Change until the world gives way to you

Chapter 12 Confidence, even if you are not perfect (3)
In addition, to develop strengths and avoid weaknesses, focus on developing strengths to avoid weaknesses, and to weaken one's weaknesses by expressing one's strengths is to improve oneself based on one's strengths, but this is just a general rule, and it does not mean that starting from weaknesses will not lead to success.If you want to improve yourself, you must focus on overcoming your own shortcomings. Through continuous failures and setbacks, you can gradually reduce your shortcomings and finally create a perfect self.There is a poem that is well written: "It is difficult to achieve things with a simple taste, and the journey is less ordinary. Edison invented the light bulb, and failed more than [-] times. Criticism and irony have been sarcasm, and the ambition is like a mountain. Repeated defeats and repeated battles make a weapon, and defeats win to reach the peak. It is not difficult to see that it requires a lot of courage, strong perseverance and unchanging perseverance.It must not be an easy task to achieve this. The loser definitely has courage. The reason why he fails is because he has no perseverance, just like that child, if he does not take a step forward, then he will not be able to take off the kite.In real life, there are not many people who can take this step.Not because they don't have a goal, but because they simply don't know when it will suddenly come true.Maybe when he was about to succeed in one step, he gave up.In fact, all things in the world are interconnected and mutually restricted.The so-called return of ten thousand dharmas means that one can have full confidence, courage and determination, and it is not difficult to make full use of strengths and avoid weaknesses.In a word, where there is a will, there is a way.

Keep refueling and recharging the lamp of life
In the words of Obama in his opening speech:

"Maybe you can write beautiful words. You might even get those words to appear in books and newspapers someday. But you won't find yourself gifted with this gift if you don't practice writing regularly in English class; maybe you can become an inventive Home, inventor. Even design products as popular as today's iPhone, or develop new drugs and vaccines. But if you don't do a few experiments in natural science class, you will not know that you have such a talent; maybe You can be an MP or a Supreme Court judge, but if you don't join some student government or take part in a few debates, you won't discover your talents.

And, I can assure you that no matter what you want to do in the future, you will need an education. .Do you want to be a doctor, a teacher or a police officer?Do you want to be a nurse, an architect, a lawyer or a soldier?No matter which career you choose, a good education is essential. There is no dream in this world that you can get a good job without finishing your studies. Any job requires your sweat, training and learning.

Not only is it important for your personal future, but your education will also have an important impact on the future of this country and the world.What you learn in school today will determine how our nation fares in meeting the great challenges of tomorrow.

You need the knowledge and skills you learned in mathematical and physical science courses to treat diseases like cancer and AIDS, and solve the energy and environmental problems we face; you need the observation and judgment cultivated in history and social science courses, To reduce and eliminate homelessness and poverty, crime and all kinds of discrimination, and make this country more fair and free; you need the innovative consciousness and thinking gradually accumulated and developed in various courses to build a new Companies and businesses to create jobs and drive economic growth.

We need each of you to cultivate and develop your gifts, skills and talents to solve the most difficult problems we face.If you don't.If you give up studying.Then you not only give up yourself, but also give up your country.

Of course, I understand that reading a good book is not always easy.I know that many of you are facing various problems in your life, and it is difficult to focus on concentrating on reading. "

The ancients said: "The book has its own golden house, the book has its own Yan Ruyu, and the book has its own ten thousand bells." Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not unreasonable.But now our society advocates a kind of lifelong education, as the so-called "learn and live forever", and for those who are disadvantaged, we need to continue to learn to increase our weight.

In other words, everyone should invest in the present self for future rewards and gains. We must invest in ourselves in order to achieve our goals.And this kind of self-investment means spending a certain amount of money to invest in your own education and learning.

A real education is an investment in your favor.But what is a "real investment"?Some people think that education refers to education in schools, or the number of diplomas, certificates, and degrees.But these numbers do not guarantee that a successful person will be created.Mr. Kirtin, the former chairman of General Electric, once explained how senior executives think about education.He said: "The two most outstanding general managers in the company have never studied in college. Although some of the senior executives have a doctorate, 41 of the 12 senior executives still do not have a college degree. Because we value It’s their ability, not their diploma.” A diploma will certainly help you get a job, but it won’t guarantee you success in that job.The world of work values ​​competence, not diplomas.

