"Achievements": Zeng Guofan's approach to success
The author of "Success" is Feng Tang, a former global managing partner of McKinsey & Company, a senior executive of a Chinese state-owned enterprise, and a famous writer in China.
Feng Tang has many years of experience in reading and thinking about Chinese history. This book uses modern management methodology as a tool to summarize the management and "getting things done" theories and experiences of the "great manager" Zeng Guofan. .
Feng Tang believes that management is a lifelong routine and achieving success is a lifelong practice.
In the beginning, people mainly manage themselves: time, physical strength, emotions, outlook on life, work, etc.;
Later, they manage things: mainly around the solution of problems;
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The next step is the management team: how to unite team members to accomplish things, etc.
In the process of management practice, the author has been thinking about a question, how to get things done? Why are only a few people successful? How to continue to succeed?
In response to this problem, the author looked through management books at home and abroad, but could not find the books he wanted.
In the end, the author decided to write a book about success based on ancient Chinese books and the wisdom of sages, and finally chose Zeng Guofan.
The author said:
In terms of achievement, Zeng Guofan stands out from the crowd and is one of a kind throughout the ages. He served as a teacher, general and prime minister, made meritorious deeds, saved China for decades, and wrote tens of millions of words. More importantly, he did practical things. In the late Qing Dynasty when it was very difficult to do things, he did big practical things. Moreover, he continued to do many big practical things. Moreover, everything he writes is centered around how to achieve things, providing unprecedented methodologies and methods of practice.
In order to allow people to better learn from Zeng Guofan's management and success experience, the author wrote the book "Chengshi" based on "Zeng Wenzhenggong Jiayan Chao" compiled by Liang Qichao and with the theme of success .
It should be noted that in order to better allow readers to learn from Zeng Guofan’s successful experience, the author still maintains the order of Liang Qichao’s editing and selection, similar to "The Analects", there is no beginning or end, and you can start reading from any page , you can also stop at any page.
This article excerpts some very interesting and wonderful views and shares them with you. It is highly recommended that everyone learn to read this book on their own.
1. Be realistic. Actions speak louder than words, and quality speaks louder than appearance. When doing things, you should talk less about big principles and do more practical things, without painting cakes or being pragmatic.
2. A person must be "endurable".
3. If you stick to the rules, your life will be stable; if you innovate, your life will be bumpy. Same life, different choices, different ways of living. Be a person who follows the rules, or someone who goes your own way? Everyone can have their own choice.
4. A company and a team, a good working atmosphere is not about hello, me and everyone, but about telling the truth, doing practical things, and being critical.
5. When people reach middle age, they tend to become greasy; when a company reaches a stable stage of development, it is also easy to become greasy. How to avoid it, learn to manage, the former manages yourself, the latter manages the team.
6. Be a good person and achieve success. If you want to make a breakthrough, you must dare to be different, dare to be honest, and dare to be sharp.
7. It’s up to people to plan things, but it’s up to God to make things happen. God’s will is unpredictable. Many times, we just do our best and leave success or failure to God.
8. A person who truly achieves great things in the world is often pessimistic. He does not have much expectations for human nature, and his hard work may not always be understood by the world.
7. When doing things, think big and start small.
8. When faced with difficulties, "self-rescue" is the first level. The higher level is "defeating the enemy", where you can not only save yourself from difficulties, but also open up new situations. This is what Zeng Guofan said: "Long-term illness turns into beauty."
9. Zhuangzi once said that being born as a human being is like entering a casino. Every word and action is a bet. The key lies in the human heart. Only when the heart is calm, solid and calm can it be possible to see far and wide. The best swimmer forgets water.
10. Life is most beautiful when the sun is setting and the moon is full and waning. "The flowers are not fully blooming and the moon is not full".
11. Good friends don’t carry each other’s sedan chairs and make each other happy, but they pick on each other and urge each other to be good people together.
12. Don’t follow trends. We should try to figure out the truth, truth and beauty that do not change with the passage of time or the transformation of space. What has changed is the custom, but what has not changed is the Tao. Strive to be a person who gets it.
13. After each person’s three views are formed, it is difficult to change. Therefore, we must respect everyone's three views, and do not try to change anyone or anyone's views, let alone let others' views of right and wrong affect ourselves.
14. Regarding problems, spend your energy where you can solve the problem.
15. Success = sincerity × (diligence and caution). "Sincerity" means not deceiving, neither deceiving yourself nor others; being diligent, cautious and humble.
16. Zeng Guofan’s method of recuperating from illness: first, train the mind, get up early, and meditate; second, get rid of delusions.
17. In military training, "diligence" is the first priority. Treat peacetime as wartime. You must get up early every day, practice hard work, and endure hunger and cold. Don't take any chances. If you can't do it in normal times, you will probably be even less able to do it when facing the enemy.
18. Things in the world are impermanent, but impermanence is permanent. In this case, if a small person wants to succeed, he can only rely on himself, a well-trained self; and secondly, a team, a capable team.
