Why was the "Queen of Diving" Fu Mingxia able to win 4 gold medals in two Olympic Games? Why was Nobel able to successfully develop a variety of explosives? What is the secret of their success? It is persistence. Only by persisting can you win. The following is a weekly diary that I compiled for you. Welcome to read. 1. Persistence is victory
The world-famous American oil giant Rockefeller was originally just a clerk in an oil company. Moreover, the work he did was the lowest, most mechanical, and least creative, inspecting and confirming whether the oil tank cover was automatically welded.
He had to watch this kind of homework thousands of times every day, until his eyes almost grew calluses. It was so boring.
That’s okay. If someone else does this job, they will either quickly change jobs, or they may end up dying next to the machine. The careful Rockefeller became a rich man because of this work.
On one occasion, he suddenly discovered that every time the oil tank was rotated, 39 drops of welding fluid dropped, and the welding work was over.
Since then, he has been thinking: Can we use less solder? If we can reduce the solder by one or two drops, can we save some costs?
He began to think about it. This problem, which was considered boring at the time, has been subject to long-term observation and research.
Soon after, he developed the "35-drop welding machine", "36-drop welding machine" and "37-drop welding machine". However, after successive trials, oil leakage occasionally occurred after welding, and no success was achieved. People advised him not to have nothing to do but to work part-time after get off work. However, Rockefeller did not back down and developed the "38-drop welding machine." After trying it out, it worked unexpectedly. Soon after, he applied for a patent and found someone to invest in the production of this new energy-saving machine.
What Rockefeller saved was just a drop of soldering flux, but "one drop" brought the company hundreds of millions of dollars in profits every year. This also helped him eventually become a famous American oil giant. 2. Persistence is victory
Brother Chang is from Taiwan. We met three years ago. Inspirational story: Persistence. One day he called me from Taiwan and said he wanted to order 200 PetTrainingCollar. I felt baffled. I had just entered the pet supplies business. How did he know that I was doing this? When hesitating, he said that he would go on a business trip to China on a certain day in a certain month and asked me to prepare the goods and deliver the goods. Since he agreed to come in person, there was nothing to doubt. I prepared all the goods and waited for him to come.
Half a month later, he called and said he was visiting Chenjiang, Huizhou with some friends and wanted me to deliver the goods to the hotel where they were staying. With a few friends? I was worried and didn't want to let this opportunity go. After thinking about it, I thought that since it was in mainland China, there should be no problem. I was confident enough to drive the goods there alone. After meeting him, I realized that my worries were unnecessary. Brother Chang was in his forties and looked very kind. He took a look at my goods and gave me the money without saying anything. Then we had dinner together and went to a nightclub to sing after dinner.
They sang a few Mandarin songs and then Hokkien songs. I don’t know anything about the Hokkien language, so my humming sounds like a mosquito, more like crying. They sang the song all night long and I felt sad all night long. During the whole night, I only vaguely understood one sentence: "The path Ruan chooses must persist until he succeeds." He asked me if I understood what they were singing. I shook my head and imitated this line. He pointed his thumb and said that a hero's opinion is that as long as you persist in anything, you will succeed. He also said that the song was called "Perseverance". So that's it.
Later, Brother Chang came to the mainland every two months to purchase goods, and occasionally asked me to pick up some goods. Gradually, we all became familiar with each other. It can be said that he is both my guest and my friend. Every time we go to KTV, he always insists on singing "Perseverance". It made my ears get calluses, and later I couldn't help but complain about why he kept singing this song, and it was so uncomfortable to hum. Every time I complained, he always smiled faintly. Next time I came to the mainland, my nephew would still hold a lantern and sing "Persistence" as usual.
I continued to complain and said to him that you have persisted for two or three years and I can’t hold on any longer, but he still smiled. I think he not only sings in nightclubs in mainland China, but also sings in KTVs in Taiwan. He also said that after singing a song for several years, do you still feel it? He frankly said that he does, although it is the same song. Every time I sing a song, I have a different feeling. No wonder, I have nothing to say.
