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YuMinhongGoesfromRagstoRichesYuMinhongwillneverforgetwatchinghisfather,apeasantandcarpenter,collectbitsofwastebrickandstonesandstackthemupinthesmallcourtyardoftheirruralhome.Whatusewasallthisrubbleanddebris?ThedayYusawhisfathertransformthestonesintoasmallpentoshutinthepigs,hensandducks,hewastakenaback.Atthattimehisfamilycouldn'taffordtopurchasebricks.Yusayshisfather'spracticaldeterminationandforesighthaveinfluencedhiswholelife."Ifyouhaveamapinyourheadyoucanalwaysturnstonesintoabuilding.Ifapyramidwasdismantled,itwouldjustbeapileofstones.Ifyouliveyourlifewithoutanaimit'sjustaheapofdays."YuMinhong,orMichaelYu,epitomizestheragstorichestrajectoriesofthosewhohavebeenabletograspopportunitiesinrapidlychangingChina.Hesaidhisfather'spatientstone-pilinglessonhadinfluencedhimatthreecriticaljuncturesofhiscareer.Hepiledupdaysanddaysofhardworktoeventuallysecureadmissiontouniversityaftertwofailures;hemadeacollectionofEnglish word word文档格式规范word作业纸小票打印word模板word简历模板免费word简历 ssohecouldbecomeauniversityEnglishteacherandhestartedhisownEnglishtrainingschool.Yu'strainingschoolwhichisbasedontheobsessionforstudyingEnglishhassincehelpedhundredsofthousandsofChinesestudentsgetintoUSuniversities.Thecompany,NewOrientalEducationandTechnologyGroup,waslistedontheNewYorkStockExchangeinSeptember,thefirstprivateeducationcompanytoachievethatfeat.YuisthoughttobeChina'srichestteacherwithabout2billionyuan(US$250million)ofassets."I'mnotexcitedatthenews.It'snotamiraclebutanaturalresultofoureffortsoverthepast13years.It'sjustamilestonealongtheway.There'sstillalongwaytogo.Wehavetowalkstraighterformanymorepeoplearewatchingusnow,"Yuexplains.ThebespectacledandsmilingmanenjoysencouragingstudentswithMartinL.King'slinefromhisspeech"IHaveaDream."HemadeitacredofortheNewOrientalschools."Wewillhewoutofthemountainofdespairastoneofhope."Foundedin1993theNewOrientalhasgrownfromaclassofonly30studentstoChina'slargestprivateeducationserviceproviderwithmorethanthreemillionstudentenrollments.Ithasanetworkof25schoolsand111learningcentersin24citiesaswellasanon-linenetworkthathasattracted2millionregisteredusers.ClearlyteachingEnglishcanmakepeoplerichinChina.LikemanyofhispeersYuwantedtopursueanAmericanDreaminthelate1980sbutfailedrepeatedlytoobtainavisa.StymiedinhisAmericanambitionshestartedtocashinonhelpingothersfulfilltheirAmericandreams.HequitastablejobasanEnglishteacheratPekingUniversityandstartedupabusinesstohelpstudentsdeveloptheirEnglishskills.Yu'scompanynolongeronlyteachesEnglish.Hisbusinesshasextendedtootherforeignlanguagetraining,preparingstudentsfortests,primaryandsecondaryschooleducationandsoftwareaswellason-lineeducation."Instillingacertainspiritinstudentsisasimportantasgivingthemaskill,"Yusays.Yuistryingtoinspirestudentsbyinvitinghighachievers-includingmogulsfromrealestate,thedairyindustryoradvertising-totalkabouttheirindividualroadtosuccess."Wearecommittedtotraininganewgenerationofbusinessandcommunityleaders,empoweringstudentstoachievetheirpotential,buildself-confidenceanddevelopaglobalvisionencompassingbothtraditionalChinesevaluesandmodernthinking,"Yusays.WhileheencouragesstudentstotryvariouspathstosuccessYuwouldnevercallhimselfsuccessful."Acareermustalwaysdevelopandsomustaman.Youcannevercallalivingmanasuccessit'sonlywhenhegoestohiseternalrestthatajudgmentcanbemade,"Yusays."MynextaimistobuildNewOrientalintoamodelforChina'sprivateeducation,"addsYusportingacrewcutandcasualwearinhisofficeinnorthwesterndowntownBeijing.PrivateeducationisnotnewinChina.Confuciusissaidtohavestartedthetraditionofprivateeducationinthe6thcenturyB.C.andChineseentrepreneursarebuildingprivateschoolstocashinonanationalobsessionwithlearning.Todaytheseprivateschoolscomeinallshapesandsizes,fromsmallprimaryschoolsrunbyidealisticretiredteacherstofully-fledgedaccreditedvocationalcollegeswiththousandsofstudents.Butmanywentbankruptafterfailingtodeliverbothprofitandgoodeducation.Yu,however,isnotafraidoffailure."Upsanddownsarepartandparcelofacareer.Fallingoverisnotaproblem.Whatyoulearnintheprocessisinvaluableitcanhelpyoustartover,"Yusays."TheprivateeducationindustryinChinaisstillpoorlyorganized,"headds..Yuattributeshisschool'ssuccesstoitsqualityteachersanduniqueenterpriseculture."Werecruittalentedteachersandgrowtheminvariouswaysincludingfundingthemtostudyabroad.Besidesacademicqualifications,allteachersmustbepassionate,inspiringandhumorouswhentheyinteractwithstudents,"Yusays."Anysuccessfulenterprisehasauniqueformula.NewOriental'sformulaincludesitstenetofinspiringthestudents,ahumorousteachingstyle,emphasisontheculturebehindthelanguageandprolongedstudyofexamtechniques,"saysXuXiaoping,apopularteacherinNewOriental."Theencouragingandhumorousteachersheregivemethecouragetopursuemystudies,"writesNewOrientalstudentChenZhimingontheschoolwebsite.Yuencouragesteachersnottorepeatthemselves."IfamanyouarechattingwithoverdinneristellingyouthesamestuffhetoldyoufiveyearsagothenIdon'tthinkmuchofhislife."Soft-spokenYudoesnotliketorepeathimself.AtractordriverinhishomevillageYutoldhimselfhedidnotwanttodriveatractorallhislife.Thisfrail-lookingmanhashadtowrestlewithhardshipduringhislife.Childhoodpoverty,twofailuresinuniversityentranceexams,ayearsickleavewhileatuniversity,repeatedrefusalsofhisoverseasstudyvisasandlaterhewasalmostkilledwhenhispathcrossedthatofsomedangerousthieves."Theseordealsmakemetreasureeveryminuteoflifeandbereadytohelpothers,"hesays.Confucius,Chinesephilosopherandeducationfounder,isoneofthethinkersYuappreciates,alongwithJean-JacquesRousseau,NietzscheandSchopenhauer."Confuciushadsomuchsocialresponsibilitythatsometimesitweighedonhim,"Yusays."Idon'thavemuchsocialresponsibilityofcourse,"Yusays,"Istartedprivateeducationtomakealiving.Butasthecompanygrows,responsibilityaccrues.Formesocialresponsibilitymeansservingthestudentswithallyourheart."Yuadmitsfranklythathishigh-speedcareerhasmeantheavypressureandsleepdeprivationforyears.Hestilltriestofindtimetoenjoyhobbiessuchasreading,writing,travelingandsome"dangeroussports"likehorseridingandsingle-boardskiing."Iyearnfortheidylliclifeofintellectualsindaysgoneby-writing,reading,travelinganddrinkingwithfriends,"observesYu.EvenashisChinesedreamtakesshapebeforehiseyeshestilldreamsofgoingonedaytotheUS.WhenheretireshehopestostudyphilosophyorliteratureatanAmericanuniversity,exploringdifferentcultures.WhatspecialtalentsdidYuhave?Whenhewasastudent,hewasgoodatsketchingChineseandworldmapswithclearlymarkedprovincesandcountries.Hedreamedthatonedayhewouldvisitallthoseplaces.Healsoboastsaremarkablesenseofdirectionwhichoftenmakeshimtheguidewhenhevisitsnewplaceswithhisfriends.ThestudentsandteachersenjoymakingfunofYuwhohasbecomeakindofguruintheNewOrientalschools.Stories,genuineorfalse,circulateamongclassestohelpstudentsstayawake.WhenaskedwhatYu'sfavoritehobbyisstudentsanswer"telegraphpoles-justlikedogs!"Yuhashappymemoriesoftheearlydaysoftheschoolwhenhewouldpostadvertisementsontelegraphpoles.AnotherjokeconcernsYu'ssupposedweaknessinaccounting.Whenhisschoolearned100yuanonitsfirstdayofoperation,YugaveteacherA40yuanandteacherB40yuanandsaid"therestismine.Therulewillnotbechanged."TheteachersthoughtYuwasverygullible.However,whentheschoolwentontoearn1,000yuanaday,YustillgaveteachersAandB40yuaneachandsaid,"therestismineandtherulewillnotbechanged."GallopingonthebackofaracinghorseintheBeijingsuburbsisoneofYu'sfavoritemethodsforrelievingtension.ButwhileheisfondofhorsesYutellsChinaFeaturesthathefeelstemperamentallyclosertotheslow-pacedandgood-temperedcamel."Acamelcanwalkalongwayindifficultconditions.Runningacareerissimilartoatrekthroughthedesert.Careersuccessmeanswalkingfromoneoasistoanother.Itcallsforcamel-likeperseveranceandagoodsenseofdirection,"saysYu.