Change until the world gives way to you

Chapter 8 Get rid of the old past and create a new future (3)
In the end, the old coach looked straight into Cesar's eyes: "Look at me, boy! You should have been a champion long ago! All you need to do is to keep using your God-given unique feet from the last day Start with the first name, surpass all others, and be the first to cross the finish line!"

In this way, Cesar stood on the familiar 5000-meter field for the last time, put on running shoes that would never be suitable for him, listened to the familiar starting gun, and then still confidently led all the players.

After 2/3 of the race, he did not quit the race as usual, but deliberately slowed down and watched all the players run past him.When he became the last one, he suddenly laughed!
Cesar smiled and pointed to the stand where Coach Beto was.Then start running faster!One, two, three... With the last lap left, there were only two people left in front of Cesar, including his stunned teammates.

César made a final effort to overtake his teammates and catch up to his last goal.Finally, the two crossed the finish line almost side by side, and Cesar won the championship because of the advantage of one arm!
Cesar, who crossed the finish line, was tripped by his opponent and fell to the field.His legs were constantly cramping and he lost the strength to walk.Finally, amid the cheers of the audience, Cesar was carried into the infirmary by the staff.Later, he was taken to the hospital and did not even attend the final award ceremony.

However, it was the first time he held the gold medal in his hand.

Today, Bila Cesar, who has returned from studying in the United States and serves as a consultant for the Brazilian National Youth Athletics Team, recalls this experience, and he still remembers it vividly: "Coach Beto is right. Of course, I am also very cool." You did it, didn't you?...Today. I want to let more children know that everyone can do miracles! What matters is that you dare to go beyond one goal after another and unleash all your potential! I believe it , so I did it!"

If we all believe in Cesar, let's break out of our limitations, step out of our comfort zone, and realize our limitless potential.

It seems that each of us has become accustomed to giving ourselves a position and a limit, and we seem to be "smart" to learn to avoid and retreat when things exceed this limit.This approach is actually tantamount to writing a "mediocre" epitaph on your tombstone in advance.

If you feel that you need to change, although the pressure is high and it may be unbearable, you must grit your teeth and persevere!In fact, even a small change can save you from a lot of confusion, let your "work appetite" feel a little hungry, and bring yourself a new real experience!

Don't be complacent or sad about your own past, all the "past" can't replace the "now", what you have to grasp is the "present" and at the same time pay attention to the "future"; if you just blindly indulge in the "past", " and unable to extricate yourself, in the end you will not only lose the "now", but also the "future" will be very slim for you.

Therefore, when you can no longer be obsessed with the past like Kashu, and start from every point and every drop of the present, you will be a brand new you, and the value you will create will surprise yourself.So, let go of the rope that you are bound by the past, let your heart go to infinite reverie, and turn all beautiful thoughts into an action to treat the world.

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Looking back at the history of Microsoft’s entrepreneurship and development, it is not difficult to find that this sentence is enough to explain why Microsoft has achieved such brilliant performance and has become one of the most admired companies in people’s minds:

In 1974, the birth of the first personal computer Altair attracted the attention of Bill Gates, a student at Harvard University.At that time, Gates keenly saw the unlimited business opportunities and the trend of computer development.In order not to miss this golden opportunity, Bill Gates resolutely dropped out of school and started a business with his alumni Paul Allen.

In 1975, after unremitting efforts, Gates and Allen finally established their own company, which is today's famous Microsoft (Microsoft).For the first few years, though, Microsoft operated out of a motel basement.

In 1980, Microsoft worked for "Big Blue" IBM.Develop the corresponding operating system software for the new personal computer it launches.This is a great opportunity, but also a difficult time.All Microsoft people are busy working on this matter all day long, but IBM has high requirements for product quality and naturally has many rules.In order to keep it secret, Gates and his colleagues were all "imprisoned" by IBM in a small room at the Seattle National Bank for research and development.Even so, IBM was still worried, and sent someone to send a security lock, demanding that the door not be opened all day long.So, in a small room with no windows and ventilation equipment and a room temperature as high as 38°C, Microsoft people took the first step towards glory.

Perhaps, it is the experience of working under such difficult conditions that Gates and Microsoft have been tempered and grown.As a result, Gates and his colleagues successfully completed the task and won the tough battle.During this period, Microsoft also compiled the famous MS-OS system software.

In 1981, the IBM PC, an epoch-making new personal computer in the computer world, was officially launched.In this cooperation, Microsoft has also risen and achieved tremendous development.With the big sales of IBM PCs, Microsoft's MS-OS and series of related software quickly became popular.At the same time, with the development of compatible machines, Microsoft's software is not only used on IBM computers, but also widely used on various compatible machines.As a result, Microsoft entered a broader market space, and its business volume suddenly expanded dozens of times.At this point, Microsoft began to make a name for itself in the American software industry.

