There are no ravines in front of a horse, but there are obstacles in front of a coward.

At this time, snow was falling outside the window, and it had been snowing all day and night.

?——February 6, 2017

Sharpen your knife and chop wood.

What it means is that you must be fully prepared before doing something, so that you can catch the opportunity when it comes. Otherwise, even if luck comes, you can't see it or catch it, and you can only let it slip away. What's more, you don't even know it, that is an opportunity.

Deep thinking is the process of sharpening the knife, which is more important than diligence.

Now that everyone knows this truth, how should we think about it effectively?

On this road, we are all constantly learning and exploring. We saw some suggestions given by the CEO of a venture capital company and were deeply touched. In order to deepen our impression and learn, we made some personal experiences. , share it here.

Faced with the formation of social classes and their gradual solidification, as ordinary people, all we have to do is keep improving and working hard.

About personal growth

1. Find excellent people to learn from, and the speed of progress is much faster than self-exploration and reading books.

At a certain stage in the process of moving forward, the guidance of an expert is like lighting up a bright light in an instant, penetratingly comprehending all the knowledge that has been accumulated, and the progress is beyond imagination.

In your major or field of study, find the 10 people you think are the best in this field and list them. The biggest advantage of the Internet now is that you can find all the information, articles, opinions, and writings of anyone for research and study.

If they offer courses, then select and take classes based on your own financial conditions. Be proactive, this is the best way to communicate with great people up close.

Personally, I am deeply influenced by Li Xiaolai, an outstanding person. I learned his theories and thinking through various methods, which deeply changed my inherent way of thinking and gave me a new understanding of learning. . Further realize that everything comes from accumulation. Start using another "posture" to read and write articles, and constantly improve and manage yourself. More than 100,000 words have been written on it. And I firmly believe that this accumulation process will definitely affect my future.

2. Realize that there are huge differences between people. Some are even insurmountable, so face your true abilities and admit your shortcomings. If you think about it, whether you choose to operate independently or follow capable people to create wealth together, it is actually the same.

Don’t think that there is any psychological barrier to being subordinate to others. Most people do this. No one is perfect. If this person has a super brain and a top-level thinking, if you follow him, you will not necessarily be bad. For example, the partners who started businesses with Jack Ma and Zuckerberg of Facebook are all good now. The most important thing is to follow the right people and persist.

3. Nowadays, people meet less and communicate more and more through WeChat. So, at this time, face-to-face communication is particularly important. If you want to communicate, don't try to just use WeChat instead. Go meet and chat. Meetings can lead to different feelings. The methods are different and the results are very different.

Nowadays, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can make appointments with the experts in the industry you want to consult on various platforms.

4. Be a person who is willing to share. Regardless of knowledge, interesting people or things, including opportunities to connect with others, there will be gains. Some gains may not come yet. It doesn't matter, don't be anxious, just keep doing it, and what is supposed to come will always come.

I know a sister who runs a bookstore. In the eyes of everyone, she is successful. She ran her own company for the past ten years, which was hard work but achieved results. Now he has retired and became the chairman of the board of directors. Then I started doing what I loved and opened a bookstore. I found that one of her biggest characteristics is that she is very willing to share her resources and connect with people around her. I have to secretly admire you, there is no such thing as success without reason.

5. Dare to express yourself. Only by expressing your own thoughts and cognitions can you have the opportunity to let others understand you. It doesn’t matter if you are wrong, face it honestly, as long as you see yourself constantly updating your understanding. Otherwise, you are just closing the door to contact others.

Text is a good way to do this. Mobile Internet provides various platforms for displaying your words, such as WeChat official accounts, Toutiao, Zhihu, etc. Make good use of them.

6. How to establish contact with target people? You can first consider what the other person might need, and then ask if they are interested in it.

In the process of growing up, a fierce cat has been constantly in contact with awesome people, established connections with them, and made the other person feel great value. It is not difficult to see that this is achieved.

If you don’t receive a reply, don’t worry. Maybe they are busy or not interested. Don't let this discourage you and try again next time you have the opportunity. Don't be "too thin-skinned". Most people are not active enough. You have to be proactive and thick-skinned, but this should surpass most people.

7. Opportunities don’t just come, they must be created proactively. What is said here is that if you think about everything more, you will find many opportunities hidden in inconspicuous places. Be an attentive person and observe carefully. The possible connection is the way out.

8. Change "you and me" to "we". Use common interests to establish contact.

9. Be a person who dares to take responsibility and can apologize. Under normal circumstances, if a person makes a mistake, the first reaction of ordinary people is not to admit it, but to lie; the second reaction is to find excuses and reasons to excuse themselves; and the third reaction is to blame others.

This process can only amplify the mistakes, and if you dare not take them, you may even lose the opportunity to regret. A smart person will first say: I was wrong. Reflect on where your problems lie and take responsibility.

Let yourself become a useful person through learning.

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I once started a business, which took seven years;

I worked in an investment company, which took seven years;

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Now, while continuing to improve, find your own direction.