-success sometimes comes earlier than mature conditions.
1973, a young man named Colette from Liverpool, USA, was admitted to Harvard University. He often sits with an American young man of 18 years old. In the second year of college, the young man asked Colette to drop out of school to develop 32-bit financial software, because the problem of carrying system path conversion has been solved in the newly compiled textbook.
This suggestion surprised Colette very much. Because he came to study, not to play. Besides, the professor only taught a little about the Bit system. It is impossible to develop 32-bit financial software without completing all the courses in the university. He politely refused the invitation of the young man.
10 years later, Colette became a Bit doctoral student in the Computer Department of Harvard University. It was also in this year that this young dropout entered Forbes magazine's list of billionaires. 1992, Colette continued her studies and obtained her doctorate; That American guy's personal assets, second only to Wall Street tycoon Buffett, reached $6.5 billion this year, making him the second richest man in the United States. From 65438 to 0995, Colette thought she had enough knowledge to develop 32-bit financial software. That young man has bypassed the Bit system, developed Eip financial software which is 1500 times faster than Bit, and occupied the global market within two weeks. This year, he became the richest man in the world, and a name representing success and wealth-Bill Gates also spread to every corner of the world.
In this world, there seems to be a truth: if you wait until all the conditions are ripe before you act, then you may have to wait forever.
Li Ka-shing: Don't be a surrenderer.
Only those who don't give in in difficult situations can succeed.
When Li Ka-shing first started to establish "Changjiang Plastic Factory", the factory was in trouble because of poor capital turnover and serious product backlog. Friends advised him to sell the factory and work in another factory. These suggestions were all rejected by Li Ka-shing.
He analyzed the reasons for the failure, mainly because the production and marketing were not well coordinated and rushed. He resolutely contracted production and sent capable workers to sell it. He also carried his products all over Hong Kong. Because of his good reputation and excellent technology, he got advance payment from some agents and got through this difficulty.
Later, Li Ka-shing found that the production technology of plastic flowers was not high and there was a huge potential market, so he resolutely turned to mass production of plastic flowers. Soon the market opened, and plastic flowers entered thousands of households, which also brought considerable income to Li Ka-shing.
Colleagues were jealous of his success and deliberately photographed the harsh environment of the factory to hit his career. As a result, they attracted more agents, thinking that this dilapidated small factory was well organized, the production reached the standard, the product quality was reliable, and the orders increased greatly. At the same time, it also attracted some foreign businessmen. From these foreign businessmen, Li Ka-shing learned that Europe and America like plastic flowers best, so he produced a large number of plastic flowers and sold them to the European and American markets. The annual profit of the factory soared to tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
At the age of 30, Li Ka-shing became the "king of plastic flowers", and the plastic flowers produced by his factory sold well all over the world. It only took more than ten years for this original teahouse to become a famous multi-millionaire in Hong Kong. He succeeded because he didn't bow before any difficulties, which led to his later success.
Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shenche: I sing because I like it.
Like is the ladder to success.
When Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shenche was a sophomore, she was already famous for singing. At that time, he was obsessed with his singing skills all day, desperately practicing singing skills, writing lyrics, studying music textbooks and improving his musical literacy. In contrast, on the contrary, I don't pay much for my career.
One day, Jonathan Lee, a musician at that time, found him and asked, "Why are you so fond of music?" Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shenche is quite dismissive of this issue. He blurted out, "Because I like it." It is this sentence that makes Jonathan Lee full of confidence in Jeff Chang Shin-Che. I believe that with this love, Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shenche will definitely succeed in the music world. So he decided to cooperate with Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shenche, and sure enough, Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shenche quickly became popular in Chinese music.
Similarly, a reporter once asked Einstein if your success was due to your talent. Einstein said humorously, "There are many talented people, and the key to success depends on your love and diligence in your career." Lovers are just another expression of love.
It turns out that liking is actually the ladder and internal motivation of success.
The Story of "Nordic Style" Furniture
Familiarity is the shortcut to success.
1in the summer of 1993, Li Ximeng, a 25-year-old Danish youth, began to search for gold in Shanghai. However, the foreign students of Fudan University have been tossing for half a year and found nothing. When he was desperate, his old classmates reminded him, "Aren't you good at playing saxophone?"? Why not use it to make a living first? " In the afternoon, Li Ximeng got a job in Shanghai Carmen nightclub and performed 300 yuan every night.
