In 1997, I was in middle school in China. An English education company held a competition. The grand prize: a two-week trip to California.

I WANTED it. I studied for months. I made it to the finals.

But, I didn't win.

The kids who won brought back photos.

One was The Golden Gate Bridge. I had never seen it before, not even on TV.

Red bridge stretching across blue water against endless sky.

That image burned into my brain.

I wanted to stand on that bridge more than anything.

30 years passed. I live in the US. I built a career. I built a company.

Here I was, I found myself on that bridge, for the FIRST TIME.

Suddenly, my body remembered.

It remembered what that teenage girl wanted so badly.

It remembered the ache of coming so close and losing.

That desire made me nervous and feel alive at the same time.

I made it. To that bridge.

Because somewhere deep inside, that desire never left.

It worked quietly for 30 years, steering me through thousands of small decisions.

Nothing was random. That's the power of desire.

What You'll Find Here

I spent 15 years inside Fortune 500 hiring people. Then I left and built my own company. On this blog, I share what I learned from both. What worked, what failed, and what I wish I had known earlier.

My goal is simple

To help you cross your own bridge, to help you fulfill your own desire.

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