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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 52
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
There was nothing more for me to do in Bethel; and in the winter of 1834-5, I removed my family to New York, where I hired a house in Hudson Street. I had no pecuniary resources, excepting such as might be derived from debts left for collection with my agent at Bethel, and I went to the metropolis literally to seek my fortune. I hoped to secure a situation in some mercantile house, not at a fixed salary, but so as to derive such portion of the profits as might be due to my individual tact, energy, and perseverance in the interests of the business. But I could find no such position; my resources began to fail; my family were in ill health; I must do something for a living; and so I acted as “drummer” to several concerns which allowed me a small commission on sales to customers of my introduction.
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1834年冬,巴纳姆在老家贝瑟尔已无事可做,便带家人搬到纽约,租下哈德逊街的房子。他几乎没有现金,只靠老家代理人收债。他本想进商行,不要固定工资,而是按自己带来的业务和努力分利润,但找不到这种职位。钱快用完,家人又生病,他只好给几家公司当“拉客员”,按自己拉来的客户销售额拿一点佣金。核心是:理想职位没有时,先接受过渡性收入,同时保留人脉和销售能力,等机会。做法上,别把“体面”当门槛,先解决现金流,再谈发展。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述1834至1835年从乡村搬到纽约、寻找生计的窘迫阶段。
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如果理想工作暂时没有,你愿意先做哪件能带来现金流的事?
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