What I learned from Mr. Wang Li Biao at Huawei

Continuing from last week, today I will share another lesson I learned from Mr. Wang Li Biao. When I was Huawei, he was head of R&D for DWDM. I got multiple opportunities to work with him and he was always very helpful and open. But the lesson I am going to share today in not from my days at Huawei. I caught up with him one day in Gurgaon, India, when he was here for some customer meetings and we discussed quite a few things. I was surprised to see him fitter and more younger looking compared to our time together at Huawei.

Never Shy Away from Paying for Professional Development

I could not suppress my curiosity and after having conversation about work and other mutual friends, I ended up asking him the secret of his fitness. He said he runs. I told him that I ran two half marathons myself but now I have stopped as I feel that my knees may not be in the best shape.

He said he has run multiple full marathons, he can run 10k everyday and for half marathon he does not even need much notice. He also let me know that he has lost about 15 kg since he started running.

Then he asked me, if I had taken any professional training before I started running. I hadn’t.

He told me that I must pay the price for professional training. That professional guidance makes a huge difference. He said, he is a live example of it.

I hope that all of you take a lesson and be ready to pay for what really want to learn. Invest in your self for a steady growth and sure win.

Stay tuned for more next week.