money and life

Chapter 4 Success comes from labor (3)
The relationship between hard work and success
When people are working, on the one hand, they can cultivate their own abilities, and on the other hand, they can also make people accept the constraints of social morality.Therefore, labor is the best teacher of man.

Of course, sometimes labor may not have any effect, but in this labor process, people have learned experience, enhanced their own thinking ability, and improved people's organization and discipline.It is only during labor that people develop the good habit of cooperating with each other.Therefore, in any case, work is better than nothing.

Labor improves people's methods and skills to explore the world. At the same time, labor requires people to cherish time and improve work efficiency, because if you don't cherish time, your plan may not be completed in your lifetime.Not only that, people can get exercise in labor, and people also learn the good habit of continuous thinking in labor.

These exercises in labor have taught us how to deal with things.

Colery said something like this: "Those who work enjoy the preciousness of their lives while they work; and those who are idle and lazy are wasting time and life." Then, those who work are How do you think about time?Deep in their hearts, time is sacred and cannot be wasted at all, so time should be reasonably arranged and used.If they waste a moment now and then, they will be annoyed and feel sorry for their lives.

In life, people can learn many methods, and they are some methods summed up through continuous collaboration and time when people are working.

We mentioned in the previous article that a capable wife can arrange everything in the family. This method of managing the family is also the basic ability that each of us must possess in the management work.To survive, people need many abilities and methods to deal with various affairs. Therefore, it becomes very necessary for us to learn these abilities.

In fact, there are still many ways to have this ability.

There was a recent article in the newspaper that went like this: Relating to people while we're working hard increases our resilience to deal with things.Pay attention to every little thing in life, every meeting you have with someone, no matter who you are meeting with.Only by handling these daily affairs well can we adapt to complex social life, and these are what everyone must do.No one can just focus on their own career and ignore these small daily things.It takes patience to deal with this kind of routine.

Always maintain enthusiasm for life and work, and have a certain degree of judgment. These conditions are also necessary to handle affairs well.Only with these two conditions can people deal with complex problems and become stronger.

People also need to cultivate their own characters of hard work, concentration, and good understanding of others. By cultivating these excellent characters, people can improve their responsiveness in handling affairs.

And these characters can only be acquired by strict training, and only those who have successfully trained can understand the true meaning of happiness in life.

Social practice can increase people's wisdom.People form different characters in various social practices.Only through continuous social practice can a person have a good character.If a person is just dreaming without social practice, then he will be divorced from real social life, and it will be difficult to become a useful talent.General Trochu said: "A good blacksmith is made by constantly forging iron. Similarly, if you want to have excellent management skills, you have to find them from various practices in daily life."

Only those who work hard will have real talents and abilities, and they are also the ones who are most likely to touch power and glory. Those who do not work hard and do nothing all day long are destined to be mediocre all their lives.So, those very industrious and hard-working people rule and manage the world.Every famous politician works hard.Louis XIV said, "A king who can manage a country well must be busy."

Clarendon, a famous British politician and historian, said when talking about Hampden, one of the leaders of the British Parliament and a tax expert: "He is very hardworking. He never backed down or slacked off, and always carried the heaviest load." Indeed, Hampden never complained about how heavy the work was.

Hampden wrote to his mother: "Hard work is my life. I have been doing my own work for the country, and I dare not slack off... So, I have not been able to do my best to you and my father. As a son, I can’t be filial to you, and I even find time to write to you.” Not only him, but most of the British politicians have the spirit of hard work.Their spirit moved the people of the country.It was the same with Clarendon, who had worked hard almost all his life.

Those famous people, as long as they are working, will be full of passion and vitality no matter when they are working.Their kind of passion is not found in ordinary people. If you see their work status, you will have no doubt that they will devote themselves to the career pursued by writers.

Cobden, a British politician and member of the House of Commons, once wrote to his friends during the campaign to abolish the Corn Laws: "I am now like a runaway horse, and I will not rest at all." A very hard-working person, full of enthusiasm for his work, no matter what he does, he will persevere to the end and never give up until it is done well.This spirit of never giving up is really inspiring.

Lord Palmerston, who is very old, still works hard, even harder than young people.What's even more commendable is that he always maintains his true humor while working.For this old man, work is not a burden, but a kind of enjoyment.He always said: "When I see a lot of work for me to do, I will be happy. Only when I work, I feel that life is meaningful." Helvey has such a point of view, he believes that if one A person is cruel because he doesn't like to work, and if he is always idle, he will be empty and bored, and then he will become cruel.Therefore, Helvetia is always active in his work, never letting himself be bored and empty, and devoting all his energy to his work.

