When Chaplin was young, a choir was organized in a Christmas school, but Chaplin lost the election. He was very depressed. One day in class, Chaplin recited a comedy lyric and won everyone's applause. The teacher said, "Although you can't sing well, you have a gift for humor."
Later, my father died young and my mother suffered from serious mental illness. In order to make a living, Chaplin asked around the theater, hoping to play a role. One day, a theater in London was going to stage a play, and the theater owner promised Chaplin to play the role of a child. The performance was not successful. While criticizing the play, the Tropical Times of London said, "Fortunately, there is a role that makes up for the lack of the play, and that is Sammy, the newsboy. We have never heard of this child before, but it is foreseeable that we will see his extraordinary achievements in the near future. "
Later, young Chaplin got the opportunity to perform in America. It's a pity that the performance didn't cause any sensation, but the American Drama newspaper said of Chaplin: "At least one Englishman in that troupe is very funny, and he will make Americans fall for him one day."
Many years later, Chaplin finally became a world-famous artist. In my opinion, apart from his genius and diligence, his success can not be separated from the generous social atmosphere when he was young.
Appreciation is another necessary sunshine for people's life growth. This slender ray of sunshine can make a person who is about to fall into the darkness of life get a ray of bright guidance in time, gain the courage to move forward, see the hope of success, and finally lead him to a bright future. In fact, appreciation is so easy, as long as they have a positive word when they need it most.
Reagan's inspirational story 1: Reagan's rudeness
1In the spring of 984, Reagan visited China. His wife Nancy bought some small gifts worth RMB 5 yuan in a little girl's shop in Xi 'an. Reagan gave the little girl a RMB of 10. The little girl had no change at the moment and looked around awkwardly. Reagan said, "Keep the money." But they just walked on for a while when the little girl caught up with him and gave him the 5 yuan money Reagan was looking for. The president of the United States wrote in his autobiography: "By this time, I have become an embarrassing person. I realized that in order to try my best to help the little girl, I seemed to be tipping her. My reaction is not fast enough and I am rude. "
After reading the words of the American head of state, I can't help hiding my thoughts and paying deep respect to this girl who runs a small business. A famous politician admitted that he was "rude" in front of a girl in China. It was the girl's self-esteem that moved him. Only self-esteem can be respected.
Someone asked a philosophical master, "What do people live on?" The master said, "Breathe." "So," the man asked again, "why are you breathing?"
The master replied: "The caller is a breath; Take a breath. "
The dignity and realm of human beings lie between this breath and breath.
Reagan's inspirational story 2: Reagan's humorous short story
Once, when President Reagan gave a speech at the White House piano concert, his wife Nancy accidentally dropped her chair on the carpet under the stage. The audience exclaimed, but Nancy got up flexibly and returned to her seat with the warm applause of more than 200 distinguished guests. Reagan, who was talking, saw that his wife was not injured and put in a quip: "Honey, I told you that you should only perform like this when I didn't get applause."
Reagan's inspirational story 3: Reagan paid back his money by working.
Ronald Reagan was playing football outside when he was a child and accidentally broke the window of a shop. The boss found Reagan's father and demanded compensation for the loss. After paying the price, old Reagan called his son to his side and said, "You broke the window, and you have to bear the responsibility.
Since you have no money now, I will pay you this compensation for the time being. You should use your summer vacation to work and pay back the money. "
As a result, Reagan worked hard all summer, paid off the total compensation of 15, and also paid the price of breaking other people's windows.
Death of Reagan 4: Little Reagan shoveled horse manure
Reagan was the 40th president of the United States, and his optimism and self-confidence left a deep impression on the world. His character comes from his boyhood.
When Reagan was a little boy, his parents used to lock him in a room with horse manure and let him experience the hardships of life. After a while, my parents felt uneasy and went to see him in the house. Unexpectedly, instead of crying, he happily shoveled horse manure. He excitedly said to his surprised parents, "There is so much horse manure around, I know there must be a pony nearby."
