Two stories

An octopus can weigh up to 70 pounds. But for such a large creature, its body is very soft, so soft that it can fit itself into any place it wants to go.

　　The octopus has no spine, which allows it to fit through a hole as small as a silver coin. Their favorite thing to do is to hide in a conch shell, wait for the fish and shrimp to approach, bite off their heads, inject venom and paralyze them to death, and then have a good meal. It can be considered one of the most fearsome animals for other creatures in the ocean.

　　However, humans have a way to subdue it. Fishermen have mastered the nature of the octopus and sink small bottles on strings to the bottom. As soon as the octopus saw the vials, it scrambled to get in, no matter how small or narrow the vials were.

　　As a result, these octopuses, which are invincible in the ocean, become prisoners in the bottles, prey for the fishermen, and a meal for the human race. What imprisoned the octopus? Is it the bottle? No, the bottle is placed in the sea, and the bottle does not take the road, much less the initiative to catch it. The octopuses are imprisoned by themselves. They move further and further into the narrowest path, no matter how dark it is, even if it is a dead end.

　　The truth: In our working life, we often encounter many constraints and restrictions, and we can do nothing about them. We are not aware that what imprisons us is not other people, but ourselves, but our unhealthy mindset and radical attitude.
Mike was the sales manager of a Porsche dealership in Germany. He was known as a "genius" in the industry for his flexibility and his ability to attract customers with new ideas. Mike's sales had been declining for the past six months.

　　One morning, he called a customer who was interested in buying a car and made an appointment to visit him.

　　When the car arrived at the door of a client named Jon's house, Mike got out of the car and did not rush to knock on Jon's door, but instead walked around the front and back of Jon's house. Instead of knocking on Jon's door, Mike circled the front and back of Jon's house and then instructed his assistant to drive the car to a spot suitable for parking at Jon's house. Mike then instructed the photographer to take pictures of the house and the car, telling him that the pictures must look like the new car blended perfectly with the house.

　　Following Mike's request, the photographer went to work, framing the car and the house from all angles. After a short time, the photographer took some photos, which he transferred to a computer and printed out via a printer connected to the computer.

　　In front of a red house with white windows, a brand-new B&W Porsche was parked quietly. The yellow leaves from the trees in front of the house covered the ground, and one leaf fell just in front of the windshield of the new car.

　　Mike picked up the photo and gave the photographer a thumbs up. At that moment, Jon, the owner of the house, came out. Mike went up to Jon and exchanged brief pleasantries with him, gave him the photograph, then said goodbye to Jon and drove off to another client's house.

　　All day long, Mike did the same thing over and over again with his assistant in the new car. His behavior was strange to the assistants and all the staff, who wondered what he was doing.

　　After more than two months, Mike's store did not make a single publicity campaign for the new car, nor did it engage in a price war with the competition, but only took photos of 154 interested customers. Those who were careful to buy Mike's car almost always said something like, "It's a beautiful car, maybe the perfect car for our family."

　　The staff was amazed as they watched the sales go up every day. He used a photo of the car blending perfectly with the house to arouse the desire and association of the car in the photo, based on the mindset of the people who were interested in buying a car.

　　Because who wouldn't be impressed and convinced to buy a car when they saw the harmony and richness of the new car and house in the photos?

　　I'm selling the car, but I'm also selling the desire for a better life in the mind of the person buying the car," says Mike. "

　　Inspirational Insight: Good things always resonate with my heart and soul, and only when you get this right will you have a chance of success.