The Red Room invites you to the
15th Aside@the Red Room, on April 29, 2017, 6:30pm – 10:30pm
時間: 2016年10月29日 6:30 pm-10:30 pm

Our theme for this Aside is
NIGHTMARE CHALLENGES

Nightmare challenges

Nightmare challenges…the theme of this Aside. Have you ever noticed that the best success stories often begin with failure? Why do those embarrassing flops, setbacks or radical changes of direction seem like “required” first steps on the road to fame and fortune?

“Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” ~ Jack Ma

Stephen King’s first horror story “Carrie” was rejected 30 times and thrown in the trash before becoming the prelude of hundreds of successful published books.

Ang Lee failed Taiwan’s college entrance exams – twice. He tried to go to acting school, but they said his English wasn’t good enough. Unemployed for 6 years living off of his wife’s salary, he had a bank balance of $26 at the birth of their second child

Thomas Edison was told he was “too stupid to learn anything” and it was only after 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing a light bulb that he finally succeeded.

Jack Ma failed his exit exams several times in elementary & middle school; failed college entrance exams 3 times; applied at Harvard 10 times and was rejected every time. Out of 24 people who applied for KFC when they entered China, he was the only one rejected. Out of 5 people who applied for a job at the police force, he was the only one rejected. His first 2 business ventures failed and then came Alibaba …zero revenue for the first 3 years.

Come join Red Room on Saturday, April 29, 2017 as three of Taiwan’s own share their horror stories of personal and/or business challenges. Listen to how they handled and overcame multiple obstacles to be where they are today. Be inspired if you happen to be facing insurmountable challenges in your life.

“I’ve had dreams and I’ve had nightmares. I conquered the nightmares because of my dreams”. ~ Jonas Salk

Introduction by Ping Chu.
Hosts: Sharon Landon and Manav Mehta. 

噩夢般的挑戰

噩夢般的挑戰…就是這次旁白在紅房的主題。你有沒有注意過最棒的成功故事都起自於挑戰？那些丟人的失誤、挫折或是方向大改為什麼似乎都是在成功之路上「必經」的過程？

“別放棄。今天很艱難，明天更殘酷，但是後天就海闊天晴了。”

～ 馬雲

史蒂芬•金的第一本驚悚小說《魔女嘉莉》先被拒絕30次而被丟進垃圾桶後才成為出版書籍界的經典及序幕。

李安大學入學考沒過 – 兩次。他試圖申請演藝學校，但因為英語能力不佳而被拒絕。他一度曾經失業6年靠老婆的薪水過活，而生下第二個孩子時銀行帳戶裡只有美金$26。

愛迪生曾被批評說他“笨到什麼都學不來”，而他也是挑戰了1000次之後才成功發明了電燈泡。

馬雲中小學畢業考多次沒考過，大學入學考3次沒考過，申請哈佛10次被拒絕10次。肯德基進軍中國時，24個人應徵職位只有馬雲一人沒被聘用。應徵中國公安職位的5個人，只有馬雲一人沒被聘用。他在創立阿里巴巴前曾經歷兩次創業失敗，而阿里巴巴頭三年也不見盈利。

2017年4月29日星期六與紅房一同傾聽三位台灣同仁來分享生命在他們個人生活或是事業上搗蛋的故事。來看他們是如何克服重重困難以達到今天的成就。他們可能為你自己生命中一些看似不可能突破的瓶頸帶來一些靈感。

“夢想只要能持久，就能成為現實。我們不就是生活在夢想中的嗎？”

～丁尼生