Zhang Ailing has a famous saying: Be famous before it's too late.

In the fast-paced era, our life is accelerating. Not only success and fame, but also daily life, like clockwork, moves at an acceleration.

Actually, whether we succeed or enjoy life, we might as well slow down and have the courage to be a "late bloomer".

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Once, attend a pen meeting. A post-7 s writer was talking about the highlights when Xiaoyu, a post-9 s writer, interrupted him: "Can I say a few words?" He looked around the meeting and added angrily, "But please don't interrupt me when I'm speaking."

The post-7s opened his mouth awkwardly and handed the microphone to the post-9s.

Xiaoyu's tone is full of gunpowder: "It's been more than two hours since the meeting, and it's either the leader or the elder. I am the youngest author here. As a college student majoring in Chinese language and literature, why don't I even have the right to speak? Do you know what young people are doing now? What are they thinking? ..... "

We middle-aged men and women in literature and art looked at each other and listened.

But Xiaoyu's speech was soon stopped by a female teacher. Because of some extreme views of Xiaoyu, she couldn't keep silent. She ignored his pre-announcement, but gently but firmly interrupted him.

Xiaoyu's face became more and more ugly. She said nothing and her face was as heavy as water.

The next speaker is another post-9s writer. Unlike Xiaoyu, he has a sharp edge, and he openly communicates the confusion in his writing. Everyone talked and pointed out the maze for him, and the atmosphere was warm and active.

looking at Xiaoyu again, she looks lonely. At that moment, I especially wanted to tell him: young man, don't worry! These middle-aged and old writers, who are "boastful" in your eyes, were like you, pointing out the mountains and passionate about words. Moreover, before they became famous, they were as obscure and unnoticed as you. Of course, you should also see that although they are no longer young, they are still hardworking and humble. Therefore, what you have to do is to fight harder than them and learn from others, so that you can have a chance to push the wave after the wave.

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In the subsequent exchange, an old writer shared his creative experience.

the deepest memory of his youth is not that he was too tired and bitter in writing, nor that he was not recognized by his nameless works, but that he was poor. Wages are always tight and there are too many things to do. In order to save enough money for the interview, the whole family accompanied him to scrimp and save. On weekends, when he had no money to wander around the world, he went deep into suburban villages and made field visits according to local conditions. At that time, there were no private cars to walk instead of walking, and there were even no trains and buses. The most convenient means of transportation was bicycles. Sometimes, he simply walks and collects materials while walking. The works written in this way are very grounded.

After the novel was submitted to the publishing house, he was invited to Beijing to revise it. Staying in a hotel is too expensive. In order to save money, he lives in the basement and changes it all night. If he changes it one day earlier, he can go home one day earlier and save a sum of accommodation.

for more than 4 years, from the initial stroke-by-stroke handwriting to the later computer input, more than 1 novels, one word and one sentence have been painstakingly completed. They, over time, made his influence in the literary world of this city. Now, although he has retired, he has never stopped, and at the invitation of his friends, he has expanded into the field of film and television.

His story is not a case. Everyone who writes has a similar experience before his work is recognized. You only see them talking in Kan Kan on the stage, but you don't know how many sleepless nights they have spent and how much effort they have made behind the scenes.

youth is not capital, and people will not look at you with new eyes just because you are young. But young people can accumulate capital and improve themselves steadily. All your actions for change today are to make you better tomorrow. When you work hard and have enough strength, the world will hear your voice sooner or later.

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Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, was appraised by later generations as "Li De made meritorious deeds and made a statement that he was immortal, being a teacher and being a perfect person". The Confucian ideal of "self-cultivation, self-discipline and rule the country" is well interpreted in him.

according to historical records, Zeng Guofan's talent is not outstanding, but he is more diligent and persevering than ordinary people. At the age of 14, he took the county exam, and then he failed in Sun Shan seven times. At the age of 23, he won a scholar, and the next year he won a promotion. Five years later, at the age of 28, he was awarded the Scholar, and was awarded the Jishi Shu of the Imperial Academy.

He also has extraordinary self-examination ability. At the beginning of being an official, he eagerly integrated into the circle and did a lot of embarrassing things. If this goes on for a long time, there will be only one mediocre and smooth official in the world. Fortunately, he soon realized that it was not worth wasting his time and threw himself into another circle. Everyone in the circle is a great teacher and scholar, so he has to meet a bosom friend and never go with the flow again.

Many people think that Zeng Guofan began to learn to be a saint at the age of 3. In fact, like most people, he has made up his mind as a teenager, but after most people entered the society, they lost their initial heart and "disappeared from everyone", and he will live up to his ambitions and vows.

For example, even though he was busy with his official duties and led the troops away, he still kept going. "Every day, he must read several pages, fill in several diaries, and practice calligraphy for life ...". He keeps a diary in regular script every day, "three provinces save me"; Read ten pages of history every day; I will talk about it every diary after tea; He also insisted on getting up early every day and sitting for an hour every day; Wait a minute.

These habits will accompany him to the end of his life. It is these seemingly ordinary, day-to-day practices that have made Zeng Guofan, who is "less talented" and "the most dull", completely changed.

Zeng Guofan once said in his later years: "Look at the flat land, it grows to a height." This means that people's life, like fruit trees mature, bathed in sunshine, rain and snow, trees will naturally grow taller; You can't rush, but you can't slack off.

the promotion of the value of life begins with no hurry and no slack. No hurry, it is a state of mind; If you don't slack off, it is a gesture.

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"Stick to your will, work hard, no matter how big or small, you will achieve something" is another famous saying of Zeng Guofan, which has also been cited as the motto by countless people.

I have a friend who is also a fan of Zeng Guofan. He started blogging at the age of 3. At first, one article a day, and then one article every three days; After one year, it will be reduced to one article a week; After another three years, the blog has not been updated. After the appearance of WeChat, he opened WeChat official account, and the final outcome, you must guess: give up halfway.

if "stick to your will, suffer from your heart and work hard" is just on your lips and engraved in your mind, but you can't put it into action, the final result will surely be "nothing is too big or too small."

"be firm in your will" and "be firm" is the key point. After determining a clear goal, a person should also decompose the goal into such specific small goals as "reading several pages every day, filling several diaries and practicing one word", and persistently implement the details. As you get closer to your goal, your personal value will be improved simultaneously.

"Bitter the heart", "Bitterness" is the root. We should constantly temper our endurance, learn from hardships or failures, and increase our talents and wisdom in life. What you have suffered may not be immediately translated into tangible results, but don't give up easily. Giving up and escaping will also become a habit, which will eventually lead to nothing.

"work hard" and "work hard" are the core. No one can succeed easily, so he should get out of the "comfort zone", be diligent and pragmatic, and be willing to work hard. "All the mediocrity in the world, ancient and modern, are defeated by a lazy word", and the gap between mediocrity and Excellence is often only in a lazy word.

There's a proverb that says well, "It's better to retreat than to build a net". The promotion of a person's value is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change, which occurs and develops slowly. Instead of fantasizing unrealistically, admiring others' achievements, and complaining about others' lack of attention, let dreams may come work in a down-to-earth manner, steadily improve his own value, and become a formidable "late-maturing person".