Why describe middle managers as camels?
You can get a glimpse of it from the following text:
Recently, I have some limitations in my thinking. I want to find some inspiration while trying my best to adjust my mentality.
Last week, I borrowed some business-related books from the library to see if they could inspire me.
Seeing this book in a corner of the bookshelf, I was immediately attracted by the words on it.
It took me two mornings to finish reading this book.
When I closed the book, the sun shone right behind me on the cover. After carefully reading this passage on the cover, I suddenly thought of the word "practice".
The practice part of camel is mainly composed of three aspects: mentality, concept and method.
Camels have partners and opponents on the way to practice.
We need friends, and we also need opponents. Friends can bring the best encouragement emotionally, while opponents can bring the deepest stimulation intellectually.
I once heard a saying, don't be afraid of failure. What is really worth fearing is never failing.
I never understood why anyone would "seek defeat" in the martial arts world.
In fact, it is not only the loneliness of "being too cold at the top", but also the distress of "not being able to improve".
The more enemies and enemies, the more you learn.
The other party must be their lair to destroy you, and the elite will come.
When they do their best, it is also the time when they teach you the most skills.
The best study always comes from the moment you fight with him and he hits you.
Only by facing your opponent directly, can you find your real weakness, grow and gain ability from failure.
When it comes to ability, the word actually has two aspects.
Energy: Pay attention to the strength of energy.
Strength: Pay attention to the stability of strength.
The ability is stronger and more stable, otherwise the ability is stronger, and it is difficult to play the actual skill.
But how to maintain the power of stability?
That's easy to say.
Kazuo inamori has made it very clear in "Dry Method" that you should love your work, concentrate on your work and keep thinking.
We are disturbed too much in our daily work and life.
And if you don't have an anti-interference heart, it is difficult to maintain a stable force.
Last year, when I was listening to a reading by Fan Deng, I was deeply impressed by one sentence:
When you feel that you don't know what to do, do your current job well.
Do things with a successful attitude, not with a complete attitude.
Don't underestimate any work. If you can constantly improve small things, I believe you can gain a stable and powerful ability.
In this process, thinking is the most important.
We are always busy doing too much, thinking too little or thinking too much.
Many people complain that they are not as lucky as others and do more than others, but they have not met Bole and brought him out as a "swift horse".
Among these people with the same frequency, there will always be one person who will give you some decisive help. This kind of person is the so-called noble person.
So when waiting for someone, don't feel sorry for yourself when you meet someone. Why can't I meet such a person?
He thought about such activities, so he met such a noble person.
You don't think like that or move like that, so you won't meet such a noble person.
But you are bound to meet people who have the same thoughts and waves as you.
As long as you look on the bright side, the radio waves are strong enough and last for a long time.
Note: the light intensity is not enough, but it should be consistent for a long time, otherwise people will not easily find your frequency.
Today is a professional era, and everyone pursues not only one skill, but also many skills.
But people who really get everyone's attention and do a good job actually have other key factors.
That's some basic skills that have nothing to do with majors.
These basic skills include:
Always practice controlling your emotions.
The ancients said that "inner tranquility" is such a skill of emotional control.
When a stone is thrown into the water, it can't be unresponsive or overreacting.
This is the skill of inner peace.
For anyone who works, paying attention to his commitment is the most important basic skill.
To practice this basic skill, you must never make promises easily.
If you want to practice, you don't make promises easily. You have to start with the words "yes", "yes" and "no problem".
Once you make a promise, you should go all out to make it come true at any cost.
Even a newcomer should never underestimate his commitment because of his position and qualifications.
Underestimating your commitment is underestimating yourself.
The discipline mentioned here is self-demand, and you can also understand it as "self-discipline".
Self-discipline means not letting any external or internal factors interfere with you and keeping yourself at a certain pace.
Self-discipline can make many of our basic work abilities come into play automatically.
And because many basic working abilities can be developed automatically, we will have more time, more brain power and time, which can be used to do more advanced and creative challenges.
Honesty has two very important parts:
Don't pretend to understand, don't ask.
Second, don't cover up the problem.
Honesty can save you time and energy in lying, because lying is a very exhausting job.
The most troublesome thing about lying is to convince the person who knows the truth best, that is, yourself, to continue to hypnotize or escape from yourself.
Once you escape from the truth, you have no chance to really see your mistakes, how to remedy them, and how to avoid repeating them.
Hao expounded his position, direction and method in the book.
As a camel, we must first stand firm and unshakable.
The positioning here is the bottom line and initial heart of your life.
The most difficult thing to grasp is that although there are many changes in positions on individual matters, they cannot violate their identity and beliefs.
The easiest way to master a position is to choose a position no matter how many personal things change, but you must not violate your identity and beliefs.
There is already a position, and the direction is naturally displayed. The clearer the position, the clearer the direction, and the same strain.
However, it is easy to be confused because of the long time span, large number of participants and large variables.
The direction will be unclear, because everyone has their own position, so there are different directions.
All directions are staggered and uneven, and of course the clues will be unclear.
Once others increase their recommendation in his direction, but we can't control our own direction, it's easy to get confused.
With the position and direction, the methods are naturally coordinated.
Once the position and direction are clear, the method will be clear.
Some people may say that methods should be used only if they are useful, but what is a useful method?
The use of each method is related to the position and direction of the parties, which is different from the time, space and object at that time.
In case we only want to pursue the so-called effective method, even if it is a hundred times for another person, it may not work for us.
Therefore, when talking about methods, we must not blindly imitate them.
The method must be conceived, experienced and explored by yourself.
In addition, the method must correspond to the position and direction.
Methods do not exist alone, but are derived from position and direction.
We can't go against the direction set by the original point, line and surface in order to be comprehensive or exquisite.
The third point about the method is to win more and lose less.
The more comprehensive and in-depth you know about things, the more methods you will have.
Finally, don't be afraid of inexperience, be afraid of inexperience.
Through the above three aspects of practice, camels will not get lost in the vast desert. Only by doing their best can they be professional and stable.
At the end of DNA at Work, Hao told some stories about camels. You can take a closer look if you are interested.
This part will not be introduced in detail.
The last part I want to share is about how to balance camel's work and family.
This part can actually be written in another article, but since it is aimed at camels, let's outline it here!
There is a book that mentions the concept of "micro-life", which is interesting.
Compared with the long history, a person's life is quite short.
Imagine your life as a whole day.
In the morning, you will have breakfast with your family, work hard during the day and have fun with your family at night. ...
If you find it difficult to arrange a day, consider a week as a lifetime.
Always save some time and dedicate yourself to your family.
Especially when you have a baby and your parents are older, you need to cherish the time together.
Many ideas in Hao's books were realized in the process of practicing Buddhism.
I happened to be reading these books recently, so I also have some thoughts.
I wrote so much unconsciously, hoping to bring you some thoughts as a camel.
For birds who have just entered the society or whales who have become executives, Hao has two other volumes of "Working DNA", which can be referred to in detail.
If you have any ideas, please leave a message for discussion.
This is the book 10 that Xiao Jing read this year, and I will share it with you.