Ma Xiaoqiu, "The Economics of Trust" Chapter 12: A person's life cannot be smooth sailing. The ancients said: Life is not as good as it should be, and troubles and pains will always come to the door inadvertently, interrupting the trajectory of our lives, and even making us fall into trouble and lose confidence in life. Ma Xiaoqiu believes that the occurrence of this situation is as normal as the sunrise and sunset, and the changes of the wind and clouds, because the essence of the world is "change", and of course there are good and bad changes, what we need to do is to look at it with a "normal heart".
Tao Te Ching says: "The wind never ends, and the rain never ends." "No matter how strong the wind and rain are, it will be temporary, and everything will eventually return to calm. Lao Tzu tells us a profound philosophy in simple and clear words - the power of heaven and earth cannot last long, let alone the difficulties created by man?Therefore, when you are in adversity, you must turn your heart to the sunshine and believe that everything will pass, this is the way, and it is also the law of the operation of things.
Secondly, people will always have an empty head without going through the grinding, and they will not be able to show wisdom and light. Hone is actually a process of growth, and the greater the grind, the greater the achievement. "Historical Records" recorded: "King Wen detained and performed "Zhou Yi";Jonnieux wrote "Spring and Autumn";Qu Yuan's exile is endowed with "Lisao";Zuoqiu is blind and has "Chinese". "There are countless examples of this, whose courage in the face of adversity and unyielding dignity in the face of cruel realities have won our admiration and trust.
There is a very common phenomenon: many people have a "fearless ignorance" when they are young, not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of failure, and do not lack the courage to start over. But as we get older, this momentum is gone, replaced by a fear of difficulties, failures, and the unknown.
I remember that when Ma Xiaoqiu was a child, he once climbed onto the beam of his house and jumped off the beam, resulting in a nose injury and a scar. At that time, I didn't realize the danger, and I even found it particularly exciting, but now I think back to it with great fear, and I ask myself more than once: How could I have such bold thoughts and actions at that time?In fact, the answer is very simple, because of "self-confidence", it is the belief that you can complete such a challenge. Let me ask, is the reason why we are afraid of difficulties and failures because we are afraid that we will not be able to solve them, or because we are afraid that we will never succeed after failure?The crux of the matter is that many people lack the ability to recognize themselves correctly, so they do not build up self-confidence and are trapped in the thinking barriers they have set for themselves.
Looking back on a person's life, from the combination of father's sperm and mother's blood, to the implantation and conception of the embryo, to the birth and landing of the baby, the growth and development of childhood, and the ...... of starting a family and starting a business in adulthoodDifficulties are everywhere and all the time, and we can only accept this challenge after another. As the saying goes, "the poor suffer from the poor, and the rich have difficulty with the rich", even those who are already on the pinnacle of success have to deal with various challenges. In this process, some people become more and more courageous, even if they fail, they are fearless;There are also those who are getting weaker and weaker the more they fight, and would rather run away than fight back.
Therefore, no matter what difficulties are encountered, "escape" is the most undesirable method. You must know that difficulties will never go away on their own, but will only accumulate over time until they become tribulations or even catastrophes. Only by bravely facing difficulties and finding the right way to solve them can we best fight back against it.
So, how do we overcome difficulties and face adversity in life without fear?Ma Xiaoqiu believes that learning Xi is the most important thing. The first is to Xi learn from good teachers and friends, "threesome, there must be my teacher", everyone has advantages and disadvantages, choose the good and follow the best, non-good and non-excellent, look inside, if there is none, then encourage, if there is change. The second is to learn Xi wisdom from books, read the books you should read, read positive books, and read our traditional classics. There are many classic books, but not every one of them is suitable for you, so Ma Xiaoqiu suggests that you choose a few books that are suitable for you, read through, understand, and read thoroughly, slowly broaden and improve your ideological realm, and you can naturally find the right way to solve the problem.
In addition, I often say that mentality determines destiny. We must understand that "fear" is the fatal flaw of people, and if we are afraid of difficulties, we will choose to avoid difficulties and eventually be defeated by difficulties. So when my daughter is in trouble, whenever she comes to me for help, I always say to her, "If I help you, then I solved the problem, not yourself, so it doesn't make any sense to you." After hearing this, she realized the importance of solving her own difficulties, and now no matter what difficulties she encounters, she will not come to me, but rely on her own efforts to face them.
The same is true for an enterprise and an organization, no enterprise can always have smooth sailing, anxiety, frustration, complaining, and escaping are not the way to solve the problem. More importantly, we must spread out the difficulties encountered and show the attitude of daring to solve problems, so as to win trust and support within the team. The process is difficult and requires courage, awareness, and resilience, as well as conveying optimism. If you adopt the practice of avoiding medical treatment and avoiding medical treatment, things will eventually get out of control.
In 2017, Ma Xiaoqiu established a film company and started the pace of entering the film industry. We plan to pass on the 5,000-year-old history and culture of China through the production of excellent film works, and then influence the world, so the company set the first stop target as Hollywood, and began to invest a lot of money, set up a team, settled in the bustling area of Beijing, and prepared office space. However, after two years of hard work, the film company failed to produce a work that satisfied me, and the company was in trouble.
In fact, the biggest problem in the film company was the senior management team, that is, the general manager A at the time, who came from the marketing team of a well-known domestic band group. As it turned out, he was talented, but not good enough for the position of general manager. As a team manager, his intentions must be correct, the first is for the sake of the company, and the second is for the sake of the team, both of which he has not doneIn terms of operation, there is also a lack of sufficient experience in product creation, channel expansion, cash flow, etc. In such a situation, although Ma Xiaoqiu has always tended to give his subordinates the greatest trust and will give his subordinates the opportunity to try, he still had to ask him to leave in the end. Later, with the addition of Dr. Yi, she brought the best screenwriters and directors in Hollywood, and soon recommended the screenwriter of the well-known movie "Home Alone", creating the first film work of the film company. Later, the film industry promoted more professional talents from within and from outside, found a business model that suited itself, and finally embarked on the fast track.
In retrospect, as the founder of the company, Ma Xiaoqiu has introduced many talents, and has had to eliminate some people by himself, because they really can't keep up with the pace of the company's development. This is also the dilemma I face, because talent itself is not easy to obtain, and it is even more regrettable to give up halfway. But even so, as a manager, you must "be compassionate and thunderous", and you can only give up decisively for the sake of the whole team for the sake of the whole team.
Since its establishment in 2011, the company has faced many challenges and experienced many opportunities. No one knows how long a small company of eight people will survive, but there are still people who have persevered until now, which is why the company is what it is today. In the past 12 years, we have had sunny times and stormy times, but in this process, the people who have really benefited the most (this benefit, not only in the material aspect, but also in the spiritual aspect) are precisely those who seize the opportunity and dare to challenge. They followed closely when the sun was shining, and they had the courage to fight bravely when the wind and rain were blowing, and this is the heroic spirit we advocate, and this spirit can be embodied not only in the war years, but also in the present.
Balzac said: "Misery is a stepping stone for genius, a fortune for the able, and an abyss for the weak." Therefore, the good or bad of fate does not lie in the ratio of good and bad on the road of life, but in the attitude towards various circumstances, especially hardships and hardships. Ma Xiaoqiu believes that a true wise man has the courage to face adversity, has the determination to win, and cultivates himself at all times in adversity. "Do good things, do good things", just like water, believe in yourself, believe in everything, accumulate strength, and wait for the day when you soar into the sky.