The Best Advice for Young People

Author: Arthur Gordon (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A friend looked at me seriously and then wrote down ten large words on a piece of paper. It was a very simple sentence, but it was the best piece of advice I had ever received: Be bold, and great strength will help you. It made me realize clearly: Most of the things I had done in the past failed not because I didn’t try my best, but often because the fear of failure held me back. Fear is the most demoralizing emotion, it saps one’s will and drains one’s motivation. So, whenever I find myself in a difficult situation, I always strive to do my best to break free from passivity and turn the outcome of the entire matter around. Being bold doesn’t mean being reckless or acting recklessly. Boldness means making careful decisions and constantly setting higher goals for yourself. Remind yourself: In today’s competitive era, you not only can succeed but must become a successful person, or else you are an eternal failure. We cannot race against time because we will never catch up to it, but we can definitely take one step faster than our previous pace. Even if it’s just a very small step, its significance is very great. If we want to change the world before us, the first thing we must do is change ourselves.