4. The losers in life are often the ones who can't persevere to success
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up, and only perseverance can make us successful, and the source of perseverance lies in being unwavering and resolute in taking the means necessary to achieve success.
Sometimes it takes a wait for life to bloom
Sometimes it takes a wait for life to bloom. Because life will not always be smooth sailing, and the spring breeze will be proud. In the face of those unsatisfactory and unsatisfactory, what we need is a tenacious spirit, accumulating strength in waiting, and then achieving brilliant bloom.
Traveler Antonio Raimunda went on an expedition to South America, and when he climbed the Andean plateau at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, he was attracted by a huge herbaceous plant in the desolate meadows.
He immediately ran over. The plant was blooming, and it was a spectacular sight, with huge flower spikes up to 10 meters high, standing like towers. There are about 10,000 flowers on top of each spike, and the air is filled with a rich fragrance. Raimunda had traveled all over the world, and had never seen such strange flowers, and he looked around them with amazement. He found that some of the flowers were withering, and when they were gone, the plants withered! What kind of plant is this?
Just as Raimunda was full of doubts, in the soft dead grass under his feet, he stepped on something, and when he picked it up, it was a closed tin can. He pried open the tin can and took out a roll of parchment. He carefully unfolded the parchment scroll, on which were written, and though it was a little blurry, he looked at it carefully. This is a travel diary, dated 70 years ago, and it turns out that people have been here and paid attention to this plant. The diary wrote: "I was fascinated by this plant and studied it for a long time, wondering if they would bloom. As far as I can tell, they've been growing for 30 years...... "Raimunda was shocked, could it be that this plant would have to grow for 100 years before it bloomed?"
When Raimunda returned, she informed the botanists about this, and the botanists visited the plateau and concluded that it was a new species, and that it was indeed only once in 100 years! They call this plant Puya.
With 100 years of life to sway the beauty once, Puya flowers enrich their lives, maybe not for the sake of brilliant world eyes. Such plants, from budding to withering, are beautiful! Because, in the course of that hundred years, how many winds and frosts? How much bitter cold is there? What kind of tenacity does this require? What kind of savings? It can be said that the bloom at the last moment is not only a stunning beauty, but also the most complete interpretation of the value of life.
So think about ourselves, what was we doing when we set our ambitions in the first place? It's not to make your life more valuable, so that your life won't be mediocre and muddy. Now if you want to give up, don't you regret it? It's true that it's hard to stick to one thing, and you may not even get the results you want, but giving up means that all your previous efforts will be in vain, isn't it? Although the process of perseverance is hard, the meaning of life has gone beyond the things themselves.
A mountaineer decided to push his limits by setting off from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, along the China-Nepal Highway and eventually crossing the Himalayas.
The challenge lasted 46 days and the mountaineers walked a total of 1,099 kilometers, and the hardships and difficulties were beyond words.
Commenting on this arduous experience, the mountaineer said: "In this process, my pain is not only physical, it is actually a psychological barrier at most. ”
In fact, many mountaineers should have had a similar experience. In the process of mountain climbing, what we really worry about every day is not how high the mountain is or how steep and dangerous the mountain road is, but the most basic life problems. For example, where is the next stop to rest? What are the unforeseen dangers on the road ahead, and so on.
The mountaineer recalls the scene, saying: "I kept repeating one thought – 'Will I get out alive?'" Although I was nervous, I never stopped crawling to the next goal. Because in that environment, if you slack off and can't reach your target location within the estimated time, you can't tell what will happen. So I kept pushing myself up – 'Keep going no matter what, you'll do it!'" ’”
In the end, mountaineers were pleasantly surprised to find that they had unknowingly pushed the limits!
Breaking the cocoon into a butterfly is the pain of tearing off a layer of skin, and the experience of the process can make people unforgettable. No one can grow up for you, everything is just a person's persistence, after the pain there is a stunning beauty, and only after persistence can there be a brilliant bloom. In the face of the pain in life, if we can be like Puyahua, with unswerving persistence to reflect the value of life, then we can expect to make achievements in our careers.
