150 Wisdom Stories to Build Good Habits

Chapter 3 Make big ambitions, do small things, and move forward steadily (2)
People probably would never have imagined that the famous Taro Takehara was an unemployed worker in a chemical plant many years ago, earning a living by doing odd jobs.Later, by chance, he learned to shine shoes from an American military officer.From then on, whenever he heard that there was a good shoe shiner, he would do everything possible to ask for advice and learn humbly.His goal is to be a shoe shiner who shines shoes very well.Day by day, Takehara Taro's reputation became more and more famous, and finally became a gold-lettered signboard of the "Katongji" restaurant - "Five-Star Shoe Shine".

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Many of us used to be full of ambition, unwilling to succumb to fate, planned to start a career, and were not afraid of hardship.Unlike Takehara Taro in the story, we are not willing to regard such unrefined careers as shoe shine as a lifelong career.Therefore, we are constantly choosing, always yearning for a higher goal.As a result, the days flowed away quietly in the choice, and when we suddenly woke up, it was too late.

Young friends have abundant physical strength and passion, and have lofty aspirations of "willing to be a giant and a high-flyer", which is right in itself.However, everyone has different talents, different opportunities, and different environments. Teenagers should develop the habit of paying attention to every little thing and every small goal, and then, in this direction, continue to work hard and work hard!Believe that one day, you can also achieve unusual results.

Remember, "miracles" don't happen every day
Once upon a time there was a craftsman whose craft was to make metal ornaments.This is just a very ordinary handicraft job, and the money is not much.This craftsman always hopes to make a lot of money with his own skills, not only to support his family, but also to make a fortune quickly.

One day, the craftsman went out to do some errands, and he met a large group of people in the suburbs who were beating gongs to clear the way, shouting and rushing over.It turned out that the emperor was going on a tour at this moment, so the craftsman stood on the side of the road with others to greet him.

The emperor went out for an outing and was looking at the scenery happily. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong on his head. He reached out to touch it, and it turned out that the purple gold flat crown on his head was broken.Now that we are so far away from the palace, it is too late to go back. Wouldn't this be detrimental to the emperor's majesty?In desperation, he had no choice but to ask his personal courtiers to ask if any of the common people on the road could mend the Tianguan.Hearing what the courtier said, the craftsman immediately got out of the crowd and said respectfully: "The villain can repair." After all, repairing metal ornaments is his profession, and the craftsman skillfully gave the flat crown to it It's fixed.The emperor was very happy, and immediately asked the left and right to reward the craftsman with very generous property, which was more than what he earned in a year of hard work.

On the way home, the craftsman had to pass a mountain.In the mountains, he met a big tiger, which scared him so much that he turned around and wanted to run away.But when he heard the tiger's cry was full of pain, as if it was moaning, he boldly stepped forward and took a closer look.The tiger's eyes were full of tears, lying on the ground, stretching out its paw to show the craftsman. It turned out that a big bamboo thorn was pierced in the tiger's paw, and the blood was flowing.The craftsman said: "This is easy to handle." He took out the tools he carried with him and started to work. After a while, he pulled out the bamboo thorns.The tiger tugged at the corner of the craftsman's clothes with his mouth, motioned him not to go away, and ran away.After a while, the tiger came back. It brought a deer and put it in front of the craftsman, as a reward for him.The craftsman accepted it happily.

The craftsman returned home and told his wife with great joy that he was going to get rich. He had two techniques that would make him rich immediately, and the rewards were very high.His wife asked him what his technique was, and he said it was repairing the crown of the sky and pulling out the tiger thorns.

The wife listened, thought for a while, and asked him: "How many times can these two technologies be used in a year?" The craftsman stopped talking.

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It's nice to be ambitious.But remember, you must be realistic and think about the possibility of realizing it. If you want to describe it as a "miracle", let it go.

The craftsman in the story has a goal, and at the same time, he seems to have the means to achieve the goal—repairing the sky crown and pulling out tiger thorns with the skill of making metal products, so as to make a lot of money and make his life better.

However, he forgot that the Pingtian crown is for the emperor, and there is only one object in the world to display his skills, and the Pingtian crown does not often break, how many times can he repair it?Tigers are not common, and tiger claws are also rare. When will his skills be used?

Therefore, teenagers should develop the habit of setting achievable goals now, which will save you from going the wrong way.

To do ordinary things well is to be extraordinary
In the first half of the [-]th century, there was a young man who worked for an oil company in the United States. The job he had to do was very simple and boring, which was to check whether each oil cap was automatically welded on time every day.The oil tank moves on the conveyor belt to the rotary table, the solder will automatically drip, and it will rotate around the cover once, and the operation will be over.

He does this every day, repeatedly looking at this boring homework hundreds of times, but he does not relax and slack off because of the boring work, and still takes the work extremely seriously.After careful observation, he found that once the jar was rotated, 39 drops of welding flux would drop, and the welding work was over.He thought: In this series of operations, is there anything that can be improved?So he thought about it with his heart.

One day, he suddenly thought: If the solder flux can be reduced by one or two drops, will it save some costs?So, after some research, he finally developed the "37-drop welding machine".However, the oil tank welded by this machine during the test occasionally leaks oil, which is not ideal.But he was not discouraged, continued to experiment, and developed a "38-drop welding machine".

This invention was perfect, and the company spoke highly of him, and soon switched to this new welding method in production.Although only one drop of solder is saved each time, this "one drop" is successful, but it brings the company an annual profit of $5.

This meticulous young man became the later American oil magnate Rockefeller.

