If you want to take yourself to the next level, you will encounter multiple obstacles on the way, and the so-called obstacles are your own heart that pursues comfort. Only by overcoming the "self-denial" of comfort can people transcend mediocrity and excel. —Kazuo Inamori Kazuku.
Do not inhibit the self-interested self in the heartIt will ruin your precious life
Tagore's poems describe the ugly and lowly self and the pure and beautiful true self, which cohabit in everyone.
The so-called mind management is to suppress the "self" and let the "true self" appear.
If we do not restrain our self-interest in our hearts, we will ruin our precious life. So, wouldn't it be enough to uproot this low-level self like a weed? But it's not that simple.
In fact, it is because of the "self" that we can survive. Man cannot survive in the world by relying only on his pure and beautiful "true self".
For example, in order to survive, the greed to possess oneself more, and in order to protect oneself, to resist the anger of one's opponents, these are all survival instincts given to man by the Creator.
Without this instinct, as a living being, man cannot sustain his own existence.
There are also some cases, such as the desire for fame, the desire for power, and even all kinds of resentment and pain, which occupy the lower level of "self" in the heart, and become the motivation and vitality for some people to survive.
However, although this "self" is necessary for survival, the lower level "self" must not be over-inflated.
To paraphrase Tagore's poem, it is not to allow the lowly self to become the protagonist who dominates the mind. If the lower "self" becomes the master, life will inevitably be frustrated.
We have seen many such figures, like a comet appearing in the sky, and for a time they became the darlings of the times.
But soon he boasted: "As long as you have money, you can do anything", which is arrogant and not inferior. Sure enough, the good times didn't last long, and soon they disappeared from the stage.
This is because they are so intoxicated with momentary success that they forget their humility and let go of the self-interested ego in their hearts.
In order to avoid this situation, it is necessary to manage the mind.
2. Must have the humility to honestly reflect on their mistakesYou must have the enterprising spirit to face yourself seriouslyPeople may not be so wise and virtuous. When I was younger, I wasted my time. When I look back, I almost regret it: "How nice it would have been if I had done that!""When you are young and anxious and want to act rashly, your parents will give advice. But even the parents themselves will have a lot of regrets when they look back on the past when they were young. On the other hand, it is precisely because our parents experienced painful failures when they were young, in order to prevent their children from repeating their mistakes, that they bitterly warn us and remind us. Parents and children will repeat the same mistakes in their own lives. It would be great if you could foresee the future and see through life when you were a child. However, no one can do this. So people repeat the same mistakes and suffer the same failures. However, the reverse can be said that it is precisely because of the failures and hardships experienced in youth that people use this lesson to achieve brilliant achievements later in life. However, in order to do so, it is necessary to have the humility to honestly reflect on one's mistakes, and the enterprising spirit to face oneself seriously. And rightfully so. 3. The same goes for people who have succeeded in their careersThey must have overcome themselvesThe heart of play, put all the effort into the work
You should have seen the following two kinds of people:
One student worked hard and scored 80 points; Another student had a quick brain, understood the essentials, and scored 60 points without working hard.
The latter commented on the former: "That guy is studying hard, what's the big deal about good grades, if I get serious, I will score higher than him." ”
After graduating, when I stepped into society and saw the former succeeding, the latter would say, "That guy wasn't very good when he was a student, but I'm much better than him." "The latter likes to belittle their classmates and show off themselves.
Is that really the case? Desperately studying means not watching the movies you want to watch, and it means overcoming your coveted self.
The same is true for people who have succeeded in their careers, they must have overcome their playfulness and put their best into their work.
This is the embodiment of "self-denial".
I believe that this "self-denial" should be taken into account when evaluating people's abilities.
In other words, those who succumb to their desires, covet comfort, and are unwilling to work hard should be inferior in their abilities.
The ability to succeed on the long stage of life is definitely not limited to the number of brain cells that are wrinkled.
4. Only the "heart of self-denial" that overcomes the heart of easeIn order to make people transcend mediocrity and excel
In the current education system, as long as you master the essentials of learning, score 60 points in the exam, and do not repeat a grade, you can graduate. However, through great effort, students who score more than 80 points in all subjects also graduate.
But between the two, although the difference in grades is only 20 points, there is actually a more important essential difference.
In the process of achieving excellent results, there must be a number of obstacles in the latter, and in order to break through one obstacle after another, they must have worked hard and painstakingly.
60 points to pass" or "unwilling to be mediocre", not afraid of obstacles, brave to face difficulties, this reflects the difference in spirit between the two, and it can be said that this is the watershed in life.
If you want to take yourself to the next level, you will encounter multiple obstacles on the way, and the so-called obstacles are your own heart that pursues comfort.
Only by overcoming the "self-denial" of comfort can people transcend mediocrity and excel.
People have a tendency to indulge in leisure and dislike hard work, and it is not easy to spur oneself on and overcome difficulties and move forward. But when you overcome yourself and achieve success, the joy in your heart is indescribable.
5. It is necessary to have personality and moralityThe "self" to act as the ownerAmong the successful managers of small and medium-sized enterprises, there are many people who are competitive and full of fighting spirit. They have a business acumen, are good at seizing business opportunities, have extraordinary brains, and can pluck even geese. In a career, as long as you have this kind of talent and business ability, you can generally succeed. But with this alone, there is still the possibility of failure in the cause. Because of being overly superstitious about one's own ingenuity, it is easy to be self-righteous and keep making shots one after another. Even if it seems to be easy in the short term, the business can still be in a very dangerous situation. The so-called "smart is mistaken by smart", losing one's soul and losing oneself, blindly arrogant and arrogant, will inevitably fail. On the other hand, there are people who use their talents as servants, who have a high personality and morals, who are able to control the direction in which they can exert their talents. In the final analysis, the "self" with personality and morality must be the master. There is almost no innate perfect personality. In the beginning, you can rely on a strong fighting spirit and rely on ingenuity. But if you want to make business management a lifelong career, then in the next stage, you must improve your morality and shape your noble personality.