Be a Man and Do Things Pillow Book

Chapter 67
Find your unique means of competing.

Xi Shi is one of the four beauties in China. It is said that her most beautiful and charming moment is when her heart hurts, her hands protect her heart and she frowns tightly.Many people will fall for it at this time.At that time, there was also a woman named Dong Shi who was very ugly, but she also wanted to make herself more beautiful, so she imitated Xi Shi and often frowned.The result was just the opposite. Not only did she fail to become more beautiful, but she became even uglier, causing those who saw her to avoid her and walk away, unable to bear to face her.

This is the origin of the idiom "Dong Shi imitates the frown".This allusion tells people that one must not simply imitate others and copy their experience, otherwise it will be self-defeating and make people laugh.

The experience of others may not be suitable for you, but can only be used as a reference for your life.If you blindly imitate others without distinction, not only will you not be able to increase your winning chips in the fierce social competition, but will turn your strengths into weaknesses.

Therefore, everyone must find the most suitable unique means of competition in order to win the competition. The story of "Tian Ji Horse Racing" that happened more than 2000 years ago can give us enlightenment in this regard.

Tian Ji, a general of Qi State, loved horse racing very much, and often played this kind of game with some young masters.His advisor, Sun Bin, discovered that although Tian Ji's horses were almost as strong as those of the other princes, Tian Ji often lost to them.Sun Bin wanted to help Tian Ji win.

It happened that King Qi Wei wanted to race horses with Tian Ji, and Tian Ji knew that his horse was weaker than King Qi Wei's horse, no matter whether it was superior, middle or inferior.Now Tian Ji was worried, he felt that he would definitely lose.But Sun Bin didn't think so. He said to Tian Ji, "You can compete with King Wei, and I have a way for you to win." Prestige, and bet a thousand gold bets.

After the start of the race, King Qi Wei took the lead in sending out high-quality horses, but Sun Bin asked Tian Ji to fight with inferior horses, and he was defeated in the first game.In the second round, King Wei of Qi let out a medium-grade horse, and Sun Bin asked Tian Ji to compete with him with a high-grade horse, and won a big victory; in the third round, Tian Ji used a medium-grade horse to meet King Wei's low-grade horse, and won again.In the last two wins and one loss, Tian Ji turned King Qi Wei's thousand gold bet into his own pocket.

This competitive strategy is undoubtedly wise. If it is not difficult to conceive this strategy, then the difficulty lies in the need to figure out in advance what strategy King Qi Wei will adopt in order to win according to the rules he set.

The ancient Chinese said long ago that "people are valuable if they have self-knowledge".In fact, there is another sentence connected with it: "People are valuable and have the wisdom to know others." Only those who can know themselves and know others can be called "wise" people.If you really want to find a unique means of competition that suits you, you must have both "self-knowledge" and "knowledge of others."Only in this way can we be like "Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: "Know yourself and know the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

Luck favors those who work hard.

The example of an apple falling at Newton's feet, leading to his discovery of the law of universal gravitation, is often cited to illustrate the outsized role that so-called pure chance can play in scientific discoveries.But people have overlooked that for many years, Newton has been thinking hard about the problem of gravity.During this long process, Newton thought about many problems in this field and their interrelationships. It can be said that he has repeatedly thought about some extremely complex and profound problems about gravity.The reason why ordinary people do not care about the common daily phenomenon of an apple falling to the ground can arouse Newton’s understanding of the problem of gravity, arouse the spark of his inspiration, and further make a very profound explanation. Obviously, this is because Newton had had the result of a deep understanding of the problem of gravity.Thus, thousands of apples fell from trees, but few were able to elicit profound laws like Newton.

Similarly, the colorful bubbles like soap bubbles that come out of ordinary pipes are as common as air in the eyes of ordinary people. Of course, few people study this phenomenon, but it is this phenomenon that makes Yang Dr. Ge created the famous principle of light interference, and thus discovered the phenomenon of light diffraction.People always think that great inventors always deal with some very great events or great mysteries. In fact, scientists like Newton and Younger and many other scientists study some very ordinary phenomena. It reveals its inner and essential connection in common phenomena that are common to all people.

Solomon said: "The eyes of the wise are on the head, but the eyes of the fool are on the back." Only those insightful eyes can penetrate the phenomena of things and go deep into the inner structure and essence of things. , they can see the difference and make comparisons; they can grasp the deeper and more essential things hidden behind the appearance.Before Galileo, many people had seen suspended objects swing back and forth rhythmically, but only Galileo made valuable discoveries from it.

