1976 65438+On February 28th, Chen Anzhi was born in Fujian, China. 14 years old, his parents sent him to study in San Diego, California, USA through his aunt. At that time, American TV stations were popular with celebrity talk shows, and the entrepreneurial legends of celebrities on the screen were almost impossible to talk about, which always excited Chen Anzhi. /kloc-When he was 0/6 years old, Chen Anzhi began a work-study program. He wanted to realize his dream of "working miracles from the bottom" in his life.

In order to encourage Chen Anzhi, my aunt who runs a computer company in the United States hired him to do sales in her own company. On this day, Chen Anzhi received his first customer since he entered the company. He recommended the company's computers and after-sales service to customers. The customer was very satisfied and decided to buy a computer. When they came to the software counter, the customer picked up a piece of software and asked Chen Anzhi, "What function does this software have? Is it inconvenient to use? " ? Why don't you show me? "Hearing this, the Chen Anzhi cheated. Before doing this job, he knew nothing about computers and had never even touched software. Chen Anzhi embarrassedly said to the customer, "Sorry, I don't understand either. Why don't I tell you after consulting the technicians? The customer looked at Chen Anzhi with a look that made him feel ashamed: "I don't know what kind of salesman you are. "? I doubt the quality of your company. "So the first deal fell through.

Aunt didn't blame Chen Anzhi, encouraged him to switch to accounting, and was responsible for accounting wages. Aunt's company is very small, with dozens of employees, and accounting work is not difficult. However, when making payroll, Chen Anzhi added a zero by mistake, which led to a tenfold increase in salary! Helpless, menstruation had to arrange for Chen Anzhi to be a delivery man without technical content. However, Chen Anzhi, who spends most of his time immersed in books, is a "blind man". When delivering goods, he often misleads the route and even makes mistakes. In the end, menstruation had to "put his family first" and fired him.

Whether he was studying in a middle school or a university in California, Chen Anzhi kept working, but he never gave up. By the age of 2 1, Chen Anzhi had done 18 jobs and failed 18 times.

Make a fundamental change in the situation

Give a warm welcome to Anthony Robbins.

One day, Chen Anzhi, who was too poor to afford a pot, bought a speech ticket from a friend for Anthony Robbins, the author of Inspire the Potential of the Mind.

Anthony Robbins was only 23 years old when he wrote this book. He was once penniless, but he became a millionaire at the age of 24, and became a super potential motivator in the world at the age of 27!

At the speech scene, Anthony Robbins, who is two meters tall, was radiant and beautiful. Time for personal questions. Chen Anzhi's square face caught Anthony Robbins' attention and gave him a chance to ask questions. Chen Anzhi described his "tragic" experience of repeated wars and defeats in the past few years, and asked Anthony Robbins to point out the maze. Anthony Robbins told him loudly with a smile and told everyone present: First, the past does not represent the future. Failure in the past does not mean that Nepal will not succeed next time. Therefore, you should immediately put the past history behind you. Today is a new beginning. Second, you haven't failed, but you haven't succeeded yet. Third, all success is the result of taking a lot of actions. Most people are afraid to take action and be laughed at by their friends if they fail. If you want to succeed, you must overcome these obstacles.

Awakened, awakened! Anthony Robbins' encouragement restored Chen Anzhi's confidence and taught him how to face success or failure with a positive attitude.

At the end of the speech, Anthony Robbins said: "There are many profitable industries in the world, but none is more meaningful than helping others succeed and helping others change their destiny." This sentence changed the fate of Chen Anzhi. In his junior year, despite the strong opposition of his family, Chen Anzhi did not hesitate to drop out of college and turned to study success, potential development, goal setting, time management, interpersonal relationship and leadership. "Helping the most people succeed in the shortest time" has become Chen Anzhi's new goal.

1988 In the summer, Chen Anzhi attended the recruitment fair for lecturers of Anthony Robbins Company. On the day of the interview, the general manager in charge of recruitment did not intend to enroll Chen Anzhi. "Arrogant" Chen Anzhi said to the general manager sitting in the chair, "I decided to work in your company. You must accept me. I must be a lecturer in your company. " Chen Anzhi's arrogance made the general manager stare big eyes: "Come back tomorrow, then." Chen Anzhi is aggressive: "I am close to your company, and I can bother you in the company every day until you admit me!" " ! In order to reduce your trouble, you'd better admit me now! "The general manager smiled and said," you are very interesting. I have said that you should come back tomorrow. "See each other or didn't admit what you mean. Chen Anzhi asked, "Who is the first in this interview?" "That's just walked by. That man is very young, 22 years old this year. " Chen Anzhi immediately retorted: "I am only 2 1 year old this year!" As soon as the words were finished, the general manager stood up and said loudly, "Steve (Chen Anzhi's English name), congratulations, you have been accepted. "

Later, Chen Anzhi asked the general manager, "I have no advantage except being enterprising. Why did you admit me? " The general manager said: "The most important thing is that your ambition to succeed exceeds the other 84, so I will admit you and believe that you will succeed." Chen Anzhi thus realized that the first secret of success is to make up your mind. When a person decides to succeed, his potential will be aroused.

