Classic inspirational essay?

There are many classic short stories about inspiration, which have influenced many readers and inspired many people. After reading these in a small time, you can get great encouragement. The following is what I arranged for you. I hope you like it.

Chapter 1: Keep your daughter as a wolf.

"Raising a son in poverty and raising a daughter in wealth" is recognized by many parents, but Cai Zhizhong, a famous cartoonist in Taiwan Province, doesn't think so. His educational philosophy for his daughter Cai Xinyi is summed up in a simple and tough sentence: treat his daughter as a wolf!

Every time Cai Zhizhong takes Xinyi to the zoo, she likes to linger with her daughter in front of the cage where wolves are kept and tell her all kinds of legends and stories about wolves. Xinyi said, isn't a wolf just a bigger dog? Cai Zhizhong told her that wolves and dogs look very similar, but they are totally different. Wolves are far more independent and free than dogs, and can survive proudly in a cruel competitive environment.

In the big class in kindergarten, Xinyi got into a fight with a little boy who bullied himself. Cai Zhizhong was called by the teacher and saw his daughter. Her braid was pulled out and her nose was blue. His first sentence was "Who won?" The teacher was dumbfounded and couldn't help reminding: "Teacher Cai, although it was the little boy's fault, your daughter's behavior was too ladylike." Cai Zhizhong smiled and replied: "Yes!"

After entering primary school, maybe she inherited her father's artistic talent. Xinyi likes art and crafts very much, but her grades in several main courses have been average. I got zero in the math exam! Who knows, Cai Zhizhong found her wallet from her coat pocket and excitedly said to her daughter, "Now it's all multiple-choice questions, true or false. It's really hard to get nothing! This should be a family heirloom! Go, dad will treat you to a big meal! " In his wife's dumbfounded, father and daughter happily went out to eat hand in hand.

However, after celebrating the "zero point" dinner, Cai Zhizhong had a rare serious conversation with Xinyi. Cai Zhizhong asked her daughter if math was difficult. Her daughter sighed and said it was not difficult at all, but she didn't like it. Cai Zhizhong cited another example of wolves: Sometimes wolves are so hungry in the wilderness that they want to eat disgusting things like groundhogs, because they can't survive without eating. This time is not a question of whether you like it or not, but a must. People are the same. Sometimes we have to do something we don't like very much to accumulate strength and capital, so that we can do something we like in the future. Xinyi understood what dad said, thought for a few minutes, and finally nodded obediently.

Xinyi 18 years old, went to an American university to study interior design and advertising media. Cai Zhizhong used an interest-bearing loan to lend her daughter tuition, and said that she would pay it off within two years after graduation. Xinyi readily accepted the loan and worked everywhere after class to earn money to support herself. In fact, Cai Zhizhong's intention is very clear. She should let her daughter understand the simple truth of hard life and cultivate her strong will to save herself and encourage herself in the face of blows and setbacks.

Chapter 2: Spring flowers, rushing forward.

Take off the coat of inferiority. What Zhu Chunhua left behind was full of confidence.

After transferring to this school, Zhu Chunhua felt that everything was wrong.

The first is the name. In the previous school, whether teachers or classmates called her name, she always agreed happily and never felt anything wrong, just like spring blossoms and autumn harvest is fruitful. But now, she is most afraid of being called her name, because Luo Xiao, the handsome guy with a single eyelid in the class, always adds: "Spring flowers, sauerkraut!" Then everyone laughed together until Zhu Chunhua's face was as red as a persimmon in autumn, hoping that she could find a place to hide.

The second is talking. In the old school. Everyone has the same accent and dialect, and no one will laugh at anyone. But after the transfer, the new students all speak pure and standard Mandarin, which is better than all the teachers in her old school. Sandwiched in the soft and sweet voice of glutinous rice, she looks so out of place. The most terrible thing is to have an English class. As soon as the teacher asks her to read the text aloud, everyone will chuckle.

Finally, clothes. Everyone usually wears school uniforms. Zhu Chunhua doesn't feel particularly frustrated, but once she can avoid wearing school uniforms, she will plot against her. Those students are more beautiful than one, jeans, hollow shirts and princess skirts, which can almost hold a fashion show. She is the only one who still wears the old clothes with single color and style she bought before, like a gray mouse.

