Kai-fu Lee's letter to Chinese students to be proactive you

 7 year period, starting the Kai-fu Lee magazine Doctor this letter and look forward to all the young friends mm
Wen - Kai-fu Lee
read one of my Chinese students, I said: thought; junior high school, the parents gave me the goal is to test high school, admitted to high school what to do, I have not thought about; high school, the parents gave me the goal is to test into college, go to college to do, I do not thought; at university, parents gave me the goal is to go abroad, going abroad to do, I have not thought about; now studying to get a degree, find work, what do I do next? this time, I Think it over. Thank you for the third letter, it woke me up for 25 years buried the enterprise, it changed my passive way of life 25 years. From now on, I should take the initiative for their own and life! to live with confusion. In They listen to everything the arrangements for parents and teachers, problems can also get from their parents and teachers to help, it is very easy to develop the habit of passive. So many young Chinese are not good at planning their growth initiative route, do not know how to actively seek out resources to their academic and life to a higher ladder.
the other hand, Chinese parents and teachers accustomed to pre-empt the way to help children design life planning, which often makes a lot of people lose sight of their real character and interest, when these children grow up, most of them will find their long lost in the the great esteem .
so negative to positive of the road is full of thorns. Although the first four letter I mentioned the importance of active, I decided to write a special letter on pro-active.
order to become international personnel, the information age in order to play its full potential, every ambitious young Chinese should make efforts to force themselves from passive to active, we must become masters of their own future, we must actively manage their academic and future mm did not cause more than you care about your work and life, no one is more suitable than you manage your own life and career, and only pro-active you can find the real on the road to success is always happy!
What is proactive?
active (Pro-active) The term was first used by the famous psychologist Victor. Frank referral to the public. Frank himself is a proactive, Typical never bow to difficulties.
by Frank Freud had a deep psychological impact of the decision of school psychologist, but he has experienced in the Nazi concentration camp, after a miserable years, and create a a stylized genre of psychology.
Frank's parents, wife, brother died of the clutches of the Nazis, while he was in the Nazi concentration camps tortured. One day, alone in his cell naked among suddenly aware of a new feeling mm, perhaps, is the camp's harsh environment so that he suddenly alert: Free. despair, but in my mind imagine how his release after standing on the podium, introduced this painful experience to their students. With this positive, optimistic way of thinking, constantly honing his own in prison will, until his mind beyond the cage of the detention of any of the free world in the ride.
Frank in prison thinking that criteria, it is each of our people to succeed in life must have a proactive attitude mm .
passive and active in many areas there is a huge difference.
passive (Reactive) by people who always think they are about the environment and others, if others do not hint, do not change the environment that he continue to live in the only negative. encounter a problem, people always find passive people helped decide the environment is not good, they will blame on others. They are always waiting for fate or elegant aid. on one thing, they always think that things are looking on them, they can not dominate or drive the progress of things.
active (Pro-active) who believe that in any case, we always have the right to choose. So They always have a sense of their own, because the fate of the control in their own hands, and he was not a vassal of the environment or others. For one thing, they always believe that things happen they can lead the development.
Why should take the initiative?
30 years ago, in the industrial society, every staff is a cog in the machine. So people like most of these companies are: knowledge of a professional, who can work hard .
passage of time, people today, the definition of talent, great changes have taken place, because in the modern enterprise, the majority of work is no longer a mechanical duplication of effort, but requires independent thinking, independent decision-making complex process. renowned management expert Peter. Drucker (Peter Druker) pointed out: change. In this century, people will have more choice, they must actively manage their own. br> In the modern enterprise in order to be successful, we need to develop their own active consciousness: at work to take responsibility, take the initiative to set goals for themselves, and continue to improve the ways and means; addition, it should develop marketing their ability, or colleagues in the leadership before the performance to be good at your strengths,
as the younger generation of contemporary China, you should not just passively wait for others to tell you what to do, but should take the initiative to understand their own to do What, and planning them, and then go all out to complete. Think of the most successful in today's world those people, there are several that have stuck to passive people? take their studies and research projects, you need to be a mother child of a sense of responsibility fully engaged, and continuous efforts. As long as there proactive, no goal is unattainable.
