Success and mediocrity, sometimes only the difference in details

Five years ago, Mr. A also worked in a marketing planning company, when a friend found him and said his company wanted to do a small-scale market research. My friend said that this market survey is very simple. He can find two people to do it. He hopes that Mr. A will come forward to carry out the business, and he will go to work. The final market research report will be checked by Mr. A. Of course, he will give Mr. A has a fee.

This is indeed a small business, no big problem. After the market research report came out, Mr. A also saw the obvious water, but he just made some text processing and modification, and then handed it over.

Afterwards, several friends invited Mr. A to form a project team to complete the overall marketing plan for a large entertainment venue. Unexpectedly, the head of the business of the other party clearly stated that the impression of Mr. A was not good. It turned out that this supervisor was the principal of the market research project of that year.

After hearing this message, Mr. A was shocked, but it was too late.

This is the end of the matter, and then I will go back and think about it. At that time, the money that Mr. A got was not worth mentioning at all, and the perfunctory responsibilities of the original had caused such a big negative impact!

Keep in mind in your life and work: there are no small people, small things that can be freely sent, fooled, and if you neglect these details, you will not be able to achieve your goals and requirements.

The goal of life is not a one-off process. It is a process of continuous accumulation. The determined pursuers must be brave enough to rise from the ordinary, enriching wisdom and giving birth to excellence in indifference.

At the beginning, John Buller was only a handyman on the assembly line of General Motors of the United States. His success began with the accumulation of ordinary things in the work. It is the work concept of accumulating ordinary talents and accumulating excellence. He is at 30. As a result, he was promoted to the position of the company's chief foreman and became the youngest chief executive of GM.

John entered the factory at the age of 20. At the beginning of the work, he made a comprehensive understanding of the production situation of the factory. He knows that a car goes from part to assembly, and it takes about 10 departments to work together, and each department works differently.

He thought at the time: Since he wanted to make a career in the automobile manufacturing industry, he had to have a deep understanding of the entire manufacturing process of the car. So he volunteered to start from the most basic handyman. The handyman does not belong to a formal worker, nor does he have a fixed workplace. Wherever there is a job, where is it going? Because of this work, John had the opportunity to get in touch with the various departments of the factory, so he had a preliminary understanding of the nature of the work of each department.

After a year and a half of the handyman, John applied to transfer to the car seat cushion department. Soon, he learned the craft of the chair cushion. Later, he applied to transfer to the spot welding department, the body part, the painting department, the lathe department and other departments to work. In less than five years, he has done almost all the work of this factory. Finally, he decided to apply to the assembly line to work.

A friend of John, Jack, was very puzzled by John's move. He asked John: "You have been working for 5 years. Always do some small things like welding, painting, and manufacturing parts. I am afraid it will delay the future?"

"Jack, you don't understand." John said with a smile. "I am not in a hurry to be a leader in a certain department. I am leading the entire factory as a work goal, so I must take the time to understand the entire workflow. I am taking the time available. To make the most valuable use, I have to learn not only how to make a car seat cushion, but how the whole car is made."

When John confirmed that he had the qualities of a manager, he decided to emerge on the assembly line. John has worked in other departments, knowing the manufacturing situation of various parts, and also distinguishing the advantages and disadvantages of the parts, which brings a lot of convenience to his assembly work. Not long after, he became the best figure on the assembly line. Soon, he was promoted to the foreman and gradually became the chief foreman of the 15 foremen. If all goes well, he will be promoted to manager within a year or two.

In the work, there is nothing that is small enough to be abandoned; there is no detail that should be ignored. Also engaged in an ordinary job, different people will have different experiences and achievements. People who don’t bother to do small things are very passive and will only fool their work; while active people will work with peace of mind and take small things as opportunities to exercise themselves, gain a deeper understanding of the company, strengthen the company’s business knowledge, and become familiar with the work content. Use small things to appreciate the various aspects, enhance your ability to judge and think.

As the saying goes: "Rome was not built in a day." Since Rome could not be built in a day, we should focus on building every day in Rome. In this way, connecting each day will eventually create a beautiful and splendid Rome.

In order to achieve a good life, we must pay attention to the ordinary accumulation of work. In order to achieve the big goal, it is necessary to set a small goal first, which makes it easier to achieve the goal. It is a pity that many people will give up easily because their goals are too ambitious or their ideals are too lofty. If you set a small goal, you can get satisfactory results faster. As you gradually complete the "small goal," the psychological pressure will also decrease, and the big goal will one day be achieved.

The difference between successful people and mediocre people lies in the fact that the former pays attention to accumulation and pays attention to using each little thing around them to exercise themselves. Think of the ordinary goals of life as the ladder of excellence, and the mediocre people will only be high-spirited, rash, or give up because the goal is difficult to achieve.