Sidney Smith said: "No matter what you are naturally good at, let it take its course; never throw away your natural advantages and talents. Let it take its course and you will succeed, otherwise, it will be the same." Going in the opposite direction will result in accomplishing nothing. “It is normal for a person to have shortcomings in his character. What he fears most is not understanding the strengths of his own character. Blindly trying to make up for the shortcomings in your character will only turn yourself into an ordinary person.
There is a resident in Tennessee, USA, who owns 6 hectares of mountain forest where he lives. During the gold rush in the western United States, he sold his property and moved his family westward, buying 90 hectares of land in the west for drilling, hoping to find gold mines here. He worked for five consecutive years, but not only did he not find anything, but in the end he even lost all his money and had to return to Tennessee.
When he returned to his hometown, he found that there were roaring machines and numerous work sheds. It turned out that the mountain forest he sold was a gold mine, and the owner was digging for gold. Today, this gold mine is still being mined. It is the famous Monroe Gold Mine in the United States.
Once a person throws away something that belongs to him, he may lose a gold mine.
In this world, everyone has his or her own unique personality, and everyone has hidden talents. This kind of talent is like a gold mine, it depends on whether you can mine it and operate it.
The growth process of Otto Wallach is legendary. When he started middle school, his parents chose a literary path for him. Unexpectedly, after one semester, the teacher wrote this comment for him: "Wallach is very studious, but too rigid. Even if such a person has perfect moral character, he will never achieve anything in literature." His parents had no choice but to Respect the teacher's opinion and let him study oil painting instead. But Wallach neither cares about composition nor polishing, and his understanding of art is not strong. His grades were last in the class. The school's comments were even more unacceptable: "You are an uncultivated talent in the art of painting!" Faced with such a "clumsy" student, most teachers thought he had no hope of success. Only the chemistry teacher thought that he was meticulous in his work and had the character necessary to do a good job in chemical experiments, and suggested that he try to learn chemistry. Finally, Wallach's rigorous character found a fertile soil of his own in the world of chemistry. The spark of wisdom was suddenly ignited, and his chemistry scores were far ahead among his classmates. Later, he became a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.
Everyone is born different and has their own unique personality. Therefore, you should try to adapt to your own personality and develop your potential. When we have not found the position that best suits us, we must have the courage to try and refuse to try and change, which is tantamount to rejecting new beauty and new opportunities.
Bush has been a troublesome character since he was a child. However, no one could have imagined that such a famous gangster would become the President of the United States when he was 53 years old. He himself admitted that he was very naughty and mischievous when he was a child. He started smoking at the age of 12, used swear words in his words, and bullied his younger brother. When you meet a nun in church, you don't say, "Good morning, Miss!" but rather, "Hey, girl, you look sexy!" The Bushes were so angry that they could only look at each other.
When George W. Bush was in middle school, he was playful, liked to play pranks, and had a headache when he saw books. His so-called grades were naturally a mess. Later, relying on his father's relationship, he was able to enter Yale University, majoring in history, but his grades were average. He also studied political science and economics, and his grades were also very poor. Only his grades in philosophy and anthropology were better. But Bush excelled in other ways. During his four years of fun and laughter in college, he actually got to know a quarter of the more than 4,000 students at Yale. These more than 1,000 classmates laid an excellent interpersonal foundation for his future career in politics. It is difficult for ordinary people to remember the names of more than 1,000 people, but George W. Bush has this ability. Anyone can call out his name as soon as they meet him.
In 2008, George W. Bush successfully ran for governor of Texas. The lieutenant governor is a veteran of the Democratic Party. He has served as lieutenant governor for more than 20 years. He is notoriously bad-tempered and uncooperative. Even the governor of the Democratic Party finds this person difficult to deal with. But George W. Bush of the Democratic Party was able to make the lieutenant governor with different political views submissive. This person was the first to say that Bush would become the president of the United States sooner or later, making the Democrats dumbfounded.
Everyone has his or her own strengths, specific talents and qualities. If you choose the right effort goal that matches your own strengths, you will be able to succeed; if you don’t choose the right effort that suits your own strengths, The goal will more or less bury oneself. Those who have been known as poor students or "stupid and retarded", those children who are good at nothing, even when the stupidity is very obvious, are often just because they were in an inappropriate environment.
Since childhood, Bit has been slower than other children in everything he does. His classmates ridiculed him for being stupid, and the teacher shook his head at him. No matter how he tried to do well and change himself, but... He never succeeded. It wasn't until Bit was in ninth grade that he was diagnosed with dyspraxia by a doctor.
When he graduated from high school, Bit applied to ten of the most ordinary schools, thinking that one of them would admit him. But until the end, he didn't even receive an admission notice. Later, Bit saw an advertisement that read: "As long as you pay $250, you are guaranteed to be admitted to a university.
"Seeing the name of this university, Bit immediately remembered a newspaper article about this university a few years ago:
"This is a school where there is no failing, as long as students If my father is rich, there is no one who will not be admitted. "At that time, Bit had only one belief: I would use the future to prove that this was a false statement. After attending this university for a year, Bit transferred to another university.
After graduating from college, he Entered the real estate industry. At the age of 22, he opened his own real estate company. Later, he built nearly 10,000 apartments in four states in the United States and owned 900 chain stores with assets of hundreds of millions of dollars. , Bit entered the banking industry and became a famous banker.
How did a "stupid" child become successful? The following two points are narrated by Bit himself: First, he must be successful. Do what is best for you, and don't cater to other people's tastes and do something "difficult" that is not yours but will cost you a lifetime. Second, it is meaningless to compare yourself with others, because you don't know what you are doing. Know other people's goals and motivations in life, as well as their unique abilities. Others have their own personalities and talents, and all you have to do is use your own character strengths.
< p>Any occupation in society has certain requirements for workers' abilities. For example, for occupations such as accounting, cashiers, statistics, etc., practitioners must have strong computing skills; for occupations such as engineering, architecture, and clothing design, Workers must have the ability to make spatial judgments; workers in professions such as pilots, surgeons, athletes, dancers, etc. need to have the ability to coordinate their eyes and hands. Therefore, when choosing a career, you must realistically test your character strengths and talents. Potential, so that it can be used.No one is qualified to make such a conclusion: when a person tries his best to do something, if he has not succeeded, we think that he will never be able to do anything. A person who is good at one thing may not be good at that. People who can write may not necessarily be talkative; people who are good at thinking may not necessarily have good memory; scholars are rich in abstract thinking ability, but lack specific operation ability; great people can Leading thousands of troops to accomplish earth-shattering undertakings, one may be unable to deal with trivial matters at home.
If a person wants to engage in a career, he must first have a correct understanding of himself and comprehensively examine his own situation. Strengths and Weaknesses, this is the minimum requirement. For example, you may not be able to solve so many mathematical problems, but you have special skills in handling affairs, and you are able to understand people well, solve problems, and have superb skills. organizational skills; you may be poor in physics and chemistry, but you are good at writing novels and poems; maybe you are not good at distinguishing music, but you have a pair of extremely dexterous hands; maybe you can't even draw a table. But you have a beautiful singing voice; maybe you are not good at playing chess, but you have extraordinary physical strength. On the premise of recognizing your strengths, if you can use your strengths and avoid weaknesses, and work hard, you will naturally bear fruitful results over time. .