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"You're Making A Big Mistake"

Name: "You're Making A Big Mistake"
Uploaded: 2025-11-03T17:01:25+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this personal monologue, Shanli Liu recounts quitting a promising consulting career—after graduating early from Vanderbilt and being on a trajectory…

3 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this personal monologue, Shanli Liu recounts quitting a promising consulting career—after graduating early from Vanderbilt and being on a trajectory toward an Ivy‑League graduate program—to work as a minimum‑wage personal trainer. The decision was met with widespread criticism from friends and family. After leaving the gym business and launching the Turnaround Business, Liu’s success silenced many doubters. The core lesson he shares is to disregard the opinions of those closest to you and instead listen to people whose interests align with your own goals.

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When I quit my job, every single person in my life told me it was a bad idea. I graduated in 3 years from Vanderbilt. I had a nice white-collar consulting job. I was set up to go to grad school, to one of the Ivy Leagues. I was set up. I'd done the path. And so for me to quit and be like, I'm going to be a personal trainer for minimum wage at a gym, that was not happy news for the vast majority of people that I knew. When I ended up leaving the gyms and started the Turnaround Business, every person was like, you finally made this thing work. Now we finally agree with you again. And it was right at the point where they accepted me that I was like, you know what? Don't listen to the people who are closest to you. Listen to the people who are closest to your goals.