One of the examples of celebrity persistence·Rockefeller
The world-famous American oil giant Rockefeller turned out to be just a clerk in an oil company. Moreover, the work he did was the lowest, most mechanical, and least creative, inspecting and confirming whether the oil tank cover was automatically welded.
He had to watch this kind of homework thousands of times every day, until his eyes almost grew calluses. It was so boring.
That’s okay. If someone else does this job, they will either quickly change jobs, or they may end up dying next to the machine. The careful Rockefeller became a rich man because of this work.
Examples of Celebrity Perseverance
Once, he suddenly discovered that every time the oil tank was rotated, 39 drops of solder dropped, and the welding work was over.
Since then, he has been thinking: Can there be less welding flux? If we could reduce the solder flux by one or two drops, would we save some costs?
He began to conduct long-term observations and research on this problem, which was considered boring at the time.
Soon after, he developed the "35-drop welding machine", "36-drop welding machine" and "37-drop welding machine". However, after successive trials, oil leakage occasionally occurred after welding, and no success was achieved. People advised him not to have nothing to do but to work part-time after get off work. However, Rockefeller did not back down and developed the "38-drop welding machine." After trying it out, it worked unexpectedly. Soon after, he applied for a patent and found someone to invest in the production of this new energy-saving machine.
What Rockefeller saved was just a drop of solder, but "one drop" brought the company hundreds of millions of dollars in profits every year. This also helped him eventually become a famous American oil giant.
The second example of celebrity persistence·Andersen
When Andersen was very young, his father, a shoemaker, passed away, leaving him and his mother to live in poverty.
One day, he and a group of children were invited to the palace to meet the prince and ask for rewards. He sang and recited the script with great hope that his performance would win the prince's approval.
After the performance, the prince asked him kindly: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
Andersen said confidently: "I want to write a script and perform in the royal family. Theater performance."
The prince looked at the clumsy boy with a big nose like a clown and a pair of melancholy eyes from head to toe, and said to him: "Reciting a script is one thing, writing a script is another. It's another matter. I advise you to learn a useful craft!"
But when Andersen, who had dreams, not only did he not learn a craft to make a living, he also broke his savings. jar, said goodbye to his mother, and went to Copenhagen to pursue his dream. He wandered around Copenhagen and knocked on the doors of all Copenhagen noble houses. No one paid attention to him, and he never thought of retreating. He had been writing epics and love novels, but failed to attract people's attention. Although Qiao was sad, he still persisted in writing.
In 1825, several fairy tales written by Andersen at random unexpectedly aroused children's rush to read, and many readers were eager for his new works to be published. This year, he was 30 years old.
Until the cold days, "The King's New Clothes", "The Ugly Duckling" and many other fairy tales written by Andersen have accompanied the healthy growth of many children around the world.
For those who are as smart as you, no matter what the circumstances and hardships are, don’t give in to them, but persevere. Although the sandy ground is barren and dry, the green cacti still stand upright and bloom colorful flowers.