A few days ago, my friend recommended Feng Tang's new book Success to me. He told me:

Anyone who wants to make a solid contribution should read this book.

Feng Tang's book is based on Zeng Zheng Wen Gong Jia Yan Banknotes edited by Mr. Liang Qichao. From a modern point of view, it is a book about the idea and method of "getting things done".

Perhaps many people don't quite understand why they should study Zeng Guofan in order to be "successful".

On the level of "success", Zeng Guofan stands out from the crowd and is a man through the ages. It can be said that it is not easy to learn from each other's strengths and make contributions to the life of the decadent Qing Dynasty for decades. At that time, under the extremely difficult background of internal troubles and foreign invasion, many great events were achieved.

What is more commendable is that many letters, family instructions, diaries and letters left by Zeng Guofan are for future generations, so there is sincerity between the lines, and it is really commendable to tell the story of "success" in vernacular.

Although more than one hundred years have passed, in this impetuous and noisy society, many of Zeng Guofan's thoughts are even more precious.

After reading it twice, I still feel that I have benefited a lot, so I specially selected some contents to share with you.

If you think you haven't finished reading it, you can also find these two books to read, and there will be a lot of gains.

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What can really solve real problems is not the tall theories and nouns, nor all kinds of PPT.

The more difficult the reality is, the more powerful the medicine is, and that is "hard work."

The more information explodes, the more people especially like fancy things, the more people like empty talk, and the more people like to collect a bunch of articles and videos, but they neglect to solve problems.

But Zeng Guofan said, forget those fancy things and work hard.

02. Look at the world alone, and don't rush to seek success before seeking profit. After you go to Yiwei, people who are loyal and angry can't get it in a hurry.

People who do things first, strive for profits and hide behind, pay attention to facts, tell the truth, and do not cheat or flatter are always scarce.

If you meet such a person, you must be friends with him/her for life. With three or five such friends, you won't be idle in your life, and you are not afraid that things can't be done.

03. With China's entry into WTO, I'm tired of a generous theory and model, and it's not a day to enter a world that is neither black nor white nor painful.

The meaning of this sentence is very simple, that is, I hate the smooth and generous atmosphere of officialdom and the kind of nice guy who says "good" and "ambiguous" everything.

This kind of good man has no standard of right or wrong, and always wants not to offend people. Without his own edges and persistence, it is impossible to do things well.

Just like some time ago, a friend asked me for advice with his own entrepreneurial project. I bluntly said that his project was badly damaged, and some businesses were "taken for granted".

Although I tried my best to be tactful, my friend was still depressed and felt that I had hurt his face.

I said, you must risk your life to do it. Since you have come to ask me, do you want to hear me coax you into jumping into a fire pit, or do you want to hear my true opinion?

If a person only wants to hear what he wants to hear, why start a business? Why not build a praise groups as a group owner?

04. Every time a chess game is in danger, you can save yourself and defeat the enemy at the same time, often because of illness.

Facing difficulties and fears, "self-help" is the first level; The second level is to break the enemy, not only to save ourselves from difficulties, but also to open up new opportunities. This is the so-called Cheng Yan.

He can only help himself, and he is a man of perseverance; Those who are constantly looking for opportunities to break through in the dark and look for opportunities in times of crisis are the ones who have made great achievements in starting a business.

If you are eager for success and polite, you won't see Mount Tai at present.

The more you want to see the effect immediately, the easier it is for you to feel heavy, the easier it is to win and lose, and the easier it is to lose sleep.

It's like Zhuangzi said, born as a man, as if into a casino, every word and deed is a bet.

In the eyes of these sages, putting time, energy, money and resources into doing things is no different from gambling, but everyone's bet size is different, their psychological burden is different, their endurance is different, and the results are quite different.

You can bet on tiles, and your heart is still calm, but if you bet on gold and real estate, your actions will inevitably be deformed or eager for quick success.

However, people's kung fu is honed in great events. At this time, you just need to be calm and calm, and don't take the bet too seriously, so that you can see far and win big. ?

Always remember that "governing a big country can cook small things."

06. There is no other fallacy in using troops, and anger is always more than enough.

This sentence means that there are not many skills in using troops, leading teams and doing things. The most important thing is to let people have an endless heart, to win without arrogance, to lose with grace, and to always have an indomitable and strong competitive heart.

