An individual, at the mere thought of starting a business (I've also written articles about entrepreneurship before), instinctively thinks of listening to the experiences and insights of successful people. What I want to tell you is that when you're thinking of starting a business, what you're not focusing on are practical and useful entrepreneurial paths but rather attending seminars, one after another, believing that once you have all the necessary knowledge, only then should you start planning your venture. By that time, it will be too late. After attending lectures by ten or eight celebrities and spending quite a bit of money, you'll realize that all those successful individuals told you were just empty words; the same path won't work for a second person. Listening is important, but so is critical thinking. If certain successful individuals dare to tell you the key to their success, they're not afraid of you using that key to surpass them. You must think independently and innovate.
Learning, in fact, requires the right approach. The updating of knowledge never stops, and waiting until you finish learning before starting means opportunities won't wait for you. Among countless lectures, I admire an entrepreneur who struggled in Shanghai for five years, building his business from a few ten-thousand yuan to three million today. He has tasted the bitterness and sweetness of entrepreneurship thoroughly. He has never given any lectures but shared twelve points of experience and insights on a forum regarding entrepreneurship. He stated:
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