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Chapter 47 The Perfect Career 3
It's all about me
Just because someone else is unpopular doesn't prove that you are what everyone expects you to be.You have to be up-and-coming or talented, and you have to be personable.Then you turn your great reputation into admiration, and people say, this job is for you.

If you want to become a leader that everyone expects, let people around you follow you, and form a leadership core that unites people, inspires people, and has strong appeal, it is far from enough to rely solely on the power given by the system and the position.It should be based on personal authority consisting of a broad mind, perfect leadership art, and noble personality charm.

In ancient feudal society, in order to strengthen the monarchy, one of the methods often used by the rulers was to beautify the personality of the monarch. Only in this way can the monarch's appeal to the people be increased. "The king who is holy, the king who is benevolent and wise, and the man who is brave is the leader. This is the way of heaven and the love of people." The ruler always tries to convince the people that the personality of the monarch is perfect, and the monarch represents greatness, wisdom, sageness, and benevolence. Virtue and heroism.

In fact, not only was it impossible for the ancient monarchs to have the above-mentioned virtues, but they also did not need to actually pursue them.What they have to do is just a hypocritical performance. As long as they create the illusion of the divine perfection of the monarch's personality in the minds of the subjects, they will achieve their goal.It is not necessary for a prince to possess all virtues, but it is necessary to appear to possess them all, to appear compassionate, faithful, humane, and upright.Although monarchs "often have to be treacherous, unkind, unhuman, and ungodly" in political practice, they are very careful not to let out a word that is not the above-mentioned virtues from their mouths, and pay attention to making those who see The monarch and the people who heard the monarch's conversation felt that the monarch was a compassionate, faithful, and humane person.Only in this way can we achieve the goal of "following the hearts of the people" and create a large number of faithful followers for ourselves.

However, the people's aspirations won by relying solely on the feudal system and means are always fragile. Once people see the true face of the superior, it will have the opposite effect. After all, everyone hates being deceived and fooled.

In modern society, most of the people who become popular in career and life have to rely on their own strength.Actions show far more than rhetoric.The outstanding achievements in exchange for strength and hard work will make you a person that people want.

The well-known investment expert John Templeton, through a lot of observation and research, has come to a very important truth - the law of one more ounce.He noted that high achievers did almost as much work as moderate achievers, with little difference in effort—just “an ounce more.”An ounce is only 1/16 of a pound.However, it is this insignificant little difference that will make a big difference in your work results.

This is like two people participating in a marathon. After running for two hours, both have completed the 42-kilometer race, and there are less than 200 meters to reach the finish line.The situation at that time was that both of them were very tired and uncomfortable.The former chose to give up, while the latter persisted.Compared with the long distance he ran, the value and significance of the remaining short distance are self-evident. Without these few steps, the previous efforts would become meaningless; with these few steps, Become a marathon winner.People who achieve moderate success are just missing a few steps, and unfortunately, those are the most valuable steps.

The "One More Ounce Law" in work can fully highlight the excellence and ordinaryness of people.If you only work diligently and be a qualified employee every day, then although you have also done a lot of work, you are not outstanding, nor can you show your super talented side.If you take the initiative to stand out, and maintain a personable person, your life will have a qualitative change.

It is not difficult to become a leader in the industry, to become a highly anticipated leader, to be well-known and to be famous in history. The key lies in whether we are willing to add value to ourselves with hard work and talent to make ourselves stand out.

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