Stimulate positive energy

Chapter 7 Thinking Determines Life
Thoughts influence the trajectory of a person's life.Different thinking means different angles and ways of looking at problems, and different choices in the face of opportunities. In the end, the results gained on the road of life are very different.Thinking can be changed through training. This chapter tells you how to cultivate a creative way of thinking, accumulate positive energy, and help you succeed.

The magical power of thinking

"Give me a fulcrum, and I can move the earth." This sounds a bit arrogant, but as long as the thinking is correct, it is not impossible to achieve, this is the power of thinking.If you want to pry up the world, its best fulcrum is not the whole earth, not a country, a nation, or others, but your own soul.Some people say that thinking is the greatest wealth in life.Einstein also said: "People solve the world's problems by relying on their brains and wisdom." Therefore, the fulcrum of the world will not be the external environment, not the wealth you have or have always envied, but It's your thoughts, your thinking.

The way of thinking is the internal program of people's brain activity, which plays a decisive role in people's words and deeds.That is to say, what you think, you will do; to what extent you want to achieve, as long as you work hard, you can do it.On the contrary, if you don't even have an idea, how can you possibly do it?We can see the power of thinking from the story of Napoleon—during the fight against the Second Anti-French Coalition, the commander-in-chief of the French army was named Napoleon Bonaparte, and he led the French army to fight against almost all neighboring countries at that time.In order to turn the tide of the war, Napoleon was very eager to move his army into Italy.But between France and Italy lies the Alps, covered with snow on the top, which is an insurmountable natural danger.

"Is it possible to cross the Alps?" asked Napoleon.Those who were sent to see the pass shook their heads, and one of them said, "Maybe it is possible, but..." "Don't let me hear that again," said Napoleon, "go to Italy!" It's unbelievable, how easy is it for an army of 6 people to cross the Alps without roads?At the same time, when the British and Austrians in the anti-French alliance heard the news that Napoleon wanted to cross the Alps, they all curled their lips in contempt and responded with a silent sneer: that is a country that has never had any wheels. There is never a place where the wheels can run over.Contrary to all expectations, Napoleon ordered the crossing of the Alps as soon as his troops were ready.

The army of men and guns stretched for twenty miles, and when they came to a steep terrain that seemed to lead nowhere, the charge horn was blown. "Come on!" At this time, everyone was not afraid of life and death, and finally passed the steep area smoothly.

In this way, the French army crossed the Alps "unprecedented and never since".Four days later they were on the march across the plains of Italy.

"He who is determined to win," said Napoleon, "never says 'impossible.'"

The anti-French allied forces never expected that Napoleon, who chanted the slogan "I am taller than the Alps", led an army of [-], crossed the steep Alps, and took a shortcut into Italy.Subsequently, the French army that fell from the sky gave the Austrian army a surprise blow, and the war ended smoothly in just one month.

The feat of Napoleon's army crossing the Alps is comparable to that of Carthaginian commander Hannibal's defeat of the Roman army in the 3rd century BC and Charlemagne's campaign against Italy in the 8th century AD.The success of this operation also greatly enhanced Napoleon's status and prestige, and laid a solid foundation for his future ascension to the pinnacle of power.

In the face of the seemingly impossible natural obstacles, Napoleon did not have the slightest timidity and retreat, but bravely challenged them, overcame the seemingly impassable obstacles, and finally gave the enemy a heavy blow by surprise.And this kind of daring to think, dare to do, and dare to take risks has largely contributed to Napoleon's future glory.

In reality, we see that many people, despite their talents, are unable to achieve outstanding achievements. One of the main reasons is whether their way of thinking when facing problems is positive or negative.It is an unavoidable reality that there are many problems at work.If you want to escape when you encounter problems, and feel sorry for yourself when you encounter difficulties, then you will never expect to achieve any good work results.People who hold this kind of negative thinking will never be able to achieve great achievements.But the mediocre people in the workplace don't understand this truth. Whenever they encounter a problem they have never experienced, they will say without thinking: "This thing will not work at all." "The conditions for solving this problem now are not yet ripe. "I can't do it anymore, I can't overcome this difficulty."

These decadent and negative thoughts not only limit their potential, but are not conducive to the solution of the problem at all.If the problem is not solved, they will never succeed.

