1. Seiji Ozawa is a world-famous symphony conductor. In a final competition of a world outstanding conductor competition, he conducted the performance according to the score given by the jury, and keenly discovered the discordant sounds. At first, he thought there was something wrong with the band's performance, so he stopped and played again, but it still wasn't right. He thought there was something wrong with the music score. At this time, the composer and the authorities present on the jury insisted that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the score and that he was wrong. Facing a large number of music masters and authorities, he thought again and again, and finally said loudly and categorically: "No! The score must be wrong!" As soon as he finished speaking, the judges on the judges' bench immediately stood up and applauded warmly. Congratulations to him for winning the competition. It turns out that this is a "trap" carefully designed by the judges to test whether the conductor can stick to his correct opinions when he discovers errors in the music score and is "denied" by authorities. Although the first two conductors who participated in the final also discovered their mistakes, they were eventually eliminated because they echoed the opinions of the authorities. Seiji Ozawa won the World Conductor Competition because of his confidence. 2. Story "Confidence - the beacon that illuminates our success" The famous Russian dramatist Stanievsky once rehearsed a play when the heroine suddenly couldn't perform for some reason. Stanievsky couldn't find her. When someone arrived, he had no choice but to ask his eldest sister to take on this role. His eldest sister used to be a costume and prop manager, but now she suddenly played the leading role, which made her feel inferior and timid. Her performance was extremely poor, which aroused Stanislavsky's irritability and dissatisfaction. Once, he suddenly stopped the rehearsal and said: "This scene is the key to the whole play; if the heroine still performs so poorly, the whole play cannot be rehearsed any further!" At this time, the whole audience was silent, and his eldest sister He didn't speak for a long time. Suddenly, she raised her head and said: "Rehearse!" She swept away her previous inferiority complex, shyness and restraint, and acted very confidently and realistically. Stanislavsky said happily: "We have another new performing artist." This is a thought-provoking story, why is the same person so different before and after? This is the difference between inferiority complex and self-confidence. Self-improvement 1. Helen Keller American blind and deaf female writer and educator. He fell ill when he was young and became deaf in both ears and blind in both eyes. When she was seven years old, Anne Sullivan served as her tutor and became her mentor and helpful friend, staying with her for 50 years. With Sullivan's help, he entered college and graduated with honors. While in college, she wrote "The Story of My Life", telling how she overcame the disability and inspired thousands of disabled and normal people. This book has been translated into 50 languages ??and circulated in countries around the world. Later, he wrote many texts and several autobiographical novels, showing that darkness and silence do not exist. Later, Keller became an outstanding social reformer, giving speeches throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia to raise funds for the blind and deaf-mute. During World War II, she visited many hospitals to express condolences to blind soldiers. Her spirit was revered by people. In 1964, she was awarded the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The following year, she was selected as one of the ten outstanding women in the world. Please look at the biographies of Helen and Keller: Born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA. In January 1882, he became blind and deafened due to scarlet fever. In March 1887, Anne Sullivan became Keller's teacher. In June 1899, she was admitted to Radcliffe Women's College of Harvard University. 1902-1903 wrote and published "My Life" (some translated as "The Story of My Life"). Graduated from university with honors in June 1904. 1908–1913; Author of "My World" (also translated as "The World in My Life"), "Song of Stonewall", and "Out of the Dark". In 1916, he suffered from marital misfortune. In 1919, he was invited to Hollywood to star in a movie. In 1924, he became the main leader of the American Foundation for the Blind. In 1929, he wrote "The Second Half of My Life" (also translated as "Zhongliu - My Later Life"). Traveled to England in 1930. 1931–1933 Received an honorary degree from Temple University. Visited France, Yugoslavia, and the United Kingdom. Teacher Anne Sullivan died on October 20, 1936. From 1942 to 1952, he visited thirteen countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. In 1953, the documentary "The Invincible Man" about Keller's life and work was released in the United States. In 1955, he wrote "Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy" and won an honorary degree from Harvard University. In 1959, the United Nations launched the "Helen Keller" world movement.

