A classic celebrity example of inspirational breakthrough.

If you can often find some classic celebrity examples about self-motivation, it is still very good, so what are they? Let's have a look.

Position yourself as a seed.

A teenager heard that Jack Ma, president of Alibaba Group, was coming to give a speech at the school, so he arrived on purpose. It happened that there was an interactive session in Ma Yun's speech, inviting the audience to ask questions, and Ma Yun answered them on the spot. So, the teenager asked a question that had been suppressed for a long time: "I studied hard, and my grades were above average, but I was still unknown in the class, and no one noticed me." Although I don't think of myself as a piece of gold, I think of myself as gold. I get up early every day and work hard. I believe that gold always shines, but why is it not appreciated by my classmates? "

Ma Yun thought for a moment, smiled and said, "Your positioning for yourself is not accurate. Don't position yourself as gold. "

The teenager asked, "What is the orientation?"

Ma Yun said: "You should position yourself as a seed." Then, he explained, "although gold will shine one day, it is passive." It will not automatically lift the soil buried inside, but needs to be excavated and discovered. " If it is never excavated and discovered, gold will be buried in the soil for life and will never come out. Life is limited and we can't afford it! Therefore, when we are buried, we might as well be a seed, take the soil buried in our bodies as the soil to stimulate our growth, constantly absorb nutrients, accumulate upward strength, let our dreams take root and sprout, and grow into towering trees in a few years. Think about it, a big tree stands in front of you, who will turn a blind eye? "

It is the luck of capable people to have Bole in the world.

Jiang Kun and Ma Ji met at 1976. This year, he and Shi went to Beijing to participate in the national Quyi performance. Ma Ji, as a judge, was already the mainstay of phonology at that time and the last figure. He took a fancy to this new cross talk star and told the experts around him that this young man is very talented and savvy. As long as he is tempered in time, he will surely become a crosstalk talent. He wants to transfer Jiang Kun to Beijing, accept him as an apprentice and help Jiang Kun succeed as soon as possible. At that time, Jiang Kun was well-known in Heilongjiang Construction Corps and was known as "Qu Yuan's new garden". To transfer him to Beijing is tantamount to cutting the bucket for the Corps, and people are unwilling to let him go.

But Ma Ji didn't want to see this promising young man die at the grassroots level. He thought and thought, and then came up with a coup. In order to please the Corps and get on well with its leaders, he led a Quyi performance team to Jiang Kun Corps. Under the banner of condolence performance, he didn't mention Jiang Kun to the leaders, but led the Quyi Troupe to perform hard. They performed one performance after another, which touched the corps leaders who rarely saw these stars. Also moved by Ma Ji's spirit of being knowledgeable and loving talents, he decided to let Jiang Kun go to Beijing. Jiang Kun eventually became a new generation leader of phonology in China.

Jiang Kun's success is due to Ma Ji's discovery and recommendation. Fortunately, Jiang Kun inherited Ma Ji's character, and always regarded it as a sacred responsibility to tap talents from the grassroots. 1In August, 987, Jiang Kun, then head of the China Radio and Rap Troupe, took the troupe to Tieling City, Liaoning Province, but just after a performance in the gymnasium, Jiang Kun found that the audience was not interested in the program at all. Jiang Kun, who had never received such a cold reception, quietly went deep into the masses to understand the situation. The audience sincerely told him: "Your program is not funny at all, and it is far from Zhao Benshan of our Tieling Group!" Incredibly, he said, "Then let's watch that Zhao-something program, which can be regarded as learning from each other."

When Zhao Benshan heard that it was a performance for a big celebrity like Jiang Kun, he immediately brought some actors with some broken props on his shoulders. At that time, they played "the blind man watching the light" 1+ 1=? " Two programs.

When the performance began, the actors of the rap group, including Jiang Kun, began to be reserved and serious, but they couldn't help laughing when they looked at it. At the end of the performance, Jiang Kun kept praising the performance. He said that he would recommend Zhao Benshan's program to CCTV, and then he would recommend Zhao Benshan to the Quyi circle when he returned to Beijing.