Only by changing the way of thinking and coping with positive thinking can all problems be solved.As the saying goes, there must be a way for a car to reach the mountain. There is no obstacle in life that cannot be overcome. Similarly, there is no problem that cannot be solved in work.

The Jewish father and son who were lucky enough to escape from the fascist concentration camp of Auschwitz by virtue of their wisdom, drifted to Houston, the United States, to do copper processing business.The father said to his son: "Our only wealth now is wisdom. When others say that one plus one equals two, you should think that one plus one is greater than two."

One day, the father asked his son, "What is the price of a pound of copper?" The son replied, "35 cents." "Yes." The father said, "The whole state of Texas knows that the price of copper is 35 cents a pound, but we should say 3.5 cents." Dollars. You try to make a pound of copper into a doorknob and see if it comes to $3.5."

After his father died, the son ran the copperware shop by himself.He used copper to make bronze drums and Olympic medals, and he could process and sell a pound of copper for $3500.He became chairman of McCall & Co.

In 1974, when the U.S. government cleaned up and refurbished the waste discarded from the "Statue of Liberty", it was open for bidding, but no one accepted the bid for several months.After hearing the news, he flew from France to New York to inspect the piles of copper, cement, wood and other wastes on the spot, and immediately signed a cleanup contract.At that time, many transportation companies laughed secretly at his approach, waiting to see his joke.And he immediately organized manpower to classify the waste, melted the scrap copper and cast it into a small "Statue of Liberty", and processed cement blocks and wood into the base.Two months later, this pile of waste miraculously turned into 350 million US dollars.

Marx said: "Thinking is the flower of wisdom." That's right, thinking full of wisdom doubles the value of a pile of waste by 100 million times.This once again shows us the great power of thinking.

Different thinking, different results
Everyone is a different individual, so the way of thinking varies from person to person.Different people look at the same thing and come to different conclusions.As long as we do a comparison, we can see the difference.

An Asian shoe factory wants to develop the African market.The boss first sent the first person to Africa for inspection.When he arrived in Africa, he saw that all Africans were barefoot, so he immediately called the boss, saying that all Africans were barefoot and did not wear shoes, and there was no market here.Then, he went back home.

The boss sent a second person to Africa for inspection.He also saw that Africans are barefoot, so he called the boss immediately, saying that Africans don't wear shoes, and there will be a lot of profit margins in shipping the shoes, so he asked the boss to produce shoes quickly.The boss shipped the shoes to Africa according to his statement, but failed, and failed badly.Because Africans have been barefoot for a long time, they have no habit of wearing shoes at all. Moreover, the long-term barefoot makes the distance between their toes very large, and the shoes designed by Asians are not suitable for them at all.Therefore, he blindly dragged the shoes to Africa and could not sell them at all.

Then, the boss sent a third person to Africa to develop the market.After arriving in Africa, he first made a very detailed market survey, not only to understand the characteristics of African feet, but also to understand the customs and habits of Africans.After finishing the market research, he called the boss and asked the boss to customize shoes suitable for Africans according to the information he gave back, and then shipped some samples to Africa first.In addition, he also implemented a series of marketing strategies.He made a statue of a person in a very famous central square in Africa, covered it with a curtain, chose a very important festival in Africa, and invited a well-known African host to host the unveiling ceremony. Shout three, two, one, and the curtain lifts.Under the curtain was a statue of a person whom Africans admired wearing the shoes they designed, and there were many people dancing around them wearing the shoes designed by their company.As a result, the shoes of this shoe factory quickly opened up sales in Africa.

Three people to develop the same market, because of different ways of thinking, the results obtained are not the same.After the first person went, he just completed a task. According to his way of thinking, there is no market for shoes where there are no shoes; after the second person went, he saw that this was a big business opportunity, but he did not do well Sufficient research work blindly caused the manufacturer to produce a large number of products, which eventually caused serious losses; after the third person left, he analyzed the local environment and market from different angles, conducted sufficient research, and finally succeeded in one fell swoop.

Different ways of thinking can also determine our future life path, the so-called "thinking determines life".Only by standing tall can you see far. This is an eternal truth.

