?Start from scratch and reopen the world.
?In short, in times of crisis, don’t rely on others but rely solely on yourself to stay safe.
Everything should be handled calmly and steadily.
Zeng Guofan’s strategy of stability has three connotations:
First, there must be a stable work environment and development environment.
Second, we must use solid plans and strategies.
Third, we must have a solid foundation for action and a steady action style.
Throughout Zeng Guofan's life, although we say that he was a master of Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism, most academic circles regard him as a representative figure of practical learning in the late Qing Dynasty. Practical learning pays most attention to practicality and practical results. Zeng Guofan, as a representative figure of practical learning in the late Qing Dynasty, although he made a lot of achievements in theory, his most outstanding point is his practicality.
Zeng Guofan’s most famous strategy in running the army was to establish strongholds and fight to the death. That is to say, we must pay close attention to the basics and practice basic skills. Every battle must be fought steadily. Even if it is a quick battle, it must be fought steadily; even if it is a surprise attack, it must be a steady attack.
Let him be strong, and the breeze blows on the hills. He followed him horizontally, and the bright moon shone on the river.
Zeng Guofan once wrote a couplet to his younger brother Zeng Guoquan: Take your time in fighting, seek stability first, and seek change second. To do things quietly, you need to be both experienced and shrewd. This is the behavioral wisdom of not making rash advances and maintaining stability.
?The world is like a thin piece of paper, and life is like a new chess game. Zeng Guofan believes that life is like playing chess. You must first pay attention to layout, especially when doing big things. If you want to achieve a career, you must pay more attention to layout.
?Zeng Guofan praised Zuo Zongtang in his home letter, saying that he was good at judging situations and situations.
Buffett once said that if you are on the wrong road, there is no use running. But if you are on the right path, there is no need to rush.
Because there is value and trend, there is confidence.
?There is no easy situation in the world, and there is no free time in life.
?When faced with difficulties, use your brain more, resolve more, shrink less, and reject less.
?The most important thing about visiting is to make things clear. There are two kinds of Ming, namely Gao Ming and Shrewdness.
He explained that there are two kinds, one is cleverness and the other is shrewdness. What is cleverness? He said that climbers can naturally see far when they stand on the top of the mountain. Standing at the top of the city, you will naturally have a wide view. And what is shrewdness? What is more important than seeing far and wide is to have an accurate balance and grasp of the overall and details.
?Whether it is patience or surrender, winning is the greatest wisdom.
?Appreciation education
?Be kind to others and be kind to others.
Whether you are learning from others or educating others, you must focus on the good.
?We should be kind to ourselves and blame others for our shortcomings.
Being generous means making yourself thick and rich.
? Use softness to overcome hardness, and use hardness to control softness. Strength and softness are the key to wisdom in life and action wisdom that he repeatedly emphasized in his family training.
Be able to overcome the competitive mentality of focusing on opponents and focus on finding ways to resolve conflicts based on the matter itself.
Because we do not seek the strength to conquer others, we can have the strength to conquer things and ourselves. The strength of overcoming things lies in overcoming difficulties, and the strength of self-control lies in overcoming laziness.
?The word "defeat" means either arrogance or laziness. The mediocre people in the world, both ancient and modern, are all defeated by the word "lazy"; the talented people in the world, ancient and modern, are all defeated by the word "arrogant".
?The Youren planted Thousand-Headed Oranges by themselves, and their virtues grew into the Long Live Mountain.
?Don’t ask about harvest, but ask about hard work.
"Four Doing Theory"
1. Do it, don't be afraid of making mistakes.
Don’t ask about harvest, but ask about hard work.
2. Do it quickly, don’t delay.
Be quiet first, then think about it, and then do it with 50 or 60% certainty.
3. Concentrate on what you do, don’t be careless.
Everything is valuable.
Anyone who concentrates fully on one thing will surely achieve success in his life.
4. Think and do at the same time, use your brain.
Diligence can make up for foolishness. Diligence is the most important thing in life.
Diligence includes hard work, and thrift also includes being diligent in doing things and diligent in thinking.