Chapter 27 Twenty-seventh letter: the god of luck favors the brave

Motto: Luck is in your choice. If you get it right fifty-one percent of the time, then you're going to be a hero. By acting like a winner, you are more likely to do more of what a winner should do and change your "luck." (The is not to the strong alone, it is to vigorous, the active, the brave.) October 7, 1898 Dear John: Your sister Sadie told me gleefully a few days ago that she's thrown herself into luck, that her stocks are like her docile slaves, helping her to get her money go home. I thought Sadie might be happy and crazy by now, but I didn't want her to get carried away with the money, and I told her to be careful about trusting luck to throw herself into the field of failure.

Almost every successful person is warning the world: You can't live by luck, especially not by luck to build a career.Interestingly, most people believe in luck so much that I think they mistake chance for luck.There is no luck without opportunity. John, think of all the lucky people you know, and you can almost be sure that none of them are meek and conciliatory, and you can almost be sure that they always radiate self-confidence and an attitude of nothing is difficult, and can even appear very bold .There is a chicken-and-egg problem hidden in this. Is it because of luck that lucky people are confident and bold, or is their "luck" the result of confidence and boldness?My answer is the latter.

The god of luck favors the brave, which is the motto I have followed all my life.Victory does not necessarily belong to the strong, but also to the vigilant, vigorous, and fearless.Of course, there are those who believe that prudence is better than bravery.But bravery and daring are more noticeable, more popular, and more attractive than prudence, and cowardice cannot be compared at all. I've never met anyone who didn't appreciate assertiveness, everyone is a supporter of assertive people, expects them to be leaders, and we're attracted to them because they're powerful.Therefore, brave people are often more successful, and it is easier to serve as leaders, presidents, and commanders. Those who are promoted quickly belong to this category.

Experience has taught me that bold and decisive people close the best deals, attract the support of others, and form the strongest alliances.But those who are timid and hesitant can hardly reap such benefits.Not only that, but a bold approach is also beneficial to you. Self-confident people expect success, and they will design all plans to pursue success in accordance with their own expectations. Of course, doing so does not guarantee absolute success, but it can naturally introduce the prospect of success.In other words, if you feel like a winner, you will act like a winner; if you act like a winner, you are more likely to do more winning things, thereby changing your "luck."

A real brave man is not a arrogant and arrogant person, let alone a fool without a brain.The brave know how to use anticipation and judgment, to plan every step and make every decision, and this practice gives you great strength as military strategists say, that is, having a weapon that gives you an immediate and clear advantage , to help you defeat your opponent.This reminds me of the bold decision to buy the Laima oil region more than ten years ago. Before that, the oil industry never stopped fearing that crude oil would be exhausted. Even my assistants began to fear that they would not be able to make long-term profits in oil, and quietly sold the company's stocks; Quit the oil business and switch to other more stable businesses, or our big ship will never return.As a leader, in the face of pessimism, hope should always be sent instead of lamentation. I tell those who are in fear: God will give us everything.

Feeling God's warm touch again was when oil was discovered in Lima, Ohio.It's just that Laima's oil exudes a stench that cannot be removed by conventional methods, which deeply hits the confidence of many people who want to make a lot of money from it.But I have full confidence in Laima Oilfield, and I can foresee that once we monopolize Laima, we will have a powerful force to dominate the oil market.Chances are, if let slip, Rockefeller's name will be associated with pigs.I solemnly told the directors of the company: This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is time for me to invest my money in Laima!

It is with great regret that my opinion was opposed by the timid. Imposing it on others is not in line with my personality. I hope that through a pleasant discussion, everyone can finally unify my opinion. It was a long and fruitless wait.I'm worried, we built a giant oil refinery on a global scale, it's like a hungry baby hungry for its mother's milk, it needs to eat a steady stream of crude oil, but the oil fields in Pennsylvania are dying, and several other small oil fields Production cuts have already begun, and in the long run we are dependent on Russian crude oil, and the Russians will almost certainly use their control of the oil fields to weaken us, or even defeat us outright, and drive us out of the European market.But once we have the oil resources of Lima, we will continue to be winners.I can't wait any longer, it's time for me to act!

Conservatives still say "no" on the board, as I expected.But I subdued the opposition in a way that surprised them by saying: Gentlemen, if we do not want our ship to sink, we must guarantee our oil supply.Now, the oil hidden in Laima is waving to us, and it will bring us dazzling wealth.For God's sake, please don't say there is no market for that stinky liquid, I believe that what God gives us has value, and I believe that science will clear our doubts.So, I decided to make this investment with my own money and was willing to take the risk for two years.If it succeeds two years later, the company can return the money to me; if it fails, I will bear all the losses myself.

My determination and sincerity touched my biggest opponent, Mr. Pratt. With tears in his eyes, he said to me excitedly: "John, my heart has been captured by you. Since you think it should be done, we will Let’s do it together! If you can take this risk, so can I!” The spirit of cooperation that wins and loses is our ever-growing spiritual pillar. We made it.We put all our efforts into investing a huge amount of money in Laima, and the returns are even greater. We have controlled the largest crude oil production base in the United States in our own hands.The success in Laima intensified our vitality and led us to start an unprecedented large acquisition in the oil industry.As a result, we have achieved unshakable dominance as the most feared super-fleet in oil, just as we predicted.

John, attitude helps create luck, and luck is in your choices.If you get it right fifty-one percent of the time, then you're going to be a hero. This is my deepest experience about luck. love your father