There are two graduate students, one named Gist and one named Tillman.When they were about to graduate, they followed their mentor to visit a big company.After the visit, the instructor asked Gist: "What do you think of at this moment?" Gist said: "I think, if you can work here, it is the greatest enjoyment in life! Because there are luxurious office buildings and comfortable dormitories here. , a spacious and bright dining room." The tutor shook his head and said nothing.

The instructor asked Tillman again: "What do you think of at this moment?" Tillman said: "I think this company's market needs to be developed more vigorously. Because the products here are the most advanced in the world, but Its market is not big, so it needs to be explored. To open up a larger market, not only requires more professional knowledge, but also requires more persistent spirit." The instructor nodded without saying anything.

A few years later, Gist became a full-time employee of the company and enjoyed good treatment.And Tillman became the company's president.When they saw the mentor again and reported their work to the mentor, the mentor said: "A few years ago, I guessed where you are today."

The two were puzzled and asked why.The instructor said: "That's because the tits only see the worms, and the eagles only see the sky. Luxurious office buildings, comfortable dormitories, and spacious and bright dining rooms are all things that people enjoy. , is the worm in the eyes of the tits. The company's products and the sales market of the products are the things worth pursuing and can enhance the value of people. They are the sky in the eyes of the eagle."

This company is the Lowe's of the United States, and the company's president is named Robert Tillman.

Gist's first thought was enjoyment, so he became an employee; while Tillman only had products and markets in his eyes, so he became the president.What kind of thinking we have, what kind of choice we will make, which also determines what kind of work we engage in, and our fate is doomed in this way.So we say that the way of thinking is different, the perspective of the station is different, and the results obtained are completely different.

If the mountain cannot come, I will pass

There is an ancient poem that says, "Looking horizontally, it becomes a mountain and the side becomes a peak", which means that the scene you see is different when you stand at a different angle.The same is true when we look at problems. From one perspective, you may see simple and easy solutions; from another perspective, you may never get the answer.Therefore, if the general way of thinking cannot solve the current problem, we can try to change it, let the thinking turn a corner, or let the thinking diverge in all directions, or simply reverse thinking, and a bright light will appear in front of your eyes.

A mother has two sons. The eldest son runs a cloth dyeing workshop, and the younger son runs an umbrella business.Every day, the old mother had a frowning face, fearing that the cloth dyed by the elder son would not be able to dry in the sun when it rained, and fearing that no one would buy the umbrella made by the younger son when it was sunny.A neighbor enlightened her and told her to think in reverse: on rainy days, the umbrella business of the younger son is booming; on sunny days, the cloth dyed by the older son can be dried quickly.After hearing this, the old mother smiled and regained her vitality.

Look at the problem from the current point of view, if it makes you unhappy, then you can change the point of view, maybe you will suddenly be enlightened.This is what flexible thinking brings us.

According to legend, the old British Library was in disrepair for a long time, and a new library was built in a new place.After the new library is completed, the books from the old library will be moved to the new library.This was originally the work of a moving company, and there was nothing to plan. Just load the books on the car, take them away, and put them in the new library.The problem is that with a budget of £350m, the library doesn't have that much money.Seeing that the rainy season is coming, if you don't move immediately, you will lose a lot.what to do?The curator thought of many plans, but none of them worked, which made the curator helpless.

When the curator was distressed, a librarian said that he had a way to complete the task, but still needed 150 million pounds.The curator is very happy because the library has so much money.

"Speak out!" the curator was anxious.The librarian said: "A good idea is also a commodity. I have one condition." "What condition?" The curator became even more anxious. "If I spend all of the 150 million pounds, then I have contributed to the library; if there is any surplus, the library will give me the rest of the money." "What's the problem? I agree with the 350 million pounds, I will give you the remaining money within 150 million pounds, and I will make the decision right away!" the curator said firmly. "Then let's sign a contract?" The librarian realized that there was a chance to make a fortune.The contract was signed, and the library soon implemented the librarian's relocation plan.As a result, the library was moved without even using up a fraction of the £150 million.It turned out that the librarian published an astonishing news in the newspaper: "From now on, the British Library will borrow books from the public for free and unlimited, on condition that they borrow from the old library and return them to the new library."