Try to do your job well, and then increase the number of times you communicate with others. This will not only make people full of energy, but also increase their knowledge.

How to measure whether a person is competent for his job?There must be a correct working attitude, good working habits and good personal cultivation.

No matter what kind of job you are in, as long as you have the above basic conditions, you will be able to do the job and have fun in it.In addition, we must observe discipline and make good use of time. Observing discipline is necessary no matter where we go, and only by making good use of time can we be better than others.

After people have undergone a certain degree of strict scientific training, they can often do great things, and they also become great people because of their own success.In this kind of rigorous scientific training, the qualities necessary for a successful industrialist can often be cultivated: diligence, discipline, and diligent thinking.

Young people who have received strict training are generally very diligent and attentive, and they are good at accepting new things and using correct methods and methods to solve problems.They are better than those without special training.Montaigne once pointed out that truly great people "if they are persistent in their pursuit of truth, they must also be great in action... We can see from their actions that they have a noble spirit and soul, and a strong will." mentality and a broad mind".

Thales was an ancient Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician.At that time, there were some people who were thinking about how to get rich, and he satirized these people.At this time, someone accused Thales of being a cunning fox, and said that he was obviously jealous because he couldn't make money.

Thales was greatly stimulated. He decided to try to see if he could make money. In a rage, he switched to business.It only took him one year to become the number one businessman in Greece at that time.Such a brilliant achievement was absolutely impossible for the most accomplished and experienced businessmen at that time.

It's just that a person who studies hard will be stuck in fantasy, unable to apply what he has learned in real life, and may fail or be ridiculed because he has no ability to adapt to life.Although it is important to be good at thinking and be able to learn, it is equally important to be able to deal with problems in real life.If you think that as long as you read books and understand the knowledge in books, you can survive in society well, then this view needs to be changed.Many people just read books and can write works, but no one can accept the points they put forward.Books and life are two different things. When encountering problems, thinkers always think for a long time, but practitioners always practice first.These are two completely different types of people. One kind of people seems hesitant because of too much thinking; Various implementations.

Bailey once said: "People who are good at thinking often think over and over again, and through thinking, they form a system for dealing with problems. But those who actively practice are just the opposite. They gradually form a fast and agile system in actions again and again. The way of action. The difference between these two ways is obvious. In terms of ability to act, the former is weaker, and in terms of thinking ability, the latter is worse. These are indeed two ways with different emphases.” Mr Bailey added, "So, you have people who are cabinet ministers and come home like kids."

Of course, there are also people who master the above two methods at the same time, that is, they are not only good at thinking, but also have the ability to act practically.

Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, but what is less well known is that he was also the director of the Mint, and he did it very well.Herschel, a famous British astronomer, also served as the director of the Mint, and he also did a good job.The Humboldt brothers are all-rounders, and they have made outstanding contributions in many disciplines.

Niebuhr was an impressive industrialist, but he was also a historian.The Danish government sent him to work as a secretary and accountant at the African consulate. He was serious and responsible, and achieved good results. After that, he was elected as a member of the Financial Management Committee of the Danish government, and later served as a joint manager of a bank in Berlin.In addition to such busy official duties and work, he still studied the history of Rome, and at the same time learned Arabic, Russian and Slavic.His three-volume "History of Rome" is second to none in the field of historiography.However, many people now only know that he is a historian, but they don't know that studying history is just a hobby of his after work.

Napoleon had great respect for scientific and technological talents, so it was believed that he would appoint scientists to help him manage the French Empire.The fact is also the same. Napoleon reused some scientific workers who he admired, had received strict training, had real talents, and were also very talented.So as a great statesman, Napoleon attached great importance to the use of intellectuals.However, not all intellectuals are suitable for politics, so Napoleon also had miscalculations in this regard.Laplace is a French astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. His name is well known in France, and Napoleon certainly knows it.So Napoleon appointed him Minister of the Interior, but soon after he took office, Napoleon realized that he probably shouldn't have done so.

