Born. Tracy used to be Bill. Gates' business mentors Buffett and Michael. Dale and Jack. Welch has heard his speech. He is the most influential speaker and successful lecturer in America. He has given speeches in 43 countries and traveled to 92 countries.
Unlike most successful lecturers, they are born. Tracy is used to telling her own stories because she is a living textbook of success. "My life path was not smooth from the beginning." Born. Tracy often says this, because he is a dropout, born in poverty, and never graduated from high school.
Three truths that change your life
Born. Tracy was born in San Diego, USA, and her parents never had a regular job, so as a teenager, she often faced the dilemma of material shortage. Many years later, he recalled his teenage family and said that the theme song at that time was "We can't afford it"!
"Nature is like a magician. It sets a curtain in front of you. Every step you take, the curtain will automatically retreat. " Born. Tracy said, "So if you don't get this far, you can't see the future clearly." Don't make too detailed plans for the future, the key is to take that step. "
Born. Tracy is a person who advocates action. He said: "The key to success lies in action. Successful people are action-oriented people. Once they have an idea, they will put it into practice immediately. In practice, there are two kinds of results, one is possible success and the other is possible failure. Success is always accompanied by a series of failures, which are the accumulation of failures. So as long as you work hard, you won't lose. "
"Don't be afraid of failure, the key is action." Born. Tracy said, "For flights from China to the United States, planes will deviate from the scheduled flight path 99% of the time, but these planes will arrive on time, because they will constantly correct their mistakes in the course of action, and so will the journey of life."
Do the most important thing first.
Twenty years old, born. Tracy read a philosophy book with a sentence, "Man is an animal who is good at distinguishing between priorities." Born. Tracy said that when he saw this sentence, he almost fell off his chair. This sentence also profoundly changed his view of success. People's handling of the order of things will directly affect their performance.
"Mediocre people often put the easy things first, and excellent people put the most important and valuable things first. So we often see that two people may be equally busy, but because of the different order of things, the achievements are quite different. This is the difference between things. " Born. Tracy said.
Born. Tracy believes that the first thing in time management is to spend time on the work with the highest return on investment. And once you start doing it, you should concentrate on it, and you will never stop until you finish it completely. If you stop a few times and start again, the time to finish the work will be increased by five times, because you have to "warm up" again every time.
"The way for enterprises to solve problems is very simple, that is, first find those profitable projects, increase investment, and at the same time close those projects that lose money, and naturally make money." Born. Tracy said, "If a person wants to achieve high performance, he should do those important and valuable things first, and his natural performance will be greatly improved."
Born. Tracy is busy with work every day, but she also takes care of her family life. Talking about his own experience, he said: "Life is like stepping on a wire rope. You must always keep your balance. This is really not an easy thing. Family is definitely worth your time. Never use busy work as an excuse to ignore the existence of your wife and children. "
"For me, it is to devote myself to working hours and maintain high performance, so that I can get off work on time and won't bring my work home after work. When I am reading at home, as long as my wife and children come in, I will definitely put down the book, because books are more important to me than books. "
When I first got married, Bonn. That's how Tracy trains herself. More than 30 years have passed, and this has become a habit.
Did not graduate from high school, Bonn. Tracy dropped out of school. Born. Tracy's first job was washing dishes in a small restaurant. She goes to work at 4 pm every day and often works until the early morning of the next day. His second job was car washing, and later he changed to a cleaning management company, often washing the floor until midnight. At that time, he couldn't help thinking, "Maybe I will wash things all my life?"
20 years old, born. Tracy began to travel everywhere. He once spent $300 with two good friends across America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and traveled 1.7 million miles, mainly by car and on foot. In Africa, the Sahara desert created Bonn. Tracy suffered a lot, and then he began to realize that "everyone must cross his own Sahara desert."
Born. Tracy began to try to change her life. After hard physical labor every day, she will spend five hours studying. Many of his companions can't understand why a manual worker studies so hard every day, but for the natural. For Tracy, it's simple, that is to change her life. "I don't want to do this kind of work all my life."
Look back, Boone. Tracy doesn't think there is any turning point in her life, because life is the result of continuous accumulation. He thinks three reasons have changed his life. "The first is to be responsible for yourself and never make excuses; The second is to realize the importance of the goal and work hard for it; The third is to recognize the importance of learning and adhere to lifelong learning. "
Forty years, Boone. Tracy reads at least 3 hours every day, even on busy working days or holidays. Born. Tracy's insistence on reading is not only reflected in his habit of reading regularly, but also in his pursuit of knowledge. Who didn't graduate from high school Tracy not only finished her college education, but also went to graduate school.
Success lies in practical goals.
"Only 3% people will make detailed plans for the future, while 97% people will not make any plans for the future. Generally speaking, people who plan have their own careers, and those who don't plan work for those who plan. " Born. Tracy said.
In his long-term practice and observation, he found that top people always think about the future, while mediocre people always think about the past. Born. Tracy said: "The best people have set a long-term goal for the future before they start, and then put off what they should do now to take the first step." Most people have their own ideas about life, but they never take the first step. "