Re-think.

With Re-think., Taiwanese furniture mogul William Hsieh traces back twenty years of his life to tell the story of how, at the old age of fifty, he went back to square one and made a comeback. After successfully growing and leading his own furniture business, along with other organizations and foundations, in Taiwan, William left it all behind to pursue new opportunities in the United States. With millions of dollars in debt William founded Lifestyle, which would grow to be a highly successful furniture company in America. You'll read about the many incidents and even miracles that have taken place along the way. This book is sure to inspire any entrepreneur who's considering taking a leap of faith of their own.

WILLIAM HSIEH was born in Beidou, Changhua, Taiwan in 1948. At five years old, his father died, and he was raised by his mother who was a two-times assemblyperson, four-times Taiwan provincial assemblyperson and member of Control Yuan (similar to Supreme Court judge and senator). William attended National Normal Taiwan University for his formal education. In 1980, William founded the Datong furniture company, and two years later he was elected chairman of the Taiwan furniture association, a position he held for six years. In 1988, Datong opened the largest furniture plant in Asia and sales jumped to $60M/year, becoming the most successful furniture company in Taiwan. After his mother passed away in 1984, William founded the Hsieh-Hsu-Ying culture and education charity foundation. In 1997, William closed all his businesses in Taiwan and traveled to the US to restart a furniture business at fifty years old and with $3 million in debt. He founded Lifestyle, which achieved an average 50 percent increase in sales from 1998 to 2007 with total revenues up to $300 million in 2007.

An Umbrella Two Drumsticks Three Little Pigs Mr. Tony Zee Datong Disney Castle The Persian Cat Barry Wang The Forbidden City Steve Jobs and Pablo Picasso Santa Claus (There's No Free Lunch) George Bush Junior Starbucks and McCafé Coca-Cola and McDonald's Mr. Lawrence Ruo Yu Mou Mr. James Riddle Mr. Morty Seaman Mr. Jay Schottenstein Mrs. Jeanny Fung Professor Daniel Ku and Doctor Yong Kang Lei Casa di Love Otto Tien and Andy Nan