"If the mountain doesn't come over, I'll go over it." If you change your perspective and thinking, you will be greeted with applause and success.The curator has no way to move the library. It is because he thinks of a way from the perspective of "the cost must be within the budget, and they will move on their own initiative". Such hard thinking is just a brain-breaking idea, and the budget will not change. It is impossible to solve the problem under the premise.The librarians consider issues from the perspective of readers and provide readers with a lot of borrowing space. Of course, readers are willing to enjoy such services.It provides readers with certain convenience and benefits, and helps the library move with the help of readers, and saves a lot of money. This is a good thing that kills three birds with one stone.The librarian came up with such a brilliant idea just because he changed the angle of thinking about the problem.This is the positive energy inspired by thinking.

Sow a habit, reap a life

After the storm, the spider's home no longer exists.At this time, we will see that the spider will start the difficult process of weaving the web again.The spider crawls from one side to the other, shuttles back and forth countless times in this way, and only after untold hardships can it build another home for itself.And spiders live in the natural environment, and its home is also affected by various unfavorable factors in the natural environment, and the home is often destroyed.In this particular environment, spiders often rebuild their homes.So we say that the behavior of spiders tenaciously weaving webs is not necessarily an indomitable spirit, but a habit.This habit ultimately led to its success!

The same is true for people, if we develop good habits in all aspects, this will lay a good foundation for our success.As the saying goes, "good habits are equal to getting twice the result with half the effort".

Tolstoy has developed a good habit of keeping a diary since he was six or seven years old, writing down interesting things every day.When he was nine years old, he specially memorized a book "Stories of Grandfather", which was full of extraordinary experiences and interesting stories of his grandfather during the war.He also likes to collect famous sayings and sayings that motivate him, and he has memorized a book full of them. Later, collecting famous sayings and sayings has become his lifelong habit.Gradually, he locked himself in the bookstore, and kept books as companions all day long. After concentrating on reading, he finally started to create by himself.His rich and profound accumulation made his literary works spread all over the world, moving generations after generations.

So we say, good habits make a good life.In life, habits affect our lives all the time.Habits can make or break a person's life.

Lin Wang is a baby elephant.It was sent to the zoo when it was very young, and its nose was tied to a stake by a chain.Once, Lin Wang wanted to break free from the iron chain and go to Monkey Mountain to see Brother Monkey. Unexpectedly, he tried so hard that the chain hurt his nose. "Oh, this iron chain is too strong!" Lin Wang licked his bleeding nose with tears in his eyes, thinking, "My little elephant can't break free from this iron chain." Half a year later, Lin Wang thought again Walking around on the street, when he struggled with the chain, his nose hurt so badly, he thought again: "This little elephant of mine can't break free from this iron chain."

After two failures, Lin Wang no longer dared to earn the iron chain.Day after day, year after year, Lin Wang grew into an elephant.At this time, Lin Wang could break free from the chain and go outside, but after the previous two failures, Lin Wang had habitually thought that it was impossible for him to break free from the chain, so he no longer had the idea of ​​going outside to play. .Finally, Lin Wang died of old age in the elephant house.Even when it died, it did not realize its wish to break free from the chain and go out.

It can be seen that it is habit that kept Lin Wang from leaving the elephant house all his life.The British philosopher Bacon said with deep emotion when talking about habits: "Habits are really a tenacious and huge force, which can dominate a person's life. Therefore, people should cultivate a good habit through education from an early age. "

In 1978, 75 Nobel laureates gathered in Paris.People respect Nobel Prize winners very much. A reporter asked one of them: "Which university and laboratory do you think you learned the most important things in your life?" The Bell Prize winner calmly replied: "It is in kindergarten." This answer was beyond everyone's expectations.

The reporter asked again: "Then what did you learn in the kindergarten?" The winner replied: "In the kindergarten, I learned a lot. For example, give half of my own things to my friends, and don't take what is not my own." , put things in order, wash your hands before meals, rest after lunch, apologize for doing something wrong, do your own things, think more about learning, and observe nature carefully. I think that all the things I have learned that's it."

All the people present gave warm applause to the Nobel laureate's answer.

In fact, most scientists agree that the most important things they learn in life are the good habits that their kindergarten teachers taught them.

