Liu Bei started a business with his brothers at the age of 23. Although he made great contributions to the crusade against the neutrality of the Yellow Scarf Army, he soon returned to the state before liberation. He flogged Du You and finally went into exile. At the age of 30, Liu Bei attached himself to Gongsun Zan. After being defeated by Yuan Shao, he went to Tao Qian. At the age of 35, Liu Bei was ambushed by Lu Bu and the whole family was captured. Liu Bei attached himself to Lu Bu and waited for an opportunity. At the age of 37, Liu Bei was beaten by Lu Bu again, and he took refuge in Cao Cao. At the age of 39, he was defeated by Cao Cao, and Guan Yu was captured alive and went to Yuan Shao. At the age of 40, Yuan Shao was defeated in the battle of Guandu, and Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao. At the age of 47, Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou, and Liu Bei defeated Dangyang. If it weren't for Zhao Yun, even his only son, Liu Chan, was almost captured by Cao Cao, and the territory he managed was gone. Finally, Liu Bei had to unite with Sun Quan against Cao Cao. It was not until they defeated Cao Cao that Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and had his own territory that he began to move!
In this way, Liu Bei started his business in 23 years, and in the next 30 years, he suffered a series of failures. Many people think there is something wrong with Liu Bei's ability. In fact, Liu Bei is very capable. One of the important reasons for Liu Bei's repeated defeats in the early stage of his business is his congenital deficiency. Among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are all entrepreneurs with backgrounds, either with their own turf or a large number of social contacts.
Although Liu Bei is a descendant of Wang Jing in Zhongshan, he has not brought him any social resources except bragging. He is a common man with a flat head, making straw mats for a living, and really started from scratch. But the reality is cruel. North Korea has no people and no capital. Liu Bei started his business at the age of 23, but he didn't have a certain sense of existence until he was 30. Next, even if you struggle hard in troubled times, you always turn around in the same place.
In the early days of Liu Bei's entrepreneurship, congenital deficiency was a serious injury. At the same time, Liu Bei did not have his own strategy. He goes with the flow like duckweed and is attached to countless people. They are all his allies and enemies. It was not until he met Zhuge Liang that Longzhong decided to take Jingzhou as his home first, then Yizhou as his foothold and then come to the Central Plains. Then, Liu Bei firmly carried out this strategy and finally achieved a career.
To sum up, at the beginning of his business, Liu Bei suffered repeated defeats due to congenital deficiency, and the lack of strategic policy was the internal cause of his constant turning defeat into victory and achieving nothing. So be cautious when starting a business. It's not that anyone acts when his brain is hot. Fully self-evaluate, give full play to the advantages of resources when there are resources, and set clear strategic goals when there are no resources. What do you say, guys?