After eating enough and wearing warm clothes, he began to reflect on the reasons for the failure of his shopping mall, and felt that just as he could only eat by playing saxophone at present, he should start with his familiar industry. He remembers that when he just graduated, he interviewed a famous timber merchant in Africa. The other party once said that the wood in Africa is not worse than that in northern Europe, but the price of wood in Africa cannot be sold. He quickly found the address of the timber merchant and sent a fax to the other party, and the other party quickly got feedback. Then, he called almost all the timber factories in Shanghai and finally got a $2 million contract. A month later, the business was successful and he made a fortune.
Since then, Meng has turned his attention to Danish products in his hometown. He found that with the further opening of Shanghai, more and more foreigners live in Shanghai, and many families have moved to new homes. If high-quality Danish furniture is introduced into the homes of ordinary people in China, it will certainly fill the gap in the market. He contacted a batch of high-quality samples from Denmark to Shanghai for trial sale, and the effect was satisfactory. Soon, a series of furniture named "Nordic Style" quickly occupied the markets of Shanghai and even Beijing, Shenzhen and Dalian. By the end of 2000, Li Ximeng had created assets of 900 million yuan.
Starting from a familiar industry, it is easy to find a vacancy in the market, and it is also possible to succeed in a short time.
Yang Lei's entrepreneurial story
-Success depends on personality.
With the well-informed listing, CEO Yang Lei is gradually known by more people. He was the first person to bring "short message" to China, and also the first person to put forward the concept of "the fifth media for wireless entertainment". In the past 1 1 month, he not only brought profits to Tong Ling, but also increased the market value of the company by more than 20 times. In just four months, he brought Tong Ling to the NASDAQ stage and wrote the glory of "the first share of wireless entertainment".
Personality determines a person's success. Yang Lei has a hard personality. He will try his best to do one thing, even if he doesn't succeed, he won't be depressed. With his experience in running his own company and financing, he thinks it is not difficult to go public.
65438+1When he first came back in September 1995, the market share of this company in China was zero. In July of the following year, the company ranked first in China market, accounting for 70%, and the last five companies got 30%. By 1997, Yang Lei has already handled the business of more than100000 USD. But before that, he had never been to the headquarters and didn't know what the product was like. He is good at explaining a particularly complicated matter in simple words, and insiders call him one of the "promoters of China".
During the two-week roadshow, Yang Lei and three assistants visited more than 20 cities in Asia, Europe and America, with a flight mileage of 48,000 kilometers, held more than 100 investment briefings and held discussions with more than 200 institutional investors. In this investment briefing, 90% institutions participated in the investment briefing, of which 65,438+000% were subscribed by Asian institutions. In the end, the company's stock issuance was oversubscribed by 65,438+08 times, and the stock issuance rose from the initial $65,438+02 to $65,438+04.
Push open another door to success.
-Dare to pursue new success.
On this day, 49-year-old Bernie Marcus went to work with her beloved briefcase as usual. In his career of more than 20 years, he worked diligently and conscientiously to sit in the position of professional manager today. As long as he works like this again 1 1 year, he can receive a pension safely. However, he never imagined that this was his last day in the company.
Like all unemployed people, heavy family expenses forced Bernie Marcus to find a new source of livelihood. In those days, he often went to the street coffee shop in Los Angeles and sat for hours to relieve his inner pain, confusion and great mental stress.
One day, Bernie Marcus met his old friend Arthur Blank, and he was also fired. They comforted each other and sought solutions together.
"Why don't we start our own company?" This idea is like a flame, igniting their pent-up passions and dreams. So, in this coffee shop, they plan to set up a new home storage company, work out the management system of "own, choose and serve", and then start a business. It was the spring of 1978. Twenty years later, their little-known company has developed into a Fortune 500 company with 775 stores, 6.5438+0.5 million employees and annual sales of $30 billion. It is a world-famous American home storage company and a miracle of global retail development.
The miracle began with a sentence 20 years ago: You are fired!
