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Chapter 52 Proactive: The essence of human nature is active not passive 2
Volume III Chapter 1 Proactive: The essence of human nature is active rather than passive 2
Don't shy away from responsibility for your own future
Taking the initiative doesn't mean being demanding, annoying, or aggressive, it just doesn't shirk the responsibility of making a future for yourself.

-- "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

The famous psychologist Erich Fromm believes that: only when he expresses himself, when he uses his own strength, can he really be himself.This is consistent with Mr. Covey's point of view in "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Awareness": the meaning of being proactive is not limited to taking the initiative, but also means that a person must be responsible for himself, and a person has the ability and responsibility for his own Create a favorable external environment for the future.

The struggle experience of Mr. Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic Electric, is the best interpretation of this truth.

Konosuke Matsushita was from a poor family when he was young, and he was the sole breadwinner.Later, Matsushita lost his job, and the family's life became even more difficult.Under tremendous pressure, Matsushita ran around looking for new jobs.One day, he went to an electrical company to apply for a job, and asked the director of the personnel department to arrange a job for him, even if it was the job with the worst conditions and the lowest salary.

Seeing that he was thin and disheveled, the head of the personnel department didn't want to hire him, but it was inconvenient to tell him directly, so he had to deal with it: "There is no shortage of people now, let's come back in a month."

The executive was evasive, but he didn't expect that Panasonic would come again a month later.He had no choice but to excuse that he was busy now and had no time to receive him.But within a few days Panasonic came to this company again.The person in charge said impatiently: "You look so dirty, you can't enter our company at all." He thought that Panasonic would retreat this time, but Panasonic came again the next day, and dressed Neat, it turned out that Matsushita borrowed money to buy a new set of clothes after returning home.

The supervisor began to have some interest in the persistent Panasonic, but still gave him a difficult problem: "We are engaged in the electrical industry. From your resume, you know too little about electrical appliances. So sorry, we still can't hire you."

Two months later, Matsushita came again, and he said: "I have worked hard to learn a lot about electrical appliances. If you see any gaps, I will make up for them one by one."

The head of the personnel department stared at Matsushita for a long time, and said with emotion: "I have been doing this job for decades, and this is the first time I have met someone as active and persistent as you. I really admire your patience and patience. Tenacity, so I sincerely welcome you to join our company.” In this way, Panasonic finally moved the supervisor and entered the company as he wished.

In the subsequent ups and downs of the business world, whether in deep adversity or rising steadily, Konosuke Matsushita always maintained this habit of taking the initiative and persevering, and eventually became the world-renowned "God of Business Management".

In order to get this job, Konosuke Matsushita has been working hard with his patience and tenacity.Although the process was extremely tortuous, he always maintained a positive state, actively adjusted and improved himself to meet the standards required by the position.He didn't let go of an opportunity, even if the other party was just perfunctory; he didn't want to miss any possibility, even if the other party deliberately made things difficult for him.In this arduous job hunting process, what Konosuke Matsushita got was not only a job opportunity, but more importantly, his initiative and hard-working attitude were recognized and praised by the other party. This experience will push him to success step by step .

Proactive people like Konosuke Matsushita have a rare calmness and composure. They can control themselves, adjust themselves at any time, and be responsible for their own future. responsible.Taking initiative does not mean forcing, but taking responsibility for yourself and others.People who respect initiative have a mirror that is spotless and can take care of themselves at any time.

The British philosopher Bacon said: "The sage creates more opportunities than discovers them." Proactive people can not only grasp opportunities, but also create opportunities for their own future.They will not indulge in thinking, let alone act recklessly, but do it while thinking, and think while doing it. Although they cannot control everything they encounter, they can control their reaction to everything, thus Avoid getting bogged down in the real world.

(End of this chapter)