The only difference is dedication

Amongst man who are successful and those who are less so, one factor stands out clear in contrast of the two: dedication.

There is no secret to success, the only factor which will bring you to your goals is dedication. Sure, some man are born smarter, or richer, or with some advantages which puts them ahead of the competition. These advantages are tools which will makes the journey easier, but we cannot choose what tools we are born with. We can, however, choose whether we want to fight.

Success is simple, set your goals, and dedicate yourself to see that you reach them. Dedication means that success is no longer an option; it is necessary.

No, it's necessary

That means that your objectives are clear, and there can only be one result: success.
A short yet powerful statement which shows the resolve and commitment to see things through.

我太天真，信了童话的谎言

One of the side effect of trusting people is the possibility of mismatched expectations.

Be it intentional or unintentional, people do not practice what they preach.

While some of them are hypocrites who lies to people intentionally, there are many who are not aware that they are lying. These are the people who truly believe that they do as they say, but unaware that their actions are not in line with their ideology.

Well, there's really nothing we can fault on, that is part and parcel of life. Life goes on.

Target acquired

The topic of pre-sales vs sales vs be-your-own-boss came up again, this time with interesting insights, and I have sort of reached a conclusion.

I had been hesitant to move on as a sales mainly because of the risks it come with. What if I cannot hit target? What if I enter a bad company which will taint my track records? I would need more time to build my network before starting out as a sales.

Previously, I have always reached a conclusion that I was not ready.

But I realize that I forgot my own preach: you can never be ready. If you wait until you are ready, the opportunity would have already passed. Most of the times you need to jump right into the opportunity and do the job. You cannot learn it by standing at the side.

I have done it before.
I wasn't ready to be an engineer, I went in and completed the projects anyway.
I wasn't ready to be a pre-sales, but I designed solutions and sold to customers anyway.

There is a further insight on my abilities too. I found myself lacking the experience for a pre-sales, as my technical wasn't strong enough. But going back to hands-on will not resolve the issue. I suddenly remembered that my strength is in being able to think on my feet. I am able to pick up ideas and understand solutions extremely fast. I thought that it empowers me to be a pre-sales, but that is the essence that is more needed by a sales than pre-sales.

What ahead is still not 100% decided, but at least it is clearer now where I am heading towards.