The Story of Bill Gates (Seize the Opportunity to Success) 1955. Bill Gates was born in Seattle, a beautiful city in the western United States. At the age of 1 1, Gates entered the most famous private middle school in Seattle. At this time, it is the time when computers rise quietly. Hubin Middle School spent a lot of money to buy a computer for students to understand and learn. The studious Gates soon fell in love with computers. 1973, Gates was admitted to Harvard. Harvard is a world-famous university, where outstanding students from all over the United States and around the world gather. From 65438 to 0974, the news that the first personal computer came out inspired all the passions of Gates. He decided to drop out of Harvard and join the computer wave. Because this is a once-in-a-century opportunity. 1975, Gates and his good friend Paul finally set up their own company. They named their company Microsoft. At this time, although Microsoft has not yet formed a big climate, Gates and his friends have become famous in the computer industry. 198 1 year, IBM, the largest computer company at that time, officially exhibited its new personal computer, which caused a sensation. What is more striking is that it is Microsoft under the leadership of young Gates who provides language programs for IBM. Through unremitting efforts, Microsoft won the final victory. Half a year after the advent of IBM personal computer, Microsoft officially became the leader of personal computer software. Gates, who is only 26 years old, also became famous. Today, Gates has reached the peak of the computer software world and become the idol of a new generation of American youth. Knock on the door of wealth (seize the opportunity with wisdom) 1992, the 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona, Spain. Before the competition, the owner of an electrical appliance store in this city declared to Barcelona citizens: "If the total number of gold medals won by Spanish athletes in this Olympic Games exceeds 10, then customers can get a full refund of all electrical appliances purchased in this store from June 3 to July 24." The news caused a sensation in Barcelona. People flocked there to buy electrical appliances, and the sales of shops soared. Especially on July 4th, Spanish athletes won 10 gold and 1 silver. Therefore, people are snapping up electrical appliances harder than before. It is estimated that the refund of electrical stores will reach $6,543,800+0,000. It seems that the boss is definitely going bankrupt! But the boss said calmly: "The refund will be cashed from September." "Why is this? Can he afford it? " People are inevitably suspicious. It turns out that the boss has already arranged it. Before advertising, he went to the insurance company to take out special insurance. The insurance company thought it was impossible to surpass the 10 gold medal and accepted the insurance. This is an insurance policy for drought and flood, which only earns money and does not lose money. If the total number of gold medals won by Spanish athletes does not exceed 10, then the electrical appliance store obviously made a profit, and the insurance company does not need compensation. On the other hand, if the total number of gold medals exceeds 10, the insurance company will compensate the electronics store for all the money it wants to return, which has nothing to do with the electronics store, so the electronics store will undoubtedly make a lot of money. The most capable people are those who are good at seizing opportunities, using opportunities, conquering opportunities and controlling opportunities to serve themselves. Opportunity is at hand (good at finding opportunities) When the young Rockefeller first joined the oil company, he was assigned to check whether the oil tank was welded automatically because of his low education and lack of technology. This is the simplest job for oil companies, even children can do it. Rockefeller stared at the automatic dripping flux every day, walked around the tank cover, looked at the automatic conveyor belt and then unloaded the tank. This job is simple and boring. A few days later, Rockefeller was a little tired. But because he couldn't find a better job, Rockefeller decided to settle down and do his immediate work well. Therefore, he observed and checked the welding quality of the oil tank more carefully. At that time, the company was carrying out a saving plan, and Rockefeller thought, can I also save some procedures in this job? He found that every time an oil tank is welded, the flux will drop by 39 drops; And after careful calculation, as long as 37 drops can be welded. However, this method is not practical. Rockefeller didn't lose heart, but studied deeper. After many experiments, he finally developed the "38 drops" welding machine. In other words, using this welder can save one drop of flux every time. Although only one drop of flux was saved, the "38 drops" welding machine saved the company $5 million every year. Thirty-nine drops of solder fell in the eyes of everyone in the company, but