The losers in life are often the ones who can't persevere until they succeed
Most people just see the infinite scenery of successful people, and those unknown experiences are the great wealth in their eyes. There are many famous failures in the world, but they are almost always followed by dazzling successes, and people may be worried, panicked, panicked, or trying to solve problems. Vacillation and fear can make problems more difficult to solve, and focusing on solving them can get through difficult times. I can only grit my teeth and try to hold on step by step.
Tenacity is the characteristic of those who have achieved great things and established great causes. These people may not be aided by other excellent qualities, but they certainly have the characteristic of tenacity. The late Mrs. Craigie once said, "The secret of American success is not to be afraid of failure." They do their best in their careers, they don't have any scruples about failure, they will come back even if they fail, and they are determined to work hard until they succeed. ”
Tenacity, bravery, are the characteristics of great people. People who do not have the qualities of tenacity and courage do not dare to seize opportunities, dare not take risks, and will automatically retreat when they encounter difficulties, and feel satisfied when they achieve small achievements.
Those who are bent on victory and determined to succeed will not end up with a temporary defeat even if they fail, but will continue to struggle, get back up again after each failure, and work forward more resolutely than before, and never give up until the goal is achieved. They don't know what "final failure" is, they can't find the words "can't" and "impossible" in their vocabulary, and no difficulties or obstacles are enough to make them fall, and no calamity or misfortune is enough to discourage them.
There is a story that in an international modern dance competition, countries around the world have sent "dance masters" to show their dance skills, one of which is a waltz competition, in which more than a dozen pairs of dancers from different countries dance in bright costumes.
The world-class dance, the dancing skills of the male and female dancers are top-notch, and every spin, gesture, look, and smile is so graceful and breathtaking.
Just as everyone in the audience was attracted by the atmosphere, one of the judges slowly walked to the edge of the dance floor and quietly picked up a red high heel. However, the beautiful music of the waltz did not stop, and more than a dozen pairs of dancers continued to dance with a smile and a selfless look, still looking attentive and selfless.
Who dropped a shoe? It couldn't have been flown from the sky, it couldn't have fallen from the roof, it must have been thrown off by some female dancer while spinning.
The music continues, but all the eyes of the audience seem to start looking for "who dropped the shoe".
The height of the feet is different, what a terrible situation for a dance! The audience's eyes searched the audience, but more than a dozen pairs of dancers kept spinning with the music, and it was impossible to tell who was wrong.
It wasn't until the end of the waltz that the audience noticed that one of the female dancers was tiptoeing and half-bending over with a smile on her face, saluting the audience; And the audience gave her a round of applause! Perhaps, it is precisely because of the test of difficulties that people can continue to surpass themselves.
Those who fail in life are often the ones who can't persevere until they succeed.
William James, the famous psychologist and philosopher, discovered such a process: "If we are pushed by an unusual need, then miracles will happen." When exhaustion reaches the limit point, perhaps gradually, or suddenly, we transcend this limit point and find a new self! James continued, "At this point, it is clear that our strength has reached a new level, which is a process of accumulation and enrichment of experience. Until one day, we suddenly found that we had incredible power and felt indescribably lighter. ”
In the same way, we have the ability to be highly disciplined, and we will also have the kind of ability that James describes as the "exhaustion limit" and ultimately achieve the goal, because tenacity is actually a habit. The great thing about the habit of tenacity is that the tougher you behave, the more tenacious you are likely to become.
The truth is that resilience is essential to change our lives and achieve our goals. Many facts have proved that all undertakings in the world, as long as people bravely persist in doing them, will achieve success, and all difficulties and setbacks can be broken.
If you feel that your future is hopeless at the moment, and that everything around you is dark and bleak, then you should immediately turn around and turn back and move towards the sunshine of hope and expectation, leaving the shadow of darkness far behind.
Perseverance is the key to solving all difficulties, try to see all kinds of karma, which one can achieve success without tenacious efforts?
There is nothing in the world that can replace tenacity, education, the legacy of the fathers, the favor of the powerful, and even less fate, because the fatalist always wastes his youth in sorrow.
