Since ancient times, people have divided the learning experience into three processes to motivate themselves or others. Among them, Wang Guowei cited three ancient sayings in Qing Dynasty to describe the three realms of scholars. The first realm is "last night, the west wind withered the green trees, climbing the stairs alone and looking at the horizon"; The second realm is "the belt is getting wider and wider, never regret it, and it is haggard for Iraq"; The third realm is "looking for him in the crowd, suddenly looking back, the man is in the dim light."
Among the three realms summarized by Wang Guowei, the first realm is the realm of learning and being excellent, and it is the great realm of "knowledge". The second realm is the realm of "doing", that is, persistently realizing lofty ideals. The third realm is the realm of "getting", and success comes naturally.
Later, some people imitated the division of "three realms" and summed up many "three realms", which are listed as follows: some people studied Confucius' exposition on learning and found three realms of learning: the first realm is "knowledge"; The second realm is "goodness"; The third realm is "happiness".
Others summarize the three realms of reading into three realms: knowing, being for yourself and being a person.
Some people use Zen language to explain: the first realm is "seeing mountains is mountains and seeing water is water"; The second realm is "seeing mountains is not mountains, and seeing water is not water"; The third realm is "to see mountains or mountains, to see water or to see water".
Some scholars have also summarized three realms of reading, such as "the beginning is extremely narrow, only people can pass", "the number of lines is ten steps" and "suddenly enlightened" written in "Peach Blossom Garden". As an entrepreneur, there are three realms: the first realm is "great wisdom"; The second realm is "great ambition"; The third realm is "big hand".
Today, reading Chairman Mao's poems is divided into three realms: the first realm is "Where is this trip, the Ganjiang River is full of snow, and the order was issued yesterday, and 100,000 workers and peasants went to Ji 'an"; The second realm is "the four seas are turbulent and angry, and the five continents are thundering." "Sweep away all pests, the world is invincible"; The third realm is "the past more than 1000 years, Wei Wu brandished a whip, and Jieshi was left in the east. The bleak autumn wind is changing the world again today. "
Obscurely speaking, there are three realms that tell people: first, we must be firm and establish our goals in life; Second, we must work tirelessly to achieve our goals; The third one is that many things happen, and he will eventually succeed.
2. Never be complacent.
Pele, the world soccer king, has participated in 1364 games and scored 1282 goals in his football career for more than 20 years. And set a record for a player to score 8 goals in a game. His extraordinary skills not only fascinated thousands of spectators, but also often made opponents applaud on the court. He is not only superb in ball skills, but also excellent in speech. When his personal goal record reached 1000, someone asked him, "which ball do you play best?" Bailey smiled and said meaningfully, "Next." His answer is subtle, humorous and intriguing, as wonderful as his skill.
3. The feeling of trying to return to zero.
When the president of Harvard University visited Peking University, he told a personal experience. One year, the headmaster asked the school for three months' leave, and then told his family not to ask me where I was going. I will call home every week to report my safety.
The headmaster went to the countryside in the southern United States alone to try a new life. In the countryside, he went to work on the farm and washed dishes in restaurants. When working in the field, smoking a cigarette behind the boss's back or secretly saying a few words to his workmates gives him an unprecedented pleasure. The most interesting thing is that he finally got a job washing dishes in a restaurant. After working for four hours, the boss called him and settled accounts with him. The boss said to him, poor old man, you are too slow to wash dishes. You're fired.
The poor old man returned to Harvard and his familiar working environment, but he felt that everything he knew in the past was fresh and interesting. Work becomes a brand-new enjoyment.
The experience of these three months is like a naughty boy playing a prank. Fresh and interesting. More importantly, after returning to a primitive state, just like the world in children's eyes, everything is so interesting that they unconsciously clean up the garbage accumulated in their hearts for many years.
This story tells us that if we can reset ourselves to zero regularly and remove the pollution in our hearts, we can enjoy our work and life better.
4. Continue to dump the muddy water in your head.
We all know this phenomenon: if there is muddy water in a cup, no matter how much water is added, it is still turbid; But an empty cup is always clear, no matter how much water is poured.
