Yang, who swallowed many a bitter pill waiting for things to turn around, knows all too well what it feels like to be unemployed and at a loose end, as well as to be an entrepreneur who's getting nowhere but can't turn back. He argues that unemployed people who want a brighter future have to let go of their old selves and have to stay determined.
嚐盡苦撐待變滋味的楊基寬，對失業者走投無路和創業者進退兩難的心情都深有體會，他說，失業者若要有嶄新的未來，要先拋棄舊我，而且千萬不要失志，否則只會讓家人更傷心、失望。