The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 102 Abandon the shortcoming of impetuousness——Junheng, chaste and vicious, no profit
【Original Code】

On the sixth day, Junheng, chastity and fierceness, no profit.

"Xiang" said: "The evil of Junheng begins to seek depth."

—— "Book of Changes Heng"

【Interpretation】

The sixth line of the hexagram "Heng" said: "The excavation is continuous, and divination is dangerous, and there is no benefit."

"Xiang Ci" said: The reason why the continuous excavation is dangerous is that if you venture deep, you will suffer the disaster of collapse.

As a human being, we should also pay attention to avoid such a situation: if you seek the long-lasting way deeply and want to achieve it overnight, the result will only be haste and waste, and there will only be danger and no benefit.

"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" said: "The sage's actions seem to be slow and hasty, and he seems to be slow and fast, waiting for the time." It means that the sage waits for the opportunity when the time is not ripe.What looks slow and laggy on the outside is actually the fastest.Because before the time comes, if you act recklessly, you will suffer losses and be fooled, and delay the progress of your career. This is the principle of "haste makes waste".

【Category】

Story [-]: Wu Bingxin’s Blind Expansion Caused Bad Results

In August 1994, Wu Bingxin, the president of Sanzhu Company, proposed that the company's business goals were: "Achieve a sales revenue of 8 million yuan in the year, guarantee three and fight for five in the second year, and guarantee nine and fight for sixteen in the third year." But after 1, the three However, the target of the company was suddenly magnified hundreds of times. In the "Five-Year Plan" published in the "People's Daily", Wu Bingxin proposed a target of 1995 billion to 1995 billion in 16, with a development speed of 20% to 1600%; In 2000, the growth rate fell back to 1996%, reaching 400 billion yuan; in 100, it fell back to 1997%, achieving 200 billion yuan; in 300, it fell back to 1998%, achieving 100 billion yuan; in 600, the growth rate reached 1999%, achieving 50 billion yuan.Driven by this kind of psychology, the three companies have expanded extremely in terms of organization and personnel utilization.

In its heyday, the three companies registered more than 600 subsidiaries in all large and medium-sized cities across the country, established more than 2000 offices in counties and townships (towns), and had a total of more than 15 marketing personnel at all levels.Wu Bingxin once boasted: Except for the postal network, there is no network bigger than mine in China.In the first half of 1997 alone, more than 20 pharmaceutical factories were merged.At the same time, the management team also experienced extraordinary expansion.In just four years, the management personnel of the parent company and subsidiaries have expanded by more than 100 times.

However, such a "giant" collapsed within a short period of time. After the "giant" fell, Shi Yuzhu once summed up his experience and said: the biggest mistake is the loss of control over risks.But Wu Bingxin said to Shi Yuzhu: "The world is full of gold, how can one person get it all? So learn to control your greed."

The conclusions of Shi Yuzhu and Wu Bingxin's experience are nothing more than saying that things must be controlled and they must be able to withstand temptation.Whether it is a person or an enterprise, they often fall at the most glorious time, so the result is even more regrettable.

Story [-]: Guo Guangchang grasps the rhythm of balance
Guo Guangchang, CEO of Fosun Group, once said: "Speed ​​and slowness are not judged by the outside world, but the standard lies in one's own sense of balance." Rhythm and balance are the two most frequently mentioned words in Guo Guangchang's talks.

Guo Guangchang is very keen on cycling, and his two "fame works" in college are closely related to bicycles: the first one was in the summer of 1987, when he rode a bicycle quietly along the Grand Canal to Beijing The second one was during the summer vacation of 1988, when he organized a dozen of his classmates to organize a "3000 Miles of Gold Coast" activity, and rode along the coast to investigate, all the way to Hainan.

"Running a business is very similar to riding a bicycle. There are two types of bicycle competitions, one is faster and the other is slower. If you go too fast, you will be dangerous, and if you go too slow, you will fall. So you can't go too fast, but that kind of The idea that slower is less risky is also one-sided."