Madonna's success
To succeed, it is not enough to have a strong enterprising spirit.
"I am enterprising. But with dedication and without wisdom, nothing can be done. I am not surprised at my success, because I think it is natural. I have never said before that my plan is to learn to dance first, then learn to sing, and then become an actor. I'm thinking that I should find a suitable position. I want to work. It is this simple and simple requirement that has always inspired me and inspired me to go from one step to another.
I don't think music has nothing to do with movies. Singing on the stage is like crying in front of an audience. You should always be ready to accept criticism from the audience. You should communicate with the audience, create an atmosphere, and let the audience resonate with you. The same is true of acting, but the performance methods are different. I like making TV. Television is a small movie. After I made my first TV movie, I felt very excited and decided to make a movie. My next goal is to really make a decent big movie. Although the future is unpredictable, I am working hard in this direction.
I like acting, but I don't like being a rock star on the roadside. My character is maturing, and I have the talent of a comedian. In another 20 years, I believe I will become a movie star, and I will try my best to realize this wish. "
This is Madonna's self-report when she was interviewed by reporters when she first debuted. Twenty years later, Madonna was not only the diva of the world music scene, but also made good movies and even published books.
"Continue to finish the next mile"
-To succeed, you must persevere.
Seward Ryder, an American writer and war correspondent, once wrote that his advice was to "continue down the next mile", and he also told his own experience:
"During the Second World War, several people and I had to skydive from a damaged transport plane and land in the Woods at the junction of Myanmar and India. At that time, the only thing I could do was trudge to India, the whole distance 140 miles. I have to travel long distances over mountains and mountains under the heat of August and the heavy rain brought by the monsoon. "
"I've only been walking for an hour, and the spike of one of my boots pierced the other foot. At night, my feet were bleeding from blisters, and the scope was as big as a coin. Can I limp through 140 miles? The situation of others is similar or even worse. Can they go? We thought it was over, but we had to leave. In order to find a place to rest at night, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and walk the next mile. "
"When I gave up my other job and started writing a 250,000-word book, I almost didn't want to do it. Finally, I forced myself to think only about how to write the next paragraph, not the next page, and certainly not the next chapter. For half a year, I did nothing but write for a while, and the result was actually written. "
"A few years ago, I took a job of writing a radio draft every day, and I have written 2000 articles so far. If you sign a contract to write 2000 plays, you will be intimidated by this huge number and even push it away. Fortunately, you just wrote one script and then another. Over time, you really wrote so much. "
Step by step is the only clever way to achieve any goal.
The Zeng brothers: the imperial examination succession
-Success requires a positive attitude.
One day, while Ceng Gong and his brothers were reading, suddenly a note came from outside, saying that it had been removed from the outer wall. When Ceng Gong saw it, he smiled gently and gave it to his eldest brother Zeng Ye. It turned out to be a poem on a piece of paper: "Once a year, two scholars of the Zeng family were killed. There is Shuang Yanzi between the eaves, and a pair flies away. " It turned out that Ceng Gong and Zeng Ye failed the exam many times.
Ceng Gong paced back and forth on the ground, full of thoughts. He told his brother calmly, "This note is a whip to spur us." Since then, the two brothers have become even more angry. Every day, as soon as the rooster crows, they get up to study. They haven't left home for two years, but they study tirelessly and urge each other.
Everything comes to him who waits. Three years later, both brothers were admitted. Soon after, they took the provincial capital exam, and both of them passed the exam, leaving a good story and a good name in the imperial examination.
If the Ceng Gong brothers were ashamed of this mocking note, thinking that they would never have the face to continue taking the imperial examinations and give up their studies, how could there be Ceng Gong, one of the "eight masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" in China literature?
A scientist who devoted himself to the sea.
-temporary success does not mean stopping struggling.
