Eight stories and feelings of the morning meeting
1. Dare to take risks
For those who are afraid of danger, danger is everywhere.
One day, lobster and hermit crab met in the deep sea. The hermit crab saw that the lobster was shedding its hard shell, revealing only its delicate body. The hermit crab said nervously, lobster, how can you put down the only hard shell that protects your body? Aren't you afraid that a big fish will eat you? In your present state, even a torrent will wash you to the rocks, and you will not die then.
The lobster calmly replied: Thank you for your concern, but you don't understand that every time we lobsters grow, we have to take off our old shells to grow stronger shells. The danger we are dealing with at the moment is only to prepare for better development in the future.
Hermit crab, think about it. They only look for places to escape from life all day, without thinking about how to make themselves stronger. They just live under the protection of others all day. No wonder they always limit their own development.
Everyone has a necessary safety zone. If you want to surpass your present achievements, please don't limit yourself, be brave in understanding challenges and enrich yourself. You must develop better than you think.
2. The pursuit of forgetting
Don't think of yourself as a mouse, or you will be eaten by a cat.
1858, a rich family in Sweden gave birth to a daughter. However, soon, the child was infected with an unexplained paralysis and lost the ability to walk.
Once, the girl traveled by boat with her family. The captain's wife told the child that the captain had a bird of paradise. She was fascinated by the bird's description and wanted to see it for herself. So the nanny left the child on the deck and went to the captain herself. The child couldn't bear to wait, so he asked the waiter on board to take her to see the bird of paradise at once. The waiter didn't know that her legs couldn't walk, just took her to see the beautiful birds.
A miracle happened, and the child was so anxious that he forgot to hold the waiter's hand and walked slowly. Since then, the child's illness has recovered. When the girl grew up, she devoted herself to literary creation and finally became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, namely Selma? La grove.
Self-denial is the shortcut to success. Only in this environment can people transcend their own constraints and release the greatest energy.
3. "Always hold the ticket"
Life is interesting: if you only understand the best, you will often get the best.
There is a person who travels a lot and often can't buy the right ticket. But no matter the distance, no matter how crowded the bus is, he can always find a seat.
His method is actually very simple, that is, patiently looking for one car after another. This method doesn't sound brilliant, but it does work. Every time he is going to walk from the first car to the last car, but he doesn't have to walk to the end every time. He will find an empty seat.
He said that this is precisely because there are not many passengers who are obsessed with finding seats like him. Often there are some seats left in the carriage where he sits, but at the junction of the aisles and carriages of other carriages, it is actually very crowded. He said that most passengers are easily confused by the superficial phenomenon of one or two cars being crowded and will not think about it. In dozens of stations, there are many opportunities to bring seats in the crowd from dozens of doors of the train. Even if I thought about it, I didn't have the patience to find it Most people are easily satisfied with a small foothold in front of them, and some people think it is not cost-effective to squeeze one or two seats with their bags on their backs. They are also worried that if they can't find a seat, they won't even have a place to stand back.
Just like some people who are content with the status quo and afraid of failure, they can only stay at the starting point without success. Most of these passengers who are unwilling to take the initiative to find seats can only stand in the initial position when they get on the bus until they get off.
Self-confidence, persistence, foresight, and diligence in practice will make you hold a ticket for the journey of life forever.
4. In order to walk faster
Bernie, 32? Bambali, captain of the 4th Rifle Battalion of the Royal Army, participated in the Iraq War in 2003 and was regarded as "the hero of the Iraq War" after returning home. Bernie, who comes from a martial arts family, is not only an excellent army commander, but also loves sports, especially thrilling skiing. Years of persistence and exercise made him an excellent amateur skier.
June 5438+10 this year, Bernie? Bambali is one of the contestants. In the first two games, he achieved very satisfactory results. However, there was an accident in the last game the next day. His right leg accidentally hit a metal pole near the finish line while sliding down a steep snowy road at a speed of 130 km per hour. Due to the huge inertia, the metal bar is like a sharp knife, which cuts off Bernie's calf below his right knee. At that time, he had no idea. It was not until he crossed the finish line for dozens of meters that great pain stopped him from sliding. He turned around and asked his companion in surprise, "Did I break my ankle?"
"It's not broken, it's gone." His companion replied.
People found a broken limb in the snow hundreds of meters away, and they were immediately taken to the hospital with Bambali for emergency treatment. Top Swiss surgeons reconstructed Bernie's severed limb by microsurgery, and the operation was successful after only 9 times. After the operation, the doctor told Bernie that he could not get out of bed for at least two years, and he was likely to lose some motor functions after recovery. Bernie said without thinking, "Cut it off at once!" The medical staff was deeply shocked, and finally respected his personal wishes and amputated the severed limb that he finally got back. After more than a month, he moved to hedley, England? Carter national defense hospital, prepare to install artificial limbs.
