Seven cautionary sayings

A model of self-discipline, a motto

Success comes from self-discipline.

A person can never be regarded as an independent person if he has no decisive quality. ..... he is just a doll dominated by the environment. Writer John? Forster

The highest achievement comes from self-discipline.

Climbing to the top is no easy task. Few people in the world can be recognized as outstanding in their own professional fields, and even fewer people leave a reputation in history. Is this Jerry? What is remarkable about Les is that he is recognized as the best representative of American football avant-garde catcher, and his performance on the court is the best proof.

People who know him well say that he is a natural athlete with amazing talent. Any football coach wants to find such a talented striker. Bill, the star coach selected for the American football celebrity list? Huaxi issued such admiration: "No one we know can keep up with him physically." That alone does not make him a legend. There is a real reason behind his outstanding achievements, and that is his self-discipline ability. He exercises hard and prepares for a higher level every day. No one in professional football is as regular as him.

Les's ability to push himself can be described from the story of his physical training. When he was on the high school team, before each training session, Charles Moore, the coach of Moore High School? Davis asked the contestants to leap forward to a 40-yard-high hill in the form of leapfrog, and then take a rest after 20 trips back and forth. In the hot and humid weather in Mississippi, Les felt unable to eat after completing the trip of 1 1 and decided to give up. He realized his behavior when he tried to sneak back into the players' lounge. "Don't give up," he said to himself, "because once you get into the habit of giving up halfway, you will regard it as normal." He turned and went back to the training ground to complete the bounce. From that day on, he never gave up halfway again.

After becoming a professional player, Les became famous for climbing another mountain. This is a wild trail in San Carlos, California, which is about 2.5 miles long. Les exercises here every day. Some football stars come to practice occasionally, but none of them can catch up with him and they are all left behind by him. Everyone spoke highly of his physical strength. In fact, this is just part of Les's regular practice. After the end of the season, other players went fishing or enjoyed their holidays, but Les still kept a diligent schedule, doing physical training from 7: 00 a.m. to noon every day. Someone once joked that; "His physical exercise is so perfect that even a kung fu star is just a sumo wrestlers compared with him."

"What many people don't understand is that Les always regards the football season as a challenge of 365 days a year." American professional football league star Kevin? Smith described him like this: "He is really talented, but his efforts are above others. This is the difference between a good player and a legendary player. "

Les recently reached another peak in his career: he suffered a very serious sports injury. Prior to this, he had written a record that he had never missed the game for 19 years, which also proved his high degree of self-discipline and super toughness. When he broke his kneecap on August 3rd1997, people thought that his football career was over. Because according to historical records, after such an injury, only one player can return to the stadium in the football season, and that is Rod? Wooderson completed his rehabilitation in four and a half months, setting a record in the history of professional football. However, it took Les only three and a half months to recover, relying on the determination to bite the bullet and incredible self-discipline. This speed of recovery has opened the eyes of the world, which is unprecedented and difficult for anyone to surpass. As a result, Les was able to return to the stadium again, continue to create good results and win for the team.

Self-discipline can be cultivated.

Jerry. Les proved the power of self-discipline. Without it, no one can achieve and maintain success. We can even say that no matter how talented a leader is, if he is not self-disciplined, he will never fully develop his potential. It urges leaders to climb to the top step by step, and it is also the key to effectively maintain leadership ability.

If you want to make self-discipline your asset, the following actions are worth a try.

1, work out your priorities, and then do it in this order.

If a person only acts according to his own mood and temporary convenience, he will certainly not succeed, let alone be respected and followed by others. There is a good saying: "There are two indispensable partners to accomplish important tasks: one is planning, and the other is lack of time." As a leader, your time is quite tight, so it is inevitable to make a plan. If you can decide what is the most important, then deliberately withdraw from other things, which will give you enough energy to complete the first task. This is the basic spirit of self-discipline.

