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,既不能让车翻掉,还要保持速度,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
钱以外的一种能力是做人的能力,特别是做人的姿态。我发现凡是生意做得不错的人,都善于把自己的姿态放得很低。在中国文化里这叫给别人面子,就是你得把人尊敬一下。凡是刚开始做生意的时候,他们的姿态都很重要,就是很谦恭、谦虚、谦卑。按北京话来说,挣钱要像孙子,花钱要像大爷。
二、价值观
money beyond wealth, about the stories of successful entrepreneurs.
I just do three things: first, look at what others can't see; second, calculate what others can't count; third, do what others don't do.
I found an interesting phenomenon: Li Ka-shing started his business when many people had more money than him, but later they disappeared or their wealth ranked behind him. Bill Gates also started with more money than him but became the richest man. Many Chinese entrepreneurs are similar. Why is this so?
It's because in China's transition from a planned to a market economy, from closed to open and from rough market economics to civilized legal-market economics, the most important thing is actually factors beyond money.
Just like driving a car on a highway and merging into another lane while turning - you can't let the car flip over and still need to maintain speed - it's very difficult. At this point, the problem isn't about gasoline but about driving skills - that skill is beyond money. What kind of ability is beyond money?