Of course, it is easy to be high-spirited for a while, but it is difficult to be high-spirited for a long time.

So we should do the following:

1) You should have a teacher, spiritual leader and leader who can constantly inspire you, and trust him as blindly as possible when you are confused.

2) Deal with and learn from people who are optimistic and positive by nature, and stay away from all depressed people.

3) Develop a long-term strategy, repeatedly strengthen the desire for goals, and motivate yourself with a long-term vision.

4) Always set yourself a challenging, winning and tempting short-term goal, and motivate yourself by completing the short-term goal.

5) Always keep yourself busy, even if there is no clear short-term effect. Fight, fight; Don't fight, prepare for war.

07. Still in middle age, at a holy and crazy moment; Just be conscientious, exhort each other, not special, not self-sufficient, not too much in return, and be friends for a long time.

The reader's middle-aged crisis is at the fork in his life. He can go up and make a leap in life, or he can go down and become a wretched middle-aged man.

At this node, good friends should not sedan chair each other and make fun of each other, but should criticize each other, urge each other and be good people together.

08. Respect words, but there is no crowd, no size, no dare to slow down.

This sentence comes from The Analects of Confucius. What Zeng Guofan means here is that when dealing with people and people, there should be no subjective likes and dislikes, so we should be cautious and consistent. This is the real awe of work, which can be accomplished.

As we all know, during the quiz, I always thought that although I am not serious now, I must be more serious when the big exam comes.

As a result, when the results of the big exam came out, I found that I was very careless at ordinary times and I am still very careless now. Subjective caution will not lead to behavioral caution.

Excellence is really a habit.

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09. Take what you need and use it with caution. Generally speaking, honesty is not bureaucratic, there are more organizations and less boasting.

In the first sentence, the way to choose people should be widely recruited and used with caution.

In the second sentence, the way to choose people is to choose people who are moral, less dogmatic, rigid and bureaucratic, methodical and rarely talk big.

This is not only the way to choose people, but also the way to make friends, and you can make good friends. But be careful in making friends, make friends with honest people, do not be bureaucratic and dogmatic, do not talk big, and do things in an orderly way.

It is not easy to meet three or five such people in a lifetime, and it is worth entrusting for life. If you meet them, please cherish them and remember them.

10. The way to observe people is simple and frank.

Zeng Guofan means that if you want to really evaluate a person, you must see whether he is simple, practical, honest and honest.

The way I get along with others is to stay away from those flashy people all day long. I always pop up some strange nouns, and I always know someone.

1 1. Unless you are a slow and steady soldier on weekdays, you must never take it lightly; It is not the right way on weekdays, so you must not act rashly.

Soldiers are in danger, and the troops must be solid and reliable; When the army engages in a coup, the leaders must be aboveboard.

But in real life and work, there are almost no absolutely solid and reliable teams and almost no absolutely aboveboard leaders.

Therefore, we should keep our feet on the ground, don't take chances, and try not to use clever thinking and adventure to avoid self-harm.

12. The more a gentleman gives in, the more stupid a villain is.

You must understand two things. One is that there are really bad people in this world, and the other is that you avoid bad people blindly, which will not make him feel grateful, but will make him more arrogant or think you are easy to bully.

So if someone offends you, being hard is not necessarily a bad choice.

After all, if you look at the modern history of China, you will know that fairness and justice can not be achieved by concessions, but ultimately depends on yourself.

13. Generally speaking, people who are in charge of things must never have reputation without destruction, and kindness without resentment.

It is human nature that the better a thing is done, the more people gossip, the more poisonous it is.

To put it another way, if a person has no gossip or negativity at all and everyone loves him, then he is either a hypocrite, a person who can control public opinion, a person with a special background, a coward and a good man who can do nothing.

Remember an old saying, not being envied is mediocrity.

14. Diligence will make you strong, and stupidity will make you sober.

Diligence can make up for mistakes Don't be afraid of weakness and mental retardation. As long as you are diligent, you will certainly make progress.

As a reader said before, what should I do if I want to make money because I don't have principal and resources?

I happened to see some snacks, so I shared them with him. He is not criticizing the difficulty of the night market, that is to say, he has to get up early. ...