True bravery is not to be fearless of anything, but to dare to do it when you are very timid! The real strong person is not the person who has always been at the peak of success, but the person who dares to face failure and setbacks!
Life is like the ocean, only the strong-willed can reach the other side
Someone asked the famous British mountaineer Mallory: "Why do you want to climb the world's highest peak?" Mallory replied, "Because the mountain is there." "Actually, each of us has a mountain in our hearts, but some of us are cowardly and cowering by nature; Some people have firm beliefs, even if the mountains are high and the road is long, they still move forward. Not for anything else, just to climb to the top of the mountain and taste what happiness is.
He grew up in a drunk, gambling and violent family, his father would be angry with him and his mother when he lost the gambling, and his mother would use him to vent when he was drunk, and he would often have a blue nose and swollen face.
After graduating from high school, he dropped out of school and became a street gangster until he was 20 years old, when an accidental incident stung his heart. I can't go on like this anymore, or I'll be like my parents, and I will become the garbage of society, and I must succeed!
He began to think about planning his life: in politics, the possibility is almost zero; Entering a large company, I have no academic qualifications and experience; In business, without any funds, there is no job suitable for him, so he thought of being an actor, no capital, no fame, although being an actor also requires conditions and talent, but he just recognized the path of being an actor!
So, he came to Hollywood, looking for stars, directors, producers, looking for everything that might make him an actor, begging everywhere: "Give me a chance." I'm sure I'll be able to make it! But all he got was rejection again and again.
"There's nothing you can't do! I must succeed! Two years later, after more than 1,000 rejections, and when he ran out of money, he worked in Hollywood, doing some odd jobs to support himself.
"Am I really not an actor? Could it be that the children of a drunkard and gambling family can only be drunkards and gamblers? No, I must succeed! He wept to himself, and wept bitterly.
"Since I can't be an actor directly, can I change my approach?" He began to re-plan his life path, began to write scripts, more than two years of hearing and seeing, more than two years of job search failure, and now he is no longer the same as he used to be.
A year later, the script was written, and he took the script and visited the director everywhere, "Let me be the actor, I will do it!" ”
"The script is good, being the leading actor is a big joke!" He was rejected again and again. "Maybe next time! I'm sure I'll be able to make it! "Disappointed again and again, one by one hope supports him!" I don't know if you'll be able to do it well, but your spirit touches me again and again. I can give you a chance, but I'm going to change your script into a TV series, and at the same time, shoot only one episode first, and let you be the leading actor, and see how it works. If it doesn't work, you stop thinking about it! One day after he had been rejected more than 1,800 times, a director who had rejected him more than 20 times finally gave him a glimmer of hope.
After more than 3 years of preparation, he can finally show his skills, so he does not dare to slack off at all and devote himself wholeheartedly. The first episode of the TV series set the highest ratings record in the United States at the time, and in the end, he succeeded!
Since then, in all of his films, his never-bowing personality has been revealed, and his performance in the field of action movies has made him a model of action stardom and an iconic figure in contemporary American cinema. He is Stallone, who created the brilliant achievements of action movie stars, and followed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and other action movie stars, bringing action movies into the most prosperous 80s of the 20th century.
If a person wants to survive well, he needs patience and perseverance.
Some people always blame luck for someone else's success. Admittedly, there is a little bit of luck, but luck is not reliable, and what hero have you ever seen succeed by relying entirely on luck? Persistence can make success inevitable! Perseverance means that after we have established a reasonable goal, no matter how many changes occur, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles we face, we will not be moved, and we will unswervingly move towards our goals.
The thought of giving up can easily ruin all the previous efforts
The difference between success and failure is only a thought, and perhaps it all depends on whether or not you can persevere until the very end.
Many people are enthusiastic and high-spirited at the beginning of their careers, and at this stage, there is not much difference between ordinary people and successful people. Often at the last moment, there is a difference between the stubborn and the slack: the former overcomes all difficulties and lasts until the end, while the latter is knocked down by difficulties, gives up the effort, and stops halfway. As a result, there was a different ending.