In practical work, once many of us have worked in a post for a period of time, we will feel that our work is already very skilled and we don't need to accept new learning. I always feel that I have learned some theories of leadership, management and marketing, and my business knowledge is constantly being applied in my daily work. Although we also want to continue to learn something and constantly enrich ourselves, we have learned something because of outdated knowledge, that is, "a glass of muddy water." As we all know, society is progressing all the time, and the surrounding environment is constantly changing! If we have an "empty cup mentality", everyone will regard themselves as freshmen and learn from colleagues, peers and customers around us with an open mind, and we will better adapt to the requirements of the current competitive society.
"People should have an empty cup mentality and a sponge mentality, so that they can move forward from the apprentice mentality". If you always keep your own half bucket of water, you will have a corresponding sense of accomplishment-that's all. On the one hand, the sense of accomplishment generated at this time helps us to enhance our confidence in learning new things, but on the other hand, it is worth noting that our impetuous mentality and proud mentality also grow together with the enhancement of confidence. In this way, the thirst for knowledge is reduced, the sense of arrogance is strengthened, and the motivation for learning disappears, so half a glass of water and half a bucket of water can no longer melt into more knowledge.
The only way to keep an empty cup is to pour out the raw water in it. The human brain is like a computer. Only by constantly deleting outdated knowledge and experience can we constantly accept new things. Otherwise, your brain and mind will be filled with some useless rubbish and collapse.
5. Success is the mother of failure.
A good horse won the "marathon" of the Forest Games, but lost its quiet and comfortable life. It is no less entertaining than the Olympic champion. Everyone gives it the best courtesy and praise.
The monkey tycoon gave him golden horseshoes, big and thick, each weighing one catty. After wearing it, every step can make moving music. Governor Fox put on a gorgeous saddle, made of pearls and gold thread, shining on his back. He himself felt that he was no longer an ordinary horse. He found a blacksmith to make a round iron box to hold medals and hung it around his neck with colorful brocade ropes! It is such a beautiful scene on various grand occasions.
Soon, a year later, the Forest Games started again. Ambitious, he took part in the competition again, but before long, he was panting. The saddle on his body, the golden horse palm on his feet, and the iron box around his neck made him unable to run, and he was only surrounded by galloping horses.
In the early days of liberation, Mao Zedong talked with Zhou Gucheng, and Mao Zedong said, "Failure is the mother of success." Zhou Gucheng replied, "Success is also the mother of failure." Mao Zedong thought for a moment and said, "You are right."
Indeed, people are familiar with the saying that failure is the mother of success, and the truth is recognized and accepted by most people. However, Zhou Gucheng turned out new ideas in front of the leaders and was affirmed by Comrade Mao Zedong, which shows that success is the mother of failure, which is very reasonable. Failure is the mother of success. People focus on failure, which can enlighten people, be targeted in future practice, avoid repeating the same mistakes and usher in success. In this sense, people who have failed are more likely to succeed, and failure is the mother of success, which is very correct. But when people are successful, they will relax their vigilance and give up their enterprising spirit if they are full of ambition and high spirits. Once used by opponents, failure will come soon. In this sense, is success not the mother of failure?
From childhood, we are taught that failure is the mother of success. A typical example is the revolution led by Sun Yat-sen to overthrow the feudal dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. Six armed uprisings failed without being discouraged, and finally won the Revolution of 1911. The model of scientific and technological development is Edison. In order to find a suitable filament, the experiment failed 1000 times, and finally the tungsten filament bulb was invented with perseverance. In the process of exploring scientific principles and engaging in major technological breakthroughs, there are always risks. The famous saying "failure is the mother of success" can inspire us to persevere, overcome all difficulties and win the final victory. However, in the era of globalization, networking and fierce competition, any person and enterprise intoxicated by the flowers and applause of success and trying to copy the successful experience of the past will inevitably fail.
Ford I, the founder of Ford Motor Company, is an example of "success is the mother of failure". He broke through the world at the age of 16, relying on outstanding management experts and mechanical experts, making Ford the largest automobile company in the world. However, after his success, old Ford was carried away by honor, thinking that everything was his own credit, and gradually refused to listen to other people's opinions. A group of talents left one after another, which made the company go from bad to worse and on the verge of bankruptcy. 1945, Ford II took office and took over the mess of the old Ford. Corporal Li Xian made great efforts to manage the country, hired a group of management elites, rallied and came back to life, reaching a new peak. However, little Ford made the same mistake again, acting arbitrarily, treating himself as the supreme emperor in the company, making everyone in the company feel insecure. In the early 1980s, Ford II had to hand over power and was removed from the company.