Zhu Chunhua felt unprecedented loss. Her little sense of inferiority was like a shaken coke, which would overflow at the touch of it. She tried to restrain herself from associating with her classmates and going to crowded places. She is afraid of those mocking eyes, sarcastic words and disdainful contempt, which are enough to hurt her and make her escape. Zhu Chunhua is happiest when she is alone, and her formality and dullness will disappear at such times. She will talk happily with a caterpillar on a leaf and become good friends with a flower and an apple that appreciate each other. In English class that day, the teacher asked her to read the text again. Because of nervousness, she suddenly stammered, and the original beautiful words were read in pieces by her. Stuttering speed and extremely serious accent are mixed together, which sounds funny. Luo Xiao finally couldn't stand it, covering his ears and shouting: "Stop reading, torture the dead and don't pay for it!" Some people echoed in a low voice, and some people laughed in a low voice. Zhu Chunhua's embarrassment reached its limit. Her face turned from white to blue, from blue to purple, and finally she burst into tears and fled.

Because of this, Luo Xiao was severely criticized by the teacher and asked him to apologize to Zhu Chunhua. Luo Xiao also felt that he had gone too far. To show his sincerity in apologizing, he bought Zhu Chunhua two pieces of Dove chocolates and a very beautiful hardcover book with a bear pattern on it. Zhu Chunhua is a little tempted. She liked the delicious hardcover book very much, but at the thought of the embarrassment Luo Xiao gave her, she held back and gave him a white look and said, "You want to exchange these for my broken self-esteem. You are too good at accounting."

Luo Xiao humbly asked her, "What do you want?" Zhu Chunhua thought for a moment and said, "Ask me Mandarin, and I will help you with your lessons." Although Zhu Chunhua is very rustic, her academic performance is among the best. Luo Xiao pointed to his nose and said, "Shall I teach you to speak Mandarin? Why don't you leave me alone? You are basically hopeless, and it is unlikely to be rebuilt. With that energy, you might as well concentrate on your studies. It is not a problem to test a key point. "

Zhu Chunhua gave him a supercilious look disdainfully: "I know you can't. You can't do anything but ridicule others. "

"Who said I can't? I still have to work hard to train you to be as good as CCTV announcers. " Zhu Chunhua suddenly excited Luo Xiao.

Zhu Chunhua began to practice lip-synching in front of a small mirror every day, and took pains to find Luo Xiao to correct and supplement it. Unexpectedly, Luo Xiao quickly entered the role and assumed the heavy responsibility of a teacher.

The school holds an English contest, and the host should be selected from the students, and many students are eager to try. Zhu Chunhua hesitated for several days, wanting to sign up but afraid of classmates' jokes; If you don't sign up, you feel that you have lost a good opportunity to test yourself. When she told Luo Xiao what she thought, Luo Xiao opened her mouth in surprise, but immediately encouraged, "Try it! Your grades are so good, the gap is only in pronunciation, but after this intensive training as a teacher, it's time for you to fly solo. Chunhua, go forward! "

Luo Xiao bobbed his head, which made Zhu Chunhua angry and funny. She and Luo Xiao high-fived, took all their courage and strength, and signed up.

I heard that Zhu Chunhua signed up, and many students are waiting for the joke. Who knows that on the day of the official selection, Zhu Chunhua's fluent foreign language and standard pronunciation not only surprised the students, but also surprised the examiners and teachers.

Taking off the coat of inferiority, Zhu Chunhua is full of confidence.

Chapter three: Gong Ge: the descendant of the president, a talented comedian.

Every year at the Spring Festival party, there is always a person chanting this mantra: "Leaders, friends, guests, ladies and villagers, I miss you so much!"

Do you know who he is?

Yes! He is Feng Gong, a comedian who can make you laugh before he opens his mouth.

Speaking of Feng Gong, his life story is amazing! His great-grandfather was the acting president of the Republic of China-Feng. Like father, like son, Feng Gong's grandfather studied abroad in his early years and saved the country by industry after returning home. He is also a famous figure.

With such a splendid background, why did Feng Gong embark on the art road? Because in Feng Gong's generation, his family has declined, and Feng Gong has been a literary talent since childhood. At that time, in order to enter the propaganda team, Feng Gong even secretly sold the ancestral big iron stove and bought a huqin.

Later, Feng Gong studied the creation and performance of cross talk under Ma Ji, and cooperated with Wei Liu and Niu Niu successively, and became active in the cross talk stage in Tianjin and Beijing. Feng Gong and Niuniu are golden partners. In 1990s, they were two trump cards of CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and Feng Gong became a world-famous comedian.

Once, a reporter asked Feng Gong, "I want to interview your wife and son."