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Don't underestimate those simple little things, accumulate them one by one, and there will be amazing achievements.Desire to have a vigorous and earth-shattering success, but the success has disappeared; willing to be ordinary, with the attitude of creating art, to do every detail well, but the success comes unexpectedly.It turns out that it is not easy to do every simple thing well; it is extraordinary to do every ordinary thing well.

Therefore, young friends should form the habit of pursuing details from now on, and persevere in their own study, work and life from the bottom of their hearts, and make our life a thing that can stand the attention of others. and tasteful artwork.

Small starts often lead to big success
One day, a Hong Kong businessman walked out of the airport and stayed in a hotel in Singapore.He stayed in this hotel three years ago and felt that the service was good, so he chose it as his residence again.

When he showed his passport to register, the service desk lady asked him politely: "Excuse me, sir, do you still live in the original room 626?" , this hotel actually still remembers.

The businessman came to Room 626 and found that everything was the same as the decoration three years ago. As usual, he took a bath first and then took a short rest.When he opened the closet and took out the pajamas, his eyes lit up. It turned out that his name was embroidered on the left chest of the pajamas. Because it was embroidered with gold thread, it was particularly eye-catching.

He walked out of the bathroom, sat down on the sofa, smoked a cigarette, picked up a match from the coffee table, and accidentally found that his name was printed on the matchbox again, and it was in gold, and he couldn't help being surprised again.

He has traveled far and wide, and has been to many five-star hotels around the world. This is the first time in his life that he has enjoyed such a high-end courtesy.He carefully looked at the matchbox from front to back, left, and right several times. The bronzing process is quite exquisite, so he couldn't help admiring: "It's really hard for the sincerity of this hotel."

When it was lunch time, the waiter told him that the seat he was sitting in three years ago was reserved for him and asked him if he would like to still sit there.There was another burst of intimacy in his heart.Sitting in the seat, a waiter immediately came over and asked him if he still wanted a beef tenderloin set meal and a cup of coffee without sugar.The businessman was thoroughly moved.He finished his lunch happily, and asked the waiter doubts: "How did you do it? Remember all the information of the guests three years ago!" "Our hotel has a complete record of each guest's information, even if you only Came here once."

The businessman still misses that hotel after returning to Hong Kong, especially when he received a greeting card from that hotel on his birthday, which reminded him of his pleasant journey in Singapore.After that, every time he went to Singapore, he must stay in that hotel, and he persuaded his friends and business partners to stay in that hotel too.

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When many people try to solve problems, they always like to focus on the big picture, but it is often not the best way.Sometimes, starting small can get twice the result with half the effort, allowing you to get a quick and effective solution right away.So, young people with great ambitions, try to start with the small things around you, so that you will find that your goals and dreams are getting closer and closer to you.

You can't become a fat person by eating one bite, but a fat person is made by eating one bite
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was a highly prestigious general and leader, and he took "paying attention to small things" as his life creed, while another American, Warren Baffler, the only one in the world who relied on the stock market to become a billionaire, also believed that A person must do every little thing in his work to be successful.He believes that no matter in investment strategy or business strategy, one must keep in mind: "Details determine success or failure." Gertz Werner even regards paying attention to details as a living habit.

Gertz Werner started the DM chain from scratch decades ago.He has his own set of business philosophy that pays attention to details, and in some places, he will make some special "weird" behaviors for paying attention to details.

When Werner walked into a DM branch one day, he asked the branch manager for a broom.The manager of this branch handed the broom to Werner and said very puzzled: "Mr. Werner, I don't understand what you want it to do?" Werner pointed to the underground lights and said, "Look, the bright spots of the lights are gathered on the ground , of no use." So Werner flicked the light on the broom handle to let the light shine on the shelf.

Such a trivial matter has to be asked by the big boss, and if he does it himself, wouldn't he be exhausted?But such a big boss now has 1370 chain stores and 2002 employees, and its sales in 26 reached 2003 billion euros.Werner is also the richest in the industry, with his personal fortune reaching 9.5 million euros at the beginning of [-].

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As the saying goes, you can't become fat with one mouthful.Indeed, fat people eat one bite at a time, and the same is true for success, which depends on accumulation.So those who don't want to do small things, or don't take small things seriously, will never have great success.The famous psychologist and philosopher William James said: "Sow an action and you will reap a habit; sow a habit and you will reap a character; sow a character and you will reap A kind of destiny." Only by developing the habit of starting small and doing small things will you get good results, young friends must remember.

Post-Chapter Test: How Realistic You Are To Others

Do you consider yourself a realistic person?Access your subconscious mind today and see how realistic you really are in the eyes of others!
The test begins

If the god of death wanted you to die now, which of the following three ways of death would you choose?
A. Swimming and drowning

B. Fall off a cliff and die
C. Plane crash and fall to death
Test Results
Choice A: Your reality index is 55%

Except for family matters, you will analyze objectively and rationally, and only do things that are good for you.This type of people puts their family first, and often forgets about themselves, so they save money when spending money, but it doesn't matter if the family wants any expenses.

Choice B: Your reality index is 99%

With experience, you have learned to take care of yourself before making other plans.This type of people stumbles on the road of life and has seen many cruel things in real life, so they realize that people should not be too naive, and only after taking care of themselves can they have the energy to take care of others.

Choice C: Your reality index is 20%

Your heart is too soft, if others pretend to be pitiful in front of you, you will help them to the end without hesitation.This type of person has a soft heart and even softer ears. As long as someone pretends to be pitiful in front of him, his compassion can be aroused.

(End of this chapter)