The first habit is timeliness. Text messages and emails received must be replied within 24 hours, and bad signal is not an excuse. If a meeting is scheduled, you should arrive on time, and traffic jam in Beijing, alarm clock not ringing, your mother forgetting to wake you up are not excuses.
The ninth habit is compliance. When receiving a task that seems unreasonable, avoid rejecting or complaining immediately. First, communicate fully with your superior and understand the task from his perspective. Sometimes, your requirements for this task far exceed the superior's requirements. Second, lower your own standards, have confidence, and don't aim for perfection in everything. Third, if the above two points still cannot resolve your dissatisfaction, let go of yourself and submit.
The fourth habit is writing. In today's world, fewer young people can think clearly and write well, and more and more young people are overambitious. Write at least four articles a year, each at least two thousand words. The process of writing is also a process of silence, thinking, and refinement, as if avoiding the crowd, holding your breath, looking up and seeing the bright moon overhead.
The tenth habit is balance. Under the sun, fast runners do not necessarily reach first, and fierce fighters do not necessarily win. Fellow students, after graduation from school, not every event is an exam, and not every exam do you need to get full marks or be the first. Balance is a skill that no one teaches you in school, and the first step in training is to have confidence and not to compete in everything.
Editor's postscript: Of course, if you say these habits are too vulgar and want to laugh out loud and walk away, these secular habits can be completely ignored. Beyond the inner self, I wish you find mountains and forests that are not secular, caves that do not need decoration, monks who do not engage in government relations, and women who do not love money.
The second habit is being close to the mundane. Despite information explosion, learn not to skim through things superficially. Long-term reading of two or more financial journals, know what is big corruption, big cunning, big foolishness, and big stupidity recently. Long-term reading of two or more professional journals, know what is latest, coolest, and most fashionable recently.
Sharing introduction: In the world, forming good habits comes first, and the rest depends on your individual traits and destiny. "The problem with people is that they like to be teachers," I also hate teaching others. First, because everyone's situation is different, it is hard to generalize. Those who claim their success can be replicated, either want to deceive you into buying books or teach you to plagiarize, fake, and cheat. Second, if I just talk and you just listen, it is useless. If I carefully explain "Yi Jin Jing" and you carefully listen, you still won't master Shaolin kung fu. So, if you want me to tell you what you should pay attention to when entering the workplace, it embarrasses me. After much thought, I will still talk about good habits. In the world, forming good habits comes first, and the rest depends on your individual traits and destiny.
The eighth habit is execution. It's hard to start anything, so start doing it immediately once you see a task. Not starting will occupy a lot of your memory for a long time. Do it immediately, and once done, let it go.
The sixth habit is liking. Strive to cultivate a hobby that you can enjoy long-term, not necessarily complicated, such as daydreaming, breaking things, or even something you're not particularly good at compared to others, such as taking selfies or growing flowers. Work can sometimes be annoying, so learn to detach. Many arguments could be avoided if both parties stopped arguing, went back to their rooms to daydream, take selfies, close their eyes, or sleep. The next day, they would mostly find that there was no need to argue at all.
The third habit is learning. Read at least four serious books a year. Serious books are defined as those not commonly found in airports, not published in the last five years, and not ones that make you drowsy.
The fifth habit is fitness. Exercise at least half an hour a day, such as stretching, yoga, standing meditation, or sitting quietly. Aim to exercise specifically once a week for more than two hours. Maintaining physical health and not taking sick leave frequently is also a basic quality of career managers.
The seventh habit is readiness. Except when sleeping, keep your phone on and available for your colleagues to reach you. If traveling with your superior, your phone should almost always be in hand. Running out of battery is not an excuse, even if you use an iPhone, you can carry an external battery pack.