Feng Gong said with a smile, "My wife and son, except my wife and son, are not much different from other people's wives and sons. You'd better not interview them."

The reporter went on to say, "As a public figure, everyone really wants to know the other side of you. How can you not allow interviews? "

After hearing this, Feng Gong turned his back on the reporter, stretched out his hand and pulled up his clothes and said, "Haven't you always wanted to know the other side of me? You see, this is my other side. "

On another occasion, Feng Gong participated in the condolence performance of CCTV Heart to Heart Art Troupe, and performed on the same stage with David Jiang, Pu Cunxin and other big names. After the performance, people found that David Jiang's fans are almost all middle-aged male fans, while Pu Cunxin's fans are almost all * * *. It's just that there are not only many fans in Feng Gong, but also men, women and children.

Zhu Jun, the host, found this interesting phenomenon and asked Feng Gong, "Brother Gong, crosstalk is so depressed, but so many people like you. Why do you think? "

Feng Gong pointed to his face and said, "This is because my face looks suitable for all ages."

Article 4: Youth on the road of chasing dreams

On August 3rd120th13rd, our Sa Jia Town Primary School held the annual meeting of all the teaching staff before the school started. As soon as I entered the venue, I saw more than 30 strange faces at once. That's a new member of our primary school teacher in Sa Jia. They are full of vigor and vitality, full of youthful strength. Suddenly, a new face stood up and greeted me. I looked at the person carefully and finally recognized her.

Her name is Li Xingfeng and she is three years younger than me. She graduated from 200 1 kindergarten teacher's major. At that time, she was at the age of no distribution and had to cross the "single-plank bridge" to join the work. That year, Xinping County did not recruit kindergarten teachers, and she even lost the opportunity of "single-plank bridge". She was recommended to be a substitute teacher in our town central primary school. At that time, the substitute teacher's salary was very low, but she worked hard for three years. He was dismissed three years later and worked as a kindergarten teacher in a private kindergarten in Yuxi for two years. Later, I heard that she married an Anhui native and had children. She went to work in Zhejiang and Jiangsu, returned to Xinping, Sa Jia to open a snack bar, and went to Yuxi to do business. I haven't heard from her since.

It really surprised me to see her at the faculty meeting many years later. At the age of 3/kloc-0, she not only joined our team through recruitment, but also was assigned to Donggualin Primary School in our village. After the meeting, we talked endlessly. From her talk, I know the hardships she has paid to realize her educational dream. There was a feeling of admiration at that time.

Because she used to substitute in the central school, she met several old acquaintances on the first day of working in our Donggualin Primary School. The first question at the meeting was almost without exception: "Li Xingfeng, how did you come to be a teacher? Did you earn enough money?" Is the proprietress tired? "The second sentence is even more flattering:" Is your business closed down and you can't get along in the business world? "? The teacher's job is not good either. "Others dubbed her" new and old teacher ". In the face of these cynicism, she didn't respond, didn't refute, just laughed it off silently. Her calm handling of things is beyond my expectation, and I can't help secretly admiring her mind and measurement.

I always see her figure in the office when others are chatting. Sometimes she is preparing lessons, sometimes correcting homework, and sometimes studying professional knowledge. When others were talking about their brilliant achievements in a high-profile way, she came to me in a low-key way and asked her about her incomprehension and confusion about teaching. I remember she said: "I want to work harder than others, and I am behind 13 years compared with my classmates;" Compared with my recent brothers and sisters, I have lost their youth. "She said and did, and several things that happened later proved it.

As the headmaster of the village primary school, I always want to give her a chance to make a name for herself when I see her working so hard, because I like people who work hard. Maybe God is really good to her. 2065438+2003 10, 165438+2003, the town center primary school will hold a speech contest with the theme of "My Education Dream". I gave her the opportunity without hesitation, and she accepted the task with pleasure. There are only four days to prepare from writing a manuscript to giving a speech. I was a little worried and worried at first. After all, she has been out of the teaching profession for many years, and I don't know how much her basic skills have been abandoned. However, it turns out that my worries are unnecessary. On the first day, she wrote a manuscript. On the third day, she confidently asked me to have a rehearsal at the school conference in front of all the teachers and students. With my permission, she took the stage in front of more than 40 teachers and students in the whole school/KLOC-0, dressed appropriately, with standard Mandarin, cadenced voice and just right body language. The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop to the ground. Because everyone was attracted by her high-pitched and passionate speech and moved by her youthful and inspirational speech. With her "thank you", the scene suddenly burst into thunderous applause. On the afternoon of the fourth day, I accompanied her to the town to participate in the official competition, and I witnessed the whole process of her speech. After only one day, her speech level improved again. While I was amazed, I didn't forget to record that wonderful moment with my mobile phone. 17 village ranking results announced. She won the first prize and got the opportunity to represent Sa Jia Town Primary School in the county competition. There are 26 athletes from kindergarten to high school teachers in the county, which can be described as masters like a cloud. But she was unstoppable and had the means to hide it, and achieved the sixth good result in the county. Later, she was invited to give lectures in all primary and secondary schools in the county and won the title of "excellent preacher".

