我就干三件事:第一,看别人看不见的地方;第二,算别人算不清的账;第三,做别人不做的事情。
我发现一个非常有趣的现象:李嘉诚创业时,许多人都比他有钱,但后来那些人不见了,或者财富排在他后面;比尔·盖茨创业时,比他钱多的人也很多,但盖茨成了首富。中国许多企业家也是如此。为什么?
因为,在中国由计划经济向市场经济、由封闭向开放、由野蛮的市场经济向文明法制的市场经济转型过程中,最重要的恰好是钱以外的因素。
就像你驾驶一辆汽车在高速公路上要并线转弯,这样既不能让车翻掉,又要保持速度,这非常难。这时候的问题不在于汽油,而在于司机的技巧,这个技巧就是钱以外的东西。钱以外的能力究竟是什么能力?
一、将自己的姿态放低
money outside of wealth, one key ability is the art of being a human being. It's about how low you can put yourself in front of others. In Chinese culture, this is called giving face to others. You have to respect people and be humble when you first start your business.
二、价值观
another important ability is having a set of values. Values are our simple standards for judging right from wrong. The reason why some people succeed and some don't is because of their values. MBA teaches us about difference strategy, which can be imitated by anyone but not values.
It's what guides you in making decisions and taking actions when dealing with money matters with your partners, colleagues or friends.
Example: we look at Jack Ma, it's not his success story that matters but how he makes decisions based on his values such as when Alibaba went public he only took 5% shares.
三、毅力和耐心
the third kind of ability is perseverance and patience. Why does persistence matter? Because if you don't have an ideal goal then there won't be any perseverance.