2. Aim at a self-disciplined lifestyle.

To Jerry. If you learn from a highly self-disciplined successful person like Les, you will find that self-discipline can't be done only occasionally, it must become your way of life. The best way to cultivate self-discipline is to make a system and routine for yourself, especially in the index projects that you think are important and need long-term growth and pursuit of success. For example, in order to insist on writing and speaking, I will regularly file the materials I read every day for future reference. Furthermore, I had a heart attack in 1998 and 65438+ February, and then I got into the habit of exercising every morning. I won't stop to do these things, I will continue in my lifetime.

3. Challenge your excuses

If you want to cultivate a self-disciplined lifestyle, the first lesson is to get rid of the tendency to make excuses. As Franco, a French classical writer, said, "Almost all our mistakes are more forgivable than the methods used to cover them up." If you have several reasons why you can't be self-disciplined, then you should realize that they are just a bunch of excuses. If you want to be a more effective leader, you must challenge your excuses.

4. Remove the reward before the work is completed.

Famous writer Mike? Delaney once said such a wise saying: "If any enterprise or institution treats lazy people and contributors equally, then you will find that the former is more and more, and the latter is less and less." If you lack self-discipline, then you may be the kind of person who likes dessert before meals.

The following short story illustrates the power of suspending rewards. An old couple went camping in the camping area, and two days later, a family came to the camp next door. As soon as the family's holiday car stopped safely, they saw the couple and three children pouring down. One child quickly removed the freezer, backpack and other materials, and the other two children immediately set up tents. In less than 15 minutes, the whole battalion is ready.

The old couple next door were dumbfounded. "Your family is really a rare camping expert!" The old man praised his new neighbor admiringly. "In fact, as long as there is a system, things will be much easier," replied the young father next door. "We stipulated in advance that no one can go to the toilet before the camp is built."

Step 5 focus on results

At any time, as long as you pay attention to the difficulty of the work itself, regardless of the results and rewards, it is easy to get discouraged; If you immerse yourself in it for too long, you will form the habit of self-pity. So, the next time you are faced with a task that you have to do, and you start trying to take a shortcut instead of following the rules, remember: you should get rid of your calculations and turn your attention back to your goal. Carefully weigh the benefits of gradual progress and take the time to do it thoroughly.

If any enterprise or institution treats lazy people and contributors equally, then you will find that the former is more and more and the latter is less and less.

Reflect on yourself

Humor writer Jackson? Brown put it well: "Without the talent of self-discipline, it is like an octopus on roller skates.". Seeing that the movement is constant, I can't figure out whether it is moving forward, backward or spinning in the same place. " If you know that you have some talents and a lot of work, but you can't see too many achievements, then you probably lack self-discipline.

Looking back on last week's work schedule, how much time was spent on regular activities? Have you improved your professional ability? Do you pay attention to physical exercise and maintenance? Is part of your income reserved for saving or investing? If the answers to the above questions are uncertain, you are comforting yourself, and it is not too late to do it later; Maybe it means you need self-discipline.

Take medicine according to symptoms

In order to improve your self-discipline, you can try the following ways.

Determine your priorities. Think about it and try to say two or three things that are most important to your life. Take them as the title and write down the steps you can use self-discipline to cultivate and improve it in turn. Make a daily or weekly plan so that your routine actions can bring predictable results.

List your reasons. Take a moment to list the benefits of the above actions. Stick these benefits where you can see them every day. When you are discouraged or want to give up, read this list aloud to yourself.

Throw the excuse in the trash can. Write down every reason why you might give up halfway, read it out one by one, and announce these reasons to yourself can't be your excuse. If one or two things seem reasonable, find a solution so that it won't bother you. Do not allow yourself to give up self-discipline for any reason. It must be remembered that only by constant self-discipline can we gradually realize our dreams.

Cultivate self-discipline as early as possible

There is a saying on the wall of a forest nursery in Canada: "The best time to plant a big tree was 25 years ago ... the second best time is today." Let's plant self-disciplined saplings today.

