投資大師羅傑斯給寶貝女兒的12封信 - (三) -3

Three or four years later, I brought the same energy to a job I obtained with Mr. Brooker, a local home builder. At first, I couldn’t even hammer a nail straight, and the men on the job weren’t shy about pointing this out. But when we were awaiting deliveries of building materials or had nothing to do, I ‘d gather up the scrap lumber or sweep up the sawdust or whatever else I couldn’t find. “ Say what you want,” the contractor told them, “but this kid never stops. He has the right attitude, he has the proper approach, and I want him working for me.” Eventually I did learn to drive nails as quickly as anyone, dig foundations, install roofs, and all the other skills necessary to do the job. If it weren’t for my work ethic, I might never have gotten the chance.


三，四年後，我到當地房屋建築商布魯克先生的公司上班，也是以同樣的精神努力工作。起初，我甚至連釘子都釘不好，同事們都笑我。但是，我們正在等建築材料送過來或是沒工作可做時，我都會整理木材或掃木屑的找事做。承包商說，“隨便你們怎麼說，但這個孩子一直在做事。也有正確的態度，我希望他當我的員工。“最終我跟其他人一樣能很快的釘好釘子，挖地基，安裝屋頂，和做所有這個工作所需要的技術。如果不是我的職業道德，我就可能沒有機會做到。