num_pages: 465
description: " Daughter of the Yellow River is a testament to perseverance, determination, courage, and success." – Deepak Chopra, best-selling author of Peace Is the Way "Diana Lu’s memoir effectively weaves autobiography, advice, cultural insights, and career journey to reveal what many women already work is intensely personal. Her self-reflection is contagious, and hopefully her perseverance will be as well." – Joanne Gordon, former Forbes staff writer and author of Career Secrets from 100 Women Who Love Their Work " Daughter of the Yellow River is an inspiring story of a remarkable woman. From the deprivation of the Chinese Cultural Revolution to success in the Western world, it depicts the victory of determination and pluck over personal and business adversity." – James Pammenter, former director, KPMG Management Consulting "This book vividly proves the power of ‘You will never know until you try.’ Diana Lu provides a simple, compelling approach to building the life of our dreams. This is an authentic road map for anyone pursuing lasting and transformational change in their lives." – Darryl Quan, chief financial officer, Image Global Impact. "Diana’s beauty masks a dynamic entrepreneur who knows what she wants to do and does it. Her life story takes her from the struggles of an impoverished childhood in China to success in a highly competitive global industry to a commitment to helping people forge their own paths to fulfillment. She shares her challenges and disappointments, triumphs and achievements, and the lessons she has learned about business and about life." – John Edward, former divisional director, Corning Incorporated. "Inspirational, motivational, and stimulating are words that describe this book. Diana Lu’s ‘can do, can achieve’ attitude makes this book a must for those who want to get more out of life. She is proof that if you are an intelligent woman dealing in a male-dominated industry, you can be successful while maintaining an air of sophistication and femininity." – Mike Yell, general manager, Fujitsu Australia &amp; New Zealand When Diana Lu was three years old, her family was forced to leave their comfortable middle-class life in the city to live an impoverished coal-mining village at the edge of the Gobi Desert for China’s culture revolution "re-education." Life in that remote place was a constant struggle against hunger and fear. Passionate &amp; determined, Diana resolved to create a better life based on her own talents and dreams; she turned down prestigious job after medical school. Overcoming parental &amp; societal objections, she explored university teaching, real estate, and other fields before finding her niche as a top executive in the optical fiber industry. In 1997 Diana moved to the United States, and launched her own international enterprise, melding the Western &amp; Chinese business cultures to work with clients globally. Operating in a competitive, male-dominated high-tech field, she achieved astounding success -- from earning $30 a month in 1993 to in ten years making sales worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This inspirational book -- part memoir, part guidebook to personal and business success -- illustrates her remarkable journey. * I am a daughter of the Yellow River. Its waters flow within me like the blood in my veins. * I didn't need to define or limit myself by the circumstances I came from -- what counted was where I was heading. * I realized that our lives will be what we choose to make them… That can be a daunting challenge, but the rewards are immeasurable.
language: English
title: Daughter of the Yellow River: The Inspirational Journey of a Successful Global Entrepreneur
titlecomplete: Daughter of the Yellow River: The Inspirational Journey of a Successful Global Entrepreneur
genres: China
ratings_count: 28
publisher: Image Global Impact