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An old lady in her fifties suddenly appeared in a Japanese class in an American university. At first, everyone was not surprised. In this country, everyone can choose what they like to do. But it didn't take long for the young man to find out that the old lady didn't come here to fill the void after retirement. Every morning, she is always the first to come to the classroom, review her lessons and follow the teacher carefully. She also sweats when the teacher asks questions. She clearly remembers her notes. Soon young people borrowed her notes for reference. Before every exam, the old lady nervously reviews and fills in the blanks.

One day, the old professor said to the young people, "Parents must be self-disciplined to educate their children well. You can ask this respectable lady, she must have a group of educated children. "

Upon inquiry, sure enough, the old lady's name is Zhu Mulan, and her daughter is the first Chinese-American female minister-Zhao Xiaolan.

The story of self-discipline

1. Bai is a famous Pingju actor with superb acting skills and is called the "Queen of Pingju". In order to be self-disciplined, she practices kung fu and voice whenever she has time, no matter whether it is hot or cold. Someone said to her, "You are already famous, why are you still practicing so hard?" She smiled and said, "The play can't be finished." And she can listen to others' opinions with an open mind. No matter who points out her shortcomings, she is happy.

2. When Wu Han was in Tsinghua, he wanted to buy a Chronicle of Ming Dynasty. Because he had no money, he rushed to write a story about The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and Jin Ping Mei, and bought this book for 10 yuan. However, he is not satisfied with his article. In a letter to his teacher, he said, "I drafted it in a hurry during the summer vacation, but I don't want to publish it." Because I want to buy a Chronicle of Ming History, I can't make money at the moment, so I can only send it to our weekly magazine. If I get 10 yuan, I can probably buy one. " Wu Han is deeply sorry about this matter. In the second year, he wrote a supplementary explanation for this article, which further corrected and filled the blank of this article and made his views tend to be perfect.

Zhang Boling served as the president of Nankai University for a long time. Once he saw a student's fingers smoked brown, so he pointed to him and said, "Look, smoking is harmful to teenagers' health. You should quit it! " But the student retorted, "Don't you smoke, too? How to say me? " At present, Zhang Boling took out all his stored Luzon cigarettes and destroyed them in public, and said that he would never smoke again. If so, Zhang Boling never smoked again.

A model of "Seven Cautions" in ancient China

Cautious beginning: sheep continue to hang fish

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang continued to serve as Nanyang county magistrate. At that time, the social atmosphere was vulgar and extravagant, and it was very common for the government to treat guests and give gifts and entrust relationships. Sheep continue to make up their minds to start from themselves and reverse this bad atmosphere. A few days after taking office, Fu Cheng presented a live fish to Yang Xu and let the sheep continue to eat. If the sheep can't continue to refuse in person, it will be "suspended in court." Later, Fu Cheng offered another sacrifice, and Yang Xu showed Fu Cheng the fish hanging in the yard. Fu Cheng withdrew in shame.

Caution: put out official candles and read letters from home.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a state official in Bozhou, who was extremely clean. One night, someone sent a letter to his boss from Beijing/he guessed it must be some important instructions from the imperial court, and immediately ordered the official to send someone to blow out the housekeeper's candle and light the candle he bought to continue reading. Business people wonder, isn't the candle bought by this official as bright as the one he paid for himself? Later, I learned that a small part of the letter was about his family who stayed in Beijing. He thinks this is a private matter and can't light the government candle.

Caution: Miffy refuses Kistler (integrity test)

Mi Fei, a painter and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, had a hobby of playing with stones. When he saw a good stone, he knelt down and called it "Brother Shi", which made him mad. He tried a murder case when he was an official in Lianshui. Because the criminal is a relative of a provincial official, the approval of the punishment department has been delayed, which makes him very angry. One day, a man asked to see some strange stones, which were small and exquisite, with clear lines and wonderful workmanship. This is very rare in the world. Miffy was asked to be lenient when life was at stake. Mi Fei said seriously, "I love stones, but I love people more. Needless to say, guests. Please go back. " People came to the door, looked up at the sky and laughed, saying, "My master Mi is honest and clean, and he is admirable in handling affairs impartially." It turned out that the bearer was an imperial envoy who supervised the case.