Bernie's strange behavior puzzled many people, including many of his relatives and friends. Recently, Bernie, who put on a prosthetic for the first time, told reporters: "Amputation will only make the rest of my life better, and I can return to the battlefield as soon as possible. I really hope that after one year, I can lead the troops again. "
Bernie spent two years in a hospital bed, unable to walk on the ground, unable to fight on the battlefield and sports field, which was tantamount to death. Although the prosthesis can't fit perfectly with the body, Bernie's indomitable will and resolute courage will definitely make him continue to walk on the journey of life earlier and faster. In the face of bad luck, Bernie set us an immortal example.
How can you succeed without taking risks?
When I was on vacation in the Serengeti Prairie in Africa, I sat by the river for three hours and watched how a small group of wildebeests got up the courage to go down to the river to drink. Every summer, millions of wildebeests migrate from the arid Serengeti to the wetlands in Masai Mara. This group of wildebeests is part of the great migration.
During this arduous and long journey, the Grumedi River is the only water source. Rivers intersect with migration routes, which is both the hope of life and the symbol of death for Diagrams. Because wildebeests must live by drinking river water, but the river water also nourishes other life, such as shrubs, trees and grasslands on both sides. Shrubs are ideal hiding places for wild animals. Braving the scorching sun, the thirsty wildebeest finally came to the river. The lion suddenly rushed out of the river and threw the wildebeest to the ground. The raging wildebeest raised the dust that covered the sky and blocked the sight of the wildebeest closest to the lion. Killing is inevitable.
Where the river is slow, there are many crocodiles hiding under the water, waiting for the arrival of wildebeest. One day I saw 28 crocodiles sharing an unfortunate wildebeest. A few days ago, a wildebeest limped away from the crocodile. Sometimes a fast-flowing river is a danger in itself. The huge impact of wildebeest pushed the leading wildebeest into the rapids, and they were either drowned or killed by crocodiles. On this day, the wildebeest came to a river suitable for drinking. They seem to know all these terrible dangers. The leading wildebeest dawdled towards the river bank, and each wildebeest hesitated to take a few steps, sniffing and screaming, and then stepped back in unison, advancing and retreating like a dance. The group of wildebeests behind them smelled the smell of water and pushed forward together, slowly squeezing the "head horse" into the water, whether they like it or not. If wildebeests haven't drunk water for a long time, you can even feel their despair, but the dance continues.
I watched it for three hours that day, and finally a wildebeest "broke away from the crowd" and began to drink river water. Why did it dare to walk into the water, because it was young and ignorant, or because it was too thirsty to stand up? The wildebeests still stopped in horror until the wildebeests squeezed them into the water, and some wildebeests began to drink water. Soon, the furious wildebeest pushed a wildebeest into the deep water, and it panicked and triggered a riot of wildebeest. Then they quickly quit the river and returned to the road of migration. Only those wildebeests who bravely stood in front drank the water, and most wildebeests had to continue to endure thirst because they were afraid or unable to squeeze out the tight encirclement. Twice a day, the wildebeest came to the river and repeated the ceremony over and over again. One afternoon, I saw a small group of wildebeests standing on the cliff overlooking the river below. Going upstream 100 meters is the flat ground, from which it is easy to reach the river. But they would rather stand on the cliff and cry bitterly than move towards their goal. Are you like a wildebeest in life? What makes you hide in the crowd and endure the desire for the water of success? Is it fear of the unknown, fear of hidden dangers? Or are you content with an ordinary life and give up your pursuit? Most people only want to watch others drink successful water from a distance, but they are thirsty. Don't let fear stop you from moving forward. Don't wait for others to push you forward. You must take action. Only those who dare to take risks can succeed.
6. Expand your value
This is a very small food company with a production capital of only several hundred thousand. However, the boss is confident. On the cultural wall of the unit, he wrote the rhetoric of being the first brand of hot sauce in this city, which always inspired the confidence of employees. Before the hot sauce went on the market, the boss wanted to advertise it. He originally wanted to rent a huge and conspicuous billboard on a busy street in this city, and put labels on their products, so that all the people passing by here could pay attention to it at once and understand their hot sauce from then on.
But when he contacted the advertising company, he found that the price of advertising space in the city center was much higher than his imagination, and his small business could not afford this sky-high advertising fee.
