Is it too late to start working hard at 50?
Unless you hold a stable job, all labor will ultimately be meaningless.
This sentence may be harsh, but it reflects the bloody reality of countless people.
If you are not one of those lucky ones who can achieve financial freedom with the company's IPO, then this article is written for you.
I worked in a major internet company for ten years, and then started my own business for six years, rising from an ordinary employee to the head of a department, then to the boss of a branch, and finally becoming my own boss.
Today we won't talk about chicken soup, only the truth— even if it can awaken just one person, it's worth it.
One, working is a silent 'chronic suicide'.
1. Develop dependency, losing the ability to survive independently.
As long as you are still working, responsibility will always be shared, and mistakes will always have someone to take the blame.
The worst outcome, after all, is being fired. So you always say, 'At worst, I just won't do it.'
And entrepreneurs have no way out. One failure might mean irretrievable consequences.
2. Consume mental energy, draining your vitality.
· One type of person is busy from morning to night, working overtime and staying up late, confused about: 'What did I really do today?'
· Another type of person mechanically copes with work, repeating the same day for years.
Both methods are using your most precious time to exchange for seemingly 'stable' meager income.
3. Your fate is never in your own hands.
Remember that highway toll collector who was fired? She cried, saying, 'I can't do anything but collect fees.'
What about you? You can write reports, coordinate, and understand analysis, but after leaving the platform, can these abilities really earn you a living?
I rarely hire people who come from large companies and are willing to take a pay cut because they often carry the 'big company syndrome'—and the real market only recognizes immediate results.
4. You are just a 'tool person' in the organization.
All the demands your boss makes of you—encouragement, criticism, empty promises, pressure—are essentially just to control you, to get you to do what you need to do.
Don't take it seriously; the company is not home, and the boss is not family.
Two, the two iron laws of saving oneself.
1. Stop, and calmly reflect.
If you are unemployed, stop completely for a week; if you are still employed, find a weekend to calm down.
The more confused people are, the less they can panic. Don't expect masters to point the way or a technique to turn things around overnight; that is all a waste of time.
You need to deeply reflect on two things:
· What abilities have you accumulated? Can you convert them into profit?
For example: if you are doing placements, can you help the party optimize the budget?
Can those who recruit transition to training job seekers?
For developers, do you have the ability to complete small projects independently?
Can those who work in sales take orders themselves or train newcomers?
Remember: this ability must be completed independently; if complex cooperation is needed, it is useless.
· If you lack ability, find your strengths; if you have no strengths, find your interests.
Interest is your final trump card.
For example, if you want to learn guitar, can you show the growth process from scratch to attract 'development fans'?
Can you organize the pitfalls and tips from learning into a course and sell it to less experienced people?
I have a friend who sold over ten million in guitar lessons.
2. Do subtraction, focus on building strength.
Cut out unnecessary socializing, entertainment, and friends.
Tell yourself: I will take one or two years to pave the way for the next five to ten years.
This process may be painful, but it's worth it.
Three, learning, but not the kind of learning you understand.
True learning only has three steps:
1. Find your goal: roughly study its content and methods;
2. Clumsy imitation: don't wait for perfection, start imitating immediately. The best way to get close to someone is to mimic them closely;
3. Find answers in action: don't get tangled in logic and data; successful methods will naturally emerge in change.
The last true word:
In the future society, people can only rely on themselves.
Those who wait for redemption are always waiting, while the strong have already begun to save themselves.
May you and I never face a crisis at fifty.
This article is excerpted from (1000 Posts of Tianya God Tie) and has been optimized and organized.
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