Unconsciously, it was July when the harvest was achieved. When I got the ranking statistics of the whole town, I couldn't believe the result. Her math scores in both grades have been greatly improved compared with the previous year. You know, the math scores of these two grades have been dragging our village's hind legs and are regarded as weak classes by the town primary school. The "reputation" of the disadvantaged class actually ends in her hands. In the teacher's annual performance appraisal, her comprehensive performance is second only to mine. Besides sighing, more is admiration. I am very happy to lead such a diligent newcomer.

In September, our town primary school organized an efficient classroom skills competition, and other teachers and I supported her to participate. Because she has an enterprising spirit in her bones, she accepted this mission without hesitation. After careful preparation, she won the champion of the math group and once again gloriously participated in the competition on behalf of Sa Jia Town Primary School in the county. After fierce competition, I won the second place. When she reported the good news to me, I felt a little sorry and missed seeing her lose.

September 20 13 to June 20 14. In just one year and two months, why did she grow so fast? When people ask her, she always says, "A strong general has no weak soldiers!" " "A short sentence put all the credit on the head of the headmaster of our village. In fact, we all know that it is the result of her efforts, and that is the result of her persistence in her dreams.

Yes, once a substitute teacher, once a working girl, once a proprietress, 13 years later, she never gave up her dream. What kind of persistence is that? What kind of faith is that? What kind of perseverance is that? I have paid a lot of hardships to pursue my dream; In order to realize the dream, dare to compete with fresh graduates; I didn't stop when I realized my dream, but I made extraordinary efforts. She worked hard, she struggled, and she stood out among more than 30 Protestant teachers, even some old teachers were ashamed. She has become a dazzling star in the central primary school of our town, and she is also famous in the education field of Xinping County.

This is the rejuvenation on the road of chasing dreams.

Chapter five: Harvard boy who lost at the starting line

He is 29 years old and is already a senior assistant to the president of Lenovo Group, a Fortune 500 company. 2 1 year-old, was employed by Dell Computer Company, the largest computer company in the world at that time, and worked in three important departments successively. Graduated from Harvard Business School in 2009, and is a member of Citibank 10 "Global Leadership Project". He is Lawrence Yu, the Harvard boy who was called "lost at the starting line" by the media-failed in primary school and ranked first in middle school; My parents divorced when I was 9 years old, and I was brought up by my grandparents. /kloc-at the age of 0/6, he went to study in the United States and went to a rural middle school with only 50 students.

Primary school repetition and middle school countdown

At the age of 9, Lawrence Yu moved from Shanghai to Chengdu to live with her grandparents because of her parents' divorce. "When I transferred to another school, I should be in the fourth grade of primary school, but I took the entrance examination of the local school and got poor grades. As a result, I dropped another level and started studying from the third grade. "

At the beginning of his transfer, Lawrence Yu didn't know the Voice, and was often laughed at by his classmates, but it didn't have much influence on him. First, the teacher stopped them in time. Secondly, what he thinks most about all day is running around and playing ball games on the playground outside. He doesn't pay much attention to other things. He said that he really likes sports.

For Zhibo's academic performance, his parents "turn a blind eye", and his father said to him, "About 80 points is enough, and mastering basic knowledge and theory is enough. Cooking oil that is not worth a few minutes. "

Once, his mother attended his parents' meeting. At that time, he did badly in the exam, ranking third from the bottom in the class and first from the bottom in mathematics and physics. When his mother came back, she gave him a good beating. But even so, his parents did not object to his joining the school track and field team on the grounds of delaying his study.

"When I was a child, I thought it was fun. In middle school, sports became a safe haven for my self-esteem. " At that time, Lawrence Yu was the main force of the school track and field team. Running during training every day is a channel for him to release academic pressure and build confidence. "The will and the spirit of hardship exercised in the track and field are not experienced in the classroom."

Master American pronunciation in two months.

