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15 short stories of inspirational success

15 short stories of inspirational success

By 起飞Published 2 years ago 11 min read
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15 short stories of inspirational success

  1、The way to build friendship

  【Story】Once, a minister entertained a friend. In the banquet, the friend saw the shiny water in the hand-washing tray brought by the waiter and thought it was drinking water, so he picked it up and drank it all, and the people accompanying him were dumbfounded and did not know what to do. The minister also picked up the hand-washing water in front of himself and drank it all like a friend.

  The truth is that there are always things that people do not understand and do not adapt to the environment, sometimes causing embarrassment and embarrassing situations is inevitable, and telling the truth is embarrassing and dangerous. The same truth, some people will listen to express gratitude, others will be furious. The best thing to do is to pretend that nothing has happened.

  [Point] In fact, the way to build friendship is very simple, don't let your friend make a fool of himself in the smallest things can be.

  2、Ways to become wise

  【Story】When William Henry Harrison was a child, many people said he was stupid and foolish. Because when people gave him a dime and a dollar, he always went to get a dime. When this child grew up, he was elected as the ninth person president of the United States. Later, someone asked him why he did that. He said, "If I take a piece of it, who will give me a dime later?"

  [Insight] Sometimes the highest wisdom lies in appearing to know nothing. Sometimes those who are considered fools are not fools, but fools are fools. As long as you know how to play dumb, you are not stupid. To become a great man, you must learn to hide your intelligence.

  [Pointers] In fact, the way to become smart is very simple, pretend to be "stupid" on it.

  3、Ways to change the status quo

  [Story] Two gardeners were chatting over dinner. A said: "all day digging and planting trees, people are bored!" B said: "You think we are building a beautiful new garden, so the mood is much better!"

  Years later, A still digging pits in the garden to plant trees, while B has become a designer.

  The real top characters depend on the times, not all of them can be born at the right time, or although born at the right time but can not be moved by the time. But the wisdom of man has one strength after all: it is eternal. Even if this is not the time for him to be ambitious, there will always be many other opportunities for him to show off. [Point] In fact, the way to change the status quo is very simple, as long as there is a "new garden" in mind on it.

  4、Ways to get victory

  【Story】Some people use glass to separate a snake and a frog in a pool. At first, the snake wanted to eat the frog, it rushed to the frog again and again, but again and again hit the glass partition, it could not eat. After a while, the snake gave up its efforts and stopped rushing toward the frog. When the glass partition was drawn off, the snake also stopped trying to eat the frog.

  [Insight] In life, there are various obstacles everywhere. Overcoming obstacles inevitably requires failure and hardship, and those who persevere through repeated defeats are the winners, while those who repeatedly give up eventually become the losers.

  [Point] In fact, the method and year of obtaining victory is simple, do not lose confidence because of a momentary failure can be.

  5、The way to accumulate learning

  【Story】 Mencius was particularly playful as a child. One day, he skipped school to go home again. Meng's mother picked up the scissors and cut the cloth on the loom that had not yet finished weaving with a few strokes. "Such a good cloth, why did you cut it off?" Mencius asked his mother, puzzled. "What is the difference between you dropping out midway and me breaking off the weaving midway?" Meng's mother said in a serious tone.

  [Insight] The life of a person is a process of continuous learning. Only in continuous learning can one approach perfection. To give up halfway is tantamount to destroying one's own future.

  [Pointers] In fact, the way to accumulate learning is very simple, as long as there is no interruption.

  6、The way to win trust

  【Story】 An old king decided to adopt an honest child as a righteous son. He gave some flower seeds to each of the children who ran for the election. On the day set by the king, many children held flower pots full of flowers and waited with hope for the king to announce the result. The king announced that he would accept the child who came with an empty flower pot as his righteous son. Because, he sent the flower seeds are boiled, it is impossible to germinate.

  【Impression】 Honesty is the root of being a man. Only those who are honest can gain the trust of others and be entrusted with important responsibilities. A person who thinks of deceiving others in small things, can he not deceive others in big things?

  [Pointers] In fact, the way to win trust is very simple, only honesty will do.

  7、Ways to gain trust

  【Story】 Japanese entrepreneur Koike came from a poor background and worked as a salesman in a machinery company when he was 20 years old. One day, he found that the machines he sold were more expensive than those produced by other companies with the same performance, so he took the contract and the order form and spent a few days visiting customers one by one, explaining the situation truthfully and asking them to reconsider. As a result, his orders increased instead.

  【Impression】Water is clear, there is no fish. People are too smart, no one will want to work with them, people can not do everything carefully, demanding everywhere, creating a relaxed, trusting environment is the same as providing a step to success.

  [Point] In fact, the method of gaining trust is very simple, and do not lie to others on the small things can be.

  8、Ways to get through difficult times

  [Story] An Arab woman who crossed the Sahara Desert alone was lost in a sandstorm that came out of nowhere. Even the backpack with dry food and water was missing. She went through all her pockets and found only one orange.