The goodness of a man's education is measured by the effective use of his thinking.A real education is the kind of education that is worth investing in and that develops our intelligence.The goodness of a man's education is measured by the effective use of his thinking.Anything that does enough to improve the ability to think is education.There are different ways you can get the education you need.But for most people, the best place to get an education is the various universities and colleges, because education is the role and specialty of these schools.

Now there are many people who go to university to study after work. You will find that they are not the kind of people who study for a diploma. Taller.There are also people who go to night school. They spend a lot of time, money and energy on reading to further exercise their minds, because this is the most solid and reliable investment for their future.

Education can help you train your mind to adapt to changing situations and solve problems of all kinds.Significant publications have a similar effect.For these publications can fill your mind with solid material worth pondering.You should buy at least one good book and subscribe to two good magazines every month.In this way, the latest ideas can be absorbed with the least amount of money and time.

To read the biographies of all kinds of successful people, if you read the great deeds of Lincoln, Edison, Carnegie and Washington, you will definitely be inspired and moved by them.Listen to the words of the speakers, the teachers who have built the human heart, and you will be elevated in many ways.As long as it builds the human mind, even a book, speech, movie, TV show will build your mind and your self-image.Try to dig out the clues of your own success from those successful people, and invest well in your future.Do it now!

According to research by the "Mind Institute" at the University of California, Los Angeles, the potential of the human mind to create, store and learn may be unlimited.Memorize a whole set of encyclopedias and complete the required courses in dozens of universities. "

If this statement is true, then why can't most people learn more and accomplish more in a lifetime?One obvious reason is that most people don't think it's worth the time and effort.This is why people who lack self-esteem become miserable losers.However, I believe that the main reason why they cannot achieve more achievements and learn more knowledge is that they are too lazy and unwilling to work hard.People have always avoided making more effort unless forced to.

The only way we can acquire knowledge is by studying.For most people, studying is like paying taxes or going to the dentist, the least favorite thing to do.If it were not for coercion, few people would be willing to learn.Most people think of graduation ceremonies as the end of their studies.Our libraries and colleges offer subjects and courses sufficient to make any man wise and successful who will devote half an hour every evening to his study.This is the main reason why Japan has become an economic and technological power in the world.They attach great importance to further education after leaving school.

The famous management expert Peter Drucker said: "Today, knowledge is power. It controls the door to opportunities and progress. Scientists and scholars occupy high positions and can roughly determine what should be done in the important areas of economy and national defense. The various policies adopted, and learned people are no longer paupers. On the contrary, they are the real capitalists of the knowledge society."

How do we want to spend our lives?What should we do to make our lives meaningful and pursue rewards and progress?How will we know we have chosen the right cause or goal?We must focus, and only by focusing can we reach our full potential.This is an important question and should not be taken lightly.We shouldn't let our parents, professors or friends decide what kind of career we should be in.We should not let economic factors influence our long-term goals.

If we discover our natural talents early on, we are more likely to realize our potential and succeed.

If you are not sure about your potential, it is recommended that you take some career aptitude tests to discover your talents.This includes tests on personality, number, observation, pattern, pronunciation, memory, color, analysis and induction.These quizzes have great practical value for your everyday life.These tests are applicable to people of all walks of life, and are not limited to the level of academic knowledge.Identifying your natural talents is important, and failing to understand them can sabotage and derail your entire career.But it would be dangerously irresponsible to base our career decisions on a battery of aptitude tests.Our lifelong career is a combination of natural talent, environmental background, technology and life experience.Admittedly, we often base our lifelong career decisions on financial need and family factors.However, if we are to create life in the most intelligent way, we must carefully tap into our natural talents, and the sooner the better.

After the outbreak of World War II, an American accidentally learned that combat troops needed a lot of dehydrated vegetables.He immediately borrowed money to buy the two largest vegetable dehydration factories in the United States at that time, specializing in the production of dehydrated potatoes for the army.

Two years later, a chemist in New York developed frozen potato chips. The American decided that this was a potential military product, so he decisively bought out the chemist's production technology and mass-produced potato chips. The product was an instant hit.

However, when frying potato chips, only half of each potato can be used, and the rest is thrown away as waste, which is a staggering waste.The American mixed the remaining potatoes with grain and used them as feed for livestock, and raised 15 army horses on the front line.The frontline troops have millions of vehicles and consume a lot of gasoline every day. He seized this opportunity and used potatoes to make fuel additives, and the effect was very good.

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