You have no principal, no resources and no skills. The only thing you can rely on is suffering. Do you still want to make money comfortably?

15. The plight of the outside world cannot be delayed, but it will eventually be discredited if it is sent away.

When something goes wrong, or when you are confused, don't always beat around the bush at home, but solve the problem according to the logic of doing things. Don't always keep things in your heart, you can't sleep well if you don't eat well.

It is useless to be entangled, confused and uneasy in order to achieve "something is not in my heart"

16. Don't say all the truth too high, it's close to overcorrection.

Those bosses who talk about feelings, nouns and theories all day long always fool their employees, and speak without insight and hypocrisy.

Someone once said that I, what you said is common sense and vernacular, who will listen?

You see, Zeng Guofan's teachings to his children and grandchildren are all in the vernacular. You can also put yourself in others' shoes. Do you fool children with a bunch of seemingly tall theories and nouns?

No, you can only say the deepest truth and common sense in the simplest vernacular, and the truly valuable experience is the vernacular.

17. When a gentleman has done something, he will start without asking others.

Some people want to be famous and crazy, or they want to make friends, mix meetings and send business cards everywhere all day, hoping to meet people.

Whether others know you or not is not that important, at least not as important as doing your own thing well.

So, if you have time, you'd better get things done.

18. In times of crisis, those who love to follow, or those who are afraid to follow, can do nothing.

When you are in trouble, one or two people support you, love you and stay to help you. Because I'm afraid of you or stakeholders, I don't leave any.

The meaning of this sentence is not that human feelings are cold, but that human nature is like this. There are not many people in trouble, and it is not easy to add icing on the cake, let alone force everyone to do it in time.

19. the judgment of right and wrong is mine, success or failure is heaven, and reputation is human.

The above sentence is suggested to be recited.

Zeng Guofan deserves to be a gentleman and a real hero.

20. Nothing will change, nothing will change.

Don't reform the system without ten times the income; Don't eliminate the old people without ten times the talent pool, or if the new people are not ten times the old people.

Similarly, if the new business is not ten times as good as the old business, don't give up the old business easily; If a new friend is not ten times better than an old friend, don't abandon the old friend easily. ...

Although this sentence is conservative, in the long run, there are not many "laws" that can really be changed, and there are not many really powerful talents.

2 1. He Dao bows and speaks in words.

This sentence means that you should write articles to teach others to do things while doing things in a down-to-earth way.

If you have time, you can recall that many great achievers have done this through the ages. While doing things, they write articles to sum up their three views and methodology, which is not only to sum up themselves, but also to preach and let others help them find problems.

Confucius is like this, Sima Qian is like this, and so is Su Shi.

22. Although you are weak, don't cherish it too much. The more you do every day, the happier you will be when you sleep at night. If you cherish the spirit, you will die before facing it, and it is difficult to achieve anything.

This sentence is for workaholics and people who really want to achieve something. Ordinary people don't have to ask themselves so much.

People who can make a career often have no time to drink, travel and socialize. They put their whole body and mind into their study and work, and it is better to be half tired and half asleep.

I cherish myself too much. I always think it is unhealthy to stay up late today and get up early tomorrow. In the end, I may be unhealthy, but I'm sure I can't do anything.

23. Take your time, PCCW has fallen behind.

This sentence comes from Mencius, which means that water can only flow to the sea if it fills a small river ditch.

But now is an era of overdraft. Everyone has three or five credit cards, so it is difficult to overdraw consumption, to become famous early, to cut leeks early, to overdraw love ... It is difficult to be a backward person in Yingke.

But being calm, focused, slow, not in a hurry, not impetuous, and living to the old age is really good for you.

The life of overdraft is not long.

24. As the old saying goes, the clouds are light and the wind is light.

A real strongman is the most cruel and strict to himself, but he doesn't insist on others.

The real bad guys are cruel to others and strict with others, but they feel that everything is good and everything is right.

25. War is not urgent, seek stability first, then change; Do things in obscurity, be precise and simple.

The first half of the sentence is about the strategy of doing things, seeking "stability" first and "strangeness" later. Don't always think about using some strange tricks, but use the most solid and stupid way to fight the country. The slower you are, the faster you will be.

