Romain Rolland said: "Most people die at the age of twenty or thirty, because after this age they are only shadows of themselves, and the rest of their lives are spent imitating themselves." ”
Reaching middle age, time seems to have turned on twice the speed.
We are like spinning tops in place, wrapped in the triviality of chicken feathers in life, day after day.
If we choose to stop where we are, it will be difficult to keep up with the times.
If we want to accommodate richer content in life, we must learn to keep ourselves fresh at all times and not let ourselves expire.
Source: Panorama Vision
Be decent and don't let your image expire
There is a saying on the Internet: "Image is a person's signboard, a bad image will ruin your life, and a good image will make your influence increase rapidly." ”
Having a good image can not only greatly improve the personal charm value, but also contribute to our business.
In the 60s of the 20th century, Comau Illus, a famous British real estate developer, set a record of signing more than 40 business orders at a banquet.
At that banquet, he dressed appropriately and behaved gracefully when he talked to people. This impressed everyone at the scene.
In fact, this is not the first time Coma Irus has come to London to discuss business.
Back 12 years ago, Comau Irus ran a small cement factory.
In order to expand his business, he came to London and tried his best to get an invitation to a business meeting.
At the party, people wore gorgeous evening dresses and were gentle.
Coma Irus looked down at himself, a pair of stained rubber shoes, oil-stained overalls, and shaggy hair, like a beggar.
Even though he pulled out the invitation and explained his identity to the staff, people still wanted to drive him away.
Finally, seeing an acquaintance at the venue, Comau Irus quickly pulled him over to testify for himself. But the acquaintance frowned slightly, and actually said that he didn't know him.
So, he was unceremoniously invited out by the staff.
At the time, Coma Irus was very angry. But afterwards, he calmed down and reflected, knowing that the problem was in his image.
Upon returning home, he immediately signed up for etiquette training courses and hired a personal image consultant to help him manage his image.
12 years later, Comau Irus returned to London and became a wonder in the industry.
As Russell said, "A person's appearance hides his self-disciplined life and the life he is pursuing." ”
Your image is actually to show your business card.
A good image is a silent way to express respect for others.
In addition, maintaining a decent image is also giving yourself positive psychological cues.
A person who can maintain a decent image at all times must be a person who has requirements for himself and is full of expectations for life.
Such people are more likely to get the attention of others and have more opportunities to get help from noble people.
Source: Panorama Vision
Keep exercising and don't let your health expire
There is such a topic on Zhihu: "Insist on running five kilometers a day, what will change in two years?" ”
Netizen @lonely and wild shared his experience in the comment area.
Originally, he was not fat, and as a teenager he began to overeat and his weight soared. In his early twenties, he weighed a whopping 206 pounds.
Subsequently, various problems occurred in his body, and a series of chronic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, fatty liver, cholinergic urticaria and so on came to his door.
Those two years were the darkest moments of his life, not only his physique was weak and he was always sick, but he was also discriminated against and ridiculed by others because of obesity.
He began to become more and more sensitive, inferior, and gradually closed himself off.
When he learned that a 26-year-old brother was suffering from diabetes due to obesity, he fell into fear. Coupled with the fact that he couldn't find a girlfriend because he was too obese, he made up his mind to start running to lose weight.
At first, his body could not adapt at all, and he basically ran a few hundred meters to lose his strength.
He gritted his teeth and persisted, and a month later, he managed to lose 38 pounds.
Later, he also added other training and adjusted his eating habits.
The boy who used to run 200 meters was strenuous, but now he can easily run 8 kilometers.
After more than half a year of training, his weight dropped by more than 80 pounds.
At another check-up, his fatty liver disappeared, and cholinergic urticaria and allergic rhinitis, which even doctors could not resolve, were cured.
Socrates once said: "The health of the body is destroyed by standing still and maintained for a long time by the practice of movement." ”
Once upon a time, we indulged in our youth: staying up late to catch up with plans, drinking and socializing, playing games all night, overeating...
When the health indicators are urgent, we regret not starting out.
People who do not exercise for a long time are not only prone to gain weight, but also have regression in thinking and memory.
When you keep moving, you will find that your mind is getting quicker, your body is getting healthier, and you are becoming cheerful.
When you reach middle age and feel tired, get yourself moving.
Source: Panorama Vision
Update regularly and don't let your skills expire
In life, many people maintain a passable state at work.
When he sees that the people around him are both famous and rich, he will only envy others for their good luck while complaining that he has no good luck.
As everyone knows, these enviable "good luck" is not waiting, but created by themselves.
In Japan, "Life Handbook" can be described as a well-deserved "longevity journal".
Its popularity is inseparable from the efforts of Yataro Matsuura.
But who would have thought that when he was invited to become the editor-in-chief of the magazine, it would be a good year.
Before that, Matsuura Yataro was a well-known writer.
He could have safely reaped fame and fortune on the path of being a writer, but he tried to jump out of his original circle and start a new journey.
At that time, "Life Handbook" was facing a crisis of suspension of publication.
As a result, Matsuura learned from scratch, from how to typeset to make the reader's reading experience more comfortable, to how to develop strategies.
In addition, he also spends time collecting practical life tips, such as: teaching you how to make delicious poached eggs, how to store them to save space, and even teaching you how to nail well...
It is these simple and practical life skills, cute hand-drawn covers and rich graphic content that give people a warm and beautiful feeling and evoke people's love for life.
After seven or eight years of hard work, "Life Handbook" has transformed into a palace-level life guide with a circulation of more than one million copies.
Matsuura was also praised as "the man who knows life best in all of Japan".
Interestingly, this "non-stop" uncle turned to the Internet when he was about to turn 50.
Once again, he started from scratch and built a restaurant with a website at its core.
As Gong Xunwei wrote in "The 35-Year-Old Phenomenon":
"35 years old is indeed a hurdle, and you are at risk of unemployment at any time. If you can't take the initiative to update your knowledge and skills, no one can cross this hurdle. ”
In this era of fierce competition, excellent people know how to constantly renew themselves.
They continue to learn new skills to keep themselves thinking and energized;
They have the courage to challenge unknown areas and enrich their life experiences.
When people reach middle age, only those who maintain breaking the circle and constantly reinventing themselves can overcome the hurdles of life and achieve nirvana rebirth.
Source: Panorama Vision
Luo Yonghao once told about his ups and downs over the years in the interview program "My Bronze Age".
He lamented: "I have seen too many people who give up before they are old enough to seriously consider 'giving up', which is a very sad thing. ”
In life, many people live with the shackles of age, and when challenges are presented in front of them, they refuse to face them.
But in fact, if you are trapped by age all the time, you will only end up in the tragedy of "boiling frogs".
From now on, arouse the love of life.
Only by taking care of the image can we increase self-confidence and gain the respect of others;
Insist on exercising in order to strengthen the body and have a healthy body;
Only by regularly updating your awareness can you discover opportunities and seize the initiative.
In the future, I hope that you and I can continue to improve ourselves, make the future days alive, and create more possibilities for life.
Author: Junxi, author of rich books, a woman who is full of curiosity about the world. Source: Franklin Reading Club (ID: Franklin Reading Club).