In 1960, the American Overseas Blind Foundation issued the "Helen Keller" scholarship. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Passed away on June 1, 1968. 2. When the Chinese computer celebrity Wang An was six years old, he went out to play one day. When he passed a big tree, something suddenly fell on his head. He stretched out his hand and touched it. It turned out to be a bird's nest, and a little sparrow rolled out of it, waiting for food. Wang An decided to take it back and feed it. When she walked to the door, she suddenly remembered that her mother did not allow him to raise small animals. He had no choice but to gently put the sparrow outside the door, hurriedly walked into the house, and asked his mother for permission. The mother made an exception and agreed to her son's request. Wang An ran out of the door excitedly. Unexpectedly, the sparrow had disappeared, and he saw only a black cat wiping its mouth with unsatisfied thoughts. Wang Andang felt regretful and sad for a long time. From this incident, Wang An learned a lesson that affected his life: as long as he knows what he can do, he does not need to rely on others, he cannot be indecisive, and he must take action immediately. Self-reliance 1. Edison came from a humble background and lived in poverty. His "education" was that he only attended elementary school for three months in his life. The teacher was always dumbfounded by his weird questions and even called him a fool in front of his mother. Nothing good will come of it. Although Edison did not receive a good school education, he achieved great success with his personal struggle and extraordinary talents, self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-reliance. He is self-taught, and with perseverance, rare enthusiasm and energy, he stood up from thousands of failures, overcame countless difficulties, and became an American inventor and entrepreneur. He invented the automatic telegraph motor and the phonograph; experimented and improved electric lights (incandescent lamps) and telephones. During his life, he invented a new invention every 15 days on average, so he was known as the "King of Inventions". 2. Children should strengthen themselves. During the Kangxi period, Liu Yinshu, the governor of Guizhou, wanted to use his life savings to build a bridge for his hometown after he returned to his hometown. But his children objected to him: "You have been a high-ranking official all your life, but we have not received any glory. It is so easy to look forward to your return home, but you ignore us." Liu Yinshu was very sad. He felt that although he was innocent, he had neglected education for children. So, he spent all his savings and spent five years building the bridge and named it "Yuxiu Bridge". After the bridge was repaired, he said to his children: "The reason why I used all my savings to build the bridge is to tell you with facts that you can walk your own path and create your own life. It is better to rely on yourself than relying on heaven and earth." In order to To completely eliminate the children's dependence on their parents, he sold the bridge to the government for fifteen taels of silver. What Liu Yinshu did deeply moved his children. His children would later become pillars of the country. Self-esteem 1. After graduating from middle school, Hua Luogeng was forced to drop out of school because he could not afford the tuition. Returning to his hometown, he continued to study and study tenaciously on his own while helping his father work. Soon, he contracted typhoid fever again and was critically ill. He lay in bed for half a year. After recovering from the disease, he was left with a lifelong disability - the joint of his left leg was deformed and he was lame. At that time, he was only 19 years old. In those days of confusion, confusion, and near despair, he thought of Sun Bin who was practicing the Art of War with his legs behind his back. "The ancients could still be disabled physically and mentally, but I am only 19 years old. I have no reason to give up on myself. I want to replace my weak legs with a sound mind!" This is how young Hua Luogeng stubbornly fights against fate. During the day, he dragged his sick leg, endured the severe pain in the joints, and worked with a cane. At night, he studied by himself under an oil lamp late at night. In 1930, his paper was published in the magazine Science. This paper alarmed Professor Xiong Qinglai, chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Tsinghua University. Later, Tsinghua University hired Hua Luogeng as an assistant. In the Tsinghua campus where famous scholars gathered, Hua Luogeng worked as an assistant and audited in the mathematics department. He also spent four years studying English, German, and French by himself, and published ten papers. When he was 25 years old, he was already an internationally renowned young scholar. When encountering difficulties and setbacks, people with self-respect can work hard, strive for self-improvement, conquer setbacks and failures, and achieve success amidst setbacks and failures. People who have lost self-esteem often give up on themselves when they encounter difficulties and setbacks. When people who are self-contemptuous encounter difficulties and setbacks, the first thing they think of is that they are not good enough, and thus give up their hard work. Therefore, it is impossible for people without self-esteem to succeed in their careers. 2. In the early 20th century, when Xu Beihong was studying in Europe, he encountered provocation from a foreigner.

The foreigner said: "Chinese people are ignorant and are born to be slaves. Even if they are sent to heaven for further study, they will not become talented!" Xu Beihong replied angrily: "Well, I represent my motherland and you represent yours. When you graduate, you will see who is the talent and who is the idiot!" A year later, Xu Beihong's oil paintings were well received by French artists. After that, he won the first place in several competitions. His personal exhibition caused a sensation in Paris. Art world. Such an amazing achievement is far beyond the reach of that foreigner. 3. Newton, who is praised as the "Father of Mechanics", created calculus, discovered the spectrum, and proposed the law of universal gravitation in his twenties. But he did not attribute the credit to himself, but said modestly: "If what I have seen is further than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants." Darwin, the founder of the "theory of evolution", had a conversation in an interview with the British writer Halton: "Your special achievements?" "No." "Your main shortcomings?" "Do not understand mathematics and new languages, lack of Observation, not good at logical thinking. "What is your academic attitude?" "Very diligent, but not master of learning methods." Where is the self-esteem and confidence of these two scientists who have made great achievements? "Mobility makes people progress, and pride makes people fall behind." Humility is a manifestation of self-esteem and self-confidence. Overcoming setbacks 1. Barreni became disabled due to illness when she was a child. Her mother's heart felt like a knife piercing her heart, but she still suppressed her grief. She thought that what the child needed most now was encouragement and help, not the mother's tears. The mother came to Barreni's hospital bed, held his hand and said: "Son, mother believes that you are an ambitious person, and I hope you can use your own legs to walk bravely on the road of life! Good job!" Reni, can you promise mom?" His mother's words hit Barreni's heart like a hammer. He cried "Wow" and threw himself into his mother's arms. From then on, whenever her mother had free time, she would practice walking and gymnastics for Barreni, and she was often so exhausted that she was sweating profusely. One time, my mother caught a bad cold. She thought that mothers should not only teach through words, but also teach by example. Despite having a high fever, she got out of bed and helped Barreni practice walking as planned. Bean-like sweat dripped down her mother's face. She wiped it with a dry towel, gritted her teeth, and helped Barreni complete the day's exercise plan. Physical exercise compensates for the disability