The second college entrance examination, math 19, is different from the total separation admission line 140.
Three days before the third college entrance examination, Mr. Yu, who had been disappointed with Ma Yun's math scores, said to Ma Yun, "Ma Yun, your math is a mess. If you can pass the exam, my word' Yu' will be written backwards. "
As a result, Ma Yun scored 89 points in that math exam.
Encouragement or disappointment, even his father had no hope for him to enter the university, but Ma Yun was admitted to the Teachers College with indomitable tenacity.
For Ma Yun, the three college entrance examinations in his life have already become the most precious spiritual wealth in his life journey. Today, Ma Yun is a late bloomer. His business acumen and success are among the best in Forbes, and he is a legend in China business circles.
Late bloomer, Rich, publisher of Forbes magazine? Calgard defined this in his book "Being a Late bloomer":
And Ma Yun's "one exam for life" was the dream of everyone in that era. Without going to college, there would be no way out, so he failed again and again and achieved his first goal in life according to his own plan.
In ancient China, there was a saying of "standing at the age of 30", which was Confucius' self-evaluation of his life at the age of 30 in The Analects.
Ma Yun started his business for the first time when he was1995,31year old, and collected 20,000 yuan.
At the age of 35, he officially resigned from public office, returned to Hangzhou with 18 Lohan, raised enough RMB 500,000, and started a new round of entrepreneurship-developing Alibaba website.
20 15,10,51year-old Ma Yun and his family became the richest man in China IT industry with assets of 135 billion yuan, and their wealth increased by 540 times in 13 years. Ma Yun ranks 22nd in Forbes' list of the most powerful people in the world.
First of all, not everyone can succeed in adolescence.
Mark, the founder of Facebook for Young Successful People? Zuckerberg who became a billionaire at the age of 23 is really enviable. In contrast, Ma Yun is indeed a late bloomer. After his own failure experience, he accumulated a lot of experience, slowly and steadily, and constantly explored new fields, involving his intelligence and wisdom, and stood tall in the world. Ma Yun, a native of China, has become a commercial star that people worship.
At the age of 22, Zuckerberg claimed that young people are "smarter" and hinted that young people must succeed faster. But it is difficult for young people to do this. You know, there are thousands of young people in Qian Qian who are still gnawing at their old age in their twenties. They wonder why they are all scum at school, but their grades are quite different at the same age. Anxiety has plunged a whole generation of young people into a state of collective paralysis.
It is not that they are not smart or stupid, but that there are too many things that affect their performance obstacles, such as accidents, diseases, depression and addiction. These common twists and turns will delay the time for them to truly display their talents and realize their ambitions, and make them marginalized.
In fact, they also have ambitions and lofty ideals, but they can't find a place to display their talents. Some people may vaguely feel that their careers are not really on track.
People want to achieve something, which is related to opportunities. And opportunities are the right time, the right place and the right people. If one of these three conditions can't be met, chances are impossible to favor you.
When society is crazy about young achievers, those who can't reach this point are even regarded as losers. You can imagine how much prejudice hits most people who have accomplished nothing.
Second, the average age of late bloomers.
Rich Calgard, the publisher of Forbes magazine, has been working on this book for decades in order to study the psychological trends of marginalized people and late bloomers. In order to fill this gap, he studied the life trajectories of some late bloomers in history and today, and interviewed hundreds of people who succeeded very late. Studying how they define their own success track, how to treat the setbacks along the way, and how to overcome the social environment and self-confidence problems that plague late bloomers finally became a reality on 20 14.
Once the book "A Late bloomer" was published, it became a heavyweight work of Forbes magazine publishers! It has been widely praised by all walks of life, and it has also enabled people in a period of deep confusion to find the direction, see the dawn, break the previous cognition and stop sinking.
The obsession of young and promising people in modern society was born in 1980s, which is closely related to the rise of personal computers and Bill? Gates, Steve? Jobs and other young talents who became famous in their twenties, subverted tradition and got rich quickly accompanied them.
This cultural atmosphere obsessed with teenagers' success requires young people to achieve more achievements as soon as possible and move towards success quickly. For young people in their twenties today, the message of this expectation is obvious: succeed early, or there will be no chance.
Because the society is deeply immersed in the enthusiasm for young talents with extraordinary talent and IQ, it is easy for people who are late bloomers to be gradually banned by the public in this process. Even damage our values and sense of security. For some people, it may also tighten or even eliminate the traditional road to success. It deprives many of us of a sense of control over our lives and destiny.
A study in 2008 showed that the average age of Nobel Prize winners was 39, that of entrepreneurs was 47, and that of American patent applicants was 47. This phenomenon also confirms this trend-the peak of creativity is when they are close to 50 years old.
Erickson, a developmental psychologist in the 20th century, also supports the view that the peak of entrepreneurship is in his forties. He believes that 40-64 years old is a special period. During this period, people have the advantages of creativity and experience, and they generally have the desire to improve their lives.
Therefore, people who advocate "becoming famous early" are often severely slapped by reality.
Third, Zhang Ailing, who wants to become famous early.
