Success is not a fluke but a habit.
Editor’s note: This article is from WeChat public number “Leaping Enterprise” (ID: dfy82853236), the author of the East win, the founder of the leap-forward development theory; authorized to release.
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The famous 17th-century French general Tulangwa is known for his courage, and he stands at the forefront of the team every time he fights.
When others ask him why he is so brave, he candidly said:
“My actions look like a brave person, but from the beginning to the end, I am very scared.”
He went on to explain, “But I didn’t give in to the timid, but said to the body, ‘Old man, if you are shaking, you have to go forward!’ The result is always resolutely charged.”
It seems that when necessary, people need to have some self-forcing enthusiasm. This also explains why some people are always stronger than others.
In fact, to be a successful workplace and entrepreneurs, you need this kind of self-forcing.
After more than a decade ago, I should go to the Mengniu Group to do a corporate culture consulting project. At that time, Niu Gensheng was the helm of Mengniu. When Niu Gensheng chatted with me, he mentioned “competing with himself” and said that this is one of the cultures he advocated in Mengniu.
“Competing with yourself” is similar to the “self-forcing enthusiasm” mentioned above. That is to say, if there is any problem, first find the reason from yourself. Because it is easy to change oneself, it is difficult to change others. If the responsibilities of both parties to the conflict are 50% each, then you should start by changing yourself. When you take the initiative to change, you will find that the other party will change.
The other layer of “competing with yourself” is also reflected in “only modify the means, do not modify the target.” If you can’t complete the task according to the scheduled time and quantity, you should first find the problem from the method and effort level of your own work. Do not modify your goal, or evade, or give up if you encounter difficulties.
I later thought, why do people need this kind of “competence with themselves” and “self-forcing enthusiasm”? Because everyone has hidden or living in the body a “beast” that is easy to use, bully and hard. Another name for this “beast” is “instinct.”
In order not to let it ruin our lives, and in order to make it better serve our lives and careers, we all need to “control with ourselves” and “self-forced enthusiasm” to control it.
Experts call this kind of “competence with themselves” and “self-forcing” as “self-control”