Possessing Eagle-Eyed Insight
The eagle embodies soaring ambition, swift reflexes, and imposing presence. Its wings, broad and powerful, propel it skyward, battling the heavens. Its gaze, sharp and bright, pierces through the fog, revealing all. Its talons, keen and strong, seize prey, never relinquishing their grip.
The eagle, with its sharp eyes and powerful claws, perpetually occupies the apex of the food chain in the natural world. In the survivalist code of nature, opportunity is inextricably linked to survival. Without far-sighted vision, one is destined for merciless elimination by fate.
Many lament the absence of opportunity, attributing their unsatisfactory lives to a lack of favourable circumstances. Yet, God bestows the same opportunities upon all. Some succeed, others fail, not because God favours one and abandons another, but because the successful seize opportunities. Those adept at spotting and seizing opportunities achieve vastly different outcomes from those who are not.
On an island in the Pacific, two salesmen from British and American shoe factories arrived. After surveying the island, they discovered that no one wore shoes. The next day, they telegraphed their factories. The British salesman's message read: "No one wears shoes here. Returning tomorrow." The American salesman's message: "No one wears shoes here. Excellent prospects for shoe sales. Staying put."
The following day, the British salesman departed, while the American remained to post "advertisements." His ads featured a robust local man wearing shoes, carrying prey such as tigers, leopards, wolves, and deer, exuding power and appeal, without any written explanation.
Intrigued, the local natives inquired about acquiring what the man in the advertisement wore on his feet. Thus, the American salesman's shoes gradually gained traction.
Everyone aspires to success and prosperity, striving diligently. Many console themselves with the adage: "Effort is directly proportional to reward." However, they often overlook the crucial prerequisite: a correct direction. Otherwise, strenuous efforts are merely futile struggles. As you stray further down the wrong path, success recedes into the distance. If you possess the sharp vision of an eagle, with foresight and a knack for spotting opportunities, can success be far off?
The key to life lies in growth. Regardless of when you begin, as long as you are willing to change, it is the optimal time to start. Habits can be altered, and vision can be trained. Learning to observe is a vital skill. Just because things appear fine does not necessarily mean they are. Learn to identify problems and address them promptly. The effects may not be immediate, but small, accumulated changes will eventually lead to significant differences.
A proactive and confident mindset will help one achieve much. What you see is what you get. If you see opportunity, you will gain opportunity. If you see bleak desolation, that is what you will receive. What you see is yours; what you do not see is not.
How to see what others do not, to discover opportunities others cannot? This requires exceptional vision. Can vision be trained? How can we cultivate it?
- See the Good in Everything
Cultivating Eagle-Eyed Wisdom
In every event, we must see the positive aspects. When problems arise, we must identify our shortcomings, areas for improvement, and how to improve. In work and life, we inevitably encounter difficult people. We cannot change the environment or others, but we can change our mindset and behaviour. We must strive to see the good in everything. For example, if you encounter a difficult superior at work and cannot avoid them, learn to change your thinking. If you can work well with a difficult superior, your potential is immense. Be adept at observing the driving forces that promote life's growth.
- Stand Higher, See Further
Many become entangled in immediate interests, lacking a long-term goal and failing to see the road ahead. It is more blessed to give than to receive, yet many fail to grasp this simple principle of blessing. Many renowned companies understand this well. For instance, Didi Chuxing, a familiar ride-hailing app, was initially met with scepticism. However, its low fares and efficient service won over many loyal users, providing convenient transportation and utilising idle private cars. Soon, Didi Chuxing became the preferred mode of transportation, transforming people's lifestyles. Despite recent fare increases, people still habitually choose this option. Didi Chuxing's success is inseparable from the long-term vision of its decision-makers.
- See Through Things
Do not merely see the surface; learn to see the essence through the phenomena, to see opportunities in chaos, the future in the present, and turning points in economic crises. During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the entire Asian economy plunged into severe recession. Yet, George Soros, a financial magnate, saw opportunity in the crisis, reaping substantial profits. The total amount of wealth in the world remains constant; financial crises merely transfer money from one group to another. If we can see the essence behind the surface, we can discover opportunities others miss, gaining unexpected surprises.
Similarly, in the process of character development, we inevitably encounter offences and challenges. However, if you see the essence through these appearances, you will find that these difficulties become beneficial to your life. Having been tempered by these trials, your life's height will be elevated. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.
- See Clearly
The most important ability of a leader and decision-maker is to concretise abstract concepts. When new concepts and ideas emerge, many cannot imagine or see them clearly, feeling too much uncertainty and not knowing how to discern and analyse. If you can see the direction forward in the midst of ambiguity, you will reap success you never imagined. When Jack Ma created Alibaba over a decade ago, no one believed in him. Everyone called him a liar and a madman. Yet, Alibaba has now become a leading global internet company. Taobao and Alipay have completely transformed people's lifestyles, penetrating every corner of their lives. If those who rejected Jack Ma at the time had seen the immense potential of the internet, their lives might have been rewritten.
- Inherit More
Seven Key Qualities for Success
Many often fall into the mistaken belief that doing something well means creating everything from scratch. In fact, true innovation does not require being unconventional and rejecting all previous experience. Learning to inherit is a crucial quality. When others have already done well, we can directly adopt it. If you can learn everything others have done, you are already a formidable person. New and old are relative concepts. As long as you did not know it before, what you are now encountering that others have already created is new to you. Inherit it. If, in this learning process, you have new ideas and creativity, pushing others' success further, you are a remarkable person. The best way to inherit is through reading, turning others' knowledge into your own, learning to create and break through in inheritance.
- Do More
Many believe that what the eyes see is the truth. However, relying solely on the eyes often leads to mistakes; appearances are not necessarily reality. In work, we often encounter situations where tasks are not within our job description. Some will do them readily, while others instinctively avoid them. Many fear taking losses, haggling over trivial matters. In fact, if you do well, will you not be accepted? What you do is seen by others. Rewards and punishments are not without reason. Yu Minhong, the founder of New Oriental, shared the story behind his success. When he was in college, he helped all his roommates fetch water and clean. Many might have thought he was foolish and taken advantage of. However, when he started his business and sought help from his classmates, they said that his fetching water for the dormitory had moved them, and they gave him help without hesitation. That is how New Oriental came to be. In work, do not fear hardship or doing more. If you often proactively do things beyond your job description (positive, reasonable, and correct things), you are not far from promotion.
- Yearn More
The Bible says: "Seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you." We must yearn for growth. The more we yearn, the more we receive. We must yearn for change and renewal from the inside out, starting with a change of heart. Man is made in God's image. God is a God who does new things, so we must have God's likeness and be a person who does new things. Yearn for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, yearn for renewal, yearn to receive power. A proactive and confident faith will move God's hand to help us achieve what we desire in our hearts!
Many often lament, "I am not well-educated. There are so many excellent people in the world. How can success ever come to me?" But that is not the case. We often see people who have read many books but still live in poverty and mediocrity, while those who have not received higher education achieve extraordinary success. We must know that a person's success is not necessarily related to how much they have read, but it is directly related to their vision. Therefore, we must always be vigilant, constantly practice our observation skills, learn to have the sharp vision of an eagle, and have a clear understanding of everything. Will success still be difficult?
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