Learn to learn the best.

If you want to do it, be the first.

Although Chen Anzhi got into Anthony Robbins as he wished, he knew his disadvantage. He wants to start from scratch. In order to get into the role as soon as possible, Chen Anzhi started crazy training.

On the way to and from work every day, Chen Anzhi talks loudly while driving, so that drivers passing by look at him curiously. When waiting for the red light, he was even crazier and absorbed in talking loudly in the mirror. When the green light came on, he didn't realize it, so the car behind him had to wake him up with a constant whistle. When he got home at night, he stood in front of the mirror and practiced his speech for three or four hours.

Many things happen. Through almost crazy unconventional training, Chen Anzhi can finally confidently face the endless audience for several days.

Two years later, 24-year-old Chen Anzhi is maturing with Anthony Robbins. Crazy training made him outstanding and made more and more money for the company. However, in any case, he is only the best lecturer in Anthony Robbins. He doesn't want to rank second in the company, so he has to be first!

199 1 year, Chen Anzhi resigned from Anthony Robbins company and founded "Chen Anzhi International Training Institute" in partnership with friends. He entrusted the management of the company to his partners. He is in charge of the speech. Unexpectedly, when the company was booming, the partners fled without a trace with a huge sum of nearly one million dollars.

Chen Anzhi had to start from scratch. He can't afford to rent an office building, so he has to rent a large living room, where all employees eat, live and work. Once a TV station came to interview him, and the reporter was shocked. He couldn't believe that the famous Chen Anzhi Company was in the living room of a shabby room! Teacher Anthony Robbins saw this interview and specially called him and said, "Steve, I saw the old me from you." You will succeed! "

1992, 25-year-old Chen Anzhi gave a super speech to more than 3000 people. He used 24 promotion methods to make his speech a great success and make a sensation in the United States. The next speech came one after another. This year, he earned one million dollars. Chen Anzhi's career is in full swing. He paid as much as $0/10,000 per hour for lectures in Asian countries, but when he opened a presidential class at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong, the cost for each president attending the three-day course was as high as RMB 6.5438+RMB 8,000, and the audience still flocked to it.

In addition to giving an average of 200 successful motivational speeches every year, Chen Anzhi also worked as a marketing consultant for Compaq, Johnson & Johnson, Sanjiu and other world-renowned enterprises, and made plans for these enterprises. Some enterprises increase their income by hundreds of millions within one year!

Success or failure lies in determination.

The salary will be high.

In Chen Anzhi's success rule, "Never streaking" has always been a magic weapon to motivate yourself and your team to constantly surpass. In order to set an example by himself, he set a cruel rule. If he couldn't reach his goal, he would go streaking in the most lively public places.

Someone once asked Chen Anzhi curiously: "Why do you have to promise first to achieve your goal every time?" Chen Anzhi replied: "Because commitment can make you dare to take responsibility, you can cut off the back road and go all out. A person is not successful enough because there is not enough pain. If everyone can promise when accepting the task:' If I can't finish the task, I will run naked!' What can't be done in the world? ! ""streaking "is a kind of pain, but also an incentive. If you want to succeed, you must have the determination to "never run naked"! Words must be new, and actions must bear fruit.

At the age of 27, Chen Anzhi became a billionaire. At the same time, he also made more people become millionaires, multimillionaires and billionaires through his own theory. By 2000, Chen Anzhi became another successful master after Carnegie, Hill and Robbins, and the first successful scholar in China, and was praised as "the master who inspired confidence and potential". Chen Anzhi often reminds students that they will not succeed by listening to his classes and reading his books, but by putting the ideas they have learned in books and classes into practice, thus changing their lives. Because dedication will be outstanding.

The entrepreneurial story of Malaysia's richest man

He is both the "two kings", first known as the "sugar king of Asia" and then the "king of hotels", but his career does not stop there.