Since the speed will not be given up, the difference is only the emphasis. In 2004, Guo Guangchang, President of Fosun Group, mentioned: "In addition to the four main businesses, we chose to fade out. According to the external environment in the first half of the year and the company's own situation, we adjusted our own development rhythm to make the group develop more balanced. Guo Guangchang also said that Fosun will pay more attention to the development of its main business, and will be more cautious and sensitive about entering new industries.

Story [-]: Napoleon emphasized gradual progress

Napoleon had a "general dream" on the small island where he lived when he was a child.Every day, he takes a large ruler and measures around the island, muttering: "Where to set up the formation, where to charge", he is very busy.

He also organized his friends to fight as the red and blue armies. He "personally" formulated the "combat plan" and commanded the "combat".The military talents shown later are closely related to such "training".From soldier to general, Napoleon's success inspired many young men of common origin.

You must not be impetuous in life, you must be able to start with small things and gradually make things bigger.Willing to be a "little person" and willing to do "little things".Whether it's a small person, a small thing, a small product, a small business, a small project, or a small harvest, just do it with your heart.By accumulating a small amount and proceeding step by step, it is possible to make things bigger, and only then will you "meet" with success inadvertently.

Story Four: Churchill's Patience and Concentration

Before World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and German dictator Hitler met, and the two talked while walking in the garden.When he came to a pool, Churchill suddenly proposed that two people come to make a bet to see who could catch the fish in the pool first without using a fishing tackle.

Hitler thought it would not be easy!Immediately drew out his pistol and shot a few shots at the fish in the pond, but unfortunately none of them hit.Hitler had no choice but to say: "I give up, it's up to you!"

Churchill calmly took out a small spoon from his pocket, and scooped the water in the fish pond out of the pond one by one.

Hitler shouted: "When will I be able to catch fish?"

Churchill replied with a smile: "Although this method is a little slower, the final victory must belong to me."

When there is hope, there is patience.And when there is hopelessness, patience also loses.The turning point of people's luck from bad to good is just to turn despair into hope a little bit, and turn helplessness into patience.After the dark clouds is the blue sky, no matter how long the dark clouds block the view, as long as you believe that there is a blue sky, there will always be a time when the clouds will leave and the sun will rise.

【The Heart of the Book of Changes】

When we are doing things, we must master the issue of speed, and doing things is not as fast as possible.This has been proved both theoretically and in practice, and it is necessary to grasp the "degree" of rhythm and balance.

For example, when driving a car, when the car is running at a steady speed, it will be completely under our control, smooth and safe.But when the speed is increased, although it seems that the efficiency has improved in a short period of time, the probability of accidents will also increase accordingly.

For example, when running an enterprise, the business development speed is relatively fast, and the relative speed of improvement of enterprise management and control capabilities must be accelerated, because it is a process of gradually accumulating knowledge, experience, talents, and culture.And when the speed of business development is too fast, if the management cannot keep up, there will be a situation where management is out of control, and big loopholes will appear in the enterprise.

Therefore, in the long run, high speed does not necessarily bring high efficiency, and the result is likely to be "haste makes waste".Practice has proved that the real high efficiency is to maintain a stable and reasonable speed for a long time.It's as if rhythm is the soul of music, and music without rhythm is a bunch of broken notes.When doing things, you must also handle the relationship between speed and safety, so that you can avoid failure if you have a degree of relaxation.

As the saying goes: "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Mao Zedong once had a couplet: "Gou Youheng, why do you need to wake up at three o'clock and sleep at five o'clock; the most useless thing is one day of violence and ten days of cold." Look for a goal, As long as we persevere and persevere, we will eventually achieve something. The fact is true. Perseverance is the shortest way to reach our destination. As long as we continue to work hard, we will surely usher in the dawn of victory, so that the happiness we get can last for a long time. " Shelf".

(End of this chapter)