only Rockefeller's heart. It was such a drop of flux that changed Rockefeller's life. In fact, the world never lacks opportunities. What is really lacking is a keen eye to find opportunities and a wise mind to seize them. Verne met Dumas (by chance). /kloc-when he was 0/8 years old, jules verne went to Paris to study law, but he had no interest in law, but fell in love with literature and drama. Once, Verne left early from a party, and when he went downstairs, he was suddenly childlike and slipped down the handrail of the stairs, not wanting to bump into a fat gentleman. Verne was very embarrassed. After apologizing, he casually asked each other if they had eaten. The other party replied that they had just eaten Nantes scrambled eggs. Verne shook his head and claimed that there were no authentic Nantes scrambled eggs in Paris because he was from Nantes and did a good job. The fat gentleman was overjoyed and invited Verne to perform at his door. From then on, their friendship began. They once wrote plays together, which created favorable conditions for Verne to embark on the road of creation. The fat gentleman's name is Dumas. Under the influence of Dumas, he devoted himself to the creation of poetry and drama. In Paris, he wrote 20 plays (unpublished) and some romantic poems. Later, Verne collaborated with Dumas to create the drama Broken Straw, which was put on the stage, marking Verne's initial success in the literary world. Later, Verne became the "father of scientific fantasy". Xiang Yu missed the opportunity, ie the opportunity was fleeting. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu invaded Xianyang successively. At that time, Xiang Yu led 400,000 troops stationed in Xinfeng Hong Men outside Xianyang, and Liu Bangled 654.38+ 10,000 troops stationed in Bashang. The two armies are very close. At this time, Xiang Yu was in full swing, and it was a piece of cake to destroy Liu Bang's forces. Counselor Fan Zeng proposed that Xiang Yu hold a banquet in Hongmen to entertain Liu Bang, during which he took the opportunity to kill Liu Bang to avoid future trouble. However, at the "Hongmen Banquet", Xiang Yu was indecisive and gave up the opportunity to kill Liu Bang many times. Then, he listened to Xiang Bo's "theory of benevolence and righteousness", released his opponent who was at an absolute disadvantage at that time, and named Liu Bang "Hanwang". Later, Xiang Yu led troops from Xianyang to Pengcheng, intending to show off in his hometown, thus delaying the fighter plane. Liu bang's power is increasing day by day. In the end, the embattled voice forced the overlord of a generation of Xi land to bid farewell to his beloved Yuji with tears, which ended in the end of Wujiang River, which was embarrassing. Careful analysis shows that there are many other subjective and objective factors in the tragedy of Xiang Yu's defeat, but it is not unrelated to his missing the opportunity in Hongmen. When Xiang Yu released Liu Bang at Hongmen, Fan Zeng once said angrily, "It is not enough to plan with this boy!" "1April, 949, on the eve of commanding the People's Liberation Army to cross the river to pursue the Kuomintang army, Mao Zedong summed up the lesson of Xiang Yu's failure in one of his poems:" It is better to pursue the poor bandits with the only remaining brave, and not to learn from the overlord. " Self-recommendation (it takes courage to seize the opportunity). During his three years in Ping Yuanjun school, Mao Sui remained unknown and never had a chance to show his talents. Once, Qin attacked Zhao on a large scale, and the situation was critical. The prince of Zhao sent Ping Yuanjun to Chu for help. Ping Yuanjun decided to choose 20 resourceful people to accompany him, but only 19 people were qualified. At this time, Mao Sui took the initiative to stand up and said, "I would like to go to Chu with Ping Yuanjun." Ping Yuanjun didn't think so at first: "The talented people in the world are like awls in their pockets. The tip of the awl will come out of the pocket soon, and people will find him soon. ".and you haven't been able to show your skill, how can I go to Chu with someone who has no skills to perform such an important mission with me? "He was not angry. He argued calmly, "The reason why I didn't drill the tip out of my pocket like an awl is because I never put it in your pocket like an awl." Ping Yuanjun promised Mao Sui as his entourage and rushed to Chu overnight. Ping Yuanjun arrived in Chu, but the negotiation was not smooth. Only Mao Sui faced the king of Chu, made a generous speech, and touched the king of Chu with reason and emotion. The king of Chu was finally persuaded to make a covenant with Ping Yuanjun. Zhao then cleared the way. Afterwards, Ping Yuanjun said, "Mao Sui turned out to be a great man! His golden words are really worth millions of troops! But I didn't find him before. If Mr. Mao hadn't stepped forward, I would have buried a talent! " Don't always wait for someone to recommend you. As long as you are talented, you might as well stand up and make your due contribution.