He is both "two kings", first enjoying the reputation of "Asian sugar king" and then "hotel king", but his career does not stop there. From sugar, hotels, real estate, shipping, minerals, insurance, media to grain and oil, he has created a huge commercial kingdom and countless miracles. He is probably the most widely known Malaysian besides the political leader. He is an outstanding entrepreneur and the richest man in Malaysia, Guo Henian.

In the Forbes list of the world's richest people in 2004, Guo Henian's personal net worth was $4.2 billion, ranking11. But among the 40 richest people in Southeast Asia listed by Forbes, Guo Henian tops the list. Although he is 8 1 year old and has reached the peak of his career, Guo Henian's enthusiasm for his career has not diminished, and he is still struggling.

Start a business at the age of 20 and monopolize the sugar market.

Guo Henian's ancestral home is in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. His father Guo Qin came to Malaysia on 1909. He started as a clerk and later opened his own coffee shop. After several years' efforts, Dongsheng Company, which mainly focuses on rice, soybeans and sugar, was established, and the family became richer and richer.

It's Guo's youngest son. After graduating from Raffles College, he helped his father buy and sell sugar and rice. From 65438 to 0948, Guo Henian founded a shipping company specializing in shipping in Singapore, which became the beginning of his business.

Guo Henian was able to start a business in his twenties, which is of course related to his rich background. But personal courage, talent, superior judgment and never-ending spirit are the fundamental elements of his future business and fame.

Shortly after the company was founded, his father Guo died. After the meeting, the Guo family decided to set up the Guo Brothers Co., Ltd. and unanimously elected the knowledgeable chairman of the company. In this way, when Guo Henian was young, he accepted the heavy burden and officially became the "head of the family".

In order to further develop her career, Guo Henian made a special trip to Britain to do market research and learn business knowledge. In London, he conducted a comprehensive and in-depth investigation on the operation of the sugar industry and knew the trade situation of the sugar industry like the back of his hand.

After returning to Malaysia, Guo Henian focused on sugar industry and founded the first sugar factory in Malaysia. He seized the opportunity and quickly established a sales network all over Malaysia, forming an "integrated management" system of "raw materials-processing-sales". He successfully leased a large area of land from the government and cultivated it into a sugarcane plantation, which greatly increased the source of raw materials. While paying attention to the production of sucrose, Guo Henian also pays attention to the sales market. He made a bold decision to buy sugar in the international market and invest in sugar futures trading before the world sugar price rose. All this has won him huge profits and provided financial guarantee for his future business development.

By the 1970s, Guo Enterprise Group controlled about 10% of the annual160,000 tons of sugar listed in the international market. In the sugar market in Malaysia, Guo enterprises account for 80% of the total. Guo Henian has become a veritable "sugar king".

Create a kingdom and build a Shangri-La brand

Guo Henian didn't stop after the sugar industry dug up the first bucket of gold. He is ambitious and attacks in all directions in business. With the good opportunities of world and Malaysian economic development and the good atmosphere of getting along with the government and the industrial and commercial circles, Guo Henian has expanded its business field in an all-round way.

Guo Henian invested in the establishment of a flour mill, and quickly developed into the largest flour processing enterprise in Malaysia.

197 1 year, Guo Henian cooperated with Singapore Economic Development Board to build the first luxury hotel in Singapore-Shangri-La Hotel. Later, hotels were built and operated in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing and other big cities, and expanded in the Asia-Pacific region to build Shangri-La hotel brands. So far, nearly 20 Shangri-La hotels have been built in China.

Guo Henian has also done well in other fields. By the1980s, the Kwok Group had not only many enterprises in Malaysia, but also made great achievements in Singapore, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia.

Guo Group's business is extremely diversified, covering sugar, grain, industry, planting, shipping, minerals, real estate, international trade, hotels, insurance, securities, construction and other industries, almost everything. In the 1990s, Guo Henian extended its reach to the media and film and television industries. He bought Hong Kong English newspaper South China Morning Post, Hong Kong TVB and other important media with huge sums of money, making himself a "media tycoon".

Nanyang Business Daily once commented that Guo Henian is an internationally renowned and wealthy entrepreneur. Shares of Guo Henian companies such as Glass Market Planting, Raman Tin Mine, Federal Flour, Rainbow Industry and Shangri-La are listed on the Singapore and Malaysian stock exchanges. From 65438 to 0985, he invested in the construction of China International Trade Center and started his large-scale investment in China. Shangri-La Hotel should be the most familiar to Guo industry, and it is also the main investor of the most upscale office building, International Trade Building and Kerry Center in Beijing. Arowana edible oil, which is familiar to many families in China, is also his product.