A curator of the church of Pisa, having filled a hanging lamp with oil, departed, leaving it to echo to and fro.Galileo, then a young 18-year-old doll, was fascinated by the swinging of the oil lamp, from which he came up with the idea of ​​timing.After that, Galileo succeeded in inventing the pendulum after 50 years of painstaking research. This invention played a very important role in accurately calculating time and engaging in astronomical research.Even today, no matter how we estimate its role, we cannot overestimate it.Once, Galileo overheard that a Dutch optician had invented an instrument with which he could clearly see distant objects.This prompted Galileo to seriously investigate the principles behind the phenomenon, leading to his successful invention of the telescope, which laid the foundations of modern astronomy.

These inventions could never have been created by casual observers or careless people.

Some people are on the road to success, it is indeed due to chance.In their own right, however, they do possess a talent for opportunities for success.

Many people believe in coin tossing and think that much of success in business is the same.But good luck seems to favor those who work hard.Without adequate preparation and a lot of sweat, a good opportunity can slip by before your eyes.

It is also because of this that many discoveries and inventions in real life seem to be purely accidental. In fact, after careful exploration, you will find that these discoveries and inventions are by no means accidental, nor are they geniuses or luck. Got it.In fact, in most cases, these incidents that ordinary people seem to be purely accidental are just the result of long-term hard work by those who engage in the research. In fact, it is also a form that must appear after continuous experimentation and thinking.

Go to work with enthusiasm.

Konosuke Matsushita often said to those in charge of various positions: "In your department, there are a wide variety of jobs. With so many jobs, even if you are a minister, you can't be a fairy, and you can't do everything. Sometimes even your subordinates are more talented in a certain job, and they are more amazing than you in other aspects. Therefore, as a person in charge or a leader, you are not competent in every aspect or professional technology. Can direct. However, since you are in a leadership position, you must also lead, you must manage. In this case, what is important? That is, you must have more control over the operations of your department than anyone else. Enthusiasm, you can’t be inferior to anyone else. It’s okay to be inferior to others in knowledge and ability, because there are many outstanding talents, and it’s common to be inferior to others. However, you should have the highest enthusiasm for doing several tasks. Then everyone will act Get up. If you don't have this, you are not qualified to be a minister.

“As a leader above others, I think one of the most important things is enthusiasm. Of course, as a person above others, if everything is better than others, it goes without saying that it is impeccable. Both People who are knowledgeable, capable, talented, and good-natured are of course ideal, but in reality there probably won’t be people who are outstanding in everything. Just take me personally, in other respects As I said, there is not much learning and knowledge. Not only can it not be said to be the highest in this point, but it can be said to be in the lowest state. Coupled with poor health, it is almost inferior to that in this point. All subordinates. Anyway, as the president and chairman, I am above most people, and I am as enthusiastic about my career as anyone else, and I can make everyone exert their strengths, so I can be competent for a long time An important job. I always want to run this store and this company. It is important that I have more enthusiasm than anyone else. Because of my enthusiasm, the members of the company also think, "He is like his father." If we are enthusiastic about the company, why should we not do our best? However, even if a leader with wisdom and talent is far superior to others, if he does not have enthusiasm when running a store or company, then the people under him may It is difficult to have the emotion of 'working hard under the leadership of this person'. In this way, the rare wisdom and talent are completely equal to zero. Still like this, even if you don't have anything in other aspects, but the enthusiasm for management must be Keep it. If this is the case, even if you have nothing, your subordinates will give wisdom to those who are wise, strength to those who are strong, and talents to those who are talented, and they will cooperate with each other.

"Especially recently, the company is making rapid progress, technological things are changing with each passing day, and some new problems are constantly emerging. In terms of management, it has become necessary to use a large number of computers to conduct complex analysis. For me That said, it is not easy to understand such advanced issues, and to some extent, it is also true that they do not understand them at all. Not only me, but ordinary people are also very difficult to clearly understand those professional things. In this way On the one hand, it is very unreliable to stand on top of others to carry out work. But I don’t think there is a need to worry, because there are people who are proficient in various majors, and everyone will do it. Therefore, it can be said that it’s okay to only have half-knowledge. What needs to be worried about is whether you have the enthusiasm to run the company and do your work. If you don’t have this enthusiasm, people will leave. Even if they don’t leave, I think they patiently provide their own for the company and work The emotion of ingenuity will gradually fade away. If that happens, it will be bad. Therefore, the person in charge and the leader must often ask themselves and answer these questions. If there are 10 section chiefs, among the 10 people Are you the most enthusiastic? If you are a minister with hundreds of people, or the general manager of a large company with [-] people, do you have the highest enthusiasm for management among the hundreds or thousands of people? If you have the highest self-confidence, then You can give full play to everyone's role even if you seem to be playing on the surface, and fully fulfill your responsibilities. However, if you are always vague about this issue, then you must cultivate this enthusiasm. If you lack enthusiasm, Seriously speaking, this person may have to leave his position as the person in charge."