The second half is about the way of doing things. The pursuit of doing things is convenience, simplicity and quickness, trying to solve the most complicated problems with the simplest and most effective solutions.

People who are noisy, controlling and always want to take shortcuts can't last long.

26. If you don't advance, you will fall back.

Before you do something, you should repeatedly study and brainstorm, and don't easily enter new fields.

Once you figure it out and choose the right direction, don't give up easily.

27. It is shallow to regret the gap between yourself and others afterwards.

When things are done, we can sum up our experience, but we can't go on forever. Don't be a nasty Xianglinsao.

First, don't always regret what you did wrong. Second, don't say that others have done something wrong.

The past cannot be changed, and winners always look forward.

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28. In times of crisis, only what is in oneself is reliable, and what is in others is unreliable.

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Always take the initiative in your own hands and never hand over your destiny to others. No one can be trusted forever except yourself, and you have to work hard yourself in the end.

A person who can carry and cover is the premise of doing all great things.

29. Accepting major events means being smart and strong. A fool must be wise, and a soft one must be strong.

Zeng Guofan means that people who do great things must be "aboveboard and strong."

Then how can we be aboveboard and strong?

If you want to be "clear", people with good brains will look in one direction by themselves. A person with a bad brain will recognize a person who can understand, even if he doesn't find it. As long as they think he is right, they will recognize this direction.

If you want to be "strong", you need someone else and you. Others do ten, you do a thousand, as long as you work hard, stupid people will become smart.

Simply put, you have to be tough and crazy to change your life.

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30. Caring is to hone the hero, and the jade is like a jade. Only by saying nothing and sticking to the roots, Xu Tu strives for self-improvement.

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It is easy to knock out teeth and swallow blood at one time; It is not easy to break teeth and swallow blood again and again.

This choice determines whether you can become a hero or not. It is really not easy to be a good China person.

You can write a hundred articles, but no one still reads them; You may have submitted your resume a hundred times, but there is still no interview opportunity; You may meet a hundred partners, but no one voted for you. ...

Do you want to give up or continue fighting? Do you want to complain, or don't say a word, Xu Tu strives for self-improvement?

Your choice represents your ending.

3 1. A slightly decent person will be respected by the people named Ji; If people's pride, laziness and disdain have all been revealed, then they are simply shameless and hopeless.

Face, not given by others, is earned by yourself.

Yuan Bingzhen, Zeng Guofan's eldest son-in-law, did not study well and was unpopular at home. Zeng Guofan wrote to ask his family to respect him, hoping that he would respect himself first and then strive for self-improvement.

However, Yuan Bingzhen did not strive for self-improvement in the end, and Zeng Guofan broke off relations with him.

Similarly, when others don't respect you and value you, you shouldn't blame others for their rudeness at the first time, but should reflect on your incompetence at the first time and ask Xu Tu to strive for self-improvement and win face for himself.

32. Mo Wen gains, but it requires hard work.

If you really have a dream, then why bother about the return of this matter? Just look at the direction and do it.

Think big, start small, review yourself every six months, one year and three years, check your direction, don't always ask about your gains, bury yourself in your work and don't waste your energy.

Immediate feedback is not always good, and it is easy to distort the action.

33. There is no relaxing place in the world. How can there be free time on earth?

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This is also for workaholics.

First, there is no easy life in the world. Whether you are the richest man or a beggar, you have your own difficulties.

Second, time should not be used for extravagance, but for work.

34. I am extremely diligent, so it is difficult to go forward and become a great man. Now that I have developed a comfortable body, why should I shoulder the heavy responsibility of the future?

Throughout the ages, all successful people can be bosses during the day and sleep on the floor at night. The biggest feature is that they can suffer any kind of hardship.

This is why many entrepreneurs worry that their successors can't suffer.

Legend has it that one day Liu Bei burst into tears, and others asked him why, only to know that Liu Bei was worried that he could not bear hardships because of some fat on the inner thigh, and there was no hope of developing the Han Dynasty.

So, never indulge yourself. Fight if there is a fight. If not, prepare for war, exercise, study and think.

35. Learning begins with firmness, courage and diligence, and ends with firmness and eternity.

Make up your mind first, then work hard, and finally stick to it.

If China is not the number one in the world, how dare you back down?