27th January 2009

Persistence and Success

What are the ingredients of career success? Supportive friends and mentors certainly have a strong influence. Clarity in your own mind of what constitutes success for you is another factor.

Strategic planning will put you on the right path and persistence will keep you there. The ‘ah-ha’ moments, which you may experience as you look at someone else’s story or as you reflect on your own, will provide you with insight and inspiration. Tough times do not last but tough people do, and here is an inspirational story of a tough lady.

Emily Lee is the daughter of immigrant parents who worked long hours in their ‘survival jobs.’ With the parents practically absent, Emily assumed the role of surrogate parent of her two younger brothers. Life in Canada for Emily involved mastering the English language and balancing school with her ‘parental’ responsibilities.

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