Emerson said: "Without enthusiasm, it is difficult to achieve great things." Enthusiasm is a fire, which can burn the hope of success.To reap the greatest rewards in this world, you must develop and market your talents with the dedication to turn your dreams into all worthwhile ones.

Work with passion to get rich.

American writer Willy Phelps once walked into a hosiery store, and a young clerk under the age of 17 asked him: "Sir, what do you want? Do you know that the place you came to is the best in the world?" Hosiery?"

The teenager dragged boxes from one shelf to another, and showed the socks inside to the writer for him to appreciate. "Wait, boy, I just want to buy a pair!" The writer deliberately reminded him. "I know that," said the boy, "but I want you to see how beautiful, how pretty, and how beautiful these socks are!" Demonstrate the metaphysics of his religion.The writer immediately became interested in this boy, and put the matter of buying socks behind him. He hesitated for a moment, and then said to the boy: "My friend, if you can do this every day, put this enthusiasm and passion Keep it up, and in less than ten years, you'll be the king of shorts in America."

Anyone who is the master of his work can feel the joy of constructive labor.

Work cannot be without fun.

Work takes up most of the time in a person's life.How miserable a person's life would be if he only got boredom, tension and disappointment from work!Even if the work that makes you tired brings you fame and fortune, how vain is this brilliance!Therefore, work cannot be without fun.

No fun, only become a slave to work.Let yourself become the master of your work, so that you can have fun from your work.Working endlessly day and night is just as undesirable as endlessly chasing fun.

Work is to give meaning to one's life and to give glory to one's own life, not just to live.

What brings you joy in work is not the final destination, but the process of work.An actor’s happiness comes from the process of acting, just like a teacher needs to get happiness from teaching, and just like a expectant mother, her happiness comes not only from the birth of the baby, but also from the expectation of pregnancy.

People who become famous in one fell swoop almost all have one common characteristic: they have persistent work goals, they can regard their work as a kind of pleasure, and they can constantly discover new pleasures in their work.

In their lives, work is fun.If there is no fun in the work, naturally there will be no motivation to persevere, so what is the success?

Most people are ordinary, but most ordinary people want to be extraordinary.Although this is a positive and positive phenomenon, the boring and tense work has caused many people to have psychological pressure and emotional confrontation, and they gradually become tired of work and life.

Everyone should have fun in their work, whether or not they can become an extraordinary person.The joy of work is as precious as health, but sometimes harder to get than fame and fortune.

The joy of work is not born, it needs to rely on the worker's self-confidence, perseverance, humility, persistence... The concept of work joy is completely tied to one idea.

Salesman's greeting.

There is a salesman soliciting customers for Johnson & Johnson, and one of the customers is a drug and grocery store.Every time he goes to this store, he always greets the salesperson at the counter first, then greets everyone in the store, and finally goes to see the owner.One day, when he went to this store, the owner suddenly told him that he would not come again, and that his store did not want to buy Johnson & Johnson products anymore.The salesman had to leave the store.He drove around the town for a long time, and finally decided to go back to the store and ask about the situation.

When he entered the store, he greeted the salesperson at the counter as usual, and then went inside to meet the owner.The shopkeeper was delighted to see him, welcomed him back with a smile, and ordered twice as much as usual.The salesman was very surprised by this and didn't understand what happened after he left the store.The owner pointed to a boy who sold drinks at the counter and said, "After you left the shop, the boy who sold drinks came up to me and told me that you were the only one who would greet him among the salesmen who came to the shop. He told me , if anyone is worth doing business with, it should be you." The shopkeeper agreed, and he has since become the salesman's best customer.

The salesman said: "I will never forget that caring and valuing everyone is a must-have quality."

Although small goodness has no great benefit, it must be done.As the saying goes, "If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world", our life is not composed of one big thing after another, but some small things, only start small, treat everyone seriously, Every little thing can make yourself more attractive and your career can lead to success.

Work hard so that you never get laid off.

Belmondo is a small chef in the catering department of a star hotel in Paris.He doesn't have any special strengths, and he can't cook any big dishes that are suitable for big occasions, so he only works as a second hand in the catering department.But he will make a very special dessert: remove the core, and put the flesh of two apples into one apple seamlessly, which looks very plump and delicious.Once, this dessert was discovered by a noble lady who stayed in the hotel for a long time. After she tasted it, she appreciated it very much and especially met Belmondo who made this dessert.This naive young man who has been ignored by others excitedly expressed that he will make persistent efforts to live up to his wife's appreciation.

Although the noble lady has rented the most expensive suite for a long time, she still lives in it for less than a month in a year.However, every time she came here, she would order the dessert made by Belmondo by name.The hotel lays off employees every year, but Belmondo is never laid off.Later, the president of the hotel told him that the lady was their most important guest, and he was an indispensable person in the hotel.

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