable for her, and something she was sure of, and she would do it herself.
According to a study by American Express, there are currently 13 million women-owned businesses in the United States, accounting for 42% of all companies, and these businesses generate approximately $1.8 trillion in revenue annually.
Due to the author’s father’s job, the author has moved to many countries every few years since she was a child. She found that she has excellent adaptability and learning ability to new languages. The reason why I chose to resign immediately after starting a company was to open a company related to language translation services. Because the author is engaged in a field in which he is passionate and has an advantageous position, the probability of success is certainly higher.
Step by step
What the author talks about in the book is every challenge that a company must go through to transform from a one-man company to a large company. It is a treasure book that people who want to start a business should learn various skills from.
Because the author’s company is not a technology company, this has a great advantage. Basically all the discussions and experiences in the book can be applied to all companies.
There is another point. After reading this book, I found that the author is a step-by-step person. He firmly believes that there is no free lunch in the world. If you want to achieve any achievement or gain, you must have down-to-earth efforts to achieve it. .
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