The boy looking for a pony grows up day by day in an optimistic mood. Although his family was never rich and even almost went bankrupt during the Great Depression, in Reagan's memory, life was mostly happy and beautiful. Reagan remained optimistic even when he encountered setbacks and gloomy prospects in the presidential election.
Reagan inspirational story 5: Make your own decisions.
Former US President Ronald Reagan went to a shoe store to make a pair of shoes when he was a child. The shoemaker asked young Reagan, "Do you want square shoes or round shoes?" Reagan didn't know what kind of shoes were suitable for him, so he couldn't answer at the moment. So the shoemaker told him to go back and think about it before telling him. A few days later, the shoemaker met Reagan in the street and asked about the shoes. Reagan was still hesitant, and finally the shoemaker said to him, "Well, I know what to do." You come to pick up new shoes in two days. "
When he went to the store to get shoes, Reagan found that one of the shoes made by the shoemaker was square and the other was round. "How did this happen?" He wants to know. "Waiting for you for a few days, you also can't think of an idea. Of course, it's up to me as a shoe maker. This is to teach you a lesson, don't let others make decisions for you. " The shoemaker replied. Reagan later recalled this incident and said: "From then on, I realized one thing: I made my own decisions. If you hesitate when you encounter something, it is equivalent to giving the decision to others. Once others make a bad decision, they will regret it. "
Inspirational Story of Foreign Celebrities 3: Ford
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Ford inspirational story 1: Ford's interview story
A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil may cause a tornado in Texas, USA.
It is no exaggeration that a trivial action may change a person's life. It can be proved as an example. Ford Company of the United States is famous in the world, which not only makes the American automobile industry in the forefront of the world, but also changes the national economic situation of the whole United States. Who would have thought that Ford, the creator of this miracle, entered the company with a simple action of "picking up waste paper"?
At that time, Ford had just graduated from college, and he applied for a job in a car company. Several people who applied together have higher academic qualifications than him. Ford felt hopeless when others interviewed him. When he knocked at the door and walked into the chairman's office, he found a piece of paper on the floor at the door. Naturally, he bent down and picked it up. Looking at it, it turned out to be a piece of waste paper and threw it into the garbage basket. The chairman sees all this in his eyes. Ford just said, "I'm here to apply for Ford." The chairman issued an invitation: "Very good, very good, Mr. Ford, you are hired by us." This decision that surprised Ford actually came from one of his casual actions. From then on, Ford began his brilliant road until he changed his name to the company and made Ford famous all over the world.
A salesman of Ping An Insurance Company also had a surprise similar to Ford's. He visited the general manager of a company many times, and finally he was able to sign the bill only because he picked up a piece of waste paper on the ground and threw it into the trash can on his way to the general manager's office. The general manager said to him, "I watched all morning (through the window glass) to see which employee would pick up waste paper, but I didn't expect it to be you." Before this meeting with the general manager, he was "left hanging" for more than three hours, and many colleagues were vying for this big customer.
The harvest of Ford and salesman seems to be accidental, but it is inevitable. Their subconscious actions come from a habit, and the habit formation comes from their positive attitude. This is just as the famous psychologist and philosopher william james said: "Sow an action and you will reap a habit;" Sow a habit and you will gain a character; Sow a character and you will reap a fate. "
In fact, the "butterfly effect" used by scientists to vividly illustrate chaos theory also exists in our lives: a bold attempt, a bright smile, a habitual action, a positive attitude and a sincere service can all start from an unexpected starting point in life, which can bring far more than a little joy and superficial return.
Whoever can catch the "butterfly" that is beneficial to life will not be abandoned by society.
Ford inspirational story 2: Ford's help
Ford, an American automobile giant, once particularly appreciated the talent of a young man. He wanted to help the young man realize his dream. But the young man's dream surprised Ford: his greatest wish in life was to earn $65.438+000 billion-654.38+000 times more than Ford's existing property.