/kloc-In the summer of 0/6, Lawrence Yu became an international student in the graduating class of Michelle High School in central Oregon, USA. However, unlike the initial "great escape" mood, the reality of Michelle, a rural town, made him "stunned".

As the only middle school in town, Mitchell High School is the smallest high school in Oregon. "There are less than 50 students in the school, and there is only one row of bungalows in the school." Lawrence Yu admitted that he had a big psychological gap at that time.

The language barrier was the first obstacle that Lawrence Yu faced at that time. During the first three weeks in the United States, he found that his original English foundation was very limited and it was difficult to communicate with American teachers and students. "I'm not afraid of making a fool of myself. I repeat what my classmates and teachers say, communicate with local people more and imitate their tone and intonation. " Even when no one is around, he is listening to the recording and imitating loudly. In two months, Lawrence Yu basically mastered the pronunciation of American English. "When I was young, it was easy to learn." .

After graduating from this American high school, mathematics and physics, which have been the biggest headache for Lawrence Yu, made him "show off". "The content of mathematical physics in the third grade of American high school is what I learned in the third grade in China. There, I basically got full marks and was promoted to the assistant of the math teacher. " Later, when classmates joke, they will say to him, "I'm not from China, I don't know math."

After studying abroad for one year, Lawrence Yu spoke at the graduation ceremony of high school on behalf of outstanding student groups. Later, the headmaster told him privately that if he hadn't finally said "thank you" in Chinese, the headmaster would have forgotten that he was an international student.

From a third-rate university to a prestigious school

When choosing a university, Lawrence Yu chose "a small and cheap university"-Eastern Oregon University, considering personal conditions such as studying abroad at his own expense and his grades.

When she was a sophomore, Lawrence Yu began to plan the next step in her life-to transfer to a famous university for further study. After repeated weighing, Lawrence Yu decided to transfer to Michigan State University to study supply chain. "The University of Michigan is not only cheaper than other universities at the same level, but its business school has the number one supply chain management department in the United States."

After entering Michigan State University, Lawrence Yu organized the first China Supply Chain Forum because of his enthusiasm for public welfare and successful leadership, and won the highest individual award of college students-one of the "best students" selected every semester. Later, this forum was preserved and related scholarships were established.

After graduating from Michigan State University, Lawrence Yu worked in Dell headquarters for three years. At the age of 25, he decided to apply to Harvard Business School, and he passed the gmat exam three times.

"There are many starting lines in life. Maybe I am behind others now, but I won't be behind others forever. Finding your best match is the most important thing. " Lawrence Yu said that he liked Yu's sentence best: As long as the snail can climb to the top of the mountain, the eagle can see the same scenery.

Working experience of large overseas companies

In 2009, Lawrence Yu's career at Harvard Business School ended, and he invited his parents to attend his graduation ceremony. Because her mother was single, she was once refused a visa. In order to ensure that parents who have been divorced for many years can meet in Harvard, Lawrence Yu even wrote an invitation letter to her mother as the president of Harvard University, inviting her to attend the graduation ceremony.

Unexpectedly, Chongqing's mother was refused a visa. When his father heard the news, he said to him, "Don't be sad, son. We were refused a visa because the country was not strong enough. If one day China becomes a real big country, I am afraid that it will be someone else who refuses to sign. "

This is Lawrence Yu's idea.

In 2008, the financial crisis broke out in the United States. At the end of this year, it is also the time for Harvard Business School graduates to look for jobs everywhere. When 30% of the students were not satisfied with their jobs, Lawrence Yu got the offers from five institutions at once, namely Citigroup, Samsung, lg Electronics, Apple Computer and the nba headquarters of the American Basketball Association. In 2009, after graduating from Harvard, Lawrence Yu chose to work in Citibank. Although compared with the other four companies, the salary is the lowest, in his view, "the ability to exercise and learn at work is several times that of the other four companies."

At Citigroup, broad career prospects await him. However, on 20 10, Lawrence Yu resolutely made a decision that made many people feel incredible-returning to China for development.

For his choice, his father agreed. He said: "In Dell and Harvard, despite the cooperation between colleagues, it is mainly the heroic struggle of individuals. What is needed in the future is to coordinate all parties and then lead multiple departments, which requires greater resilience and greater efforts. "

According to Shi Qingxing, an education expert, I don't know how many parents are still struggling for their children to "lose at the starting line", but Lawrence Yu's story tells us that whether a person can succeed today has little to do with his past. "Future performance depends on every step you take now, not your performance at the starting line."