In many cases, many people tend to attribute a person's success (such as making a lot of money) to his personal ability, and the person who makes more money is definitely more capable than the person who makes less money, and the greater the wealth gap between the two sides, the greater the ability gap.
On the whole, this kind of cognition and logic is correct, but everything is not absolute, sometimes the most important decisive factor in determining who succeeds and who fails, or who is more successful between two people, is not the individual's ability, but his cognition, thinking and pattern.
The following author takes the well-known characters in Journey to the West as an example:
When Sun Wukong was the Monkey King in Huaguo Mountain, there were many sworn brothers, all of whom were demon kings with heads and faces, including the Bull Demon King. In all fairness, in addition to appearance, in terms of martial arts and strength, the Bull Demon King is not much worse than Sun Wukong.
Objectively speaking, after Sun Wukong helped Tang Seng Xitian to learn scriptures, his life was basically the same as that of the Bull Demon King. Sun Wukong often encounters all kinds of monsters, and the two sides start to fight. The Bull Demon King often clashes with other demon kings because of various conflicts of interest, and both sides live a life of fighting and killing.
However, Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King chose completely different development paths, so they are both "fighting, killing, killing", but the meaning and nature of the two are completely different. Sun Wukong's fight with monsters is to make meritorious contributions and correct results, while the fight between the Bull Demon King and other demon kings can only be regarded as a fight between monsters.
In the end, Sun Wukong achieved a positive result, was named the Buddha of Fighting, and became famous, while the Bull Demon King is still a demon king who occupies the mountain as the king, and the status of the two sides is very different, and it is no longer the same.
Obviously, the most important factor that determines the final gap between Sun Wukong and Bull Demon King is not personal ability, but the development path chosen, which is essentially the difference in vision and pattern of the two people.
If the Bull Demon King also joins the scripture-learning team or seizes a similar opportunity, then his performance and final achievements will not be much worse than Sun Wukong, at least above Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.
For example, in the past few years, the income of car sellers and property sellers can easily reach tens of thousands of yuan, which may be several times or even ten times the income of ordinary salespeople.
Could it be that a lady who sells cars and houses is ten times more capable of working than an ordinary salesperson? Obviously, there may be a certain gap in the working ability of the two sides, but the possibility of a tenfold difference is very small. The main reason why they were able to get a high income was that the property market and the car market were very hot that year.
At that time, the overall economic environment was relatively good, everyone's income was relatively high, there were many people who bought, and business was very good. And the group of car and property sellers back then seized this outlet, thus obtaining a high income.
Similar to the examples of Monkey King and Bull Demon King mentioned above, the main reason why the income of car sellers and property sellers can be significantly higher than that of other peers is still not because of their personal ability, but because they have a higher vision, choice and pattern.
Therefore, everyone must be aware of this, if you want to succeed, it is very important to keep learning and improve your personal ability, but on the other hand, it is also important to improve your vision and pattern, both of which are indispensable.
So, what are the main differences between the thinking of ordinary people and the thinking of successful people?
Ordinary people's thinking tends to be legalistic, passive and conservative, seeking "stability", more concerned about the pursuit of predictable, tangible benefits, and afraid of uncertainty, change and various risks and challenges.
For example, a job with a fixed salary of 3,000 yuan and a job as a salesman with 3,000 yuan, ordinary people often choose the former. Because this option does not require any risks, as long as you commute to and from work on time every day and complete the work to the letter, you can get income and remuneration every month, which is very worry-free.
And doing sales work is just the opposite, sales performance is very unstable, maybe you can get a salary of 3,000 yuan this month, you may not get it next month, or even lower, the risk is too great, every day will be very tangled, and sleep at night is not stable.
In the face of these two choices, ordinary people have naturally omitted and denied such a possibility in their minds and subconsciously:
If you choose to do sales work, the salary is not fixed, but there is no cap on the commission, as long as your sales performance is enough, the salary will be very high. Indeed, if the performance is not good, then the actual income may be less than 3,000 yuan, but if the performance is good, the income may reach more than 5,000 yuan or even higher.
This possibility absolutely exists, but for ordinary people, this possibility will default to non-existent and impossible, or think that they do not have this ability, and are afraid of facing risks and challenges, so they set limits on themselves and give up the opportunity to further rise and break through.
The thinking of successful people generally tends to be aggressive, they will continue to learn and improve themselves, while constantly looking for various possible opportunities, believing that difficulties can be overcome, fate can be changed, and having the courage to face and accept various risks and challenges.
Choosing a job with a fixed salary of 3,000 yuan is indeed very stable, but it is difficult for your income to further increase, and choosing a sales job, although the salary is not fixed and there are various risks, but the risk challenges are proportional to the benefits. If you can overcome these challenges, then your income can be boosted dramatically, which is a more proactive mentality, which is the mentality of the successful person.
In general, the main difference between the thinking of ordinary people and the thinking of successful people is the attitude towards life, the way of dealing with problems, and the planning and pursuit of the future.
Ordinary people's thinking tends to be passive and conservative, pursuing stability, and fearing to face risks and challenges, thus losing a lot of opportunities to make a breakthrough in their own way. The thinking of successful people tends to be aggressive, actively searching, seizing various opportunities, and having the courage to face various risks and challenges, and this kind of person has greater development potential and space.
If ordinary people want to change their fate, they need to actively review and reflect on themselves at the ideological level while constantly learning to improve their personal abilities, and must abandon these negative and conservative cognitions and maintain a positive and enterprising attitude, so that the road in front of you will be much broader and the possibility of success will be much greater.