Although there are many opportunities, there are also many people who pursue them. In the familiar industry, the ratio between opportunities and those who pursue opportunities is seriously unbalanced. Unfortunately, although many people are aware of this, they are still desperate to get inside. As a result, they not only failed to get the favor of fate, but wasted their excellent youth.
In fact, there are opportunities everywhere. Those who are good at seizing opportunities know how to go to places where there are few people. If you are the only one somewhere, doesn't that mean that all the opportunities here belong to you alone?
Learning to find new ways and management from the details of life will make your life bright.
Chazhu of the United States was once a member of a small railway station in the countryside. Because the station is remote, shopping is difficult and the price is high, people nearby often write to ask relatives and friends from other places to buy things on their behalf, which is very troublesome. Cha Zhu noticed this detail: if you can open a shop nearby, it is definitely a chance to make a fortune. However, he has neither capital nor house. what should he do ？ He decided to try a brand-new mail-order method that no one had ever tried, that is, send the catalogue to the customer first, and then deliver it according to the customer's requirements. He hired two employees and set up "Tea and Bamboo Communication Sales Company". Since then, people have followed suit and swept the world from the United States. Zha Zhu also became the founder of "no store to sell". Of course, the reward of being a founder is that after five years, Chazhu became a millionaire.
If you think this example is too far away from you, after all, we are not tea owners, and it is impossible to notice someone buying things at the train station, but the following example is so close to our lives that it can fully prove the truth that there are opportunities in the details.
1973, Greenwood, who was only 15 years old, received a pair of roller skates as a Christmas present. He is very happy because he has been longing for the opportunity to skate. This wish has finally come true.
After receiving this gift, Greenwood immediately ran out of the house and went skating on the frozen river near his home. Maybe when he first came out skating, he thought it was too cold. His ears hurt like a knife when skating. He put on a fur hat and covered his head and cheeks tightly. As a result, he was stuffy and hot for a long time and broke out in a sweat.
Greenwood thought, we should make something that can cover our ears. He finally came up with a rough idea and asked his mother to do what he wanted when he got home. Mother fiddled with it for a long time and sewed him a pair of cotton earmuffs.
When Greenwood put on cotton earmuffs to go skating, it really kept him warm. A friend saw it and asked him for it. After discussing with his mother, Greenwood invited his grandmother to make earmuffs together. After several modifications, the earmuffs are more applicable and more beautiful. Greenwood called it "illegal earmuffs" and applied for a patent in the US Patent Office.
You may ask, how much is a pair of earmuffs worth? What is the use of applying for a patent? If you think so, it's a pity that you will never catch or see similar opportunities in your life.
To tell the truth, Greenwood later became the president of the world earmuffs factory. He became a multimillionaire because of this patent.
You will understand! If we look at this common thing in life from another angle, we will often find many opportunities hidden in it.
Opportunities exist so widely and are so fair and objective. When you lose the opportunity, you can't blame anyone but yourself. It was always there, and you didn't notice. Others found that it was because the brain turned fast. Opportunities don't throw themselves at each other.
Many years ago, there was an oil exploration boom in the United States. An ambitious young man also came to the oil-producing area. But at first, he only found a simple and boring job, and he felt very unbalanced: I am so creative, how can I only be proud of such a job? So I went to the supervisor and asked for a change of job.
Unexpectedly, after listening to his words, the supervisor only replied coldly: "You should either work hard or find another way out."
At that moment, he blushed and wanted to resign immediately, but considering that he couldn't find a better job for a while, he had to submit to humiliation and return to his original job.
After coming back, he suddenly had a feeling: am I not creative? So why not start from this ordinary post?
So, he made a detailed study of his work and found that one of the processes consumed 39 drops of oil each time, but in fact only 38 drops were enough.
After repeated experiments, he invented a machine that can be used with only 38 drops of oil, and recommended this invention to the company. Don't underestimate this L drop of oil, it has saved thousands of costs for the company.
Do you know who this young man is? He is Rockefeller, the most famous oil king in America. The above story illustrates a truth: in any unit or organization, people who can actively use their wisdom to carry out their work and are good at finding problems from details are the easiest to stand out.
One year, Panasonic wanted to recruit a senior female employee, and many people signed up. After some fierce competition, Yamagata ji zi, Haramasako and Keiko Miyazaki stood out and became the final candidates. All three are high flyers from famous universities, and they are beautiful women with their own strengths. The conditions are similar, and the competition has become fierce. They are all carefully preparing to make themselves the winners who laugh last.