But he was not disappointed, but kept asking around to find out where there was a cheap and affordable advertising space. After repeated searching, he finally took a fancy to a billboard at the intersection of the city gate. There is a crossroads, and the traffic is endless. Unfortunately, passers-by are in a hurry, and their eyes are only fixed on traffic lights and speeding vehicles. It is difficult to guarantee good results in advertising here. I inquired about the price, tens of thousands of dollars. The boss was very satisfied and rented it. The employees questioned the boss's move one after another, but the boss just laughed and didn't answer, as if he had everything in mind.
Old advertisements were quickly removed, and employees thought they could see their hot sauce advertisements the next day. However, the next day, the employees saw that there was no advertisement for their hot sauce on the billboard, which read: "Good location, of course, only waiting for VIPs. The advertising rent is 880,000 yuan/year. "
God, this price should be the most expensive advertising space in this city. There seems to be no doubt about the impact of the sky-high signboard, and everyone who passes by here seems to stop and take a look unconsciously. Word of mouth, gradually, many people know that there is a ridiculously expensive advertising space at this intersection, and even the local newspapers have paid great attention to it.
A month later, the advertisement of "Shuangkou" brand hot sauce was published.
The employees of the hot sauce factory finally understood the boss's calculation and praised it. The market for hot sauce opened quickly, because the advertising price of "880,000/year" has long been a household name. "Shuangkou" brand hot sauce has become a famous brand in this city. The boss erased the original slogan and replaced it with the slogan of being the first brand in China. An employee asked him, "We are not the first brand in this city, why should we change it?" The boss replied meaningfully: "value can only be reflected in circulation, but the scale of value is always in the hands of others." Others will never give you the ideal value. Be sure to take the initiative to make signs and enlarge your value appropriately! "
7. Two monks
Two monks live next door; The so-called next door is the mountain next door. They are in temples on two adjacent mountains.
There is a stream between the two mountains. So the two monks went down the mountain at the same time every day to fetch water by the stream. Over time, they became friends.
In this way, five years passed unconsciously in carrying water every day.
Suddenly one day, the monk on the left mountain didn't go down to fetch water. The monk on the mountain on the right thought, "He probably overslept." I don't care.
But the next day, the monk on the left mountain still didn't go down to fetch water.
The third day is the same.
A week later, it's the same. Until a month later, the monk on the right mountain finally couldn't stand it. He thought to himself, "My friend may be ill. I'm going to visit him and see what I can do to help. 」
So he climbed the mountain on the left to visit his old friend. When he arrived at the temple on the left side of the mountain and saw his old friend, he was surprised, because his old friend was beating Tai Ji Chuan in front of the temple, unlike a man who had not drunk water for a month.
He asked curiously, "You haven't gone down to fetch water for a month. Can you not drink water? " ? 」
The monk on the mountain on the left said, "Come, I'll take you there. 」
So he took the monk from the mountain on the right to the backyard of the temple, pointed to a well and said, "In the past five years, after I finished my homework every day, I took time to dig this well. Even if you are busy sometimes, you can dig as much as possible. Now, I finally dug out the well water, so I don't have to go down the mountain to fetch water, and I can have more time to practice my favorite Tai Ji Chuan. 」
In the field of work, even if you get more wages and stocks, you are a water bearer; But forget to grasp the time after work, dig a well of your own, on the one hand, cultivate your own strength; In the future, when you are old, you can't compete with young people physically, and you still have water to drink and leisure.
Enlightenment: In the field of work, even if managers get more salary and stocks, they are just wasting water. Don't forget to grasp the time after work to constantly enrich yourself. On the one hand, dig a well of your own and cultivate your own strength. The so-called survival during the day and development at night, yesterday's efforts are today's gains, and today's efforts are the hope of the future. Students and friends who were equal many years ago can't be the same now. You may delay, but time will not. When you are too old to carry water, will you still have water to drink? Don't forget to act now!
8. Simple facts
Once upon a time, two hungry people were blessed by an elder: a fishing rod and a basket of huge fresh fish. One of them asked for a basket of fish and the other asked for a fishing rod, so they parted ways. The person who got the fish built a bonfire with dry wood and cooked the fish on the spot. He wolfed down the fish and didn't taste the meat of the fresh fish. In a flash, he ate all the fish and soup. Soon, he starved to death by the empty fish basket. The other man continued to starve with a fishing rod, and walked hard to the seaside step by step, but when he saw the blue ocean not far away, his last strength was exhausted and he could only die with endless regrets.
Two hungry people also got a fishing rod and a basket of fish from their elders. It's just that they didn't part ways, but agreed to look for the sea together. They only cook one fish at a time. After a long journey, they came to the seaside. From then on, they began to make a living by fishing. A few years later, they built a house, had their own family, children and a fishing boat made by themselves, and lived a happy and healthy life.
A person who only cares about immediate interests will eventually get short-term happiness; One should aim high, but face the real life.