Until 2009, I hired someone to develop a pet product but failed. I lost all the money I had earned over the years and was in debt. I really couldn’t do it anymore and planned to change careers. I told him my troubles online, and Baoqian said that I would no longer be able to supply him with goods. He asked me if I still remember that he sang the song "Hold On" every time he went to a nightclub. I said that I will remember it until my death. He said that since he remembers it, then just stick with it, and also told me why he always sang this song if I kept coming.
He and his company are relatively well-known in the pet supplies industry in Taiwan. His achievements today are the result of ten years of persistence. Ten years ago, he was in a mess and almost had his wife and children separated. At that time, he also thought about giving up. It was the song "Perseverance" that made him grit his teeth and push through. For the past ten years, every time he went to a nightclub, the KTV would sing "Persistence" to keep him from giving up and falling. I was silent, how much courage and perseverance it takes to sing a song for ten years. The reason why he finally survived was not because of singing this song, but because of the new feelings and realms created by insisting on singing this song. It was the new opportunity he found after every failure. Thinking about it on the other hand, although I have lost money and am in debt, my wife has always been with me through thick and thin. When I come home from work every day, I can see the innocent and pure smiling faces of my children and eat hot meals. What do I have to complain about? When we face difficulties every day, will Tiantian answer us? Will the Earth Society help us if we keep calling for it? Even though the sunshine of the policy is good, it will not shine on everyone. In the most difficult times of life, At this time, what better choice do we have besides persistence! 3. Persistence is victory
Since the road of life is so tortuous and complicated, people should face it calmly.
Jack Ma has an angular, strangely thin face, a wild and unruly style of doing things, and a warm-hearted heart that cuts corners without expecting anything in return; the company meeting is named after "Guangmingding" In the room, he had close contact with Jin Yong and gathered Internet heroes for "West Lake Sword Discussing". Ma Yun's words and deeds are quite like a hero who spans the world of business.
A big reason why Jack Ma is admired by countless grassroots entrepreneurs today is that Jack Ma was once just like us, an extremely ordinary person. He failed and failed repeatedly in the college entrance examination. Just imagine, if Jack Ma had listened to his parents' advice after failing the college entrance examination for the second time, learned a trade, and lived a stable life as a temporary worker, then there would still be Jack Ma today and Ali today. Baba?
The first time I took the college entrance examination, I encountered Waterloo. Although Ma Yun's English is surprisingly good among his peers, his math is so poor that he only scored 1 point and was completely defeated. After that, he worked as a secretary, porter, and later helped people deliver books on a tricycle. Once, when he was delivering books to a cultural unit, he picked up a novel called "Life". That is the masterpiece of the famous writer Lu Yao.
The twists and turns of life of the protagonist of the novel, Gao Jialin, a rural intellectual young man, brought many insights to Ma Yun. Gao Jialin is a very talented young man who has a persistent pursuit of his ideals. However, in the process of pursuing his ideals, every time he takes a step forward, there will be a kind of resistance in front of him, preventing him from getting the true meaning. Opportunities to display talents, and even have to face the situation of falling back to the starting point.
From the story, Jack Ma deeply understood that although the road in life is long, the key points are often only a few steps. On the road of life, no one's road is straight and without forks. This just confirms the saying: "Nine out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory." Since the road of life is so tortuous and complicated, people should be calm to face. Therefore, Ma Yun made up his mind to take the second college entrance examination.
That summer, Ma Yun enrolled in a college entrance examination review class and rode his bicycle every day, traveling between home and cram school.
I didn’t expect that I still failed the college entrance examination for the second time. This time, Ma Yun scored 19 points in the math test, which was 140 points away from the admission threshold. Moreover, this time's results made his parents who originally had a glimmer of hope for Ma Yun to go to college feel that he did not need to take the test again.
