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Chapter 30 Thirty letter: Don't let villains hold you back

Motto: A wise man never sits down and wails over fate. People who say you can't do it are people who can't succeed. You can't afford all the extra burdens you've accumulated by being petty. (Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it's the wisest course.) May 11, 1902 Dear John: I think you have noticed that some of your thoughts and concepts are changing because of your friends.Of course, I have no objection to expanding your social circle. It can increase your interest in life, expand your field of life, and even help you find a confidant or someone who can help you realize your ideals in life.But some people are obviously not worthy of your association with him, for example, those who stick to humble and trivial people.

Since I was young, I have refused to associate with both kinds of people. The first type of people are those who have completely surrendered and are content with the status quo.They are convinced that their own conditions are insufficient, that creative achievements are only the patent of lucky people, and they do not have this blessing.This kind of person is willing to stick to a very secure but very ordinary position, year after year doing nothing.They also know that they need a more challenging job so that they can continue to develop and grow, but because of countless resistances, they are convinced that they are not suitable for big things.

A wise man never sits down and wails over fate.But this kind of people will only lament the bad luck, but never appreciate themselves, and regard themselves as more important and valuable people. Negativity takes over. The second type of person is the one who cannot carry out the challenge to the end.They used to be very eager to achieve great things, and they also made great preparations and plans for their own work.But in the past few decades or ten years, with the gradual increase of work resistance, when they need to work hard to reach a higher level, they will feel that it is not worthwhile to go on like this, so they give up their efforts and become self-defeating.

They will laugh at themselves: "We earn more than ordinary people, and our life is better than ordinary people. Why are we not satisfied and take risks?" In fact, this kind of people already have a sense of fear. Accidents happen, fear of losing what you have.Not satisfied, they have surrendered.Some of these people are very talented, but because they dare not take risks again, they are willing to spend their lives in a mediocre manner. These two kinds of people have a common thought toxin, which is very easy to infect other people's thought toxin, that is negativity. I have always thought that a person's personality and ambition, current status and status are related to who he associates with.If he often associates with negative people, he himself will become negative; if he associates too closely with small people, he will develop many humble habits.On the other hand, if you are often influenced by big people, you will improve your thinking level; if you are often in contact with those ambitious and successful people, you will also develop the ambition and actions you need to achieve success.

I love being friends with people who never give in.A wise man said it well: I will challenge the nasty adversity, because a wise man tells me that is the wisest direction to success.It's just that there are very few such people. This kind of person will never let pessimism dominate everything, never give in to all kinds of resistance, let alone believe that he can only spend his life in a daze.They live to achieve something.Such people are very optimistic, because they must fulfill their wishes.This kind of person can easily become a leader in various fields.They can truly enjoy life and truly understand the preciousness and value of life.They both look forward to each new day and new contacts with others, which they embrace enthusiastically because they see them as life-enriching experiences.

I believe that everyone would like to be included because only these people can be successful, and only these people can actually do things and get the results they want. Unfortunately, the presence of negative people everywhere prevents many, many people from escaping the wall of negativity. The people around us are not all the same, some are passive and some are aggressive.The people I've worked with, some who want to make a living, and others who are ambitious and ambitious and want to do better, also understand that before you can be a big shot, you have to be a good follower. To be successful is to avoid falling into all kinds of traps or traps.In any place, there are people who know that they are not good enough, but insist on blocking your way forward and preventing you from reaching higher levels.There are many people who are ridiculed and even intimidated for striving to be the best.There are also some people who are very jealous. When they see you working hard to improve and perform, they will try their best to tease you and embarrass you.

We can't prevent others from becoming those boring negative people, but we can not be influenced by those negative people and lower our thinking level.You want them to slide by, like the water behind a teal.People who always follow their thoughts and actively advance, grow and progress together with them. You can do it, you can do it if your mind is right, and you better do it. Some negative people have a good heart, and there are also some negative people who don’t know how to make progress and want to drag others into the water. They have nothing to do, so they want to make others accomplish nothing.Remember, John, anyone who says you can't do it is a person who can't make it, that is, his personal achievements are mediocre at best.Therefore, the opinions of such people are harmful to you.

You have to be on guard against those who say you can't do it, and you can only take their warnings as a challenge to prove that you can do it.You also have to be especially on the lookout for negative people who sabotage your plans for success. Such people can be found everywhere, and they seem to specialize in sabotaging other people's progress and efforts.Be careful, pay attention to negative people, and don't let them sabotage your plans for success.Don't let negative-minded, narrow-minded people get in the way of your progress.Those gloating and jealous people want to watch you wrestle, don't give them a chance.

When you have any difficulties, it is wise to find first-rate people to help you.If you ask a loser for advice, it is as ridiculous as asking a quack doctor to cure a terminal illness.Your future is very important, so don't seek advice from a gossip woman, because such a person will have no future in his life. You have to pay attention to your environment.Just like food nourishes the body, mental activity nourishes your mental health.Make your environment serve your work, not drag you down.Don't let resistance, that is, people who are designed to hold you back, bring you down.The way to let the environment help you succeed is to associate more with positive and successful people and less with negative people.

Everything has to be done to perfection.You can't afford all the extra burdens you've accumulated by being petty. love your father
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