Among the many famous courtiers in the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan had the greatest influence. Some people call him "the first perfect person in ancient and modern times", although this is exaggerated, but Zeng Guofan has indeed left a lot of valuable learning, to achieve great things, we must first learn Zeng Guofan's "six precepts", men can not learn, will not achieve anything, Zeng Guofan also rely on these "six precepts", step by step to success.
1. Do not do things that are long-term profits, and do not go to the places of contention
Confucianism emphasizes "self-cultivation and family rule the country and the world", but Zeng Guofan's concept has added more theories of the world. His first precept is to say, "Do not do what is long-profitable, and do not go to the land of contention." It is easy for people to lose their minds in the face of fame and fortune, just like the classic awakening motto in "Dream of the Red Chamber": "There is more than one behind you that you have forgotten to shrink your hands, and there is no way to turn back." ”
Zeng Guofan believes that the most rare thing for people is to be able to resist temptation, not to become greedy because of a momentary gain, and to plunge into Vanity Fair and fall into the depths. Things that are easy to profit and are scrambled by everyone are likely to have unexpected traps behind them, the pie will not fall in the sky, let alone the pie rain, and people's hearts of gain and loss first determine the height of thought and behavior.
2. It is said that the shortness of man is the shortness of protecting oneself, and the length of praising oneself is the strength of jealousy
In life, it is inevitable to deal with others. It is often said that "those who are right and wrong are non-human", and it is a big taboo of communication to say that people are short and to show their brilliance with the shortcomings of others. Because everyone has their own advantages and disadvantages, people with high emotional intelligence will not arbitrarily comment on the advantages and disadvantages of others, and he knows in his heart that he is also the object of judgment in the eyes of others, and every word and deed needs to be cautious.
3. Profit can be shared but not alone, and conspiracy can be widowed and not many
As an upper-level person, the indispensable factor for achieving great things is the support of his subordinates. Everyone collects firewood and the flame is high, no one can break out of the extraordinary cause by fighting alone, to be a manager, you must have superb management skills, benefits must be shared by everyone, and when making decisions, you can listen to the opinions of others, but you can't go with the flow, and you should always have a clear opinion.
4. The mediocre people of the ancient and modern world are defeated by a lazy word, and the talented people of the ancient and modern times in the world are defeated by a proud word
Rewarding diligence in heaven is the concept that Zeng Guofan believes in. Zeng Guofan is not a genius, but his insistence on diligent learning and knowledge is much better than that of ordinary people, which is also the basis for his achievements. In Zeng Guofan's eyes, there is a distinction between "mediocre" and "talented", the former is idle, just because he is unwilling to struggle, a "lazy" word determines that his life has no ups and downs.
And talented people, after some achievements, it is difficult to stick to what they have gained, just because of a "proud" word. Familiar with ancient and modern times, it is not difficult to find that many people with full talent and outstanding abilities have finally lost to "pride", and the death of Kong Rong and Yang Xiu are typical examples. If you stop at the slightest achievement and think that you are great enough, you will inevitably fall into defeat.
5. Do not abandon the great beauty with small evils, and do not forget the great grace with small grievances
It is also a secret of interpersonal communication, even close people will have bumps, not to mention other people in life, human nature is complex, generally not great good and great evil ordinary people, there are two sides in the heart, at any time, do not ignore the good aspects of the other party because of small intercourse, let alone forget the favor given to you by the other party because of small things. Being able to recognize and tolerate people is the courage of those who have achieved great things.
6. Whoever does great things, with knowledge as the mainstay and talent as the supplement, and whenever great things are accomplished, people seek to live in half, and Providence lives in half
If you want to achieve a career, it is indispensable to be "well-informed" and have the ability to control the gains. Although it is said that the plot lies in people and the success lies in heaven, the real way to go with nature is not to fight for it at the beginning, but to look down on gains and losses after hard work, not because of the idea of gain and loss, and to become a big thing inherently man-made, but half of man-made, half of Providence, what is done cannot be all successful.