19. If you are not as strong as others, you must be more trustworthy. It's not "You are reasonable if you are weak", but "Weak people should be more reasonable". Otherwise, the weak will only suffer greater losses.
20. Character is not external arrogance, but internal self-reliance.
21. All successful people have a prerequisite: strong energy, extraordinary energy, and long-lasting energy. So: worry less, struggle less, worry less; walk more, exercise more, and exercise more.
22. When doing things, the most important thing is to do it yourself, without asking anyone.
23. If you are gossiped about by others, to yourself: just let them say it, it’s none of my business; to others: don’t pay attention, it’s none of your business.
24. The ancients summarized the ten major elements of success: one is destiny, two is luck, three is Feng Shui, four is accumulation of Yin virtue and five is reading, six are Seven Phases and Eight Respect Gods, nine are friends with noble people and ten are to maintain good health. Therefore, "fate" is very important. But we still have to work hard to increase our chances of success.
25. When doing things, you must be diligent and sincere/concentrated/single-minded.
26. The most important thing in doing anything is persistence.
27. When you are in a difficult situation, you must be "forgiving". Only with a broad mind can it be possible to maintain a good body and maintain a good mood. Only when you have a body can you have capital, and when you have spirit can you have fighting spirit, and then find a way to get out of trouble.
28. Things are in the body but not in the mind.
29. Don’t test human nature. Those who test human nature will lose; don’t think too much. If you can do the most basic things for a long time, you are already very good.
30. “If you don’t grieve and don’t seek, what’s the point of not being jealous?” Only by not being jealous and greedy can things be possible.
31. Don’t neglect others or delay doing things. If you really want to delay, tell the relevant people: why and when? Don't mention it when it's black or white, just trying to get by. If you delay, it will definitely not work.
32. Moral knowledge cannot be relaxed even for a day.
33. When encountering something disturbing, even though it goes against human nature, you should look for your own problems first. If it’s not there, look for it again; if it’s really not there, look for it again until you find it.
34. When we accomplish something, we gain fame and fortune. Then someone must have lost these things. At this time, if someone speaks ill of us and gives us a knife, it is natural and we should just bear with it. And these "offensive" words can also keep us awake at all times.
35. To do big things, take credit for others without touching the bottom line. The credit is achieved through everyone's joint efforts, and the faults are mainly caused by oneself.
36. Sleeping is a top priority. If you are too busy, you will not be able to sleep. It is better to be tired than to be idle.
37. A person who travels a hundred miles is only half a mile, so be patient. Don’t be unworthy of virtue and gain a false reputation. Virtue does not match, and the mind is restless. People with high moral standards and high prestige can push the boat along with the current.
38. When you are done summarizing things, don’t regret what you did wrong, and don’t talk about what others did wrong. Successful people always look forward more than backward.
39. Make a daily summary before going to bed every day, and you will know that not much has been done. This is Zeng Guofan's little trick, but it is very practical. If you persist for a period of time, your efficiency will improve. Set goals and review.
40. Don’t do anything in the present. It’s better to watch a play than to listen to the music; as a person, you have to take care of the future. When you are on stage, you will have to step down.
41. When fighting, life and death depend on breathing. You can’t rely on anyone but yourself. Life seems very long, but at the moment of life and death, you can only rely on yourself.
42. Time, be kind to those who work hard.
43. How can a person who is foolish and soft by nature become wise and strong? One is to have a clear direction, and the other is to put in ten times or even a hundred times the effort of others.
44. Be diligent and thrifty: earn one hundred, spend sixty, twenty to help others, and twenty to prepare for emergencies.
45. If you bite the root of the vegetable, you can do everything. You can run 10,000 meters without getting tired, and you can do everything. A hard-working mind and body are the foundation for success.
46. Men and women are inherently unequal. If they continue to be "coddled", how will they compete in society?
47. Educate children to “don’t get used to it, practice more”.
48. In addition to Zeng Guofan’s family motto, I recommend two more classic books on family motto: The Thirty-Eight Letters Written by Rockefeller Sr. to Rockefeller Jr. and Feng Tang’s “Thirty-Sixth National Congress”.
49. The four points of the daily lesson: the first is to be cautious and alone, the mind will be peaceful and nourish the heart; the second is to respect the Lord, the body will be strong and serious; the third is to seek benevolence, and people will be happy and responsible; the fourth is to practice hard work, and the spirit will be respected. Work.
49. Things can be done in one day and cannot be delayed. Do it at once with your hands crossed, it doesn’t take up memory or brain, and you can sleep more soundly.
50. You can’t become stronger if you stay in your comfort zone. Self-improvement means making yourself uncomfortable.
51. God does not like three things: trickery, complacency, and uncertainty.
52. If you do big things that are difficult to do, do it slowly, and you will be able to accomplish it one day.
53. List three things that you must do every day every morning, and check before going to bed every night to complete at least one.
54. Don’t compete with the collective humanity of many people, don’t fight against the common weaknesses of human beings, you will lose.
55. Don’t take shortcuts. Shortcuts are the fastest way to evil.
56. How to remain independent without asking for help? Live a simple life.
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