Find the reason for everything from yourself, and the work will be smooth

Eric Howell, a financial leader, has an interesting habit.

Every weekend night, he would shut himself up in his study and not be disturbed by anyone.

What to do? There’s only one thing — a review of your own work for the week.

He asked himself repeatedly, “What did I do this week?” What’s right? How else can the work be improved? ”

In this way, he questioned himself step by step, improved himself, and eventually grew from an inconspicuous country clerk to a leader in the American financial industry.

Zhang Lijun, a media person, said: At work, people who can reflect and those who can’t reflect live completely different lives.

Those who complain are self-trapped, and those who introspect are self-reliant.

Find the reason for everything in yourself, and your work will be smooth.

01

The blogger told a story about a female college student who had a lively and outgoing personality and was very likable.

But in less than two months, he was dismissed.

It turned out that the girl’s job was very simple, and she was responsible for delivering company documents to customers every day.

Every time the documents are delivered, the customer has to wait for her at the agreed place for half a day, and sometimes even the wrong one is delivered.

Once, the customer waited for her for an hour and was nowhere to be seen, and called in a rage to cancel the cooperation.

When Li Jianqiu found out, he scolded the girl and asked her to reflect on herself.

Instead of thinking that she was at fault, the girl felt that the road conditions were too complicated, and it was normal that she had just arrived and could not find it.

Later, the company encountered a year-end promotion, and the entire department was in a hurry to catch up with the performance.

I wanted the girl to help with some odd jobs, but whether it was PS or editing, she wouldn’t.

Li Jianqiu couldn’t help but say a few words to her. Unexpectedly, the girl complained again: “Why did you send me to do these things? I don’t understand either. ”

In the girl’s heart, she never felt that she had done anything wrong, and she never reflected on herself.

If you don’t ask or learn when you encounter something, you don’t want to find a way, but blame the leader for handing over tasks that you don’t know, such a person, the outcome can be imagined.

You know, work is an upgrade and fight monsters.

If you run away when you encounter setbacks, and if you shirk when you make mistakes, you will never be promoted.

A person who does not know how to reflect and cannot reflect will be eliminated sooner or later.

02

In the circle of new media, there is a saying that goes like this:

Every new media editor is either looking for a topic or on the way to find a topic.

One of my seniors, Lao Xiao, was the same when he first joined the company.

During that time, he was busy looking for topics almost every day, even eating and commuting, and staying up until one or two o’clock in the morning was a common thing.

When he confidently reported the topic to the leader, the leader was killed directly, and criticized him for not thinking about the topic and not caring about it.

Lao Xiao blew up on the spot when he saw the information, and he was both aggrieved and resentful.

Immediately jumped up and replied, telling how tired and hard he was, how difficult and demanding his work was.

But when he finished writing, he suddenly calmed down.

He asked himself: the results are already there, if I am a leader and I am not satisfied with the work of the editor, do I want to see his justification and complaining?

Thinking so, he deleted the words he had typed out one by one, and finally only replied:

“Good leader, I will reflect on this problem and then rectify it as soon as possible.”

He began to look for problems from himself, and found that he really didn’t have enough control over the topic selection.

So every time he submitted a topic, he would pick down the leader’s comments and think about it carefully.

I also studied the tonality of the platform and the audience, and thought about what kind of topic selection is considered high-quality, how to choose the title, and how to build the framework……

In this way, Lao Xiao gradually formed a set of ways to find and improve the topic selection by himself.

Not only has he improved his ability, but he has also gradually been reused by the leaders in the company.

I agree with this sentence: work to the end, is result-oriented.

No one’s job is easy, and in the workplace, there are many difficulties and difficulties, and troubles are wrapped in troubles.

Complaining about too many tasks and too many projects will only make the work more difficult.

Learning to attribution inwards and looking back for oneself is the chance to turn the situation around and make the work develop in a good direction.

03

There was once an insurance salesman who worked hard every day, but his performance was pitiful.

When he was at his poorest, he was kicked out by his landlord and had to sleep secretly on a park bench.

Once, he went to a temple to sell, not only did he get nothing, but he was also criticized by a senior monk:

“After listening to your introduction, I don’t have the slightest interest in taking out insurance.”

After going back, he pondered the monk’s words for several days, and finally figured out one thing:

The reason why I can’t do my job well must be that there are many problems in myself.

So, he began to treat his colleagues and clients to monthly dinners, asking them to point out their shortcomings:

“Your personality is too impatient to hold your breath.”

“You have a bad temper and are often self-righteous, so you need to listen to other people’s advice.”

“You’re a little too selfish in dealing with people……”

As he listened, he recorded these words so that he could review them at any time and urge himself not to do it again.

Unexpectedly, it was this small act that turned his work upside down.

In the past, he couldn’t get a customer even with all his words, but now customers are lining up to find him.

His performance was quickly improved, and he finally became the first in the country.

He is the world-famous insurance salesman — Yuan Yiping.

There is a good saying: without deep introspection, there can be no amazing transcendence.

Every job has its challenges, but most of those who can rise and stand out from it have one thing in common — they are good at introspection.

Keep finding reasons from yourself and keep peeling off the cocoons of your work.

When you continue to improve yourself and give full play to your potential, the difficulties in your work will become nutrients for your self-improvement.

04

When Cheng Wei, the founder of Didi, started his business, he confidently took his plan and showed it to his friend Wang Xing.

I saw that after Wang Xing glanced at it, he didn’t raise his eyelids, so he coldly popped out two words: “Trash!” ”

Cheng Wei left in disappointment.

Afterwards, Wang Xing felt that he had said a little too much, so he was ready to call Cheng Wei to apologize.

Who knew that as soon as the phone was dialed, before he could speak, Cheng Wei said:

“I thought about it all the way, and finally figured out where the plan was.

I don’t think it’s this creative garbage, it’s that I’m too rubbish, and there’s still a lot to be perfected! ”

Wang Xing was surprised: You’re not angry?

Cheng Wei said: “No, I’ve just been wondering, where is the garbage?” I’ve been thinking all the way, and now I’m finally a little bit of an eyebrow. ”

At this point, Wang Xing decided that he would have a lot to do in the future.

As expected, Cheng Wei took Didi all the way through the hurdles, and finally went public on the NASDAQ in the United States in 2021.

It has been said that it is difficult not to succeed in the work of a person who is good at introspection.

The essence of work is to solve problems.

The problem comes from self-examination, and the method comes from self-examination.

Always maintain a posture of self-examination and self-reflection, and you will be able to work your way up and climb the ladder in your work.

In the book “Lifelong Growth”, it is written: Pain + reflection = progress.

In the workplace, everyone gets into trouble.

Some people complain to the outside world, complain about the sky, and the more they complain, the more bitter they become.

Some people put away their emotions, introspect, and seek improvement.

Over time, the stronger the strength and the more refined the ability, the work will naturally go smoothly.