In fact, many young people are not without a proactive approach to make their own decision, but not used on major issues make their own decisions. If I asked a Chinese college students: What books and so on. these things need to decide of course, but many more important decisions made by your own need. For example, read what professional, read what the school, PubMed, or such decisions to go abroad, you might be accustomed to obey their parents in the arrangements , or refer to the majority of students choose mm everyone knows, the most important of these issues, the decision only you can really help you towards success. make their own decisions does not matter, but the decision of his life actually can have a significant impact others, this is how illogical Yeah!
When Google's founders Sergey. Boolean (Sergey Brin) and Larry. Page (Larry Page) on TV is accessed, their success should be asked Which school credit, they did not answer: Stanford University or the University of Michigan, and the answer is things, responsible for their own, their own solution. a positive, active mind, you must be good at planning and managing their own careers, for their most important decisions to make in life. No one cares more about you than your own business, nothing like the same proactive manner to better reflect the your own independent personality.
As the American poet Walt Whitman in go. method, and show themselves in the process of positive gain success and happiness.
Step one: have a positive attitude and optimistic outlook on life
psychologists had found that: a person is defeated, not because of obstacles to the external environment It depends on how his reaction to the environment. complaining will not change reality, but a positive attitude and actions may change everything.
statistics according to psychologists, each person produced every day at around 50,000 thoughts. If you have a positive attitude, you will be able to optimistic, creative ideas to put 50,000 into positive energy and power; if your attitude is negative, you will be very pessimistic, weak, insecure , but also put the idea into a 50,000 negative obstacles and resistance.
negative people to allow or expect to control their own environment, like all the arrangements to listen to others, but in this case, he could not control their own destiny, can not be avoided defeat; the contrary, positive person always indomitable perseverance the face of difficulties, his success is just around the corner. positive people always use the most optimistic spirit and the most brilliant the experience of domination, control your life; negative person is exactly the opposite, their life is always in the past all shadow of failure and confusion.
positive attitude will certainly change a person's lifestyle, but it does not to ensure that everything is all wishes come true he; However, negative attitudes persist lost. I have never seen a negative attitude held by people who can achieve sustainable, true success.
course, not every One thing must be to choose by themselves, not everything can be by themselves to lead. So, the choice of a positive attitude, we have peace of mind, that is, I always say was: there courage to change things can change, there are things that can not be changed mind to accept the wisdom to know the difference.
Step Two: Keep away from the habit of passive, from the little things
passive habit is active The biggest obstacle, if you grew up in the negative, passive environment, grow up, you should try to remove themselves even more of those negative factors have.
example, people are always superstitious passive fatalism, the things go wrong have attributed to genetic constellation, blood type and other factors, and thus become self-pity, is not always blame others, blame the harsh environment mm If this idea become a habit, he will be caught in the vicious cycle of passive, unable to extricate themselves .
how far from a passive young man? I would like to make five recommendations:
one, do not blindly listen to hide, should be calm and discrimination, positive confirmation.
now circulating the Internet are often kinds of rumors. If you blindly believe these rumors, you will be around some people with ulterior motives. For example, some students sent a letter and said: r. In addition, many students do not know how to take the initiative to search and verify information, methods or importance. there are many students asked me to help him find information on a certain university, and even there I asked the students to a word's meaning and usage mm Indeed, this information simply search on the Internet, you can find the answer. So when I found the answer each time, I always told these students said:
look, do not rush to ask other people; if you hear anything, do not blindly believed in, should go online to verify their own initiative. br> every thing happen to you because you should decide to develop, change, rather than doing nothing because you only become a reality.
had a classmate who told me: applied for two work, which I like the competitive share of the work, but students are also fighting for the job. I had to choose to wait, if that company does not employ me, I went to another company to . abstained, no decision is a decision.
Third, do not agree with or follow the habit of others, should learn to .
many students have a strong how do you think? You do not really care. For example, to decide what food in the restaurant, decide their own dress, to decide where to go on weekends to play, and so on. You should learn on their own to make reasonable arrangements of life, rather than What I will do others. to Listen, then do with them.
In other words, we try to get their own subconscious, celebrity hh promised myself, when you think to say into the habit of initiative.
Fourth, do not say program? can not break off the problem, step by step to solve? or whether you need to improve their ability in a certain area, then head back to deal with this problem? Do not escape, said he had no choice or no time mm no people lack the time, but, the way each person has a different time.
V. subconsciously train yourself to use the language.
the language of our subconscious to guide our thoughts, will truly reflect a human attitudes towards the environment.
used passive people, the words of blame will be personality showing.
example, they will complain when angry, said: They want to say is: I am not responsible, is about my emotions force.
they always complain: opportunities.
