The first: no perseverance
Zeng Guofan once said: "The way of learning is infinite, and there is always perseverance." ”
The core meaning is that no matter what you do, you must be persistent, not three minutes of heat.
Take the reading of books! Zeng Guofan set a rule for himself: get up early every day and read 20 pages a day.
Reading 20 pages a day is very easy for each of us to achieve, and it is only half an hour or so, if it is faster, it will take more than ten minutes.
But even such a "small goal" is not something that everyone can stick to, and it is even more impossible to achieve the persistence of "decades as a day".
So this also tells us that although the goal is easy to achieve, but can not be adhered to for a long time, then even the smallest goal, in the end will be abandoned halfway.
The second: there is no pattern
Zeng Guofan's pattern was very large, and during the Pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom War, the points he valued were completely different from those valued by some generals.
Take Zuo Zongtang! Zuo Zongtang fought bravely, full of blood, and of course, his mobility was also very strong, while Zeng Guofan's fighting appeared to be relatively "slow", step by step, steady and steady, so that Zuo Zongtang often said that Zeng Guofan "missed the fighter.".
Why is the pattern of the two different?
Zuo Zongtang was very concerned about the gains and losses of one city and one pool, and the victory or defeat of one war and two battles. But Zeng Guofan is not, he values the overall situation, that is, how to eliminate the enemy in one fell swoop and end the war. That's the difference between a famous general and a good warrior!
Famous generals are called famous because they became famous in one or two battles. The good warrior, on the other hand, never cared about the success or failure of one or two battles, but about the final victory.
Similarly, people with small patterns often have no planning, no clear goals, always go their own way, look vigorous, but in fact have no use.
In addition, people with small patterns are also prone to distress because of small things, thus ignoring some important things.
The third: can not control their emotions
There is a saying that is particularly good, called: Emotions are instinctive, and being able to control emotions is a skill!
To put it simply: when you encounter a particularly annoying thing, it is your instinct to go crazy and roar at it; but if you can regulate your emotions and treat it peacefully, then this is your skill. And such people can often achieve a career.
When Zeng Guofan was young, he had a very bad temper and argued with others at every turn, even if he didn't pay attention, he had to argue with others.
Zeng Guofan had a small friend named Zheng Xiaoshan, both of whom were fellow Hunan villagers and officials in the capital at the same time. Although the age difference between the two is 10 years, the relationship is very good.
It is precisely because of this intimate relationship that the two people almost talk about nothing, and there is no taboo in talking.
One day, Zheng Xiaoshan said a heartless word to Zeng Guofan, but zeng guofan suddenly jumped up and scolded this former friend.
Although the two have a good relationship, Zheng Xiaoshan is 10 years older than Zeng Guofan after all, and is considered an elder, but Zeng Guofan is in a hurry, but he immediately left these behind and scolded Zheng Xiaoshan.
Where could Zheng Xiaoshan stand him like this, so she got up angrily and whisked away with her sleeves!
Afterwards, Zeng Guofan began to reflect on his behavior, feeling that he should not treat his friends in this way, so he prepared to personally come to the door and bear the guilt of Jingjing. At this time, Zheng Xiaoshan also took the initiative to come to the door and apologize for her unintentional words.
In this way, the two began to get back together again!
After this incident, Zeng Guofan also deeply realized that no matter what happens in the future, he must control his emotions and must not be impulsive.
After a long period of training, Zeng Guofan has made great progress in emotional control, and when arguing with people, he is not easily impulsive, but more rational!
Fourth: serious suspicion
Some people say that the most terrible disease in the world is a terminal disease such as cancer, but in fact, suspicious heart disease is also very terrible.
The root of suspicion is that you can't trust the people and things around you, and you have a skeptical attitude towards anything.
Even if others are really good to you, you feel that others want something from you, and thus deliberately alienate each other.
In the long run, not only will you have no friends to trust around you, but you will also be crushed yourself.
Take rural health insurance!
Originally, medical insurance for farmers was to spend less money when seeing a doctor and reduce the burden of life.
