Lin finished his degree while his older brother was working in China and his older sister was studying in England, but chose not to go abroad himself. He wanted to "stay in Taiwan and make a name for himself in the music business."
當哥哥、姊姊分別到中國大陸工作、到英國唸書的同時，國啟畢業後卻選擇待在家裡不出國，要「留在國內音樂界闖出一片天」。