However, we can always meet some people with bad habits in life.Some people are always late for appointments, it is because he has not developed the habit of keeping time; some people spend money lavishly, spending what should be spent and what should not be spent, so they always feel that the money is not enough, it is because he has no plan for money Habits; some people procrastinate in doing things, put off today's tasks until tomorrow, and postpone tomorrow's tasks until the day after tomorrow, because they have not developed the habit of "finishing today's tasks today"; When asking questions, he can't use his brain to think about the problem. That's because he didn't develop the habit of asking more questions during the learning process.Such a person not only fails to stimulate the positive energy in his heart, but also transmits negative energy to others.

Because habits work unconsciously, they determine our lives without us even realizing it.We all know that it takes more than two or three days to form a good habit, and it is even more difficult to change a bad habit.It can be seen how important it is to develop good habits.It is precisely because it is important that we have to work hard to change it.So what to do?We must first attach great importance to it ideologically, realize the importance of habits to our life, and then cultivate good habits as a habit, then the formation of good habits will become a natural thing.

Treat details like big things

Lao Tzu said: "Difficult things in the world must be done in an easy way; major things in the world must be done in detail." Throughout history, we must admit that people who treat details as big things have achieved more brilliant careers.

Do not hum to yourself or tap or kick something with your fingers in the presence of others; do not interrupt when others are talking; do not sit down when others are standing; do not walk when others stop; and Don't read books or newspapers when you are with others, and if you really need to do the above things, you must ask to leave; don't read other people's books or writings without prior permission; don't get too close to others when writing letters ...this is part of the "Rule" that George Washington, the founding president of the United States, copied in his notebook when he was 14 years old.

These are, so to speak, subsections.Washington, however, saw it as a "vitamin" necessary for growth.Had he been informal and never considered other people's feelings, he might not have achieved so much.

In a highly competitive society, competitors can't wait to do their best to succeed, but few people pay attention to the details.Henry Ford's seemingly small action of bending over to pick up waste paper brought a series of positive effects, making him the founder of "American Ford Company".It can be seen that success begins with attention to detail.

Only by paying attention to details can great things be achieved; paying attention to details can help you "knock on" the door of success.The following story tells the truth.

As early as when he was studying, Chaco determined to be a banker.After graduating from university, he plucked up the courage to go to one of the most famous banks in Paris to try his luck, but he was "closed".But he was not discouraged, and went to several other banks, but the result was the same, and he was turned away.

A few months later, Chaco went back to the same bank and was lucky enough to meet the president, but was rejected again.He walked out of the bank slowly, and suddenly found a pin by his feet.Thinking that the people who came in and out might be injured by the pin, he immediately bent down to pick up the pin, and then carefully put it into the trash can next to it.

Chaco has applied for a job 52 times, but none of them were successful.Even though fate was so unfair to him, Chaco was still going to try his luck the next day.When leaving the residence to close the door, he accidentally found a letter in the mailbox.After opening it, it turned out that it was an acceptance letter from that famous bank.It turned out that the scene of Chaco picking up the pin yesterday was seen by the president. He thought that carefulness was the quality that bank employees must have, so he changed his original idea and decided to hire this young man.

With the action of a small pin, Chaco walked into the door of the bank and later became the "banking king" of France.

In real life, there are always people who shout bold words all day long and want to do big things, but they can't even dress neatly. Just imagine what big things such a person can accomplish?As the saying goes, if you don't sweep a house, why sweep the world?It is commendable to have lofty aspirations, set big ambitions, and do great things, but only by being down-to-earth and starting from small things, starting from small things, and paying attention to every detail, can we develop the rigorous style needed to do great things.Don't pay attention to details, have no experience in doing small things, and it is impossible to know where to start when doing big things, because the skills and methods of doing things are gradually cultivated and established when doing small things.

In fact, the success of a big event is because countless small things have been done well.Make every little thing perfect without any mistakes, and it will be a matter of course to achieve great things.If you disdain to do small things in life, you will have no chance to do big things; if you can't do small things well, you can't do big things well.Whether it is a big thing or a small thing, it reflects our attitude.Being able to discern the details of insignificant things can reflect a person's rigorous, responsible and serious attitude.If we can pay attention to every little thing and every detail, and work hard to do every little thing and every detail well, we will be more serious about big things, and the greater our confidence in achieving great things, the closer we will be to success.