But in our village, there are a few people who are unwilling to pay these hundreds of yuan, thinking that the government just wants to "pit" them, after paying the money, in case they are not sick, this money will not be paid in vain?
What is even more ridiculous is that they not only do not pay, but also encourage others not to pay, saying that they are in good health, and paying these hundreds of dollars is equivalent to "throwing".
But "people eat five grains and have a hundred diseases", how can a person not get sick for a lifetime? Therefore, when they are sick and hospitalized, they cannot repay a penny, and in the end, they are still harmed.
So you see, how important trust is, and the ultimate harm of doubtful gods and ghosts is themselves. In fact, similar to such examples, it can be said that there are too many to count, and I think we often encounter them in our lives.
Fifth: I like to make excuses for everything
Some people will always attribute their failures, or inability to do something, to a certain reason, to make excuses, and to shirk responsibility.
Zeng Guofan's fifth brother, Zeng Guobao, was once a person who liked to make excuses.
Zeng Guobao has a strong ability to do things, but in the matter of reading, he behaves very poorly. Zeng Guofan taught him many times to study well.
Under the guidance of his brother, Zeng Guobao also wanted to work hard. But it didn't take long for him to hold on.
When Zeng Guofan asked him why, he would find various reasons, such as the private school where he was studying was too close to home, he would always be disturbed by some trivial matters at home, and he wanted to go outside to find a good environment and quiet school to study.
After hearing this, Zeng Guofan said: "If you can work hard and stand on your own, then the family school can read, that is, the wilderness and the lively field can also read, and the negative salary can read." ”
To put it simply: if you really want to read, you can read it wherever you are, and if you don't really want to read, you can't read it anywhere.
For example, Kuang Heng, a famous minister and scribe in the Western Han Dynasty, had a poor family when he was young, and he wanted to study at night but did not even have a candle. So he chiseled a hole in the wall and let the candlelight of the next door neighbor's house shine through and read according to him.
So, what causes you not to succeed is not external conditions, but inner restlessness. If you can't be persistent in everything, shirk your responsibility and make excuses at every turn, it is difficult for such a person to succeed.
Sixth: Like to play clever
People who like to play smart not only can't bring half a benefit to themselves, but also lose a lot.
In many things, they don't like to work stupidly, and they do everything in a superficial way.
In addition, people who like to play small and clever often like to take advantage, and such people generally have two characteristics: short-sightedness and greed.
For example, a friend of the author is a person who likes to play a little clever. Every time I go out to a party, I always "eat and drink for nothing", I have not paid a penny, even if it is the bureau he organized, the final single is bought by us.
Once or twice, we also felt that it didn't matter, but more times, he asked us to go out to the party again, and no one was willing to take care of him anymore.
So you see, people who like to play smart are often selfish, thinking that they have gained a lot of benefits, but in fact, they are consuming their own blessings and luck a little bit, as well as the trust of others in him.
Such people, often not far away, it is difficult to succeed!
In summary, that's all we have in this article! In fact, these life experiences of Zeng Guofan are also written a lot in the book "The Complete Works of Zeng Guofan", and interested readers can buy them to take a look.
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In this set of books, in addition to seeing the legendary life of Zeng Guofan, we can also learn a lot of valuable experience of Zeng Guofan as an official, learn from his spirit of repeated defeats and battles, and his way of dealing with people.
Zeng Guofan, who is known as the "half perfect person" in ancient and modern times, has always been the "idol" of many famous figures, such as Chiang Kai-shek once said: "Li De li promises to make meritorious contributions to the three immortals, and the teacher will be a perfect person." ”
There are also our great people, who also spoke highly of Zeng Guofan: "Yu Yu is close to others, serving Zeng Wenzheng alone."
Liu Chuanzhi, founder of Lenovo, once said: "To learn from Zeng Guofan, the first thing to learn is his repeated defeats, which is really very important for entrepreneurs, especially entrepreneurial." Zeng Guofan's attitude when he lost the battle, the strength to grit his teeth and not give up, this spirit of repeated defeats and battles, is the first thing we have to learn. ”
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