When you encounter difficulties in doing business, look around and the friends with whom you have the closest relationship are often the first to come to mind. Borrowing the help of friends is the most commonly used method of self-help in life and business.
As the saying goes: A single palm cannot sing, and a single tree cannot make a bridge. A person involved in social life must seek help from others and borrow the strength of others to facilitate himself. Even if we were covered in iron, we still wouldn't be able to drive a few rivets, not to mention that most of us are just a ball of mud and don't have much real material. However, "others" is just a general concept, somewhat meaningless, and most of these "others" are strangers, people you are not familiar with, and people with very ordinary relationships. Most of them cannot actually help you. to help you. There is only one kind of person among "others" who can actually help you and help you concretely, and that is - friends. These relatives and friends who are close to you always give you all kinds of help. When you encounter danger or emergency, they will always help you solve problems and tide over the crisis. Or when your auspicious stars are shining, they will also carry the sedan chair and sing for you. This is a specific circle. Although the circle is small, its effect is difficult to estimate.
There is a golden saying in the business world: "First-class talents pay the most attention to popularity." He also said: "There is also a marriage in the past life if you just pass by." Therefore, the most important thing in the business world is to make friends.
Indeed, the power of friends is very important. Every move a businessman makes in the world, and the big or small people he comes into contact with, may become factors that determine his future success or failure. The world is densely covered with a network of connections, and everyone lives in each mesh. By clinging to the mesh, you can make friends with many people. If you can establish friendships with so many people so that they can help you, support you, and cooperate with you in your career, I believe your business will be very successful.
Therefore, the more and stronger friends you make, it means that you have an intangible and huge asset. Needless to say, using this as capital will open up a bright road for you whether in business or finance.
Based on social and natural conditions, an individual cannot win against a group. In society, if a person has no friends and no help from others, his situation will be very bad. This is true for ordinary people, especially for a person who wants to achieve great things. If you lose the help of others and cannot use the strength of others, no career will be possible.
Leveraging the help of friends is a good way to put yourself above others. During the troubled times of the Yellow Turban, Liu Guan and Zhang met by chance and formed a sworn brotherhood in Taoyuan, which created an eternal reputation and laid the foundation of the Western Shu Dynasty. From now on, the world will be divided into three parts, and Western Shu will be crowned emperor. Liu Bei became the emperor, and Guan and Zhang became the founding fathers and important ministers of Western Shu. Looking back, when Liu, Guan, and Zhang became sworn brothers, all three of them were lower-class people. Although Liu Bei was a relative of the Han Dynasty, he ended up wandering in the streets and selling tables for a living; Zhang Fei was just a butcher and a rough man; Guan Yu was on the run for murdering people and had nowhere to stand. After the three became sworn brothers, they relied on each other and complemented each other. During Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Lu Bu became the hero. Liu Guan and Zhang fought against Lu Bu, but the result was only a draw, which shows how heroic Lu Bu is. But Lu Bu was helpless, his pride and bravery were in vain, and he was eventually killed by Cao Cao. However, Liu, Guan, and Zhang fought against each other in the Three Kingdoms, gaining more and more power, and finally established the country and established merits. This is a classic example of borrowing the power of friends. Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty was also a man who was good at borrowing the strength of friends and others. Liu Bang was from a humble background and had no talent in learning. He could not write books or use swords or spears in martial arts. But Liu Bang was naturally generous, good at making use of others, and had unparalleled courage. When he was poor and unknown in his early years, he was penniless, but he dared to sit alone with guests. When escorting the prisoners, he actually dared to violate the king's law and let the prisoners escape. After the White Snake Rebellion, heroes from all over the world gathered together, and no matter what background they had or who were on the enemy's side, they all belonged to him in the end. Such as Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Ying Bu, these world-famous generals and heroes were originally men under his mortal enemy Xiang Yu. As for the advisers and generals around Liu Bang, such as Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, Zhang Liang, etc., they were all people in his early small circle. Xiao He, Cao Shen, and Fan Kuai were Liu Bang's hometown neighbors and relatives. They worked hard and made great achievements during the war between Liu Bang and Chu-Han, and finally helped Liu Bang establish the Western Han Dynasty. It can also be said that Liu Bang used them to achieve his career as emperor.
Not only emperors and generals need help from others, but also ordinary people can't do without friends, not to mention businessmen who go to sea to do business. As the saying goes: A hero has three gangs, and a fence has three stakes. This all shows that we need to borrow the power of friends. Help from friends is the most sincere and selfless, and some do not even ask for anything in return.
That's why you should be careful when asking friends for help. Don't borrow friends' help when it's not necessary or urgent. This can ensure that you can borrow it when you really need it.
——Quoted from "Relationship Determines Achievement" by Yanbian People's Publishing House