Shen Quan: Shang Shu Tang Bin of Tofu Soup

Tang Bin served as an official for the benefit of one party, being honest and upright, with remarkable achievements. In the 23rd year of Kangxi, the emperor appointed Tang Bin as the governor of Jiangsu. After taking office, Tang Bin observed people's feelings, cared about people's interests everywhere, led his own people, broke old habits, reduced taxes, changed customs and helped the victims. Two years later, Tang Bin was promoted to be the minister of rites. On the day he left, the people of Suzhou went on strike for three days and the road was blocked. Tang Bin is not only incorruptible in politics, but also has the wind of Yan Hui at home. He usually eats wild vegetables as a meal, and every meal must have tofu, so he has a respectable nickname-"tofu soup". Tang Bin was poor all his life, and his former residence was simple and unusual. When he died, there were only eight taels of silver left at home.

Caution: Yang Zhen refuses to pay.

Yang Zhen, known as "Confucius in Kansai" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, once passed Changyi County on his way to office. Changyi county magistrate came to see Jin Chong in the middle of the night. He said to Yang Zhen, "Nobody knows about it in the middle of the night." Yang Zhen was indifferent to the heavy money and replied: "Heaven knows the earth, you know me, so-called ignorance!" People are ashamed, so they have to pack up their money and leave.

Caution: "One dollar is too defensive" Liu Chong

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Chong was appointed as the prefect of Huiji. He got rid of graft and exorbitant taxes, and did a clean job. Later, he was transferred to an important position by the court. Before leaving, the local people took the initiative to chip in money and gave it to Liu Chong, who was about to leave. Liu Chong has not been affected. Later, it was really difficult to show kindness, so I took a copper coin from it and accepted it symbolically. Therefore, he is called "one yuan satrap".

One day, the old professor said to the young people, "Parents must be self-disciplined to educate their children well. You can ask this respectable lady, she must have a group of educated children. " Upon inquiry, sure enough, the old lady's name is Zhu Mulan, and her daughter is the first Chinese-American female minister-Zhao Xiaolan.

"Yuan history? There is a record in Xu Hengchuan: Before Xu Heng became an official, he went out one summer and felt thirsty because of the hot weather. There happened to be a pear tree by the roadside, and everyone rushed to pick pears to quench their thirst, but Xu Heng was unmoved. Someone asked him why he didn't pick it. He replied, "If you don't have your own pears, you can't just pick them! The man advised, "In troubled times, this pear has no owner." Xu Heng primly said, "The pear has no owner. Don't I have a master in my heart "Don't pick pears.

Comrade Ren likened himself to a camel, carrying the hope of the nation and class, and moving forward with a heavy load. Camels with heavy loads travel far in the vast desert, not to seek leisure and deception, but to trudge step by step with their lives. Another remarkable feature of camel is that it is always moving towards a set goal. Comrade Ren used camel as a metaphor, which fully demonstrated his revolutionary firmness and hard struggle spirit of being willing to bear heavy burdens. He began to take part in the revolution at the age of 16, holding the life belief that "happiness comes from life, taking risks and being brave in men", shouldering the heavy responsibility of history and the hope of the nation, forgetting his work and breaking down from constant overwork. When his illness worsened, his comrades advised him to rest, but he said, "We are all party member of the Communist Party of China, shouldering the heavy responsibility of revolution. If you can persist in taking a hundred steps, don't take ninety-nine steps. "

Comrade Dong compared himself to a "cloth head" and a "walk-on". "Cloth head" means that you regard yourself as an ordinary member of the revolutionary ranks and don't take yourself seriously. As long as the revolution needs it, the party will be firm and do whatever it needs, regardless of the cost and gain or loss. "Walk-on" means working regardless of level, being willing to be a supporting role and being willing to "start". No matter what position, I will do my duty, work hard and work for the party in obscurity.

This is a negative argument about self-discipline.