  "I still have an orange, I still have an orange ......" She held the orange and kept chanting in her mind. A few days later, she miraculously walked out of the desert. She went home and peeled the orange, but found that it was as dry as a wisp and inedible.

  Insight]: In a difficult situation, a brave heart is the best companion. When in distress, some people can barely help themselves and do not know how to endure, multiplying their difficulties one by one. Those who know themselves can think deeply, overcome their weaknesses, and then conquer everything!

  [Point]: In fact, the way to overcome difficulties is very simple, as long as you have the belief that you will win.

  9、Ways to reduce regret

  【Story】A woman vowed to marry a perfect man as her wife.

  She traveled east and west, looking around. The years passed quickly, and when she was nearly old, she was still living alone in solitude. People asked her, "In all these years, have you ever seen a perfect man?" "Yes, but he is also looking for a perfect woman!" The woman said sadly.

  [Insight] Even the most perfect people have flaws. A flaw is like a black spot on the face of a perfect person. Some people loathe it, but others see it as a beauty mark.

  【Points】In fact, the way to reduce regret is very simple, do not can go after perfection on it.

  10、Ways to prevent mistakes

  【Story】A medical professor said to his students, "When you are a doctor, the most important thing is to be bold and careful!" He said he would use a finger into a cup of urine, and then put his finger into his mouth, and then handed the cup of urine to the students. The students took turns putting the urine-dipped finger in their mouths. "Not bad! Each of you is quite daring." The professor smiled and said, "Unfortunately, you are not careful enough! Because I dipped my index finger into the urine and the middle finger into my mouth!"

  【Insight】When things go wrong, we must observe carefully and think carefully before we act. The reason why fools fail is that they lack observation. They always have a superficial and one-sided view of things, and can not see either the advantages or disadvantages. The wise man can see the essence of the phenomenon through it.

  [Point] In fact, the way to prevent mistakes is very simple, don't ignore the details on it.

  11、Ways to prevent failure

  [Story] One day, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suddenly wanted to speculate in stocks.

  He tossed and turned all day, getting into one quagmire after another, and by the time the market closed in the afternoon, he was already going broke. Fortunately, his friend Bernard Baruch had to instruct his men to use Churchill's name to open another account, Churchill to buy what, another "Churchill" to buy what to, which avoided the "old fox" to become poor.

  The actual fact is that you should not be in a hurry. Time is a necessary condition for financial management, the desire for speed is not achieved, the price of blind action is often a half-way house or heavy losses. The only way to avoid losing a lot of money for a small amount of money is to have a normal, healthy mindset to invest in finance or pursue your dreams.

  [Point] In fact, the way to prevent failure is very simple, do not do what you do not understand can be.

  12、The way to make money for a long time

  【Story】A diner asked for a soup in A restaurant, who knew that the waiter went to bring a big bowl to him. "Can I drink all of this?" He asked the waiter. "You didn't say whether it's a big bowl or a small bowl!" The waiter said with a straight face. A few days later, he asked for the same soup at restaurant B. The waiter brought a small bowl of soup and said, "If that's not enough, you can have another bowl."

  【Impression】To think about others. Only practical for the sake of others, rather than calculating others at every turn, in order to gain the trust of others, and can bring benefits to themselves. If you think about yourself and others, you will get burned. Don't do anything too far.

  [Point] In fact, the way to make money for a long time is very simple, actually for the sake of customers can be.

  13、Way to find hope

  Three days after the earthquake, a man was still looking for his wife in the rubble, and many kind-hearted people advised him that "it's too late! . However, this man still insisted on searching. Late at night, he was digging in the rubble again and again when he suddenly heard a faint cry for help. In a triangular hole formed by a collapsed floor slab and broken wall, he finally rescued his wife.

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  [Insight] There is no failure, only giving up. If you don't give up, you won't fail. Gaining hope depends not on others, but on your own continuous efforts. Miracles mostly occur in the midst of bad luck, and pressure can also make people produce strange power.

  [Point] In fact, the way to find hope is very simple, you can give yourself the undying faith.

  14、Way to choose a goal

  【Story】A French newspaper conducted a quiz competition with prizes, one of the questions is "If the largest museum in France, the Louvre is on fire, only allowed to rescue a pair of paintings, you will grab which one? The result of the best answer is: I grab the closest to the exit of the painting!

  The best answer is: I grabbed the painting closest to the exit. It is not bad to aim high, but not unattainable. Recognize the scope of your own activities and your own state, and make your own vision in line with reality.

  [Point] In fact, the method of choosing the goal is very simple, choose the most likely to achieve that can be

  15、How to keep your word

  【Story】Zeng Zi's wife said to her crying child at the market: "Stop crying, when we get back, I'll kill a piglet for you!" When he got home, Zeng Zi wanted to kill the piglet. His wife advised, "This is just talking to the child for fun!" Zeng Zi said to his wife, "Children learn to behave like their parents. Now if you deceive him, are you not teaching him to deceive?"

  [Insight] No one wants to deal with a person who has no faith; people are happy to deal with a person who has faith. This is a necessary condition for his success.

  [Point out] In fact, the way to keep one's word is very simple, just keep one's word.

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