150 Wisdom Stories to Build Good Habits

Chapter 14 Try again, stand proudly as a strong man (1)
Inventory of Bad Habits
Likes to complain, especially when things are not done well or screwed up.

Poor anti-frustration ability, want to give up when encountering difficulties;

Fear of failure, can't afford to lose;
Hate the poor and love the rich, can't bear hardships, covet comfort...

"There is only a thin line between light and darkness".If you are in a setback, then don't stop moving forward because of the setback, and cultivate the habit of never turning back.If you are strong, it (frustration) will be weak.

skating champion born of trouble
He was a normal child when he was born, but at the age of two he suddenly and strangely stopped growing taller, and his health continued to decline.After expert consultation, he suffered from a rare disease that hinders digestion and absorption of food.
Due to a nutritional illness, doctors think he has only 6 months to live.Fortunately, through the intravenous injection of nutrient solution, he barely regained his physical strength, but his growth and development were inhibited.

He spent a long time in the hospital until he was 9 years old.He could only plan in his mind to get revenge on the kids who laughed at him and called him "Peanut Bean".

Years later, he recalled, in his subconscious mind, "all that experience made me dream of some success in sports."Sometimes, his older sister Susan would go to the skating rink to skate, and he always went with her. He stood outside the rink, so weak, thin, stunted, with a feeding tube inserted in his nose that went into his stomach. The usual tube The other end of the mask was taped just behind his ear.

One day, he watched his older sister speeding across the ice, and suddenly turned to his parents and said, "Listen, I want to try skating." child.

As a result of trying it out, he quickly grasped the gist of skating and fell in love with the sport, and soon he was outmatching others, and height and weight were not very important on the rink.

During the second year's health checkup, the doctor was surprised to find that he had started to grow taller again.Although it is impossible for him to achieve normal height, he and his family don't care anymore.What matters is that he's getting healthy, he's succeeding, he's living his dreams.

Afterwards, none of the children laughed at him anymore.On the contrary, they all rushed up to him, cheering and asking for his autograph.He had just returned to another amazing World Professional Skating Tour event, enthralling crowds with a series of difficult ice moves.

He is currently retired and no longer a professional skater, but he remains a respected coach, advisor and commentator on winter sports.Although, as an adult, he is only 159 meters tall and weighs only 52 kilograms, but he is muscular and energetic. This is the former Olympic skating champion-Scott Hamilton.

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When you confront difficulties and enemies, the stalemate will not be a permanent state. One party must surrender, but you must firmly believe that it is the other party who surrenders.

Hamilton achieved such results all because he has an indomitable spirit and a strong will.Therefore, when encountering difficulties, you must have confidence in yourself and believe that as long as you persevere, achievements will belong to you.

Lamenting and complaining, it is better to work hard
Bernie Marcus, 49, carried his beloved briefcase to work on an ordinary day as usual.During his more than 20 years of professional career, he worked diligently and conscientiously to sit in the position of a professional manager today.As long as he works like this for another 11 years, he will be able to securely receive his pension.However, he never expected that this would be his last day working in the company.

"you are fired."

"Why? What mistake did I make?" he asked in surprise.

"No, you are not at fault. The company's development is sluggish, and the board of directors decided to lay off employees. This is the only reason."

Yes, for this reason alone.Like all unemployed people, heavy family expenses forced Bernie Marcus to find a new source of livelihood.During those days, he often sat in a street coffee shop in Los Angeles for hours at a time to relieve the pain, confusion and great mental pressure in his heart.

One day, Bernie Marcus met his old friend, Arthur Blank, who was also fired.They comforted each other and were ready to find a solution together.

"Why don't we start a company ourselves?" Blank asked.This idea was like a flame, igniting the passion and dreams suppressed in the hearts of the two middle-aged people.

So, in this coffee shop, they planned to establish a new home storage company, formulated the winning concept of "having the lowest price, the best selection, and the best service" and a set of management to make this concept successfully practiced system, and then they set out to start a business.It was the spring of 1978.

Twenty years later, their little-known company has developed into a Fortune 20 company with 770 stores, 15 employees, and annual sales of 300 billion US dollars. It is the world-renowned American home storage company, which has become a global A miracle in the history of retail development.

