Everyone has a great power within them to go beyond themselves. But the reality is just the opposite, too many people are always mediocre, in the face of a little unsatisfactory place in the world of affairs, will be cocooned in a cocoon, into the bitter, unable to extricate themselves, lost the confidence to continue to move forward.
There are many people who have lost their way in the labyrinthine, unpredictable and unguided life. They keep hitting the wall, but others are able to move on with skill, navigating the daily challenges and arriving at the other side of success. In order to stay on course and not get caught or swallowed up by unexpected obstacles and pitfalls along the way, we need a reliable internal guidance system, a useful compass, to show us the way to success in life, not a broken, malfunctioning compass. A broken compass can be an uncontrollable sense of inferiority, a distorted sense of right and wrong, blurred values, self-serving intentions, failure to set goals, or an inability to prioritize. A broken compass is like a straitjacket that gets tighter and tighter, eventually drying up one's thinking and depriving one of the motivation to move forward.
The heart can transcend difficulties and crush obstacles. A passionate brain can help you finally reach your expectations. But the key issue is that you have to believe that you are good and think that you can realize your dreams in this world. In this way, you will be empowered, passionate and energized, and thus have the ability to break through the barriers in front of you.
The truth is that there is not always a gap between one's ability and the reality of difficulties.
On the clean and jerk, one of the weightlifting disciplines, there used to be a saying that it was a "500-pound (about 227 kilograms) bottleneck". In other words, 500 pounds is a bottleneck that is difficult to surpass given the limits of human physical strength. But what happened? Barrelli, who was the record holder for weightlifting at 499 pounds, actually lifted more than 500 pounds of barbell during a competition due to a staff error. This announcement was quickly followed by six lifters from around the world lifting the 500-pound barbell that had eluded them moments later.
Another pole vaulter, who had been practicing hard, could not get above a certain height. Disappointed, he told his coach, "I just can't jump over it." The coach asked, "What's going through your mind?" He replied, "As soon as I rushed to the starting line and saw that height, I thought I couldn't jump over it." So the coach told him, "You can definitely jump over it. Leap your heart over the pole and your body will surely follow."
He braced himself for the pole and jumped again, and sure enough, he made it over.
Wise people are those who will challenge the obstacles in front of them with passion and desire; they don't draw a line in the sand and lock themselves away, but dare to expect and practice to achieve new success.
The same is true of world affairs. All successful people have a heart that wants to fly, because such a heart can bring about extraordinary thinking, help themselves to transcend difficulties, break through obstacles, smash barriers, and finally reach the dreams in their hearts.
Of course, sitting on the sidelines and not thinking about progress will kill one's passion and thinking, and ultimately make one mediocre and incompetent.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei, who had joined Liu Biao, coincided with a great opportunity for Cao Cao's imaginary expedition, and suggested that Liu Biao take advantage of the opportunity to send an army to attack Cao Cao, but Liu Biao said, "I'm now sitting on the nine counties of Jingliang, and I don't want to think about anything else." As a result, Liu couldn't help but regret that Cao Cao had annexed Yuan's power and was getting stronger and stronger, with no one to control him. He said to Liu Bei, "I did not take your advice, so I lost such a great opportunity." Liu Bei consoled him by saying, "Now that the world is divided and war is raging, will there be no opportunity? If you can seize the opportunity in the future, then now is not a time of regret." But Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou without waiting for the "later", and Liu Biao died of illness without waiting for the "later". His civil and military officials and his son, Liu Chong, all surrendered to Cao Cao. Liu Bei, on the other hand, was always active and aggressive throughout his life, and he eventually won three of the world's three kingdoms.
Choosing aggressiveness over conformity is also a common spirit among modern entrepreneurs.
The Delta Pizza chain was founded by American Monahan, who became a rich man. One day, he went to visit the world's largest restaurant chain McDonald's initiator Kerouac. In Monahan's eyes, Kerouac was not only a business wizard, but also an object of his emulation. Sitting in Kerouac's office, he said to Monahan, "You've made a name for yourself now, so you might as well be safe and open a few more stores each year, but don't get yourself in trouble for the sake of your business." Monahan was shocked and couldn't believe that the entrepreneur he admired so much would say something like that, which was contrary to what he believed in his mind about Kerouac. Unable to control himself Monahan shouted out of turn, "But that would be pointless!"
After a long period of silence in the room, a happy grin bloomed on Korok's face and he stood up, stepped out from behind the table, and took Monahan's hand, "That's exactly what I was hoping you would say."
Active pursuit will always bring a constant flow of energy and ideas, whereas settling for less will only make one conservative and incompetent.