Face difficulties and forge ahead

Author: Du Yongping
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The Ultimate Expectations of Top 500 Global Companies for Excellent Employees. Embrace Challenges, Do the Most Difficult Things, Become the Most Valuable Person! "Embrace Challenges" means doing the work that is "too cheap for no one to do" and "too difficult for no one to do." Break through self-limiting mindsets, resist negative thoughts, and work with all your might. This is a very important work principle and the ultimate expectation of companies for excellent employees. Moreover, the company won’t ask you, but you should take the initiative to do it. Everyone hopes to get the highest return in their work. What can give you the highest return? In fact, the "highest return" is the work that helps you achieve your goals or do better than others. The highest return lies in the most productive areas, which are often the most challenging things. —— Overcoming Difficulties: A Lifelong Struggle No job is too small to be done well. Just as there’s a famous saying in the entertainment industry: "There are no small roles, only small actors." —— Great Value Lies in What Others Disdain Emerson once said: "Whoever does not frequently overcome their fears will never understand the true meaning of life. Just as we cannot escape life, we cannot escape pressure. Pressure is not necessarily bad. A certain amount of pressure is necessary—it can strengthen willpower and prevent us from becoming too fragile. However, excessive pressure is definitely not good—it will overwhelm you, leaving you in tension, anxiety, and fatigue. —— Don’t Fear Embracing Pressure Why does dedication not last? Why is it hard to establish a proactive work attitude? It’s all because of people’s attitude toward difficulties. Because at work, for various reasons, they fail to experience a sense of competence and achievement, and thus fail to find joy in their work. Without joy in their work, how can they cultivate dedication and a proactive attitude? The most damaging impact on employees’ psychology is their refusal to give their all when facing difficulties. A person who works with full dedication will, even if they fail later, still receive beneficial nourishment to their mind and spirit, making them stronger and stronger. Conversely, a person who does not give their all at work will be increasingly poisoned by negative influences. This is no different from psychological suicide. Why does dedication not last? Why is it hard to establish a proactive work attitude? It’s all because of people’s attitude toward difficulties. Because at work, for various reasons, they fail to experience a sense of competence and achievement, and thus fail to find joy in their work. Without joy in their work, how can they cultivate dedication and a proactive attitude? The most damaging impact on employees’ psychology is their refusal to give their all when facing difficulties. A person who works with full dedication will, even if they fail later, still receive beneficial nourishment to their mind and spirit, making them stronger and stronger. Conversely, a person who does not give their all at work will be increasingly poisoned by negative influences. This is no different from psychological suicide.