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When difficulties come, the least effort is to do nothing, and the result of not doing is to sit and wait for death.Or complain and lament why God is so unfair, put yourself in such a situation, and then there will be endless despair and sadness, and the result will be "killed" faster.

In fact, difficulties are usually not as scary as they seem. As long as you have a normal heart and find ways to overcome them, you will pass.Teenagers should also learn to deal with all kinds of difficulties they usually encounter with such a mentality.

Success is actually "Try Again"

Johnson was the most powerful and wealthiest black businessman in America.With his "Black Digest" magazine, he ended the history of blacks' obscurity in American business circles and entered the "Fortune" list.

At that time, Johnson, who was just an ordinary American, was only 24 years old. He used his mother's furniture as a mortgage to start a small publishing company and founded his first magazine "Negro Digest".

In order to improve the readability of the magazine and expand the circulation, he constantly improved the editorial policy and openly opposed racial discrimination, so he had a very bold idea: to organize a series of articles titled "If I Were Black" and invite white people Put yourself in the shoes of black people when writing articles, and take this issue seriously.When he had this idea, he thought: "If President Roosevelt's wife Eleanor is invited to write such an article, it will definitely expand its influence."

Johnson, who did what he said, wrote a letter of request to Mrs. Roosevelt: "Hello, Mrs. Eleanor, please write an article for my magazine?"

It didn't take long for Mrs. Roosevelt to write back to Johnson: "Sorry, I'm too busy to write."

Johnson saw that Mrs. Roosevelt did not say that he did not want to write in the reply, so he decided to try again. He thought: "This time it will be successful." So a month later, Johnson sent another letter to Mrs. Roosevelt. "Madam, I sincerely ask you to write an article for my magazine." But the lady replied, "I'm sorry, I'm too busy." Johnson, who saw Mrs. Eleanor's reply, did not give up because of this. Always have a belief: "Next time will succeed."

Since then, every month, Johnson wrote a letter to Mrs. Roosevelt.Although the words became more and more earnest, the wife still wrote back and said: "I don't even have a minute to spare." But Johnson still insisted on sending the letter. He believed that as long as he worked hard, one day his wife would have time.

The opportunity finally came. One day, Johnson saw news of Mrs. Roosevelt's talk in Chicago in the newspaper.So he decided to try again.He started by sending a telegram to Mrs. Roosevelt, saying, "Would you like to write an article for Negro Digest while you're in Chicago?"

When she received Johnson's letter again, Mrs. Roosevelt was moved and deeply moved by Johnson's perseverance. She said to the people around her: "A person like Johnson will definitely succeed." So she immediately sent it as requested by Johnson. up the article.As a result, the circulation of "Negro Digest" increased from 5 to 15 within a month.This incident became an important turning point in Johnson's career.From there, Johnson's publishing company began its real journey and became the second largest black business in the United States.

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I believe that there is a seed longing for success in every teenager's heart, looking for the right opportunity to take root and germinate.It can be because you don't have the courage to try again, so you end up failing.Just imagine, if Johnson gave up the first time, maybe he would not have his subsequent success.Just like when we encounter difficulties, without the courage to "try again", we will pass the opportunity.So when you are knocked down by setbacks on the way of growth, don't forget what Johnson told us: success will never be a smooth and smooth road. In the face of every setback and failure, we should always have "try again" "Courage and confidence.Because try again, we may be able to hear the footsteps of success!
Everything is achieved by fighting spirit
This is in Africa, where the once turbulent river has turned into small puddles, and under the scorching sun, the cracked riverbed is expanding rapidly.

In the distance, the sound of the river's waves could be faintly heard, and the fish jumped from one puddle to another, rushing away with the sound of the waves. "How far is it?" In a small puddle, a big fish asked a small fish lying down and resting, panting heavily.

"It's far away! Don't bother, you won't be able to reach the big river." Xiao Yu leisurely swam around in the puddle and said, "What are you dreaming about?
Be realistic and just stay here! "

"It won't be long before the water in this puddle will dry up."

"So what? It's a long road, how far can you go? What's the difference between fifty steps away from the river and a hundred steps away from the river? The ending is the same, it depends on the ending, understand?"

"Even if I really can't reach Dajiang, as long as I have tried my best, I will not regret it."