A young man has just graduated and is working in an offshore oil field drilling team. On the first day of work, the shift leader made such a request: board the drilling rig dozens of meters high within the time limit, and then send a packed beautiful box to the supervisor on the top floor. The young man, though puzzled, did as he was told, and he quickly ascended the high, narrow gangway, and then handed the box to the supervisor breathlessly. The Director only signed his name on it and told him to send it back. He still did as he was told, ran down the gangway quickly, handed the box to the squad leader, who signed his name on it just like the supervisor, and then asked him to give it to the supervisor.
At this time, he was a little hesitant. But he did so anyway, and by the time he climbed to the top for the second time to hand the box to the director, his legs were shaking with exhaustion. However, the director, like last time, signed his name and asked him to send the box back. The young man wiped his sweat away, turned around and walked towards the gangway again, and sent the box down, and the squad leader signed it for him to send it up again. He couldn't help it anymore, and looked at the squad leader's calm face with angry eyes, but he tried his best to pretend to be calm, and picked up the box again and climbed up with difficulty. When he reached the top floor, his clothes were soaked, and he handed the box to the supervisor for the third time, who arrogantly said, "Please help me open the box." He tore the wrapper open and saw a can of coffee and a can of coffee mate inside the box. At this point, he couldn't hold back any longer and looked at the director angrily. The director didn't seem to notice that he was angry, and only dropped a cold sentence: "Now please brew the coffee!" The young man finally broke out, slammed the box on the ground, and said, "I'm not doing this job!" After speaking, he looked at the box that fell to the ground, and the anger just now was released at once.
At this time, the arrogant supervisor stood up as fast as he could, looked directly at him and said, "Young man, all this we did just now is called extreme training, because everyone who works at sea may encounter danger at any time. Unfortunately, you didn't make it to the end, and although you passed the first three times, you ended up falling short because you couldn't bear the moment. You know, just a little bit of it's just a little bit away, and you'll be able to drink the sweet coffee you've brewed. Now, you're good to go. ”
The key to success in life is to be able to persevere. Those who lack perseverance often choose to avoid or give up halfway in the face of difficulties. Almost all the failures in life are caused by their own doubts about what they want, because they don't persevere to the end, they don't keep going, they don't keep trying. This is like when we climb a mountain, if we can't exert a little more strength when we are about to reach the peak, then we may not be able to reach the peak with all our previous efforts, which is the most essential difference between success and failure. In other words, success or failure depends on whether he can persevere in this step.
Therefore, no matter what the situation, don't let yourself become so cowardly, don't give up your success because of a temporary setback, and don't give up your dream because of your temporary failure. The most important thing for a person is to have the desire to succeed, and to believe that as long as you don't let the idea of giving up one percent of you breed, then you will have 100 percent success.
Unusual undertakings often stem from unusual persistence
In daily life, a desperate situation is a challenge, an opportunity, if you are not intimidated, but fight, maybe you will create a miracle beyond yourself.
Years ago, creative engineer John Roebling had the ambition to build a bridge across Manhattan and Brooklyn. However, bridge experts say that this plan is pure fantasy and it is better to abandon it as soon as possible. Roeblin's son, Washington, a promising engineer, was also convinced that the bridge could be built. Against all odds, the father and son were able to conceive a plan for the bridge and convince bankers to invest in the project.
However, only a few months after the construction of the bridge began, a catastrophic accident occurred at the construction site. Roeblin died in the accident, and Washington's brain was seriously injured. Many people thought that the project would be ruined, because only the Robblin father and son knew how to build the bridge.
Although Washington had lost the ability to move and speak, his mind was as sharp as ever, and he was determined to build the bridge that father and son had worked so hard to build. One day, it occurred to him that he had come up with a way to communicate with others with the only finger he could move. He tapped his wife's arm with that hand, and she relayed his design intent to the engineers who were still building the bridge. For 13 years, Washington directed the project with one finger, until the majestic Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.
