A junior investment banker once asked a senior what investment banking really means. The senior presented him with some rotten fruits and asked: "How do you plan to sell these fruits?" After thinking for a while, the junior said, "I would sell them at a discount based on the market price." The senior shook his head, took out a fruit knife, peeled and sliced the rotten fruits, and arranged them into a beautiful fruit platter. He then said, "This way, we can sell them at a price dozens of times higher."
People need to be gentle and avoid excessive anger, as anger often leads to significant misfortunes for those who are quick-tempered.
The secret to success lies in seizing opportunities at all times and in all places.
People with goals look forward to meetings and view learning as a happy experience, valuing the opportunity to leverage the momentum from meetings. Those without goals fear meetings and find learning painful, thus failing to benefit from the opportunities. People with goals can understand what their teachers say during study sessions, while those without goals often feel they have heard it all and just want something new. After learning, people with goals reflect on themselves and take action, whereas those without goals criticize others without making any personal changes.
When I was born, it seems God had his eyes closed, placing no gold in my hands nor a crown on my head. How foolish I was in the past! Now I realize that the fruits harvested from labor are the sweetest. While genius may undertake great work, it is only through diligent labor that such work can be completed.
In the course of a person's life, one is destined to experience many things. As we go through more experiences, our mindset may become broader. A profession or a specific matter exists for a reason; there is a market because there is demand. Perhaps we have simply not yet touched upon that page.
