the ant and the elephant

There was once a story that an ant and an elephant had to cross the river. Ants are very flexible. They design many schemes, think of many methods, and use many skills and tools, such as team fighting, crossing the river by using the nearest stone and floating branches. What about elephants? It didn't work anyway, so I walked over. The ant laughed at the elephant's lack of skills and brains, but the elephant said disapprovingly, it is very simple for me to cross the river. Why am I so troublesome? It's as simple as walking directly there. After listening to this story, I thought a lot and felt deeply. I have been thinking about a question: am I an ant or an elephant? What kind of person do I want to be?

In fact, this is a question worthy of our consideration. We have encountered many troubles, difficult things and even some very sad "hurdles" in our work and life. Why do we find it difficult? In fact, that's because we are just an ant. If we are ants, we should solve it in the way of ants. It takes a lot of skill and effort to solve this problem. But what if we are "elephants"? Maybe the problem in front of us is not a problem at all, and it is easy to solve. This is the biggest inspiration from this story: ants try their best to cross the river, and elephants cross the river easily. The most fundamental reason is that elephants are strong enough. When you are strong enough, in fact, many problems can be solved without any skills and with too much energy. Then why can't we become elephants?

It seems difficult for an ant to become an elephant, but we can choose to turn ourselves into a bigger ant first. That is, through constant experience, we can grow up and become relatively strong. Although I can't become an elephant, at least I am stronger than I used to be. I keep making myself stronger and closer to the elephant. It's easier said than done. How to change it? I think we should achieve "three haves". Namely: 1, with a goal; 2. routine; 3. there is a way.

? First, there are goals: it is very important to set goals. Few people will think about their goals, let alone what will happen in three to five years, but this is the first watershed between "ants" and "elephants". Just like running a marathon, is it more labor-saving to know how far you are from the finish line? Or running around aimlessly to save effort? In fact, although we spend the same physical strength, we ignore the "brain power", which is also the key determinant to mobilize our potential. Therefore, setting a goal for a time period is like setting a stage mark for yourself on the way to a marathon. When we get to this place, we will know how far we are from the finish line and have a sense of distance. It is very necessary to design a long-term goal for myself for three to five years, then turn it into an annual goal for one year and finally become my monthly goal. For example, in three to five years, I want to be a master in a certain field. Theoretically, my annual goal is to let myself read at least 20 books in related fields. The monthly goal is to read two professional books a month, and the weekly goal is to read half a book a week. I need practical experience. So I will solve 10 system problems (related to professional fields) within one year, then everyone will solve at least one system problem, and finally complete the progress of 1/4 system problems every week. Only theory and practice can make you grow.

? 2. Regularity: the formation of regularity is the guarantee for achieving the goal. For most office workers, they want to go to work when they go to work, and they want to rest and have fun when they get off work. The division of work and life is clear. However, few people can really live so freely. If there are, some people don't live on wages. The most terrible thing is that most people don't realize their current crisis. They would rather live in an "ant" world than grow into an "elephant". In fact, it is not that we don't want to, but it is too difficult to achieve, because we must have a regular rhythm to ensure the realization of this goal, and most of us have no regular rhythm of life and choose our own "freedom consciousness". To be regular means to manage your time well, to be clear about every period of time you have experienced, when you get up in the morning, and to spend every time unit regularly, such as listening to software during exercise in the morning, reading books during exercise, making a work plan for the day first thing at work, what to do in the morning, what to do in the afternoon, what to do in the afternoon after work, and what to do tomorrow. How long should I spend watching TV news, reading professional books, reading by category and learning at what speed when I am not socializing at night? This regular life is bound to be achieved. Most people understand that they just can't do it, just like most smokers know that smoking is harmful to their health, but they can't quit for the same reason.

? Third, there are ways: it is impossible to do things well and solve problems by hard work alone. A lot of efforts can't actually change success, but more actually depends on your own thinking. The method mentioned here actually refers to the law. Sometimes the problem only happens at one point, but the root cause is really superficial. Headache can't be treated simply, it must be traced back to the source. For example, our copywriting has always failed and been reworked, so we should not think about a certain copywriting, but should consider all copywriting solutions. All copywriting has the same rule. Only by finding this law and applying it can we fundamentally solve this problem. Marketing is the same, not effective every day. So look for marketing routines. Is there a systematic process or routine to promote it? Make it easy for everyone on the team to get started If we find it, we can solve the fundamental problem.

Some people say that "the city routine is deep", although it is a joke, but it makes sense to think about it carefully. I have been to big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, and I have made many friends. Successful people seem to have some common characteristics of success. Their thinking field is wider and farther than we think. In addition, there are more methods and routines and the efficiency is higher than ours. This is not self-contempt, but calm introspection, and they are in this information explosion. There was no way to learn knowledge before, which led to people's backwardness. Now it is because people choose too much and don't know what to learn, which leads to people's backwardness. Being an ant or an elephant, in fact, the choice has always been in your own hands. It doesn't matter whether you choose to be an elephant or not. The key is whether you insist on doing it after you choose, which is the key to whether you can become an elephant in the end.