Napoleon later talked about Laplace, and he said this: "Laplace's way of doing things is to analyze everything with academics, and to solve all problems according to logic and formulas. Think too trivially, like doing a calculus problem. It should be so in science, but it is not suitable for the rapidly changing politics." Laplace was very old at that time, and his The set of ways of thinking and acting has been deeply ingrained in his mind, and it is not easy to make changes, so it is difficult for him to adapt to administrative work.

Daru is also an intellectual, but he can adapt to administrative work because he has practical life experience.When Napoleon's general Masséna led the army to fight in Switzerland, Darou went with the army and served as the supervisor of military supply management.Later, when Napoleon nominated him to be the French government adviser and minister-general of the French Empire, the author, famous for his writing, hesitated.He said: "My life is mainly spent on writing, and I'm afraid I can't be a good minister." Napoleon said with a smile: "There are many excellent ministers in this empire, but what I need now is a knowledgeable minister." In this regard, I think you are the most suitable minister." Daru did not refuse, and took up the post of the most important minister of the French Imperial Government.Later facts proved that Daru was indeed suitable for this job. He did a good job as a minister and lived up to Napoleon's trust.But Daru, in his high position, remained humble and as upright as he had been as a writer.

Workaholic John?sinclair

If a person has noble moral character, is very diligent, and is full of energy all day long, then his spirit will infect everyone around him, including his neighbors, servants, and even the country will be affected by him.John?Sinclair is a typical example.

In Abbey?In Gregory's eyes, John?Sinclair is a workaholic and never tires.Early years, John?Sinclair lives in John?Near Grosshaus, his father was a landowner and the family was wealthy.It is a relatively backward countryside, very desolate, and there is a lot of rain. His father died when he was 16 years old, so he managed the family's finances.When he started his business in Caithness, it was a success and later the business expanded to Scotland.Caithness County was very poor at that time, the fields were all public, there were no irrigation tools, and the crop yield was very low.The farmers had no money to buy livestock, and the women did all the heavy work themselves.Women are the cheapest labor machines, and they don't need to buy horses.There is not a wide channel in the village, and there is no bridge over the river.The merchants who sold cattle had to swim across the river with the cattle.There is a path on the side of the mountain, which is very steep, and on the opposite side of the path is a rushing river.Only this road leads to Caithness from the outside.

Mr. John was very young then, but he had made up his mind to make a way across Benchelt Hill.Those elderly local people listened to his thoughts and found it absurd and unreal.That summer, John hired more than 200 workers and started building the road.John's main job is to supervise the work of the workers.

In order to motivate the workers to work, John always arrives on time and works with them.It was nothing short of a miracle that they carved out a six-foot trail on the first day.This road is indeed very narrow and dangerous. Horse-drawn carriages cannot pass at all, but wheelbarrows can pass.This is a great project, and his spirit is worth learning from.Thanks to his proper guidance, the trail was able to be successfully completed.When the nearby villagers heard about this incident, they were all shocked by his indomitable spirit.

In the days that followed, John did many meaningful things.He led the workers to open up many roads, built several bridges, and built mills.He distributed the reclaimed land to the farmers for cultivation.In order to harvest more food, he has introduced advanced technology and can grow at least two crops a year.He also bought some prizes to reward the farmers if they did a good job.This will mobilize everyone's enthusiasm for farming.He has driven the development of the entire region, and the farmers have been influenced by him and have an innovative spirit.Under the leadership of John, the poor and backward Caithness County has become a wealthy village with convenient transportation and common development of agriculture and fishery.

Affected by the conditions at the time, the courier only delivered the letter once a week.John was still very young at that time, but he had already made up his mind to solve this problem for the convenience of the people. "Every day someone drives a horse-drawn carriage to and from Thurso to deliver letters", he wants to turn this idea into reality.People in the surrounding area were not convinced, they thought it was impossible for John to do it.After his efforts, the government finally established a system: the courier must go to Thurso to receive and deliver a letter every day.A similar system has also been realized elsewhere, and he has made great contributions to the people.

British wool is of good quality and has won unanimous praise from the people.But John found that the quality of wool was getting worse and worse. In the long run, British wool would withdraw from the market.At that time, John was just an ordinary country gentleman.But he has made up his mind to do his best to change the status quo.Through John's efforts, England established the Wool Association for this matter.John bought more than 800 million sheep from abroad with his own money, and took the initiative to undertake the actual investigation work.He later succeeded in introducing the Cheviot sheep breed, which brought new hope to Scotland.

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