Persistence is very important, no matter what a person wants to do, persistence is essential, and perseverance is the possibility of success. Speaking of which, it may not be difficult for us to persevere once, but the difficult thing is to persevere as usual until we finally succeed. But if we do, I'm afraid nothing will be going to stump us. When you want to give up, you might as well think about this story, as long as you are willing to persevere, maybe the sun is not far away, if you give up at this moment, we will never see the hope of success.
There is no turning back arrow when the bow is opened, and once the arrow is shot, there must be no return. Life should be the same, after taking steps, if you find that there are obstacles on the road, you may wish to bypass or find another way, but you must not retreat to the original point, this is a kind of persistence that we must pursue! So, don't let external forces influence your actions, and while you have to react to stress, you also have to move forward on a daily basis.
Try again, and the result may be very different
There was a young man who fell in love with a beautiful girl. He had the courage to write a courtship letter to the girl. A few days later she replied to him with a strange letter. The letter had the girl's name on the cover, but the envelope was empty. The lad wondered: if it was accepted, then it was clearly stated; If you don't accept it, you can say it explicitly, or you don't reply at all.
The young man plucked up his faith and wrote to the girl day after day, and the girl sent wordless letters after letters. A year later, the young man sent a full 99 letters and received 99 replies. The young man opened the first 98 reply letters, all of which were empty envelopes. To the 99th reply, the lad did not open it, and he no longer dared to hold out any hope. Disheartened, he put the ninety-ninth letter in a delicate wooden box, and never wrote to the girl again.
Two years later, the young man married another girl. Soon after the wedding, when the wife was cleaning up the house, she accidentally opened the letter in the wooden box, and opened it curiously, and the letter inside read: The wedding dress has been prepared, and when your 100th letter comes, I will be your bride.
That night, the young man who had already become a husband climbed to the top of the skyscraper, holding 99 letters of reply, looking at the beautiful city with thousands of lights, and unconsciously burst into tears.
Because they repeatedly hit a wall, they give up their efforts and finally pass by their dreams, how many people are like this? In many cases, what really makes dreams out of reach is not that there are no opportunities, but that we don't "try again" in the face of immediate opportunities. You know, it's often the last key that opens the door.
Perseverance in the midst of despair often leads to amazing joy. God does not give people unbearable suffering, all suffering can be endured, in fact, as long as a person has the quality of perseverance, he can take pleasure in suffering, if he knows how to take pleasure in suffering, he will inevitably suffer bitterly.
A young man in the United States went to Microsoft to apply for a job, but Microsoft had not advertised at that time, and when he saw the puzzled expression of the personnel manager, the young man explained that he happened to pass by here and came rashly. The personnel manager felt that this thing was very new, so he made an exception and let him try it, but the results of the interview were unexpected by the personnel manager, he thought that this young man must have some ability to dare to be so "conceited", so he was given the opportunity, but the young man's performance was very bad, his explanation to the personnel manager was that he was not prepared in advance, and the personnel manager thought that he was just looking for an excuse to go down the stairs, so he casually responded: "Come back when you are ready." ”
A week later, the young man walked through the door of Microsoft again, and this time he still didn't succeed, but he did much better than the last time. The HR manager's answer was the same as before: "Come back when you're ready." ”
In this way, this young man stepped into the door of Microsoft five times and was finally admitted to the company.
The truth of being a man is like piling up dirt for a mountain, as long as you persevere, you will eventually have a successful day. Otherwise, you will be piled up with a basket of dirt, but at this time, you will rest, and if you retreat out of control, you will fall short and achieve nothing. Therefore, only by being diligent and enterprising, and moving forward without fear of hardships, is the best way to approach success.
Maybe we've been full of thorns along the way; Perhaps our future is uncertain; Maybe we've been isolated; Perhaps our noble souls will not find a place to stay for the time being...... So, are we going to give up on ourselves? No! Why can't we show the courage of a brave man and say to ourselves firmly and confidently: "Try again!" "Try again, and the result might be very different.
Success, sometimes as thin as a piece of paper, passes through you will know, but before you arrive, it seems so far away! On this path, you don't have the patience to wait for success to come, so you have to spend your whole life with patience to face failure.