At the National Day party that year, Zhao Benshan's "1+ 1=?" Launched as an opening program. Zhao Benshan became an instant hit on CCTV, and has since become a dazzling star of China Quyi and the king of China sketches!

Without Ma Ji's discovery and recommendation, there would be no Jiang Kun today; Without the discovery and recommendation of Jiang Kun, the Bole, there would be no Zhao Benshan in full swing today. From these two stories, what we feel is the broad mind and lofty character as Bole.

This is the reason why Ma Ji and Jiang Kun became a generation of great masters, and it is also the reason why they are revered by people both in the industry and in the whole society. Therefore, becoming a Bole requires not only ability, but also a broad mind.

Three Great Leaps in Kai-fu Lee's Life

He used to be an important technical expert of Apple Computer Company. The First Outstanding Dean of Microsoft China Research Institute. In the academic field, he is a scientific genius who has overcome difficulties and setbacks; At the management level, he is also the leader of strategic planning. In the eyes of many young people, he is not only an idol, but also a mentor who guides the direction of life. As the global vice president of Google, he has devoted a lot of time and energy to the education and growth of young people in China. His letters to students in China were widely circulated among college students, and someone gave him a title-"Godfather of Campus". ...

Life is only once, and we shouldn't waste it in an uninteresting and unfulfilled field.

Kai-fu Lee's ancestral home is Sichuan and he was born in Taipei. 1972, his family sent him to the United States when he was 1 1 in order to get a better education. In beautiful Tennessee, there is a small town called Oak Ridge, where Kai-fu Lee attended a Catholic primary school. In my first year in America, I haven't passed the language barrier. Listening to classes is like listening to a gobbledygook. The teacher gives lectures above, and he reads martial arts novels below. A year later, he basically adapted to the English environment and began to study normally.

Since then, this school has produced a mathematical genius. Kai-fu Lee always wins prizes in various math competitions, and his homework certainly becomes the first place. In high school, an old IBM computer was installed in the school. Kai-fu Lee was fascinated by it. He often goes there to play, edit games and do calculations. In the magical computer world, he felt endless fun.

After the teacher's encouragement and careful analysis of his future growth goals, he decided to transfer to the computer department in his sophomore year. In the 1970s, computers were still new things, and the computer department of Columbia University was just established, with less than 30 people. From a respected lawyer to a "computer worker" with an uncertain future, Kai-fu Lee is at great risk of changing his major. His friend advised him to think it over carefully, but after thinking about it, he came to a conclusion: life is only once, and it should not be wasted in an uninterested and unfulfilled field. Working without * * * for a lifetime will pay a higher price.

1983, Li Kaifu graduated with the first place. After that, he went to Carnegie Mellon University for further study and received his doctorate in computer science at 1988.

The Computer College of Carnegie Mellon University has a very free and good academic atmosphere. After entering the school, hundreds of professors in Computer College give reports every day to introduce their research directions, so that students can fully understand them, so as to decide their tutors and find their own research fields of interest.

After a month's understanding and consideration, Kai-fu Lee decided to devote himself to the research of artificial intelligence. By chance, Kai-fu Lee used statistical methods to study language recognition, which formed a preliminary idea in his mind. Kai-fu Lee put forward his own ideas to his tutor. Although Professor Reddy doesn't fully agree with his point of view, he still agrees with Kai-fu Lee's idea, telling him to do whatever he wants, and promising to provide him with the best computer.

This study convinced Kai-fu Lee that it is more advantageous to study language recognition with statistical methods than with expert systems. He returned to his own research project and began to study 18 hours a day, writing at least 65438+ million lines of programs. From 1987 to 65438+February, Kai-fu Lee made a major breakthrough in his research, and the language recognition rate obtained by statistical methods suddenly rose from 40% to over 96%. 1988 In March, at the highest international academic conference on speech processing held in new york, Kai-fu Lee's research achievements caused a sensation in international academic circles. Since then, all those who study language recognition with traditional expert systems have turned to statistical methods.

From Apple to Microsoft to Google, create opportunities for yourself.