【Stimulate Positive Energy】Out of the box of thinking

When it comes to rules and regulations, people can't help but think of a joke told by a Peking University professor - a philosopher was hungry, so he asked his students to go to the street to buy a piece of bread.The student went around the street, came back empty-handed, and said to the teacher: "There are only round and long loaves on the street, and there is no loaf that is not long or round as you want." So the philosopher asked the student to buy a round loaf .The student walked around the street, came back empty-handed, and said to the teacher: "There are only black and white breads on the street, and there is no one that you want that is not white or black." So the philosopher asked the students Go get a loaf of white bread.

The student walked around the street, but came back empty-handed, and said to the teacher, "There are only cold white bread and hot white bread on the street. There is no lukewarm white bread you want."

Buying bread in this way of thinking, the student will never be able to buy bread.In fact, the philosopher is just hungry, and a piece of bread is enough to satisfy his hunger. What he didn't expect was that buying a piece of bread would also embarrass his students so much that they couldn't do anything.We can see from the story that the student has gotten into the frame he drew for himself, does not know how to adapt, and has no idea at all, so it is impossible for him to think of a way to buy a piece of bread for the teacher.

Once we get into the frame of dogma, it is tantamount to binding our own hands and feet, which will make it difficult for people to move forward.How can we stimulate the positive energy of thinking when we are caught in the rules and regulations?

The students of a university's MBA training course are either the factory director or manager, or the chairman or CEO.

Once in class, the teacher told them a case.A businessman bought a hand-woven flower basket from a national poverty-stricken county at a price of 10 yuan each, and then he shipped the flower basket to the provincial capital for sale at 8 yuan each, which was even lower than the purchase price.This kind of loss-making business, the businessman does it with relish and never gets tired of it.But surprisingly, a year later, he became a millionaire.

The teacher's question is: "How did this person become a millionaire because of this loss-making business?"

After some thinking, the students came up with their own answers.A factory director of a state-owned enterprise said: "It's very simple. The person who awarded the flower basket to the businessman is a powerful official in the county. Although the businessman lost money in this business, he got other compensation from the official, such as a construction contract, etc. , In this way, the businessman does not lose but earns, so it is logical to earn 100 million yuan." The teacher shook his head.

A private owner said: "I think this businessman first credited the owner's payment for the goods, and then made a time difference. When the arrears reached 100 million yuan, he ran away with the money." The teacher even shook his head: "This is not Is it a crime to commit adultery? The answer is wrong."

The flower baskets cost 10 yuan each, and he put foreign trademarks on the flower baskets, boasting that they are imported handicrafts, and sold them to Chinese people for 8 dollars each, which is more than 50 yuan..." But the teacher's disdainful expression showed that the senior white-collar's answer was also wrong.

So what is the answer?The teacher said: "This man was originally a multi-millionaire. In order to help people in poor counties get rich, he started this flower basket business at a loss. After one year, his assets were only 100 million yuan left. However, the county However, the hand-weaving industry in the county has developed. Now this kind of flower basket has become famous and can be sold for more than 30 yuan in the market. In order to thank the businessman for his support, the handicraft manufacturers in the county have volunteered to give up the distribution rights to this businessman. The ex-factory price was supplied, and the merchants soon recovered.

Among these executives, no one can give the correct answer to this question, because everyone focuses their thinking on the fixed thinking mode of "operating at a loss and becoming a millionaire", that is, jumping into the "prior It has nothing to do with their knowledge, skills, and ability, but is closely related to whether they have a consciousness of daring to break through conventional thinking.The same goes for most people's conventional wisdom.This is a typical stick to the rules and follow the rules.In fact, if we think about the problem in reverse, that is, reverse thinking-he was very rich, but due to operating at a loss, only 100 million is left in the end, then the problem will be solved easily.

Objective things vary in thousands of ways and are always developing and changing. Therefore, it is easy for people to have deviations in cognition if they only rely on existing experience, knowledge, and understanding to recognize new things.As the saying goes, "seeing people with old eyes", "taking things for granted", and "acting according to the 'old calendar'" are also talking about the negative effects of fixed thinking.So when there is a problem that cannot be solved, we stop and examine whether we have fallen into the mode of fixed thinking. If so, then jump out quickly, change the angle of thinking about the problem, and find new ideas. Only by having the opportunity to break through the shackles of inherent thinking can we have the infinite positive energy brought by thinking.In addition, be more active in your usual study, work and time, so as to stimulate creative thinking and get unexpected surprises.

(End of this chapter)