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Chapter 64 The Science of Wisdom: Wisdom, Wit and Prudence 1
A life without strategy is a life of failure.Because there are difficulties and unknowns in the world, people's thinking continues to mature, their wisdom continues to grow, and their actions work harder.Just because people are constantly enriching their resourcefulness and changing their actions, the difficulties in life are transformed into the cornerstone of achievement, and people are becoming more and more successful.Thus, we came to the conclusion that resourceful people can promote success in life.

Be prepared and be safe
The monarch must establish himself on a solid foundation, otherwise he will inevitably lead to destruction.

——"Chapter 12 Types of Armies and Mercenaries"

When people are engaged in many things, they must first have a sense of urgency, and they must be prepared before they can get twice the result with half the effort.If you act without preparation and act recklessly, unless you are extremely lucky, you will either return with no success or fail miserably.

People who lack a sense of crisis are vague about the concept of being prepared.There is an old Chinese saying: "Born in sorrow, die in peace." This saying tells people to have a sense of hardship.Since ancient times, all wise people with this awareness will try their best to predict the difficulties and obstacles they may encounter, and then make every effort to prepare psychologically, physically and materially to cope with all possible future events.

Having a sense of crisis and being prepared for everything in advance is not a shadow of a snake, but a performance of prudence.No one can guarantee a smooth sailing in one's life. The ups and downs of fate never fulfill one's wishes, and one always seeks to harm one's interests, so one can plan a way to deal with it. Although the problems that may arise in the future cannot be completely eliminated, the damage to oneself can be minimized. You can even carve your own path to success.

When Andy Grove, the world-renowned information industry giant and former chairman of Intel Corporation, recalled his entrepreneurial history when he retired, he once said with deep emotion: "Only those who have a strong sense of crisis and fear can stay alive."

Although people cannot be vigilant about anything, because being too fearful and cautious is a kind of bad mentality, but the awareness of urgency is a new starting point to make "fear" a fearless one. "Fear" is the rational thinking of judging the situation, the reflection under the premise of advanced consciousness, and the positive aspiration of not daring to slack off, being conscientious and enterprising.It is under this concept of the survival of the fearful that many achievers never forget the crisis and prepare themselves so that they can do a great career.Andy Grove is that kind of guy.Under his leadership, Intel became the world's largest semiconductor chip maker.

When Intel was first founded, Grove worked in R&D. In 1979, Grove became the president of the company. As soon as he took office, he immediately launched an offensive, claiming to snatch 2000 customers from Motorola within one year. As a result, Intel finally won a total of 2500 customers, exceeding the task.This offensive stems from his strong sense of crisis. He is always worried that Intel's market will be occupied by other companies, so he always urges employees to try their best to stabilize their customers and do their best to ensure that every Customers are satisfied.

In 1982, due to the deteriorating economic situation and the slowdown of Intel Corporation's development, he introduced the "125% solution", requiring employees to exert higher efficiency in order to defeat the aggressive Japan.

At sales meetings, one could spot a diminutive, unimpressive Grove.His Hungarian accent made his speech unclear, and he said in a drawn-out tone: "Intel is the last hope of the American electronics industry against the Japanese electronics industry." Attracted by fate, he is willing to sacrifice everything to complete a sacred mission: sell all the chips produced!
The sense of urgency permeates almost every detail of Andy Grove's management. One day in 1985, Grove discussed the company's current predicament with Moore, the company's chairman and CEO.He asked: "If we step down and choose a new president, what do you think he will do?" Moore hesitated, and replied: "He will give up the memory business." Grove said: "Then why don't we do it ourselves?" Do it?" In 1986, Grove came up with a new slogan for the company, "Intel, the Microprocessor Company."Intel has weathered this catastrophe smoothly.Grove always believes that only those who are in panic can survive, and entrepreneurs must be prepared to deal with various disasters. Only in this way can they survive for a long time.

Unwilling to let the company suffer another doom, Grove let Intel go wildly into the microprocessor battle. In 1992, under the leadership of Grove, Intel became the world's largest semiconductor company.Intel is not just a microprocessor manufacturer, it has gradually become the leader of the entire computer industry.

In 1994, a small chip defect suddenly put Grove at the critical moment again. On December 12, IBM announced that it would stop selling all Pentium-based computers.Anticipated successes come to naught, everything becomes elusive, and employees are uneasy. On December 12, Grove decided to change course, replace all chips, and improve the chip design.In the end, the company spent a huge amount of money equivalent to five years of Pentium's advertising expenses to complete this work.

This time Intel survived again, and more vigorously, it was Grove's character and his sense of urgency that saved the company.He always anticipates the difficulties he will face, thinks of emergency measures in advance, and prepares early.

Any difficult task will be greatly reduced in front of a person who has been prepared for a long time, and there will be no danger if you are prepared.

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