However, Gates and his colleagues are very sober, because they are well aware of the cruelty of industry competition: any company may achieve temporary success, but most of the time it is still facing the shadow of terrible crisis and failure.What's more, the competition in the IT industry will be bloody and fierce every moment!
Gates said: "We are only at the beginning, and Microsoft needs to continue to challenge."

1983.Microsoft has launched a new type of technology software.Windows (Windows).This visual software can be used on a PC under the MS-OS operating system.

Although the Windows software at that time was not perfect, it was left out because of frequent problems.However, Microsoft is undeterred and continues to work hard.Windows 1.0 and 2.0 versions were launched successively, although the response was mediocre in the end.

In 1990, after 7 years of hard work, Microsoft finally launched Windows 3.0.This mature window software has achieved unprecedented success. Windows 3.0 is not only an upgraded version, but also a revolutionary breakthrough of visual software, which makes it easy for people to work and entertain on the screen.

By the end of 1991, this operating system was used on 93% of the world's personal computers. The advent of Windows 3.0 pushed Microsoft to new success.However, the real winners will never stop changing and innovating.

In March 1995, Microsoft then launched Windows3, which brought a new round of shocking experience to the world. Windows95 is the world's first complete graphical interface operating system.Since then, even ordinary people who know nothing about computer technology can use computers easily and freely, and there is no need to memorize a lot of complicated DOS commands. The huge success of Windows 95 has brought a lot of money to Microsoft. Throughout 95, a total of 1995 million sets were sold worldwide.

The flourishing Microsoft did not sit back and relax. At this time, Gates was clearly aware of the seriousness and urgency of the situation: an Internet "landing battle" was about to start!
In the early 90s, the Internet transformed from an insignificant personal network into a worldwide WWW World Wide Web. In 1995, the Internet's development momentum was too "ferocious" for people to ignore.More importantly, the Internet has become a threat to Microsoft.At that time, 2000 million people had already stopped using Microsoft's software and "surfed" on the Internet.

To make matters worse, the Internet, fueled by Java, the programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, was rapidly emerging as a new platform that challenged Windows' hegemony on the personal computer.If Microsoft doesn't care about it and just sells its own software, it is likely to lose its dominance as a software giant.Companies such as Sun, Netscape, Oracle, and IBM are eager to try, and the Internet is a good opportunity for them to reshuffle their cards and arrange their positions.

Under such circumstances, Microsoft decisively issued a general mobilization order to enter the Internet. At the end of 1995, Microsoft announced that it would produce web browsers, web servers, and network existing Microsoft programs, and even purchased Sun's Java language license at any cost.

Since then, everyone at Microsoft headquarters has been working on research and development of network projects in every corner of the company.Soon, Microsoft launched browser software.Internet explorer, and using bundled marketing, quickly defeated Netscape, the main competitor in the Internet field, occupied a monopoly position in the market, and achieved a complete victory in the Internet battle.

Today's Microsoft has become a veritable "software empire" in the industry.In addition to dominating PC operating systems and office software, it has also expanded its business to personal financial software, education and game software, network operating systems, business email, database and tool software, intranet server software, handheld device software, web browsers, Nearly 20 different areas of Internet TV and Internet services.

All this success is due to the crisis awareness in the bones of Microsoft people!
It is the "18 months" that is always hanging in my heart.Let Microsoft never sleep peacefully in the position of "software boss", but constantly "cut feet to fit shoes" to adapt to the environment and change itself.

Today, in the face of the "rising star" Google, which is an Internet search site, Microsoft has once again started a new "battle to defend the supremacy."No matter who wins the battle in the end, let's listen to Gates' "voice of caution" again, and keep these words in mind:
"Every three years, we have to take a good look at the achievements we have made in the past few years. This is very important. Any company that remains unchanged is likely to be eliminated. We have too many lessons learned from the past."

"Microsoft is not going to last forever. All companies fail, it's just a matter of time. My goal is to keep my company alive as long as possible, that's for sure." ! We all know this company will one day be ruined in our hands... We better be vigilant, and we must continue to work hard on research that may cause huge changes and actually promote progress!"

In the early days of liberation, Mao Zedong had a conversation with the famous historian Zhou Gucheng.Mao Zedong said: "Failure is the mother of success." Zhou Gucheng replied: "Success is also the mother of failure." Mao Zedong pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "Very good, you said it very well."

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed so.In philosophy, failure and success are mutually opposite and mutually causal.But we often only remember that when we fail, we should start all over again with confidence, but few people can see the hidden danger of failure in themselves when they succeed!
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