Guo Henian's outstanding achievements in business won him the most outstanding entrepreneur award in Malaysia from 65438 to 0985, which established his position as an international entrepreneur in the eyes of the public.

Gentlemen and tycoons donated 50 million yuan to Project Hope.

In addition to great wealth, Guo Henian also has extraordinary personal charm. He has the ability to persuade his opponent, and he is very amiable. Everyone around Guo Henian said, "He is a real gentleman."

Guo Henian doesn't like publicity, he doesn't like publicity, and he never shows off his wealth. Moreover, his life is frugal, his style is approachable, and his authentic gentlemanly demeanor is reflected everywhere, which has won unanimous praise from friends, subordinates and even opponents.

He doesn't pursue a false reputation, he is pragmatic, concise and practical. Although he has a deep personal relationship with many important people in Malaysia and New Zealand, he rarely goes into politics and keeps a low profile except as the Malaysian ambassador to the United States and the chairman of the Malaysian Tourism Board.

Guo Henian's selfless dedication, regardless of fame and fortune, was clearly reflected in the event of "MCA Holdings". MCA, a Malaysian overseas Chinese organization, is a large enterprise group with 300,000 shareholders, cooperative members and depositors. Due to improper management, 1985 suffered serious losses, which attracted national attention. On the occasion of life and death, Guo Henian became the chairman of MCA for the benefit of overseas Chinese shareholders. After he took office, he raised funds to repay all debts, and made efforts to make "MCA Holdings" rise rapidly and tide over the difficulties.

Guo Henian was an active advocate of public welfare in his later years. On June 5438+ 10 this year, Guo Henian donated 50 million yuan to the China Youth Foundation, which is in charge of the Hope Project, through its Kerry Grain and Oil (China) Company. Starting from this year, grants from 600 yuan to 900 yuan will be provided for the children of migrant workers with financial difficulties for five consecutive years to help them complete their studies. Guo Henian wrote to the Foundation: "I always say that there are two things to do in life. First, we should work hard, strive hard and arrange our family life. At the same time, we should also help some people in need in education. Only in this way can society be harmonious, stable and progressive. "

Bao Dao has been looking for opportunities.

Although he has reached the age of being a grandson, Guo Henian's enthusiasm for his career remains undiminished. As the saying goes, 70-year-old life is rare, but in Guo Henian's view, "90-year-old is an old married couple, so at the age of 8 1, he is not old. Just like bugs bunny, who is full of vitality in cartoons, Guo Henian seems to have infinite energy, and his entrepreneurial spirit of" starting a business early and expanding his business is not afraid of getting old "is widely praised.

1992, Guo Henian announced his retirement and handed over his career to his sons. But in fact, he still has the highest decision-making power of the Guo Group, especially in China Mainland and Hongkong. In Beijing, Hongkong, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and other places, people can still see Guo Henian's busy figure.

"Entrepreneurs have a sense of mission. Making money is of course the most important job, but when you get a lot of money, a sense of mission will arise. Without a sense of mission, one will soon think of retiring and appearing on the golf course every day. " Guo Henian said. It is based on this belief that he is still struggling at the age of 8 1.

"Doing business is like sailing against the current. You must keep rowing forward, otherwise, when you stop, you may fall back. Therefore, we can't stop, we must keep moving forward and keep looking for opportunities. "

Guo Henian's own experience is the best interpretation of this passage. He started as a sugar merchant, and did not stop after taking the leading position. Instead, he continued to strive for the upper reaches, and finally made great achievements in hotels, real estate, media, shipping and other fields, creating more achievements. He is still full of confidence in the future. (Xinhua News Agency for this newspaper's special feature) Life feels the motherland-"My heart is divided into two parts, one is the country where I grew up, and the other is the hometown where my parents grew up. Malaysia is my motherland. Even if the business network is spread all over the world, I still retain my status as a Malaysian citizen. "

Mom-

"My mother has contributed a lot to my achievements today. She is a college student with higher education. She is very strict with her son and has the greatest impact on my life. "

Crisis-

"Crisis is opportunity. A businessman must be sensitive and alert to the current situation. "

Employees-

"Whether employees have a sense of belonging to the company is closely related to whether the leader treats employees fairly and how to pay employees."

The secret of a successful leader-

1. We have a group of powerful and efficient managers who work closely with their employees at all levels to fight for the company; Second, fairness and integrity. Leaders should communicate fairly and frankly with everyone, treat others with courtesy and pay attention to credit at ordinary times, which will establish a good reputation. Once you face difficulties, you will get help from the nobles; Third, have a strong physique and spiritual will, and strive for the future of the company at any time.