At that time, the TV series "Volleyball Players" became popular all over the country and became a household name. In that young but pure era, Junko Xiaolu’s smile inspired an entire generation, including Jack Ma at the time. Not only because of her sweet smile, but also because of her never-say-die spirit. This spirit will have a profound influence on Jack Ma in the future. "Never give up" has become a spiritual symbol of Jack Ma and has influenced every Alibaba employee.
The fighting spirit of Junko Xiaolu greatly inspired Ma Yun. Regardless of the strong opposition of his family, he resolutely began to review and prepare for the third college entrance examination. Unable to convince his family, Ma Yun had to work during the day and attend night school at night. On Sunday, in order to motivate myself to study hard, I got up early and drove for an hour to study in the library of Zhejiang University.
Just three days before the third college entrance examination, Teacher Yu, who had always been disappointed with Ma Yun’s mathematics scores, said to Ma Yun: “Ma Yun, your mathematics is a mess. If you can pass the exam, I will The word 'yu' is written backwards."
On the morning of the math test, Ma Yun had been memorizing 10 basic mathematical formulas. During the exam, Jack Ma used these 10 formulas one by one. After coming out of the examination room and checking his answers with his classmates, Ma Yun knew that he must have passed. As a result, Jack Ma scored 79 points in that math test. After all the hardships, Jack Ma finally got into college.
For Jack Ma, the three college entrance examinations in his life have long become the most precious spiritual wealth in his life journey. 4. Persistence is victory
Marathon runner John. Stephen. John Stephen Akhwari only represented his country in one Olympic Games - the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, finishing last among the 57 competitors. Before and after that, he did not have anything worth mentioning. Good results have been recorded, which is unremarkable in Africa where there are endless long-distance running masters. But it is such a person at the bottom who has gained a louder reputation than many Olympic champions, and a wider and deeper influence. Now, nearly 40 years have passed, and people still cannot forget him. His name is engraved on Olympic Who's Who, became a member of the Beijing Olympics series "Songs of Heroes". In his hometown of Tanzania, a "John Stephen Ahwari Athletics Foundation" is operating at full capacity, thinking that there are poor families but Provide financial support to new track and field talents with athletic potential. He was once hailed as "the most beautiful bottom player" by the French "L'Equipe".
Isn’t the purpose of the Olympics to be faster, higher, and stronger? What did this person at the bottom do to win such a high honor?
Let’s talk about Mexico City in 1968 The Olympic Games were the first Summer Olympic Games held on a plateau. The special geographical and climatic conditions made the track and field competitions at that Olympic Games a great event, with many unprecedented good results. In comparison, the results of the marathon were too mediocre, with the champion, Ethiopian Mamo. Wald's time of 2 hours, 20 minutes, 26 seconds and 4 seconds was better than that of his compatriot and two-time Olympic gold medalist "Barefoot Immortal" Abebe. It was a long way off from the 2 hours, 12 minutes, 11 seconds and 2 set by Kira at the Tokyo Olympics four years ago. The runner-up was Kenji Kimihara of Japan and the third runner-up was Michael of New Zealand. Ruian's time of more than 2 hours and 23 minutes was even more mediocre. Apart from taking a routine look at the award ceremony, reporters paid most attention to the "Barefoot Immortal" Bikila who collapsed after running only 17 kilometers due to injury. They also paid attention to the other runners. They didn't pay much attention to it, and the audience wasn't too enthusiastic about marathon betting. By the time the awards ceremony was over and all other events in the venue had been competed, they left the venue in twos and threes and went home.
More than an hour later, the organizing committee began to notify the service stations along the marathon route to start evacuating, and received a piece of news that surprised everyone: a runner was still running!