At 8 o'clock this morning, three people came to the personnel department of the company on time. The personnel minister gave each of them a white uniform and an exquisite black briefcase and said, "Ladies, please put on your company's uniform and bring your briefcases to the general manager's office for an interview. This is your last exam, and the result of the exam will directly determine whether you will stay or not. " The three beautiful women took off their matching coats and put on white uniforms. The personnel minister added: "I want to remind you that, first, the general manager is a gentleman who pays great attention to appearance, and there is a small black stain on the uniform you are wearing." There is no doubt that when you appear before the general manager, you must be a well-dressed person. How to deal with that little stain is your exam question. Second, the time for the general manager to meet you is 8: 00 15, that is to say, after 10 minutes, you must arrive at the general manager's office on time, and the general manager will not hire an unpunctual employee. Ok, the exam has begun. "
Three people took action at once.
Yamagata Hidoko repeatedly wiped the stains with his hands, but the stains became bigger and bigger, and the white uniform was finally made terrible. Hidoko Yamagata became nervous and blushed, pleading with the personnel minister if she could change another uniform. Unexpectedly, the personnel minister apologized and said, "absolutely not, and I don't think you need to go to the general manager's office for an interview." Hidoko Yamagata froze. When she learned that she was disqualified, she left the personnel department in tears.
At the same time, the original Okako has rushed to the bathroom. She turned on the tap, lifted the tap water and began to clean the stains. Soon, the stain disappeared, but trouble came. The front of the uniform was soaked and stuck to the body. So, Atomic Kiko quickly moved to the front of the dryer, opened the dryer and baked it in the soaked place. After baking for a while, she suddenly remembered the appointed time, raised her wrist and looked at her watch: it was broken, and it was almost the appointed time. So, Atomic Kiko didn't completely dry his clothes and ran to the general manager's office.
Rushing to the door of the general manager's office, Atom looked at his watch. It was already 8 o'clock. 15. He was not late. What makes her feel lucky is that the wet place on the white uniform is no longer so obvious. If you don't distinguish it carefully, you can't see that it has been washed. Besides, how can the general manager of a big company stare at a girl's clothes? Unless he is a goat.
Yukiko was about to knock at the door when it opened and Keiko Miyazaki strode out. The original yukiko saw the stain on Keiko Miyazaki's white uniform still lying there. Yuan Yazi is steadfast in his heart. She walked confidently into the office and said, "Hello, General Manager." The general manager sat behind a big desk and smiled at the wet part of the original Asian uniform, as if he were "distinguishing" something. The original Xing Zi is a little sick.
At this moment, the general manager spoke: "Miss Qiu Zi, if I remember correctly, there is a place on your white uniform that is wet by water." The atom nodded. "Was it caused by cleaning that stain?" The general manager asked. The original kiko looked at the general manager doubtfully and nodded his head. The general manager saw the atom's doubts and said with a smile, "I put the stain on it and it's also my exam question." In this round of examination, Keiko Miyazaki was the winner, that is to say, the company finally decided to hire Keiko Miyazaki. "
Yuaner was startled: "Mr. General Manager, this is unfair. As far as I know, you are a gentleman who can't be defiled. But I saw that the stain on Keiko Miyazaki's white uniform was still clearly visible. "
"The crux of the matter is that Miss Keiko Miyazaki didn't let me find the stain on her uniform. Since she walked into my office, the black briefcase has been lying gracefully in front of her, and she didn't let me see the stain. " The general manager said.
"Mr. General Manager, I still don't understand why you chose Keiko Miyazaki instead of me," said Akiko Hara. I arrived at your office on time and cleaned the stain on my uniform, but Keiko Miyazaki only cleverly covered the stain with her wallet. It should be said that it was a draw with Keiko Miyazaki. "
"No," the general manager said decisively, "the winner is Keiko Miyazaki, because she has a clear mind, is good at prioritizing, makes good use of existing conditions, and solves problems calmly and beautifully. And you, although you solved the problem, did it in a hurry and didn't make full use of your existing conditions. In fact, that briefcase is our lever to solve the problem, but you throw it aside. If I guess correctly, did you leave your lever in the bathroom? "
The original okada and kiko finally convinced nodded. The general manager smiled and said, "If I guess correctly, Miss Keiko Miyazaki should be in the bathroom now, cleaning the stains on her chest."
In this way, Keiko Miyazaki succeeded because of a tiny detail. But in this small detail, she condensed her superhuman wisdom and care. Some people say that success = talent and opportunity. Talent is the internal cause and opportunity is the external cause. However, there are many talents in life, and what is lacking is only the eyes that look for opportunities in the details.