1943, 23-year-old Zhang Ailing made a blockbuster after publishing "The First Kitchen of Aquilaria Fragrant" in Violet edited by Zhou Shoujuan. In her letter to her brother, she wrote: "Be famous early, come too late, and be less happy."
If this is what she said about becoming famous early, then her fame will disappear too quickly. 1943- 1944 Although she has also published novels such as Jasmine Fragrance, Love in a Beautiful City, The Golden Lock, Red Roses and White Roses, Lust, Caution, and essays such as Shanghainese are Shanghainese after all and Peking Opera watched by foreigners.
From 65438 to 0955, Zhang Ailing settled in the United States. Although she has written many English novels, only one has been published. As a talented novelist and screenwriter, her creative career is so short that people can't help but sigh. She became famous at the age of 23, but she did not realize the freedom of wealth. At that time, after many hardships, she died in Los Angeles on September 1995 at the age of 75.
Carol Dwek, a psychology professor at Stanford University, mentioned in his book Lifelong Growth that successful teenagers may easily form stereotypes about the way they achieved early success. They will stop learning and progress because of the expansion of confidence.
Therefore, late bloomers are often better at coping with adversity and setbacks than young winners.
Fourth, the advantage of being a late bloomer: curiosity
Rich, publisher of Forbes magazine? Calgard broke the myth that hindered our progress. He believes that it is never too late to make great achievements in any field, regardless of age and geometry. Even if you go out of your own way in your later years, you will be a late bloomer.
In fact, we can create achievements at any age and at any stage of life, as long as we master the six advantages in the book: curiosity, compassion, resilience, calmness, insight and wisdom. May be a late bloomer.
I especially like the word "curiosity", which is the first advantage of being a late bloomer Gerhard said: Curiosity is a "neglected important quality of business innovation".
Global marketing consultant don? Peppers said: Innovation in any field is inseparable from curiosity. Curiosity is essentially an independent consciousness.
I am deeply touched by this, because my 83-year-old mother became a late bloomer because of curiosity.
The 55-year-old mother retired from her teaching post with honor. At the age of 53, she saw a calligraphy and painting on her classmate's wall, which was particularly eye-catching. Curious, she asked who painted it. Students say they can write and draw, but they can't frame.
This sentence aroused my mother's curiosity, and only through chatting did I know that Luoyang's mounting industry was booming, but there were not many good mounters. This sentence caught my mother's attention. She bought a book, studied it at home and soon knew how to frame it.
My mother is a decisive person. She began to frame the old calendar at home and then gave it to her classmates for advice. I didn't expect my classmates to say yes again and again, so my mother started her mounting career. I found pleasure in my old age after retirement.
So curiosity is really important, because curiosity is a passion for a certain field, and it is also a desire and self-driving force to accomplish great things.
I quite agree with the author's interpretation of the word "give up" in "Being a late bloomer". Because it is very hard, standing for a long time makes the elderly mother unable to eat. In those years, all the framed students she took opened stores in various counties and districts of Luoyang, and the business was very good. She thought about giving up, but she couldn't bear to part with it.
Curiosity once again sublimated my mother's thoughts. Whenever my mother sees a picture framed by herself, she will hang it on the wall to enjoy it, and she will feel a little lost when she is happy. Because calligraphy and painting are to be taken away by the master's family, I will not see my hard work in the future. So my mother had a sudden idea one night: if only I had painted this picture!
This idea startled my mother, but after calm thinking, my mother had an impulse. I want to learn painting, and I want to change the limitation of not being able to stand for a long time to install calligraphy and painting.
Seth? Godin said: The truly successful people are "wise quitters". When they find that the current path is not feasible and they can't reach their ultimate goal, they will change their direction in time. It can "give you a sense of strength".
The activist mother really bought pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to copy meticulous peony flower-and-bird paintings, starting with composition and then coloring. If she didn't understand, she bought books and drew from them. My mother is a clever person and has been attached to calligraphy and painting since then.
Ricky. Calgard said: Giving up is a kind of strength.
Mom is a persistent person, especially resilient. The sudden career change aroused her interest. Although it was difficult for a beginner, she tried hard to make a bold attempt. Therefore, in my mother's dictionary, there is never the word "I can't". All she taught us was to "try more" and stick to success.
At the age of 63, my mother began to teach herself meticulous peony flower-and-bird painting;
At the age of 69, he successfully held a solo exhibition, and a single meticulous peony painting sold for 8000 yuan.
20 16-20 18 was invited by "Central Digital Painting and Calligraphy Channel" for three times to make a special report. Her paintings have been presented or collected by friends all over the world, all over Southeast Asia, France and other parts of the world.
Therefore, giving up can really transform a person. Ma Yun also gave up the Chinese Yellow Pages and founded Alibaba. Obviously, giving up can really make people realize their limitations and potential.
I was deeply shocked when I saw the book "A Late bloomer". If you have colleagues, friends and relatives around you who are in a confused period, you can recommend them to read this book. It will tell you how to avoid risks, avoid detours, be a wise quitter when it is time to give up, and believe that I can do it. As the author said: Gan Kun is undecided, you and I are both dark horses!
May you and I both become late bloomers!