If there is one quality that successful people have in common, I think it is self-discipline.
Because a person who cannot discipline himself proves that he is unable to obey his own will. He cannot get up early in the morning, is half-hearted when doing things when he should be serious about it, and fails to recover when he encounters setbacks when he should adjust himself. In this way, he will waste a lot of time and energy on inefficient things and be unable to extricate himself.
In the New Year’s Eve speech on logical thinking, 15 minutes belonged to Wang Shi’s speech. Wang Shi talked about sleep in his successful experience. Everyone was happy when they heard it. Who can’t sleep? This is not every day. What are you doing? But can you really sleep? I think many people, including myself, are unable to fall asleep, so I envy them.
But Wang Shi did it. In the early days of his business, he was not sure about the future. After today, he still can do it without knowing whether the company will survive tomorrow. Go to sleep until you fall asleep. Whether he is driving in a car on a bumpy road or laying on the floor casually, he can lie down and fall asleep. He can fall into deep sleep within one minute, and if it exceeds 2 minutes, he will be considered insomnia.
Because he understands that no matter how great the pressure is, whether it is success or failure in the future, you must have enough energy. If you encounter some setbacks, you will be as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and it is time to go to bed. When you are busy, you are anxious, so how can you have the energy to face the challenges of the new day tomorrow? If you do this every day, it will only be a matter of time before your body collapses, let alone success.
Some people may ask, what does sleep have to do with self-discipline? The relationship is huge. The self-discipline here refers to the ability to regulate one's own emotions. When something goes wrong, you should cut it off, otherwise you will be disturbed. Of course, this has a lot to do with a person's personality. Some people are naturally sensitive, and some are naturally carefree, but all of these can be cultivated.
People with weak willpower naturally cannot discipline themselves, and people who cannot discipline themselves naturally lack concentration. But not everyone is born with strong self-discipline? The answer is of course no. It is not ruled out that some people have a personality that is easier to achieve, but if they do not undergo deliberate practice the day after tomorrow, they will not be able to withstand the test of life.
Li Ka-shing has a very inspirational habit. These are his original words and the principles of his life:
I started working as an apprentice when I was 12 years old, and started a family when I was less than 15 years old. The burden of human life has never been formalized. At that time, I knew very well that working hard and seeking knowledge was my only way out. I bought books whenever I had some money and kept them in my mind before buying another one. To me today, every time One night, before I went to bed, I still had to read a book. No matter what time I went to bed at night, I would wake up at a fixed time in the morning (5:59) because I had to listen to the morning news.
He has persisted like this for most of his life. If you can do it, you won't be any worse? That's why he had the courage to deal with things calmly.
For example, when Li Ka-shing acquired Hutchison Whampoa in 1979, in order to keep it strictly confidential before the transaction was completed, Li Ka-shing almost completed all the research and negotiations for the entire transaction alone, and even his wife did not know about it. process. This really makes people wonder. Regardless of the uncertainty caused by the transaction itself or the joy of being able to fulfill a long-cherished wish, it will obviously turn into huge pressure and anxiety within dozens of hours before the transaction is completed. Why did Li Can you calmly resolve all this in your own heart?
His early growth experience under high pressure: he was displaced during the war at the age of 10, and his father passed away at the age of 14. He was lonely and helpless, but he had to shoulder the fate of his family. The poverty day after day made him unable to rest. The slow pace and endless exertion become diseases. The strong desire to survive despite lung disease, the feeling of being unable to unload the burden, the desolate loneliness with nowhere to talk... These waves of adversity that are enough to crush most adults were actually transformed by the young Li Ka-shing. The power of the heart. When he completed his self-save by drinking salt water every day, writing family letters for others in exchange for fish soup, and standing on the mountain to breathe fresh air, were there not many things in the world that could scare him?
Li Ka-shing said, "I have one advantage. Normal business matters rarely disturb my inner peace." He gave an example: when he is busiest, he can be distracted by two things, such as talking on the phone. Talk about one thing on the table and write about another thing on the hand.
A friend in the investment community said that after years of investing and studying, he increasingly feels that this is a war between himself and himself. He has experienced two waves of bull markets, and his books were once extremely bright. , but ultimately failed to hold on. He said that people who can continue to make money in the stock market often have the simplest methods, but their hearts are extremely powerful.
The reason why Mount Tai collapsed before him but remained unchanged is because his heart was unmoved.
If you can’t even achieve self-discipline, how can you talk about success?