Jon，37歲生日快樂！ @ wawa的部落格

去年2020年1月7日你們一家四口結束三個星期的假期從台北飛回美東

到現在爸媽和你們已經一年多沒有見面了！！！

這是你37年的人生裡從沒有發生過的事

我只能怪COVID-19了

你三歲生日我們在台北天母的麥當勞為你辦了一個小小生日party

一轉眼就是34年過去了

去年2月初你到紐約出差

和表弟堂妹相見歡

2月底和Ken,Priscilla去滑雪

和ken pris二人在Salt Lake City滑了整個週末

接下來你留下來和公司的老闆繼續滑

一邊享受最愛的滑雪一邊談生意

還有比這個更開心的嗎

還在包廂裡看了一場NBA的Utah Jazz主場籃球賽

到後台跟這位NBA球員合影，第一次經驗呢

二月底爸媽原本計劃一起去波士頓二三個月

但阿婆臨時要開刀所以我就延期

爸仍按照計劃先過去

沒想到疫情開始爸二個星期後就再返台

你們也開始被lockdown的生活了

你開始在家上班和二個女兒可以從早到晚在一起

你們15位于家的cousins只有在zoom上聊天見面啦

只差一位我們的Ken,你的弟弟

因為他在睡大覺呢

我們和你們兄弟二人也只能每個星期Facetime

爸媽還真是不習慣這麽久的時間見不到你們兄弟倆

母親節你們一家四口在家慶祝

我們都說你留鬍子不好看

你說反正不去公司就懶得刮鬍子了

新的生活方式也慢慢的習慣了

騎車健身另外還買了一個standing scooter

你說一旦疫情好轉需要進公司上班

就馬上可以派上用場

當然最得意的是戴上有20年歷史的太陽眼鏡還是一樣帥哈哈

訂了一個特別的凳子

說是可以讓自己比較不會駝背

我真心希望可以有用呀

放了兩個大電視在客廳

可以一邊看你的球賽一邊和老婆女兒看大家都愛看的

大部分時間關在家裡完全沒問題

因為有更多的時間陪二個女兒長大

9月你說公司決定要賣掉了

有點傷感有點彷徨因為這是你第一個工作並且不間斷的工作了12年的公司

2008年研究所畢業碰上了金融海嘯

全美的公司幾乎完全凍結招收新員工

你鍥而不捨終於找到這間公司願意僱用你

雖然你有碩士學位但薪水拿的卻是最基本學士的薪水

你不在意覺得自己很幸運在經濟最差的時候還能找到工作

接下來的12年你不曾考慮跳槽即使有機會

這些年你一步一步的充實自己基礎功打的特別好

上司對你的器重和接連的升遷加薪

讓你以為就會在這家公司一直做下去了

但三位合夥人決定賣掉公司外在的因素讓你不得不接受改變了

剛開始你有些彷徨因為要重新找工作尤其在疫情嚴重的時刻

沒想到還沒彷徨幾天機會就主動找上門來而且是好多個

最後篩減到三家公司各有利弊難以取捨

這期間Ken，爸和媽媽都給了意見

加上你原來的老闆Tom 給你專業的建議與分析

當然最重要的是Claire 有了她的支持

你終於選擇了CREA

這中間的一些細節我摘要記錄如下

9月24日

Ken在我們四人的群組裡寫道：I personally would take the CREA offor because it pushes me out of my comfort zone and gives me an opportunity to grow my own brand outside of "Boston Capital" However, I am speaking from a single guy without any obligations outside for myself. CREA will be more stressful and more pressure and it will feel very uncomfortable and uncertain. That's all going to be new experiences for Jon. I think it will be a good experience for Jon, but only he can decide if he wants to take that risk and is ready to take that risk. There's nothing wrong with taking BFIM, compensation wise it's basicallly the same. Its gonna be lower stress, lower pressure, lower uncertainty. That stress and uncertainty affects people in different ways. If that spills over into the family life and negatively affects that, then it will not be worth it.

我和爸給你的建議就是你需要Claire的完全支持，一個成功男人的背後需要有個全力支持他的女人！

你給我們的回答是：I plan on going and sitting by myself somewhere this afternoon!

9月25日

你發在我們四人的群組： I had some time to think about it. I'm leaning towards CREA. I'm going to sleep on it and then see how I feel in the morning. I think it's time to bet on myself, create my own brand and more importantly strengthen my own wings.

9月26日

你有了答案： Made the choice, going with CREA. The unknowns with BFIM were too great even with a support system there.

Ken 回答： Awesome！ Can't go wrong with that decision. Or either decision really.

你說： Yea thanks. I appreciate your input. Your framing it in terms of betting on myself or more betting on the organization really clarified things. I need to bet on myself.

Joe寫上： Jon，你走上人生事業中最完美的階段（不論在專業，EQ，人際關係）都是最成熟的時候。放手去做，你一定可以做的很好。爸會一直為你及家人祈禱。

我對他們兄弟二人說： You both should still remember the eagle term I always told....small eagle is ready to open his wings to fly to sky, leaving his nest...Both of you are not baby eagles anymore, but meaning is the same! Jon, you are leaving your comfort zone to a bigger sky!

準備好新公司的整套電腦 11月9日開始新工作

知道求好心切的你在頭幾個星期感到許多事都不順

Ken和我為你加油

Ken寫道： It'll be uncomfortable and you'll be surrounded by uncertainty. But that's a sign that you are gonna learn and get better. If you never feel uncomfortable that means you are't learning and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. I think the best thing about this opportunity is being able to take risks and making decisions with uncertainty. That's an experience you can't teach anyone.

我說：ken's experience is very valuable! Ken has been through all those uncertainty and frustration. But all those made him stronger and stronger! Jon, you're lucky to stay in the comfort zone for longtime, but that aslo gave you the chance to make you stronger in your professional career. That's why you got this job and everybody you've been working with gave you high remarks. Now you are facing this uncertainty and frustration that have never been faced in long long time. you are lucky because now you are mature and experienced and most importantly you are still young. you have time to improve yourself. 加油。we have confidence that you will be better and better. just do not put too much pressure on yourself. take it easy. tomorrow is another day!

到了這個月6日在新公司工作還不到2個月

你跟我們談到工作上的事情雖然前路有荊棘但開始有信心了

我明白你的新工作已經上了軌道

從去年九月開始找工作到現在

四個多月的時間

你向公司證明了你的經驗你的為人你的領導力

我們真心的以你為傲