These words are invaluable, sentence by sentence.

Author: Zhou Zhuang / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book selects 99 classic aphorisms that are popular in today's society and particularly beneficial for everyone's career success and happiness. It tells readers the key and details of success, providing a reference and benchmark for those who desire and are pursuing success.
Insight into Affairs: Decision-making / Understanding Trends / Adapting / Controlling / Efficiency
Striving for Success: Ambition / Initiative / Courage / Teamwork / Perseverance
Social Wisdom: Social Skills / Pragmatism / Win-Win / Financial Management
Self-Cultivation: Concepts / Enduring Hardship / Self-Awareness / Self-Improvement
Learning to Be a Person: Integrity / Reputation / Choosing Friends / Conduct
This book carries the pain and glory of the past, highlights experience and wisdom, and conveys the direction and essence of success. It can help you break free from difficulties and change your destiny.
28. We can be very busy, but we should be busy with value. The best thing we can do is to know what we are busy for every day.
"Do you have a busy schedule?" It is believed that 99% of people will answer "busy," including those who are not busy. Because this is the reality of life in today's society. The CEO of the world-famous Coca-Cola said: "We are all clowns, playing with five balls. These five balls are your work, health, family, friends, and soul. Of these five balls, only one is made of rubber, and it will bounce back when it falls. That is work. The other four are made of glass. If they fall, they will break."
I often ask others such questions: "Why are you so busy every day?" People live in society and have to run around all day to pay for various expenses, such as rent, food, transportation, and other costs. This makes them like those little mice constantly running in small iron cages. No matter how fast they run or how hard they try, when they wake up the next morning, they realize they are still trapped in the cage. Life is filled with things that don't belong to it in the midst of busyness, and people seem to have lost themselves.
In the movie Jerry Maguire, starring the superstar Tom Cruise, there are many excellent lines. However, the one most likely to be remembered is: "Show me the money." This line can be considered a truth. It was a scene where Tom Cruise was leaving the company. Just before leaving, he asked everyone in the company, "Who wants to leave with me?" The entire company fell silent, and the air was frozen. Only one woman stood up and said, "I want to, but I can get a promotion in three months." Throughout the entire movie, this might be the most realistic line, as it reveals the reason why people are always busy for a living.
Imagine 20 years ago, a man named Bill Gates came to you to collaborate on software development. Would you be willing to put down the work you were doing for others and take a "risk" to become a future billionaire? If a similar opportunity appears before you now, what would you choose? Almost every person in the workplace expects a raise every year, but a significant number of people are very disappointed each year. So, they attend this training course and that certification exam, or even go back to school to get a higher academic qualification, just to get another chance for a raise. But soon, they will be disappointed again. Have we ever thought about it: What is the point of being busy all day and working hard all day in the end? And how should we live in the future?
In Rich Dad Poor Dad, it is said: There is an old saying that "the meaning of work is just a little better than bankruptcy." Unfortunately, this is true for millions of people walking in society, because schools do not consider financial literacy as wisdom. The reality is that most people in the workplace "live their lives their way," which is: working hard to earn money and then paying for various expenses. Everyone works for salary and short-term benefits, which is understandable. But in the long run, doing so is often disastrous. Therefore, it is recommended that young people look at what they can learn when looking for a job, rather than just how much they can earn. Before choosing a specific career or before falling into the "rat race" of working for a living, it is important to carefully examine the path before you and understand exactly what skills you need to acquire.
Have you ever thought about what you will be like five years from now? Will you have found a higher-paying, more busy job? Or will you have started your own company and been constantly running around for orders? Or will you be struggling to make ends meet each month to pay off various loans? Or will you be short on money while supporting four elderly parents and one child's education? In fact, our lives can be better! Our abilities can create greater value! We can be very busy, but we must be busy with value! We should spend our time where it is most needed.
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