"You're covered in bruises, buddy!" The little fish twisted his well-maintained body freely, mocking the big fish who couldn't turn around in the small puddle: "It's dishonest to have a bulky body like you. If you really stay where you are, why are you rushing to the river? Do you think you are still young? Even if there are fish that can reach the river, it will not be your turn!"

The little fish poked the big fish's sore spot. It looked at the little fish and said, "I really envy you for having such a petite figure. In the shallower and shallower puddles, only you can breathe freely. Difficult, we big fish have to run forward, and we have to control our own destiny." After the big fish finished speaking, he jumped into the next puddle, and he heard the uncontrollable laughter of the little fish.It knows that its movements are clumsy, and it sees that its fish scales have fallen off again, and its belly is oozing blood, but it says to itself: "At this moment, I have no choice but to move forward."

The area of ​​the puddle is getting smaller and smaller, the big fish knows that the road ahead will be more and more difficult, it is already difficult to drink water, and occasionally it is his own tears that moisten the dry lips.Along the way, it saw large pieces of fish turned into dried fish, many of which were smaller fish that were much more flexible than itself.

In every puddle lay partners who were too lazy to move, panting heavily, and said to the big fish: "Don't jump, save your energy! It's useless." But the big fish clearly heard it. The sound of the waves getting closer. "Persevere," it said to itself, "only by persevering can there be hope."

After jumping for an unknown amount of time, the big fish finally saw the waves of the sea. However, its physical strength had been exhausted during the long journey, and the last puddle on the way to the river dried up. Although it was only one step away, But the big fish thought, it would not be able to reach the big river.At this moment, it heard the sound of water, and then saw a small stream of water flowing slowly. This is the last stream of water in the river bed that is about to dry up this summer!The big fish seized this opportunity, and with the help of the current, rushed to the river in one go.But those fishes who stayed in the puddle only allowed the current to take a step forward, just a small step, and the river was still far away from them.And drought has taken over the land at an unstoppable pace.

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Facing the dry riverbed, only the fish that jumped into the river know that opportunity has come before.

In this world, only the strong can control their own destiny, just like the big fish in the story, with an unyielding fighting spirit and perseverance, overcome all kinds of difficulties, rush into the sea, have freedom, extend life.

The so-called fighting spirit means that when you are the master of your own destiny, you don't look towards Qin Muchu, don't be intimidated by the difficulties in front of you, don't give up halfway, don't try to stop, and don't fall short.Perseverance is a kind of fighting spirit, a kind of spirit.

What conditions do the strong have in common?fighting spirit!Most strong people have only ordinary wisdom and ability, but when they complete a job, when they encounter major setbacks, or when the work is extremely heavy, they have patience and perseverance beyond ordinary people.If you have this quality and can cultivate it, then you will be able to find the most suitable job, and stand out in it and become a strong person.Anyone in the process of advancing towards the ideal goal will inevitably encounter various resistance and difficulties. In this case, fighting spirit is the most valuable.Fighting spirit is a kind of perseverance, a kind of spirit.Nothing in the world can replace fighting spirit.Talent can't, there are as many talented losers as crucian carp in the river; genius can't, "genius has no reward" has become a common saying, only fighting spirit can conquer everything.

Fighting spirit always has a price, always has value.

You need to be patient and have fighting spirit when you struggle, and success is just around the corner.

Everything is achieved by your own fighting spirit.

Verne's success
Everyone knows that Verne is a world-renowned French science fiction writer, but few people know how much setbacks Verne suffered in order to publish his first work!
What is recorded here is an unforgettable experience of Verne at that time:

One morning in the winter of 1863, Verne had just had breakfast and was about to go to the post office when he heard a knock on the door.Verne opened the door and saw that it was a postal worker.The worker handed a bulging package of mail to Verne.Upon seeing such an email, Verne had a bad feeling.It was the 14th time he had received such an email since he mailed his first science fiction novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, to publishers a few months ago.He opened it with trepidation and read it, and it read: "Mr. Verne: After our review, the manuscript is not intended for publication, and I hereby return it to a certain publishing house." Every time he saw such an envelope, he returned it. Manuscript letter, Verne felt a twinge of pain in his heart.This is the 15th time, and it is still not adopted.

(End of this chapter)