All success depends on doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing. The former is the choice of direction, and the latter is how to turn goals into achievable steps. Among them, knowing yourself is particularly important. Dr. Li said: "If you think clearly about your own innate conditions and do not set goals beyond your own limits, you will not feel disappointed and painful. Everyone has his own inherent physical and intellectual limitations, and you must find a way Accept it.”
“It doesn’t matter where you start, it’s what you choose at the point of life that matters!”
I came to Taiwan with my mother in 1947! Province. In 1949, my father's Taiping steamboat sank, putting the family's finances in dire straits. The mother raised their 13 brothers and sisters alone. So he entered the police academy entirely out of financial considerations, but his subsequent years in the police academy had a great impact on his life.
After graduation, he went to Kinmen to serve in the military and served as a political officer. There, he demonstrated his crime-solving skills - he solved a case of theft of military pay. He later returned to the police force and worked in the Foreign Affairs Office of the Taipei Police Department. In addition to being careful, good at thinking, and completing work with quality and quantity, he is also willing to take on additional work. In this way, I not only gained recognition from the chief executive, but also made many friends.
Studying abroad has always been his dream. Two years after they moved to Malaysia with their new wives, they started life in the United States with $50. His wife teaches and helps with the children. He "had three jobs: washing test tubes in the laboratory of New York University during the day, serving food in a Chinese restaurant at night, and going to the martial arts hall to teach Chinese kung fu on weekends." Ten years later, in 1975, he received a doctorate in biochemistry from the City University of New York.
After graduation, he chose to teach at the University of New Haven. He broke the "glass ceiling" and became an assistant professor in the Department of Forensic Medicine, winning the Most Outstanding Professor Award for two consecutive years. Through service to the Public Defender, the school laboratory was involved in the identification and examination of physical evidence and gradually built a reputation that began serving as an expert witness in court. "In just three years, I was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor, and then to tenured professor." Chairman of the Department of Forensic Medicine.
In 1978, the Governor of Connecticut invited him to join the police force and serve as the chief expert of Connecticut. With his love for his career, he gave up the stable and solid salary of the university and accepted a job with an annual salary of 19,000 US dollars.
He said that discrimination against Chinese people has always existed in American society, but this depends on our own efforts and struggle. There are also many examples in the book. For example: I went to an upscale community for an appointment and was kicked out; my language skills were ridiculed in court; I was rejected by the American Society of Forensic Sciences and others. In this regard, Dr. Li said in the book, "I want to use my professionalism and strength to prove that a Chinese can successfully occupy a place in the field of forensic science. It is completely wrong to judge a person by his skin color." "In the United States, In people's eyes, Chinese people give people the impression of being smart and diligent, but they often work alone. Modern society emphasizes teamwork. All achievements and contributions belong to the team, not to one person. "This was his idea of ??working in America.
Three cases made him famous. One is that William Kennedy was accused of rape; the second is the murder of White House Assistant Counsel Vincent Foster; and the last is the Simpson murder case that is more familiar to Chinese people. In these major cases, he always adhered to an objective stance and let the evidence speak for himself, gradually winning public recognition. Worked for the government continuously for 30 years.
In 1998, he was preparing to retire as director of the Connecticut Criminal Science Laboratory. The governor of Connecticut asked him to serve as police chief. Setting a new example by becoming the first Asian American to hold the highest police political office in U.S. history. At the end of his two-year term, he asked to leave. He said: "Electricity is unreliable. Only knowledge stored in the head cannot be taken away by others." He also declined the annual salary of 6,543,808 yuan as an honorary director and took a salary of 6,543,800 yuan instead. Hailed by the media as: The most valuable dollar man.
After leaving office, he returned to teach in the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of New Haven. Li Changyu Forensic Appraisal Institute was established to cultivate forensic appraisal talents.
Dr. Li said, what is success? As long as you do your job, you are successful. "Every morning when we get up, we must first look in the mirror and ask ourselves, did you work hard yesterday? Did you try your best at work and study? As long as you confirm that you are not lazy and have tried your best, you can call it " Success".....Life is meaningful because our efforts enrich the lives of others. The more people we help succeed, the more successful we are."
Dr. Lee's motto is : "Sincerity and loyalty are the foundation of Chinese people's life." He uses his own real experience to tell you: Persistence in serious efforts = turning the impossible into possible. Take small steps every day and make unremitting progress, and you can achieve many dreams!