Satisfied answer: Li risked his life on the battlefield and was a brave general; But politically, he is an ignorant fool. After he proclaimed himself emperor, he thought that his father's revenge had been reported and the Central Plains had been settled, so he stopped making progress and began to enjoy himself. He likes watching plays and acting since he was a child. After he acceded to the throne, he often used BLACKPINK to paint his face, put on costumes, perform on stage, and ignored state affairs. And named himself "Li Tianxia". Once on the stage, he shouted "Li Tianxia" twice! A performer went up and slapped him, and everyone around him broke out in a cold sweat. When asked why Li was beaten, the actor said obsequiously, "Li is the only emperor in the world." You called twice. Who's the other one? Instead of punishing him, Li rewarded him. Actors are favored by the emperor and can freely enter and leave the palace to fight with the emperor, insulting and teasing courtiers. Courtiers dare to be angry and dare not speak. Some courtiers and vassals tried to put in a good word for them in front of the emperor and tried to curry favor with them by giving gifts. Li also took the actors as eyes and ears, spying on the words and deeds of ministers, regardless of the battle-hardened soldiers, to seal the actors as unscrupulous and secretariat. In addition, Li also ordered the gathering of former Tang palace eunuchs from all over the country, taking them as confidants and serving as officers' deacons and town military supervisors. The general was humiliated by eunuchs, and the scholars also broke the road to entry. At the same time, Li sent actors and eunuchs to rob commoners into the palace. On one occasion, he robbed more than 1000 wives and daughters of soldiers stationed in Weizhou, alienating them and complaining. Finally, Ouyang Xiu commented on Zhuang Zong: "Fang Qisheng is also a hero in the world, and you can't compete with him; And its decline, dozens of people are trapped, the country is broken, and the world is laughing. "

Self-discipline maxim

1, determined to be based on words and cultivate one's morality first-Shu Da, Tang Wu

2. A person with incomplete knowledge can make up for it with morality, but a person with incomplete morality can hardly make up for it with knowledge-Dante, Italy.

3. Self-control is an order, a control of happiness and desire-Plato, ancient Greece.

4. Character is a person's inner nature, and reputation is a person's appearance-British Shakespeare.

5, don't do it with evil small, don't do it with good small-Three Kingdoms Liu Bei.

6. Don't suffer from the incompetence of others, but from the reluctance of yourself-Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty

7. Once a person understands something, he must first be honest and temperate-Delacroix, France.

8. If you don't work hard, your heart will be depressed; If you don't check the bundle, you will be arrogant-Zhu in the Northern Song Dynasty

9. Conquering all your weaknesses is a great beginning for a person-Shen Congwen.

10, if you want to conquer the world, you have to conquer yourself-Dostoevsky.

1 1, any kind of behavior that is not for the purpose of collective interests is suicide, which is harmful to society and also to oneself-makarenko, former Soviet Union.

12, individual courage is meaningless, what matters is that individuals belong to everything-Hegel, Germany.

13, a young man, when his mood is cold, his mind will become sound-Balzac, France.

14, there is a long period between today and tomorrow; Learn to do things quickly while you still have spirit-Goethe, Germany.

1. Keeping a promise is like defending your honor. -Balzac

A word spoken is past recalling. -China proverb

Treat people with sincerity, and people will not bully me; Nothing can be done by being honest about things.

—— (Middle) Feng Yuxiang

Credit is both an intangible force and an intangible wealth.

-(Japanese) Kōnosuke Matsushita

Conscience is the sentry in each of us. It stands guard there, watching us not do anything illegal. -(UK) Mao Mu

A word spoken is past recalling. -China proverb

If you live honestly, you must have a clear conscience.

-(Su) Gorky

Don't lie and don't be afraid of the truth. -lev tolstoy

Confession is the product of honesty and courage. -(America) Mark Twain

If you slip, you can stand up at once; If you break your promise, you may never get it back.

-(America) Franklin

It is more important for a person to keep his promise than to protect his property. -Moliere (France)

Be true to yourself and you won't cheat others. -(British) Shakespeare

Credit is hard to get. 10 years of hard-earned credit is often lost because of a moment's words and deeds. -(Japanese) Daisaku Ikeda

The most important thing in interpersonal relationships is sincerity, and it must come from the heart. Honesty is an invincible sword in society, and you should take it with you wherever you go.