Due to the teacher's retention, Kai-fu Lee stayed in school after receiving his doctorate and continued his research work in this field. After the publication of his paper, Professor Reddy, who has a good business sense, made his achievements into a software and licensed it to some large commercial organizations at the price of 654.38 million US dollars per year. At that time, more than 654.38+00 companies, such as IBM, Apple and Microsoft, purchased technology licenses in that year, and Kai-Fu Lee became the target of major companies.

In the United States in the late 1980s, computer technology developed rapidly, and Apple computer played the most exciting role. Apple found Kai-Fu Lee again and again and invited him to visit Silicon Valley. Kai-fu Lee is excited about the vitality of Silicon Valley and the idea of Apple entering every family. Finally, he made up his mind to join Apple and realize his dream.

From 1990 to 1996, Kai-fu Lee worked in Apple Computer Company for six years, from voice group manager to multimedia lab director to global vice president of interactive multimedia department. His promotion along the way is inseparable from his active attitude towards life.

From 65438 to 0997, Bill Gates visited China. The conversation with students in Tsinghua University left a deep impression on him. He finally made up his mind to invest $80 million to set up Microsoft China Research Institute in Beijing, and turn Microsoft's second overseas experimental institution into a world-class software technology research institute with the highest level in Asia.

Just when Bill Gates wanted to find someone who knew both research and management to undertake this important task, he met Kai-fu Lee. With the strong recommendation of Huang, a researcher in China and an alumnus of Kai-Fu Lee, Kai-Fu Lee joined Microsoft on 1998 and set up a research institute in China. These days can be said to be one of the happiest days for Kai-Fu Lee at Microsoft. He not only attracted a large number of outstanding talents at home and abroad to work in China Research Institute, but also changed the dominant image of Microsoft in the hearts of Chinese people through a series of public relations activities. He is called "goodwill ambassador" of Microsoft.

In 2000, Kai-Fu Lee was promoted to vice president of Microsoft, becoming one of the seven core think tanks except Bill Gates, and the most powerful Chinese in Microsoft. However, in 2005, Kai-Fu Lee made another choice. Joining Google, I am both the global vice president and the president of Greater China. This job-hopping event, which caused a sensation in the world Internet community, caused speculation and different versions of interpretation.

A very important reason is that he wants to go back to work and "do something more influential". His ideas are maturing, and he hopes to find an opportunity. After learning that Google intends to build a China company, Kai-Fu Lee sent an email to Google CEO EricSchmidt: "I heard that Google has a big development plan in China, so we can talk about it."

After more than two months of investigation, interviews with CEO and two founders, communication with more Google employees, and what he saw and heard, on July 5, 2005, he walked into the boss's office and said "Ineedtofollowmyhean heart's choice" at the first sentence, and listened to his inner voice to find a place where he could learn more.

Accidentally became the "godfather of campus"

Kai-Fu Lee's close contact with China university students began at 1990, when he was invited by the United Nations to give a two-week speech in China. He went to many colleges and universities, and after each lecture, the students in the room were reluctant to leave and kept throwing out various questions. He was moved by the enthusiasm of the students.

After that, as long as his classmates write to him for help or invite him to give a speech, he will spare no effort to do it.

In August 2000, a paper was transferred. Kai-fu Lee was recalled to Microsoft's US headquarters. One thing before he left made Kai-fu Lee firmly devote himself to his "second career"-paying attention to China students and China education. At that time, a student "from a famous university with excellent grades" came to Kai-fu Lee's office and asked, "Dr. Kaifu, I hope I can be as successful as you. According to my understanding, success is a manager, and managers enjoy it very much-especially every time they pay their salaries, managers must feel that they are masters of their own house. So, what should I do to take the position of manager? "

Kai-fu Lee asked, "What do you think success is?"

"Success means having wealth and status, and success means becoming a leader and manager."

Kai-fu Lee did not expect that "students in famous universities have such misunderstandings about success". In years of communication with college students in China, Kai-fu Lee found that this understanding of success is quite common. "This phenomenon reflects the confusion of China students' value orientation, and many people can't extricate themselves from the misunderstanding of the success of reunification ... My biggest feeling for China students is that they are unhappy."