An explorer set out for the North Pole, but finally reached the South Pole. Someone asked him why, and he said, "I have a compass, but I can't find the North Pole." The questioner said, "How is this possible? Isn't the North Pole opposite to the South Pole? Just turn around. " Bill Gates, president of Microsoft, once said: "For successful enterprises and entrepreneurs, the biggest threat to their careers is not from their competitors, but from themselves." Wang Xuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Founder (Hong Kong) Company, also warned that vigilance against success is the mother of failure. Many losers are not crushed by their opponents, but are carried away by their own success, so that they are defeated. This statement is very worthy of our deep thinking. There is no eternal glory in life, "the monthly surplus is a loss, and the water surplus is full." A successful person must first be clear-headed and bright-eyed, and constantly "save himself from three provinces" like Confucius, forcing him to surrender from an irrational height; Like Emperor Taizong, he constantly "reflected in three mirrors", constantly revised the beacon of life, and thought about doing things and being a man from a new angle and position; The keyboard is constantly "zeroing" like a calculator, constantly introducing new programs and designing and calculating the latest and most beautiful pictures. Only by getting rid of the burden of success can we achieve greater success.
6. Constantly challenge yourself
Challenging yourself is not satisfied with an existing situation, pursuing an ideal realm and approaching perfection step by step. A writer once said: "Convince yourself is the victory of reason; I was moved by myself, which is a kind of spiritual abundance; Conquering yourself is a maturity of life. " He who convinces himself, touches himself and conquers himself can conquer all setbacks, pains and misfortunes.
There are two 70-year-old ladies. One thought that this age could be regarded as the end of life, so she began to take care of the aftermath. There is also an idea that what a person can do is not his age, but his idea. So, at the age of 70, she began to learn to climb mountains, some of which are world-famous peaks. Finally, at the age of 95, she climbed Mount Fuji in Japan, breaking the record of the oldest person to climb this mountain. She is the famous old lady Huda Cruz.
It's a miracle that I didn't learn to climb mountains until I was 70 years old. But miracles are created by people. The first sign of a successful person is his way of thinking and the spirit of constantly challenging himself. The feat of the old lady Huda Cruz just proves this point.
7. Create a future full of diamonds.
One night, a group of nomads were trying to camp and rest when they were suddenly covered by a bright light. They knew that God was coming. They are eagerly awaiting the important news from heaven.
Finally, the voice of God spoke: "Try to collect pebbles. Put them in your saddle bag. Travel for another day, and you will feel happy and sorry tomorrow night. " After he left, these nomads felt disappointed and angry. What they expect is the revelation of the great universal truth, so that they can create wealth, health or other secular purposes. But instead, they were told to do this humble and meaningless thing. But in any case, the light of the visit made them pick up some pebbles and put them in the saddle bag, although they were not very happy.
They walked for another day. When night fell and they started camping, they found that every pebble in the saddle bag had turned into a diamond. They were very happy because they got diamonds, but they also regretted not collecting more pebbles. So I want to tell you that you can look forward to a future full of diamonds by collecting pebbles of knowledge and skills and preparing for your success.
So, how should professional managers prepare their own "pebbles"? Here are some simple methods and techniques:
1) Learn the success of yourself and others, and learn the failure of yourself and others. Read books, people, and things.
2) Keep studying for half an hour every day, and keep sitting and thinking for half an hour every day.
3) Browse three websites, read three magazines, read three newspapers and read as many books as possible every month.
4) Pay attention to learning and communication. Use Toastmasters, chat with friends and share your learning experience and ideas.
5) Make some friends or net friends in your study. Join a manager's club or manager's salon.
6) Pay attention to learning with the brain. Make a few high-level friends, such as successful people, industry experts, professors and scholars.
7) If possible, go abroad once a year, visit developed areas once, attend more than one senior leadership or management forum, attend industry summits or annual meetings, and attend special training courses on charging.
8) If you are interested, you can try to write some articles for publication or try to be a guest speaker.
People's greatest sorrow is that they always live in the past. People who live in memories can only choose endless complaints and complaints when facing the status quo.
If a person wants to learn and never forget the past, then he can't create the future.
We have only one best choice-let go of the past and face the real challenges and opportunities with an empty cup mentality.
Forget the past and leave an "empty cup" for tomorrow.