If you have been to Africa, you may see it in some villages. The way Africans catch monkeys is very interesting. The biggest secret is that monkeys are greedy for rice. They like rice very much, which gives people a chance. The secret of catching monkeys is as follows:
When Africans want to catch monkeys, they will bring a lot of coconuts. Each coconut shell is drilled with a small hole just as thick as the monkey's forearm, so that the monkey can open his palm and insert the forearm directly into it. Then, the monkey catcher threw the rice into the coconut hole and fixed the coconut on the edge of the hut around the village with string or other things. When monkeys who like to eat rice approach, they will first observe coconuts curiously to determine whether they can eat rice. When they are sure, they will safely reach into the hole, fill it with rice, and then try to pull their hands out of the hole. Unfortunately, however, when the monkey's hand is full of rice, it forms a fist, and his arm can no longer be pulled out of the hole, because the hole is narrower than the fist. At this time, the monkeys have two choices: quickly loosen their fists, give up the rice that makes them covet, drag their hands out of the hole and escape, and get free; Or, because I couldn't bear to get rice, I struggled desperately and got nothing, waiting to be captured by the villagers. What can monkeys do? Usually because of gluttony, I still clench my fist and die for a handful of rice. Although they saw the hunter approaching step by step and the danger was in front of them, strangely, they just didn't want to let go. As long as they let go, they can easily escape from the hunter's clutches, but they still choose to persist.
This story illustrates a truth: if you want to achieve real success, you must learn to let go, otherwise you will be trapped by the wrong projects, goals, ideas or friends and cannot move forward.
Just do the right thing.
1999, FedEx delivered more than 3 million pieces every day. They have 6.5438+0.4 million employees in 265.438+00 countries around the world, and the company dispatches and controls 600 aircraft and 4,000 other vehicles. The secret of founder Fred Smith's success is: Do the right thing well! For FedEx, the "right thing" is to successfully deliver the letters, packages and goods entrusted by customers; And "doing well" is to provide customers with additional information, so that customers can grasp the flow direction and delivery time of goods at any time; Punctuality is also an additional requirement for Smith to do the right thing well.
It is worth adding that when Smith decided to set up FedEx, he didn't get everyone's support. On the contrary, as early as when he was studying at Yale University, he published a special research report, in which he proposed to set up a company to help customers send letters, goods or parcels to all parts of the world, no matter how far the destination is, they will be delivered every other day. But the tutor at that time was not interested in his report and thought it was unconvincing. His score in this report turned out to be "failing"! However, Smith still believed in the original vision, did what he thought was "the right thing" at first, persisted and finally succeeded.
Perhaps, this example will remind you of your own experience and your enthusiasm in telling others your ideas or introducing your project plan at school. Your report may also be rated as "failing" by the teacher, and you also trust the judgment of the teacher or others. How many people will stick to their ideas in similar situations? "Doing the right thing well" usually means taking a new road or having to take a new road to practice the concept that "no one believes in success except yourself".
Subconscious error
1955, three scientists in Texas, Lefkowitz, Blake and Mutton, made a study and found that people wearing straight suits really have a great influence on people's understanding. In the investigation, they let a person aged 3 1 run a red light. In previous experiments, men wore suits that fit perfectly; In later experiments, men wore ordinary casual clothes, loose pants and wrinkled shirts. The result of the experiment is a bit like the rat catcher in the German town of Hamern in Grimm's fairy tale, except that the rat catcher uses a flute as bait, while the scientist uses a straight suit as bait. Careless passers-by in suits run red lights three times as many as those in ordinary casual clothes. Five times.
This experiment proves that if you really want to succeed, the key is not what you like, but what is popular; This is not under special circumstances, but under the circumstances that the public generally thinks. In the above example, most people think that people who wear smart suits and elegant clothes will always be high-quality people. People will not only blame their mistakes, but also follow them. People subconsciously have a positive impression on people who wear luxury or formal clothes.