Subconscious Mind -- How to Make a Stone Float

Author: Liu Mingfan
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Zhang Ruimin, the president of Haier Group, once raised a question during a middle management meeting: How can a stone float on water? People's answers were varied. Some said, "Pierce the stone with holes." Zhang Ruimin just shook his head. Others suggested, "Place it on a wooden board." Zhang Ruimin replied, "There is no wooden board." Even some said, "The stone is fake." Zhang Ruimin smiled slightly and emphasized, "The stone is real." Finally, someone stood up and answered, "Speed!" Zhang Ruimin smiled with satisfaction, "Correct! The Art of War states: 'The rapidity of surging water can carry stones, for it is momentum.' Speed determines whether the stone can float." This reminds one of long jump, high jump, airplanes, and rockets. According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, stones always fall downward, but speed changes everything. Those who have skipped stones know that the stone bounces on the water's surface because we give it direction while it enough speed. Bicycles and motorcycles don't fall over while riding because people master direction and provide speed. The same applies to beautiful black hair fluttering in the wind. Life is in motion, and motion requires speed. Without enough speed, one cannot create momentum, and progress will halt. This is a dynamic world. No one will wait for you, and no opportunity will pause for you. Waiting by a tree for a hare will leave you empty-handed. Only by racing against time can one possibly win. The famous American baseball player Pete Rose said, "Never look back, because while you're looking, others may pass you." Remember the lovable Forrest Gump, who won the love of his life and was asked about his secret. He replied, "I ran faster than others!" No wonder people say, "The frog that eats an swan is always the first one to leap." A famous saying also conveys this idea: "If you can keep up with the pace of time, you won't remain unknown." Nowadays, people often say, "It's not the big fish that eats the small fish, but the fast fish that eats the slow fish." Therefore, don't say, "Early birds are eaten by birds," thinking of yourself as a mere. Those who consider themselves insects lack ambition—even if they don't rise early, they cannot escape the sharp eyes of the birds. Believe in yourself as a bird, believe that early birds find food, and stay ahead of others. Don't stop—this is the state of a competitor and the state of a winner. We are not lacking in competition, but in competitiveness. If success has a shortcut, it is to give it enough speed. Shintaro Takizaki said, "If you fall behind others by half a beat each day, after a year, you'll be 183 beats behind, and after ten years, 108,000 miles." P2