It turns out that the runner who is still running is Ahwari. He fell due to a collision after running less than 19 kilometers, injured his knee and dislocated his shoulder. However, he did not quit, but continued to limp towards the finish line. Gradually, all the runners left him far behind; gradually, the cheering crowds gathered on both sides of the street dispersed, and the sky became darker and darker. Everyone felt that the marathon was over, except for Ahwa. Rimoto ran determinedly because he felt that his race was far from over.
Another half hour later, it was completely dark, and Ahwari was still going on. Due to the severe pain, his jogging was slower than an ordinary person's walk. Blood was flowing from his knees and the corners of his mouth were twitching in pain.
At some point, a man appeared next to him, a reporter from "Delta Sky Illustrated". The reporter looked at him sympathetically and asked puzzledly why he still wanted to fight when he knew there was no chance of winning. Run as hard as you can?
Akhwari was obviously unprepared. He "ran" silently for a while, and then suddenly and firmly replied: "My motherland sent me from 7,000 miles away." Here, it’s not about me starting the game, it’s about me finishing it…”. The reporter who was deeply moved not only sent the article to his own magazine, but also immediately sent it back to the Olympic Press Center. Soon Ahwari's famous words echoed through the radio over Mexico City, the world's most populous city. , many citizens who had already returned home rushed to the roadside to cheer and cheer for this brave contestant. With the encouragement of the audience, Akhwari dragged his injured leg and walked into the specially designed venue for the starry sky. He turned on the lights at Azteca Stadium and almost raced to the finish line, yard by yard.
He was surrounded like a hero and received far more grand honors than a champion. Due to being too excited, people forgot to count his exact results. In the Olympic results book, only his ranking was: 57th among 75 people. The 18 players behind him all dropped out due to various reasons. .
Ahwari was born in Mbulu, British Tanganyika in 1938. He was already a 30-year-old veteran when he participated in the Mexico City Olympics. Although he had no outstanding achievements before, as the first athlete in Tanzania's history to participate in the Olympic Games, he lived up to the country's high expectations and became "the most beautiful bottom player." He retired soon after the Olympics and joined the Tanzania Olympic Committee. Now he focuses his energy on the "John Stephen Akhwari Athletics Foundation". He hopes to help more young athletes so that they can compete in the future Olympics. No more running behind others on the field. 5. Persistence is victory
Why was the "Queen of Diving" Fu Mingxia able to win 4 gold medals in two Olympic Games? Why was Nobel able to successfully develop a variety of explosives? What is the secret of their success? persist in. Only by persisting can you win.
There was a monk named Huai Su in the Tang Dynasty. His master was Xuanzang. When he asked his master to learn calligraphy, he received Xuanzang's support. But his family was poor and there was no condition for him to learn calligraphy. What should we do? Huaisu did not give up. He persisted and practiced calligraphy with leaves. He finished writing the leaves on ten thousand banana trees in three months. Then, he wrote on the wooden board, erased, and erased. He continued to practice like this, and finally became a famous calligrapher. His calligraphy is majestic and unique, and is called "crazy grass", which has been passed down to this day. Fu Mingxia is an Olympic diving champion. However, behind her victory, how much perseverance she made! When she was a child, due to some problems with her knee joints, the coach asked her to press her knees every day and let others sit on her knees. Fu Mingxia screamed in pain, but she did not give up. She persisted and finally entered the provincial and national teams. During the training of the national team, Fu Mingxia persisted in four months of arduous training, which made her progress rapidly and laid a solid foundation for future difficult movement training.
Neither Huaisu nor Fu Mingxia had good conditions, but they managed to "persist" and finally won.
Persistence is the first step towards success. Persistence is the only route to victory. Persistence is the secret to victory for many people.
Everyone knows that the telephone was invented by Bell, but in fact, most of the research on the telephone was completed by Edison and many other scientists. But they gave up the telephone after countless failures. Only Bell persisted. He only turned a screw 4.1 more weeks. But we must admit that it was Bell who persisted to the end and invented the telephone.
There are countless such examples. Persistence is victory, persistence is the true meaning of victory!