They also like to say: including: speech patterns of those active in the multi-spoke > One student asked me: will overcome all obstacles; also some students that the world is extremely unfair, because whether it is wealth, talent or luck, God always seems to favor others.
this, my answer is: Everything depends on the fate of (determinism) and everything on their own (everything becomes possible) are inappropriate.
everyone has chosen to have the opportunity, however, congenital and environmental factors, how many different opportunities for each person. So, this world is not entirely fair. However, because the world is not fair if you give up her own opportunities and choices, that is your own responsibility to blame the world's unfair.
So, everything should make it clear what is to accept that they can not change and what is their own choice, what is your challenge to be brave. When you meet when you can not change things, to be brave to accept it, do not waste time on regret, envy and jealousy on. you should do is actively seize the destiny you can choose, can change, you can maximize your influence part.
must be responsible for their own. a sense of responsibility is a very important concept, active people who will not blame the environment or their own behavior to others. they treat people, there will always according to their own principles or values, made a conscious and responsible choice, rather than succumb to the pressure of the external environment.
responsible for their own people to face life bravely. we do not take the uncertain or difficult thing blindly on the shelf. For example, some students think of English as important, but schools without examination, his not learning English; Alternatively, some students feel that they need to participate in community training communication skills, but because of shyness is not an active registration. In this regard, we must recognize that a solution is not resolved, no decision is a decision, negative solutions and decisions of the opportunity will be lost in front of you, you will one day pay a heavy price.
some students asked me: Even if you're not sure what you want, you should at least know not what; even if you do not actively seek you want most, at least you should actively avoid the most unwanted.
If you want a proactive, responsible for their own people, I suggest you act now, according to the following strict demands on themselves:
* for a full day, listen to themselves and people around the language, pay attention to whether there is I can not do within their own sphere of influence it? how you should be in line with the principle of pro-active response? simulated one by one in the mind.
* from work or daily life, to find a way to make you such a sense of frustration thing. think about which category it belongs to, it can directly control things, or it can indirectly control, or simply can not control things? and then in their own sphere of influence and put into action to find a solution.
* exercise their own sense of initiative. within 30 days, to focus on things within the scope of their influence on their promises and to be fulfilled; to do a lit candle to others, not judge right or wrong of the judge; lead by example, not Zhigu criticism; solve problems, not create problems; do not blame others or for their own whitewash, not blaming Heaven, no particular person; do not live in their parents, colleagues, or under the shadow of society, make good use of talented independent will, for their actions and happiness is responsible. trial for 30 days active training method, look, its own sphere of influence after the training is subject to change?
Step Four: active attempt
encounter opportunities and student exchanges in, I found that some students by a number of setbacks since lost the courage to struggle. For example, some students because the exam-oriented education continues at the university and regret go to university, some students because it does not, wasted professional time, as well as graduate students because in the period encounter academic difficulties frustrated hh do not know if you have not thought about, these are to face setbacks, they need you to have a proactive attitude. everywhere in life is an opportunity, a lot of opportunities to hide in one after another frustration among the discouraged if you face setbacks, you are likely to pass with their opportunities.
actively trying to learn the best way. in an advanced company, you do not need to worry about failure. in a provided by the U.S. CEO survey found that they appreciate most are those who volunteered to do a new work of employees. whether or not to do, at least these employees work more than passive acceptance of those employees would be much appreciated because they have the courage, ambitious, and will learn.
For those who are choosing the path of life for young people, they should actively try different things. In the United States, parents often say is: more opportunities.
my habit of active 5-year-old began. I remember 5 years old, I think the kindergarten curriculum is too easy, so with their parents to take the initiative, said: through the primary entrance to impossible; but if I passed the exam to show that I have this ability, then you should let me read to elementary school. admitted to a private school high marks. something more than 30 years, when the mother took me to see the . This thing I know, as long as a bold attempt, proactive, have the opportunity to get in I look forward to success. This is for my self-confidence and a positive future and laid a solid foundation.
