Do it now

Do it now

Life is a great battle opportunity that comes from chance.
Bad habits can be at the mercy of us. It is easy to develop, but it is difficult to serve.
Successfully putting a good idea into practice is much more valuable than thinking of a thousand good ideas at home.

Rockefeller’s letter to his son:

Dear John:

What a wise man can say can always make me remember very firmly. A wise man said well, "Education covers many aspects, but he does not teach you anything." The wise man showed us a truth: If you don't take action, the world's most practical and beautiful, The most feasible philosophy can't work.

I have always believed that opportunities come from opportunities. No matter how good the concept is, even if it is a very common plan, if it is implemented and continues to develop, it will be much better than the half-way good plan, because the former will always be implemented, but the latter will be abandoned. Therefore, I said that there is no secret to success. To achieve positive results in life, there are extraordinary wisdom and special talents. Of course, there is nothing wrong with it. As long as you are willing to act positively, you will get closer and closer to success.

Regrettably, many people have not remembered this biggest lesson, and they have turned themselves into mediocrity. Look at the ordinary people who are mediocre, you will find that they are all living passively. They say far more than they do, or even just say no. But almost all of them are experts who make excuses. They will use various excuses to delay, until finally they prove that this matter should not, can not do or is too late.

Compared with this type of person, I seem to be smart and awkward. Mr. Gates touted me as an activist and self-motivated actor. I am very happy to be so touted because I have not lived up to it. Positive action is another sign on me. I never like to talk on paper or talk about it. Because I know that there is no result without action, and nothing in the world is not derived from the idea of ​​one idea. As long as people are alive, they must consider action.

Many people admit that knowledge without a foundation of wisdom is useless, but what is even more frustrating is that even if there is no knowledge and wisdom, if there is no action, everything is still empty talk. Action and full preparation can actually be seen as two sides of the object. Life must be just right. Too much preparation, but not to act, will only waste time in vain. In other words, everything must be temperate, we can't fall into the trap of continuous exercise and planning, and we must acknowledge the reality: no matter how detailed the plan is, we still can't accurately predict the final solution.

I certainly don't deny that the plan is very important. The plan is the first step to get a favorable result, but the plan is not an action, nor a substitute for action. Just like playing golf, if you don't hit the first hole, you can't reach the second hole. Action solves everything. No action, nothing will happen. We can't buy a foolproof insurance anyway, but what we can do is to make up our minds to implement our plan.

People who lack action have a bad habit: they like to maintain the status quo and refuse to change. I think this is a bad habit of deception and self-destruction, because everything is changing, just as people will die and die, there is no constant thing. But because of the fear inside, the fear of the unknown, many people resisted change, even if the status quo did not satisfy him, he did not dare to take a step forward. Look at those who have a successful career but have nothing to do, and you know that it is difficult to be different.

Yes, when everyone decides a big event, they will have more or less fear and fear in their hearts, and they will face the trouble of whether or not to do it. But the "actionists" will use their determination to ignite the spark of the soul, come up with various ways to fulfill their wishes, and have the courage to overcome all kinds of difficulties.

Many people who lack action are very naive, and they like to sit and wait for things to happen naturally. They naively thought that others would care about their affairs. In fact, apart from themselves, others are not very interested in them, and people are only interested in their own affairs. For example, in a business, the higher the proportion of our profit, the more we must take the initiative, because the relationship between success and failure is not great, they will not care. At this time, we'd better push it. If we are lazy, retreating, waiting for others to take the initiative to push things, the results will be disappointing.

A person can only disappoint himself if he relies on himself, and he can increase his chance to control his destiny. Smart people will only make things happen.

The most frustrating thing in life is that there are too many things to do. The result is not only that there is not enough time to do it, but that there are so many steps in everything, and the emotions that cannot be done are so shocking that nothing can be done. We must admit that time is limited and no one can do everything. Smart people know that not all actions produce good results, only sensible actions can bring meaningful results, so smart people will only take work that has achieved positive results in the future, and work related to accomplishing the biggest goal, and Concentrate, so smart people can always make the most valuable contribution and get a lot of benefits.

To eat an elephant, you need to eat it bit by bit, and the same thing is done. If you want to finish everything, it will only let the opportunity slip away. My motto is: Rockefeller takes unfair treatment for emergencies.

Many people make themselves a passive person. They want to wait until all the conditions are perfect, that is, when the time is right, they will act. Life is always an opportunity, but there is almost no perfection. Those passive people are mediocre for a lifetime, precisely because they must wait until everything is 100% beneficial, and they will do it after nothing has happened. This is a fool's practice. We must compromise with life and believe that it is the opportunity that we need now, that we will keep ourselves out of the mud that we will always wait for before we fall into action.

We pursue perfection, but human things are not absolutely perfect, only close to perfection. Wait until all the conditions are perfect before you can do it. You can only wait forever and give the opportunity to others. Those who have to wait until everything is ready to go will never leave home. The kind of person who wants to become "I will do it now" is to stop all daydreams, always think of the present, and do it from now on. Sentences such as "tomorrow", "next week", and "future" have the same meaning as "can never be done."

Everyone has the time to lose confidence and doubt their ability, especially in times of adversity. But those who truly understand the art of action can overcome it with strong perseverance. They will tell themselves that when everyone has a failure, when they have a very bad time, they will tell themselves how much preparation and thinking they have done before. When you start doing it, you will inevitably make mistakes. However, passive people do not regard failure as an opportunity to learn and grow, but they always warn themselves: perhaps I really can't do it, and I lose my active participation in the future.

Many people believe that they want to be successful, but I regard it as a panic. A good idea is that you can buy a dozen for a dime. The initial idea is just a series of starts, and then the second phase of preparation, planning, and the third phase of action. There is never a shortage of people with ideas and ideas in our world, but there are very few people who know how to successfully implement a good idea and realize that they have a much better value than a thousand good ideas at home.

The real basis people use to judge your abilities is not how much is in your mind, but your actions. People trust people who are down to earth, they will think: this person dares to say dare to do, must know how to do the best. I haven't heard anyone praised for not doing anything to disturb others, not taking action, or waiting for others to order. Those leaders in the business, government, and military are very capable and willing people, and 100% active. Those who stand by and stand by on the side of the field will never be leaders.

Whether it is an auto-spontaneous or a passive person, it is customary. Habit is like a rope, we weave a rope every day, and finally it is too thick to break. The habit of the rope is not to lead us to the peak is to lead us to the bottom, this Lord has to look good habits or bad habits. Bad habits can plague us, success or failure, it is easy to develop, but it is difficult to serve. Good habits are difficult to develop, but they are easy to maintain.

To have the habit of doing it now, the most important thing is to have a positive spirit, to quit the habit of loose spirits, to be determined to be an active person, to be brave in doing things, not to wait until everything is ready, never to be absolutely The perfect thing. The habit of cultivating action does not require special wisdom or special skills. It only needs to work hard to make good habits bloom in life.

Son, life is a great battle. In order to win, you need to act, act again, act forever! In this way, your safety can be guaranteed.

Happy Christmas! I don't think there is any better Christmas gift than giving this letter to you at this time. \