-(middle) San Mao

Credit is like a mirror, as long as there are cracks, it can't be connected as before. -Amir

All that glitters is not gold; Beautiful words are not all good words.

-(British) Shakespeare

Keeping a promise is better than being famous. -(America) Roosevelt

Honesty is superior to all intelligence, which is the basic condition of intelligence.

-(Germany) Kant

People who have lost their credit are dead in this world. -(Britain) harbert

(The above celebrity quotations are taken from

1. Keeping a promise is like defending your honor. -Balzac

A word spoken is past recalling. -China proverb

Treat people with sincerity, and people will not bully me; Nothing can be done by being honest about things.

—— (Middle) Feng Yuxiang

Credit is both an intangible force and an intangible wealth.

-(Japanese) Kōnosuke Matsushita

Conscience is the sentry in each of us. It stands guard there, watching us not do anything illegal. -(UK) Mao Mu

A word spoken is past recalling. -China proverb

If you live honestly, you must have a clear conscience.

-(Su) Gorky

Don't lie and don't be afraid of the truth. -lev tolstoy

Confession is the product of honesty and courage. -(America) Mark Twain

If you slip, you can stand up at once; If you break your promise, you may never get it back.

-(America) Franklin

It is more important for a person to keep his promise than to protect his property. -Moliere (France)

Be true to yourself and you won't cheat others. -(British) Shakespeare

Credit is hard to get. 10 years of hard-earned credit is often lost because of a moment's words and deeds. -(Japanese) Daisaku Ikeda

The most important thing in interpersonal relationships is sincerity, and it must come from the heart. Honesty is an invincible sword in society, and you should take it with you wherever you go.

-(middle) San Mao

Credit is like a mirror, as long as there are cracks, it can't be connected as before. -Amir

All that glitters is not gold; Beautiful words are not all good words.

-(British) Shakespeare

Keeping a promise is better than being famous. -(America) Roosevelt

Honesty is superior to all intelligence, which is the basic condition of intelligence.

-(Germany) Kant

People who have lost their credit are dead in this world. -(Britain) harbert

A man without faith doesn't know what he can do-Confucius

Words are impermanent without faith, deeds are impermanent with faith, but interests are everything. If so, it can be described as a villain-Xunzi.

Believing in the land of five elements, there is no location and no fame. Water and Jin Mu are alive. -Zhu

If someone is lonely, loyalty is clothes, and trust is clothes. -Lu Zhaoxi

You must be honest with others, and others will be honest with you-Li Ka-shing.

Entrepreneurship is not like reading. A day can last for many years. Entrepreneurship must be one step at a time. —— Zhou Jinfeng

Seeking treasure, though expensive, will not dare to reduce material resources; The lecture hall is famous. Although it is complicated, it will not dare to save effort. -Seeing honesty in Tong Ren Tang.

No one has seen the settlement, and it is intentional to know it.

If an enterprise wants to continue to operate, it must first be recognized by the society and users. Enterprises are always sincere to users, and only when users and society repay enterprises can enterprises move forward-Zhang Ruimin.

Sincerity to Forever —— Haier's Famous Advertising Language

Credit is an indispensable personal intangible asset in modern society. The constraint of honesty comes not only from the outside world, but also from our self-discipline mentality and our own moral strength. -He Zhiyong

After entering the society, we deeply feel the seriousness and harmfulness of the credit crisis. But it's no use complaining, let alone waiting. Rebuilding social credit must rely on everyone's efforts, starting from now and starting from ourselves. Guo Hui

A little bit is related to moral integrity. A small matter, a casual breach of trust, may ruin our reputation for life. -Lin

The brand includes the reputation of honesty accumulated by the company for many years, and it is also a huge intangible asset-British businessman.

The most immoral thing about human beings is dishonesty and cowardice.

Gorky

● Without integrity, there is no dignity.

-Cicero

When credit disappears, the body has no life.

-Dumas

Half-truths are often big lies.

Franklin

Sincerity is an open mind.

La Rochefoucauld