Another example comes from my young Friends Guo to illness. His philosophy of life is: the door of opportunity for each fan, there is a doorman. harvest opportunities paid off, is actively dedicated to find the gatekeeper. When his 1999 degree from the China University of Technology graduation, received a lot of notice of acceptance from the U.S. top universities, but all is not scholarship. So he began to write to the professors of these universities, I hope they will accept him as a research assistant to support. month, he wrote two hundred letters, although there are many professors are interested in, but there is insufficient research experience because he refused. He also tried to write to the overseas USTC alumni, want recommendations, and no results. One night, the face of computer declined an e-mail letters, and he a man crying in the darkness of the laboratory. But wake up the next day, he decided to hit the fan the opportunity to continue to the door. A few days later, he received a professor at the University of Illinois The reply, pleased to be funding. The professor said that when he went to the department of materials obtained from Guo to illness, we found that the department is preparing to send rejection letter to Guo. Guo went to the last illness, said: r goes on tour, must most of the time, have all failed. However, this does not mean down the drain in vain, because time and again, this was my chance to knock on the door. step by step, I got the Microsoft headquarters, to Stanford University Reading of the MBA, to the Amazon and Google work opportunities. willing to change jobs, and more inclined to do one thing for life. In fact, the significance of changing jobs is that you begin to make a decision is not necessarily the decision of your life, you still have a chance to try more things, and only in order to truly find their own interest, in order to maximize their potential.
so, not because being unaware of their strengths and hesitation. We have to cherish each attempt, because the opportunities are often not replicated. to ready at any time, so as not to miss the opportunity comes, but also should learn from every opportunity to learn the lessons lost. In addition, only the courage to challenge themselves, you can fully develop their potential.
Step Five: fully prepared and seize the opportunities do not wait for the opportunity
door, because that is a negative approach. Turgenev, said: and so, while things move forward. instead of a dilemma faced a dark corner to hide the blame on others, not when immediate action is needed hesitation. Life can not be spent in this negative way. We will one day have to face themselves, their responsible life. Therefore, we must be fully prepared in the usual, have enough information in order to make the best choices when necessary, seize fleeting opportunities.
my PhD when through their own efforts (and help students Hon), the speech recognition system, recognition rate from the previous 40% to 80%, the academic for my work gave full affirmation. At the time, some teachers believe that as long as is Some results of processing is good, write papers, within a few months I can get a doctorate.
However, I know, the first step of success to me is just an opportunity, not an answer because 80% recognition rate will not be the last best results. And, I have published my research results, each institute will study and use my method, so if I time to relax and not be experiment, buried as soon as possible in order to write the paper, then graduating, other schools or companies will soon be over me.
so I seize the time to study more research, and even this delayed the time of my thesis. At that time, I seven days a week, working 16 hours a day. These efforts paid off, they make my speech recognition system to go further, the recognition rate from 80% to 96%. at my graduation, the system for many years reelected U.S. championship competitions speech recognition system. If I was in the 80% level stalled, casually to school, then later issued by Business Week's taken away.
So when the opportunity comes, you know, we should actively leverage; when you have not yet seen the opportunities, when to be ready.
Step six: actively seek and create opportunities when the opportunities
has not yet appeared, in addition to ready, we should take the initiative to create opportunities for themselves.
remember when I was working at Apple when the company some time in poor condition, we morale. Then I saw a Opportunity: The company has many good multi-media technology, but because there is no user interface design experts involved, these techniques can not form a simple, easy to use software products.
So, I wrote a paper entitled Apple Multimedia reproduce past glory, .
years later, a woman in the boss saw me, he said to me with deep feeling: technology experts, did not think you grasp the company's strategy is also so good at it. If not, the report, the company is likely to miss opportunities in the multimedia development, you will not have promoted to director and vice president of the possible. Today, iPod's success where there are no small part thanks to you and your share of priceless report. . In the report a few months ago, the world began to queue up early the Institute, reported the results of the most proud of.
newly established Microsoft Research China in the year, when several research projects have not yet received the final result When I venture to the Bill for the six months to report the results of two research opportunities. because then I know that many people still do not quite understand the Chinese Academy of, if successfully demonstrated in the Bill before the results of our study , Institute of Development will provide a lot of help.
At the time, I know there are four research projects have the possibility of more than 60% good results after six months, but I can not wait until 100 % and then to determine the application. So, I used two vaguely worded Title reservation location. six months after the project was really two very good results, so we modified the report title, more than a dozen individuals Bill flew to the United States made a presentation. That report was very successful and highly praised by the Bill.
report the next day, Bill said all the company leadership of his famous words: do not know, Microsoft Research China, we have many world-class experts in the field of multimedia research. chance.
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