Many people deeply regret not having received a college education. They seem to think that not going to college is a big obstacle to their career prospects. However, a person who has not even finished primary school does not think so. His success story is worth learning.

His family was so poor that even the money for buying coffins after his father died was collected by neighbors and relatives. After my father died, my mother worked in an umbrella factory, working 10 hours a day. After work, she also took some piecework home to do until 1 1 pm.

Growing up in this situation, when he was a teenager, he once participated in a drama performance organized by a nearby church. He found it interesting, so he decided to learn a good speech. This accidental experience became an opportunity for him to enter politics in the future. At the age of 30, he was finally elected to the New York State Assembly. But at that time, he was not ready to perform his duties as a member of parliament.

Due to his low level of education, he encountered many difficulties in his work. When he read the long and complicated bill materials that had to be put to the vote, he was completely at a loss, as if he were faced with an illegible text. Moreover, although he has never set foot in the forest, he was elected as a legislator of the forest law, and he was elected as a legislator of the banking law. He has never dealt with banks.

This had to make him feel regret and bored, and he really wanted to quit. But he didn't resign after all because he didn't want his mother to know his incompetence as a member of parliament.

Faced with this dilemma, he didn't flinch. He realized that he didn't have to feel sorry for his lack of knowledge. Only by making up his mind can he make up for everything. He is determined to study 16 hours every day. He is interested in all the problems and studies them.

He completely forgot the shame of not going to primary school. After 10 years of self-study, Smith has become the highest authority on political affairs in New York State and won numerous honors: he was elected governor of New York State for four times, and six universities, including Harvard University and Columbia University, awarded honorary degrees to people who did not graduate from primary school.

Through unremitting efforts, he finally changed from a local politician to a national politician. * * * once boasted that he was the most popular citizen in new york.

This extraordinary person is Adam? Smith.

Everyone doesn't have to feel sorry for not having received a college education or having made some mistakes and losses; On the contrary, you should work harder to accept everything in real life. It's no use regretting and lamenting what has happened. The only thing you can do is to accept it gladly and work harder to do what you should do.

Hollywood actor Arnold? Schwarzenegger is a thin boy, but he made up his mind to lift weights. He went to the local gym three times a week and trained at home for several hours every night until he was exhausted. Today, the former fitness champion has become the highest-grossing actor in film history and one of the richest people in the entertainment circle.

When is Condoleezza? When Rice was in middle school, people told her that the exam results showed that she would have no future in school. But she doesn't believe it. She inspired herself by her grandfather and grandfather (one of them worked three jobs at the same time to support her family, and the other overcame many difficulties to complete her college studies at 1920) and devoted herself to her studies. As a result, she was admitted to the University of Denver at the age of 15, graduated with honors at the age of 19 and was honored to join the BK Brotherhood (honor of outstanding students and graduates of American universities). Today, Rice at the age of 4 1 is the youngest provost in the history of Stanford University, and the first woman and the first African-American to hold such an authoritative position.

What makes these two different types of people climb to the top of their respective fields? Schwarzenegger said simply in a recent TV interview: "Diligence, diligence plus constant self-demand and positive thinking."

Ambition and motivation are indispensable in any field. However, those who reach the top are not necessarily those with the best talent, but a few who are willing to work hard and diligent. They work hard and constantly set higher demands on themselves.

External factors such as environment, opportunity, talent and knowledge are important for a person's progress and success, but it is more important to rely on his own diligence and efforts. Andrew, known as the "king of steel"? Carnegie is a model of success through hard work.

To share your parents' worries, Andrew? /kloc-at the age of 0/0, Carnegie worked as a child laborer in a textile factory with a weekly salary of only $65,438 +0.2. Later, he took up the job of earning more money: burning boilers and dipping yarn tubes in oil pools. The smell in the oil pool was disgusting, and the boiling boiler made him sweat, but Carnegie gritted his teeth and went on working. Of course, he doesn't want to be so down and out all his life, but he should work hard and be proactive.

After a hard day's work, Carnegie attended night classes and took double accounting classes three times a week. The double-entry bookkeeping knowledge he learned during this period has become a magic weapon for him to establish a huge steel kingdom and be invincible.

1849 One night in the winter, Carnegie came home from class, and his father told him that the David telegraph company in Pittsburgh needed a messenger to send a telegram. He immediately realized that the opportunity had come.

The next morning, Carnegie put on brand-new clothes and shoes and went to the front of the telegraph company with his father. He suddenly stopped and said to his father, "I want to go in for an interview alone. Please wait for me outside." It turned out that he was worried that interviewing side by side with his father would be short; At the same time, he is also afraid that his father's inappropriate remarks will conflict with his boss, Mr. David, thus losing this rare opportunity.

So he went to the second floor for an interview alone. Mr. David looked at the short Scottish boy with a long nose and asked, "Are you familiar with the streets in downtown Pittsburgh?"

Carnegie replied firmly, "No, but I promise to be familiar with all the streets of Pittsburgh within a week." He paused and added, "I am small, but I run faster than others." Please rest assured. "

Mr. David smiled with satisfaction: "The weekly salary is $2.50. Let's start working from now on!" " "

In this way, Carnegie got the job and took the first step in his life. At this time he was only 14 years old.

In just one week, Carnegie, dressed in a green uniform, fulfilled his promise made during the interview and became familiar with the streets of Pittsburgh. Two weeks later, he knew the route in the suburbs like the back of his hand. He is small, but diligent, and soon won the praise of the whole company. A year later, he was promoted to the head of messenger management.

Carnegie arrives at the company one hour early every day. After cleaning the room, he quietly ran to the telegraph room to learn to send a telegram. He cherished this secret learning opportunity very much, persisted day after day, and soon mastered the technology of sending and receiving telegrams. Later, he was promoted and became the first excellent operator in the telegraph office.

Pittsburgh is not only the transportation hub of the United States, but also the material distribution center and industrial center. As an advanced communication tool, telegraph plays an extremely important role in this city where businessmen gather. Through hard work, Carnegie became familiar with the name and characteristics of each company and understood the economic relations and business dealings between companies. Over time, he became familiar with this intangible "business encyclopedia" and benefited a lot in his later career. Therefore, when Carnegie reviewed this period, he called it "the first step to climb the ladder of life".

Those who achieve great things must be diligent, and there is nothing in the world for nothing. It is because of hard work and more contributions than others that Carnegie seized many career opportunities, made brilliant economic achievements and won a wonderful life.

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