I want to ask everyone, what is success? What is the definition of success? A friend of mine reported to me that he wants to win ten thousand dollars. Many people say success is self-actualization; many say success is leading a happy family life; many say success is... It seems like there's no clear understanding of this matter of success. But it's not the secret of success itself, rather our own definitions of success differ. Different goals and differences mean we generally cannot say we will achieve them. For example, how much money do you want to earn? You can't just say you want a lot of money, as that's unmeasurable. You should tell yourself, "I want to earn one million dollars in five years," so when you reach your goal, you can say you succeeded.
Who doesn't want money when it comes up! But just wanting money... Business investment is about earning more money for survival, I think most people would say they like that. However, if you choose between money and happiness, probably many would choose happiness. In reality, we have only physiological needs at first, and I think most people wouldn't choose their own wealth over fulfilling those needs. But is this thing really something we enjoy liking or loving silver? The richest people in the world have started doing charity work, realizing that their past lives were lacking in value requirements!
Making profit isn't the only goal. Take Bill Gates for instance, his sole purpose was encouraging everyone to use Windows software, but he ended up becoming the richest person in the world. Also, Tencent CEO Pony Ma wanted to change the communication network in China, and as a result, became involved in more valuable internet businesses. They could satisfy their physiological needs and make profits from the start, but in fact, they carefully observed the joy in dreams. If your dream today is only to make money, you'll gain the secrets of monetary success. If your current dream is to be the best in your department, you'll make money. In similar business matters, if every day you think about promotion and salary increase, then you'll never have the opportunity. On the contrary, if you always think about how to become the best, you can make money.
Assume you now have a lot of money, meaning you don't have to worry about money anymore. Are you happy? What torments your soul? Look around, are they truly your friends? How many friends do you mutually cherish? Is your partner forever happy? Do you care about her inner true feelings? What about your parents' health? These white hairs caused by illness, and every birthday remembered, right? Are you spiritually rich? You, besides going horse racing, playing golf, having a young, pretty woman in a five-star hotel, what else can you do? When you pass away, will you leave behind only that pile of money? Will your story of success resonate with people's hearts? Help some people realize their own dreams? If not, then living in this world is like being a brick, because it reflects value, not necessarily like a candle, which when people need a little hope, can become great. Being valuable doesn't necessarily mean being great! Great people must have their own value. To be a great person, not a follower of money!
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