For the purpose of this activity I decided to interview my uncle, who according to my point of view is successful. My uncle Andrew came to states nearly thirty years ago from central Europe with straightforward goal to succeed. Despite of many barriers such as language, lack of education or whole bunch of financial issues he managed to fought his way through against the odds.
At the very beginning my uncle use to work in construction business (doing all kinds of jobs both inside/outside). Construction seems to be absolutely hopeless when it comes to opportunities for low level workers. After few years of slave labor my uncle realize that he'll never be able to provide a comfortable living for himself and his family, therefore he decided to leave "dimes and nickels" position and move on his own in order to earn top dollars.
Starting a business from the scratch is never easy, especially when it comes to construction market-market that is so crowded and heavily dependent on connections. The worst as well as the toughest part was obviously the beginning when my uncle was obligated to lead,manage,coordinate and sometimes work in order tights the both ends. It took my uncle several long years to earn reputation among contractors in order to be able to compete for the most lucrative contracts.
Nowadays, after all the sweat and struggle my uncle's business is working in a manner of a swiss watch. The entire story motivates me to give the best out of myself, so I can be successful during real life situations and perhaps be remembered too for accomplishing something that is worth remembrance.
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