上午去市政府和喜来登酒店参加了佩罗集团(Perot System)和长沙市领导的会见和项目签约仪式。
有段时间我和Perot System的CEO Peter Altabef坐在相聚只有不到1.5米的距离,他一眼就看到了我身上的D300,于是闲暇之余,我两很投机地聊了起来。他也是个摄影发烧友啊!他说在美国D300要比在中国便宜点,说lightroom比photoshop用起来顺手,问我的镜头有没有Silent Wave Motor,带不带VR (Vibration Reduction),还好奇地凑过来看了看我的两个头子,看到我的金圈头便赞不绝口……两人都很兴奋,把无聊的等待时间很快就打发走了。
这让我想起一句Steve Jobs 2005年在Stanford演讲时说过的一句话:you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
正因为我拍照是我的众多爱好中的一个,才有可能与这位顶级CEO攀谈许久。假想,如果今天我是带着目的去的,那么这样的一个共同爱好便可以将我与这位世界500强企业的CEO无形中拉近很多距离,而这私人关系的建立则必定在日后产生很好的效果。所以,尽可能多地发展自己的爱好吧,说不定哪天它就能给你带来好运。

Hi there. Just came across your blog and found it quite interesting…
Alright, I admit, the search result of “Perot system” led me here.
I am offered a working opportunity at Perot, Changsha. but I have really no idea about the company.
So, would you kindly share with me your view on it?
Please pick me up at QQ 14722831 or MSN onlyloss@hotmail.com
By the way, I’m fan of photography as well. but.. I’m of P-family. :-)
Looking forward to talking with you!