This situation made him very anxious. In the five years since he returned to the headquarters of Microtrack, Kai-fu Lee has been caring for China students. He has returned to China 15 times and made 50 speeches. At the same time, it occurred to him that maybe he could pick up a pen and write a letter to the students in China based on his own thinking about success and accumulated experience over the years. "I think this is the truest wish in my heart, and it is also my duty as a China scholar who has the opportunity to integrate China and the West."

This is a letter to China students published in Guangming Daily in June, 2000. This letter, together with an article by Kai-fu Lee, "My View on Talents", spread rapidly in colleges and universities through the Internet, which had a great influence on students. So, in February 2003, 65438+, combined with the growth of his career, Kai-fu Lee wrote the second letter to students in China, focusing on emotional intelligence and leadership.

Later, two students found Kai-fu Lee and said that your letters were all for the best students, but many ordinary students needed help more. So, in May 2004, Kai-fu Lee wrote "The Third Letter to China Students-Success, Confidence and Happiness". As a computer professional, Kai-fu Lee has not received any special training in psychology. He did a lot of work by consulting materials, downloading articles, buying books and consulting experts.

Then, Li Kaifu wrote several letters to college students in succession. In order to facilitate communication with students, he also established a public welfare website "Kaifu Student Network" to communicate with domestic college students. Kai-fu Lee spends a considerable part of his time and energy on guiding and communicating with students. Although he is fluent in spoken Chinese, it is difficult for him to input Chinese by computer. But later, when he found that China students could not communicate with him normally in English, he began to spend a lot of time learning Chinese input. Finally, he used his "snail" speed to write a 200,000-word book, encouraging China students to pursue their ideals-to be the best of themselves.

The influence of this corporate executive "doing nothing but doing his job" even exceeds his job. What makes him very gratified is that "Google supports me to continue to help international students in China".

For his life goal, Kai-Fu Lee once explained: "Life is only once, and I think the most important thing is to have the greatest influence, help yourself, help your family, help the country, help the world, help future generations, make their lives more efficient and bring them happiness."

China Heart of American Spirit

In Kai-Fu Lee's study, there is a painting by Qian Mo Mu Bao, which reads: "Forgiveness is great with virtue, and complacency is not for quality". This work was given to him by his father, and he regarded these ten words as his father's most precious legacy.

Although Kai-Fu Lee didn't grow up with his father until he was 1 1, in his own words, "My father's death had a greater impact on me. Looking back at what he did, I felt that a silent dignity was inducing me to be a man."

Kai-fu Lee didn't realize this when he was young. Until a lecture in Tsinghua, a student suddenly asked, "Why did you come to work in China? How do you feel here? " I have never been asked such a question before. I don't know why Kai-Fu Lee suddenly thought of his father. Kai-fu Lee's answer is: "I have always remembered my parents' teaching since I was a child: don't forget that I am a descendant of the Chinese people. I hope that when I am old and weak, I will look back and be proud of what I have done for the people of China. I hope that when I leave this world, people will think of me and say that Kai-Fu Lee has done something for the people of China. In this way, I will feel that I have not wasted my life. "

"What moves me is that Tsinghua, who has always been proud, has been applauding. I can see from their eyes that they were moved by this passage. I didn't deliberately think about how to answer this question. When I was unprepared and unprepared, I said the truest words. After that, I was surprised myself. This is probably the most instinctive answer. Afterwards, I thought that this sentence was actually in my heart for a long time, just to take this opportunity to release it. " Kai-Fu Lee said that he came to work in China and dabbled in education in the field of science and technology. Maybe this is his father's invisible arrangement. "My father's concern for the country and the people is lifelong. When I was sick, I had a dream. I found a piece of paper by the water, which said' Love China', which made me have a long feeling about my hometown!

"The last time I saw my father, I told him not to worry. I will help him publish his unfinished book. My father just looked at me with deep eyes and didn't respond. Later, I learned that my father's hope for me was not to publish that book, but that I, as his son, could help him finish what he had not finished. " At that time, his father always had a wish: to write a book-China people's hope for the future. Since then, Kai-Fu Lee has a sense of mission, looking for China people's hope in the future. With his father's life, I believe he will go this way.