Ford asked him, "What do you need so much money for?"
The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "To be honest, I don't know, but I think it's the only way to be successful."
Ford said, "If a person really has that much money, it will threaten the whole world. I think you'd better forget about it. "
For the next five years, Ford refused to meet the young man until one day the young man told Ford that he wanted to start a university. He already has $654.38 million, and he is still short of $654.38 million. Ford began to help him at this time, and they never mentioned the $65,438+0,000 trillion again.
After eight years of hard work, the young man succeeded. He is the founder of the famous University of Illinois, Ben Illinois.
Ford's inspirational story 3: Ford's half-cup theory
Henry Ford is called "the father of cars" by Americans. 19 13 took the lead in assembling cars by assembly line, and realized the myth that 10 seconds assembled a car for the first time. A few years later, the price of civilian cars was reduced by half, and cars were no longer exclusive to the rich. Ford's ideas have also had a great influence on the manufacturing industry all over the world. Today, everything from airplanes to a packet of candy can be produced on the assembly line. Once after the Ford Motor Company took shape, Ford suggested improving the existing assembly line in a high-level meeting to improve production efficiency. This proposal has been opposed by many people: some people think that improving the assembly line is too risky, not only to invest in buying machines, but also to retrain workers; Others think that the company's production capacity is strong enough and the benefits are good, so there is no need to work hard to improve efficiency.
After listening to everyone's opinions, Ford raised the glass on the table and asked, "What do you see?" Someone said worriedly, "I have drunk half a glass of water, and the glass is still half empty." "Don't worry," someone said optimistically, "there is still half a glass of water in the glass. If you are thirsty, there is still half a glass of water to drink. " "Unlike you, the cup I see is twice as big as water." Ford said, "The water here can be contained in half a cup." It is a waste of resources and inefficient to use large cups to do what small cups can do. Now the employees on the production line are like this mug, and half of their potential has not been brought into play. All I have to do is change a small cup, and then we can put more and better things in a big cup! "
Life is the same, if the environment gives you a big cup, please don't just use it to hold half a glass of water; If your gift is a big cup, please don't use it as a small cup. Smart people 100% know how to use what they have.
Ford Inspirational Story 4: Car King has made up his mind.
Henry Ford, the king of automobiles, once mentioned that his success was due to a small incident in a restaurant.
According to Henry Ford's description, when he was a mechanic, he once got his salary and went to a fancy restaurant he had always longed for. Unexpectedly, young Henry Ford sat in the restaurant for almost 15 minutes, but no waiter came to greet him.
Finally, it was a waiter in the restaurant who saw Henry Ford sitting alone for so long before he reluctantly went to the table and asked him if he wanted to order.
Henry Ford nodded yes, only to see the waiter impatiently throwing the menu on his desk. As soon as Henry Ford opened the menu and read a few lines, the waiter's contemptuous words came to his ears: "You don't need to read the menu too carefully, you are only suitable for reading the right part (referring to the price) and the left part (referring to the dishes), so you don't have to bother to read it!"
Henry Ford looked up in surprise, and his eyes met the waiter's disdainful expression, which made Henry Ford very angry at the moment. In anger, he couldn't help but want to order the most expensive meal. But on second thought, remembering the poor salary in my pocket, I had to bite my teeth. Henry Ford only ordered a hamburger.
The waiter snorted from his nostrils and arrogantly withdrew the menu from Henry Ford's hand. Although he said nothing, the expression on his face clearly made Henry Ford understand: "I knew you, a poor boy, could only afford hamburgers!" "
After the waiter left, Henry Ford didn't continue to be angry about spending money. Instead, he settled down to think carefully. Why does he always order what he can afford, but not what he really wants to eat?
Henry Ford is determined to become a social elite. From then on, he began to move towards his dream, from an ordinary mechanic to an all-powerful car king.