Rudolf diesel, a German engineer, once caused a sensation in Europe by inventing the diesel engine, which dwarfed all the power machines at that time. Augsburg Machinery Factory, which once signed a trial-production contract with diesel engines, received a large number of orders for diesel engines. Dissel became famous all over the world and became a millionaire by selling invention patents. Unfortunately, diesel engines are far from mature, and further research and improvement are needed. On the other hand, Dissel is too busy making money to study. Science cannot tolerate falsehood and deception. The diesel engine produced by augsburg Machinery Factory is not effective in use, and the user requests to return it. Dissel tried to maintain the reputation of diesel engine, but refused to make efforts to improve its quality and performance. As a result, the reputation of diesel engine plummeted and it soon went bankrupt. Embattled, he boarded a ferry, took out stacks of bonds and jumped into the English Channel, ending his life.
It is impossible for people not to make mistakes, and scientists are no exception. It is not easy to achieve one thing, but it is even more difficult to continue to strive to surpass yourself after success, even more difficult than success.
Madame Curie was indifferent to fame and fortune.
-treat fame and fortune correctly after success.
Madame Curie was poor for most of her life, and the arduous process of extracting radium was completed under harsh conditions. Madame Curie refused to patent any of his discoveries and used the Nobel Prize and other prizes for future research. After the Curie couple discovered radium, when a glittering gold medal worth millions of francs smiled at her; When success, honor and congratulations flood in, it shows that they have noble qualities: no boasting, modesty and selflessness! A newspaper reporter came to interview her and wanted to report her story. She replied firmly: "What matters in science is what has been studied, not the individual of the researcher." Several friends suggested that they apply for a patent right to produce radium. Marie Curie made this decision on behalf of her husband: "This should not be done. This is against the scientific spirit. We should not take advantage of this to make a profit. " They used this great discovery widely in industry and medicine without seeking any personal gain.
For Madame Curie, who has always been poor, the huge Nobel Prize is not rare, but a lot of prizes are given to Polish college students, poor girlfriends, laboratory assistants, female students who have no money, teachers who have taught her and relatives who have helped her. Many friends blamed her for not leaving this property to her children, but what she left them was the spirit of independence and the noble character of despising utility.
The story of Walson and his son.
-success requires correct guidance.
As a parent, especially as a father, his behavior has a great influence on the next generation. The story of Walson Sr, the founder of American IBM, and Walson Jr, his successor, is even more telling.
When Walson Sr founded IBM, IBM didn't make computers, but its main product was drilling machines. When the company's drilling machines occupied a large share in the international market, Walson Jr., as a rich boy, got mixed up with some playboys, got into some bad habits, became a juvenile problem, and was almost expelled from middle school. Because old Walson was honest, he helped many public welfare undertakings and enjoyed high prestige in the society. Old Walson's teachers and friends often compare their father and son, hoping that young Walson won't damage his father's reputation, so young Walson's bad habits will be restrained and he won't slip too far. Later, Walson Sr. guided Walson Jr. to develop in the direction he was interested in, made the active Walson learn to fly a plane, and risked his life to send him to join the army. He took part in the war against Japanese militarism and was baptized by gunfire. After several years of strict training in the army, Walson Jr. was finally trained as a disciplined and responsible young officer. After leaving the army, George W. Walson joined IBM, and his business continued to improve. A few years later, the world's first computer was developed. Before people could see its commercial value, George W. Walson boldly proposed to start producing computer products. Old Walson felt that his son had surpassed himself, so he dared to shrink back and gave his seat to George W. Walson Jr. and lived up to expectations, building IBM into a computer company in the world.
The miracle brought by the bird of paradise
Forgetting yourself is the shortcut to success.
1858, a rich family in Sweden gave birth to a daughter. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the child to become paralyzed for unknown reasons and lose the ability to walk.
Once, the girl and her family traveled by boat. The captain's wife told the child a story that the captain had a bird of paradise. She was fascinated by the beautiful description of the bird by the captain's wife and wanted to see it with her own eyes. So the nanny left the child on the deck and went to the captain herself. The child couldn't bear to wait, so he asked the waiter on board to take her to see the bird of paradise at once. The waiter didn't know that her legs couldn't walk, just took her to see the beautiful birds. As a result, a miracle happened Because of the extreme desire, the child selflessly grabbed the waiter's hand, stood up slowly and left. Soon, the child's illness was cured.
The girl devoted herself to literary creation when she grew up, and finally became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She's Selma Lagoff.
Selflessness is the shortcut to success. Only in this case can people transcend their own bondage and release new energy.