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description: "If you work hard enough, you can become a 'spiritual soul' in your company. Companies need such people, and their traits—like responsibility, attitude, and perseverance—are key. Don't be impatient; instead, stay, learn, and grow, because the company, colleagues, and challenges all contribute to your development."
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# A Veteran Employee's Parting Advice: Impatient Young People, Please Read This

> If you work hard enough, you can become a 'spiritual soul' in your company. Companies need such people, and their traits—like responsibility, attitude, and perseverance—are key. Don't be impatient; instead, stay, learn, and grow, because the company, colleagues, and challenges all contribute to your development.

_**01**_
**If you work hard enough**
**you can become a 'spiritual soul'**
Every company and every community needs more than one 'soul figure.' Among users, you need to cultivate souls who align with the website's ethos and positively impact your brand. In enterprises, you need to nurture souls within assets and projects. The more such people, the better the company can develop.
What does a 'spiritual soul' in a company need? The answer is traits.
Traits are essentially what's in your bones. How strong your inner universe is determines how far you can take things. This includes responsibility, attitude, attention to detail, resilience and persistence, adversity quotient, decisiveness, values, and so on.
Some of these are innate, but most can be cultivated. If you use the iceberg model, you'll find these are mostly below the surface, requiring long-term honing. But many people try to skip this stage because we all crave smooth sailing. Many people change jobs frequently; such people can never achieve great things.
I said I'm willing to spend 10 years honing myself, enduring any grievance, hardship, or misunderstanding, forsaking the lure of money, to accumulate what's below the iceberg, in exchange for the next 10 or 20 years of my life. Many say I'm foolish, but I believe the foolish will eventually be blessed.

_**02**_
**Your relationship with the company and colleagues**
Everyone wants to join a good company that can accumulate the best chips for their future. Life is about choices, and opportunities often pass quickly. The key is not to regret (though regret is useless).
Many people, through constant choices and job-hopping, completely lose themselves. In fact, no matter which company you join, even if it's the worst, as long as you're diligent, you can learn many useful things. Those without intention will find the same anywhere. We're all looking for an endpoint, but never know where it is. Instead, it's better to improve yourself.
A great company can indeed give you a halo, but it doesn't mean you're great. You must settle in a company for three to four years and not waste yourself.
What do employers value most? They value the inner things you've accumulated at previous companies—not what you usually do, but what achievements you've made, what resources you have, your growth trajectory, and what you've brought to the company.
After leaving, what do you have left? Many people are pitiful.
Society is too restless now; many complain about their companies and leaders. Complaints are futile; they won't change because of your complaints, at least not in essence. On this, I give six words: either endure, or leave.
There's no perfect person in the world, and companies are the same. You must understand what you truly need in this company. If it's worth digging, dig deep. If you love it, love deeply. Leaders are the same; they became your leaders because they have strengths. Learn from their good points. If you think it's not okay, find another path.

_**03**_
**The older you get, the more experiences you have,**
**the more important your mindset becomes**
I've also been extremely overconfident. About three and a half years ago, I thought I was particularly awesome. I built my own team, and the results were decent.
Later, I suffered many losses and understood many things. Gradually, my mindset became more peaceful.
Life is a university; many things you can never fully understand. We always need to learn, including human nature.
In this world, there are many people better than you. Don't be too harsh on others, and don't force everyone to be like you. This time leaving Mop is the same; I can be calm because I've tried my best and given too much.

_**04**_
**Be grateful to your team, users,**
**and those who've helped you**
People should know gratitude. Regarding the team, over the years, I've learned a lot from them.
Many have helped me, including my boss, who promoted me when I was most troubled and hesitant. I've been with him the longest. Those who are grateful will unleash their potential without reservation and devote themselves to work.
You need to constantly update your thinking and broaden your horizons.
The world changes too fast; you can be eliminated at any time. Actually, I'm grateful for that realization. I'm never satisfied with my current knowledge; I always learn and accept new things related to work. At first glance, I've done many varied things, but gradually you'll find that the logic of doing things is interconnected.
Your horizon determines how big things you can do. The broader your considerations, the higher you'll stand above others. If you have the ability to access or learn things, learn more; it's harmless and beneficial.

_**05**_
**Start with small things, start with details**
**If you can't sweep a room, how can you sweep the world?**
The story of the oil seller teaches us that practice makes perfect and true knowledge comes from practice. Principles remain principles; if you don't act, they never enter your belly.
Now many people have high ambitions but low abilities. They do things inadequately or just a little, then become complacent. There are also 'smart' people who comment before doing. I like pragmatic people; even if they're slow, I'll give them several chances.
People who focus on details are often called stubborn, but they forget that work is made of details. A good product is certainly refined through continuous practice, bit by bit, plus some opportunity.

_**06**_
**Learn to resolve your own troubles**
**Learning to self-motivate may be more important**
I also complain, after all, I'm a natural person. These years have indeed been tough, but it's my own doing; I can't blame others.
Honestly, my efforts haven't yielded my expectations, at least not a good life; only experience is more valuable. Ma Yun's so-called 'not enough money' or 'heart wronged' is trivial. I've always relied on self-approval to support myself. Maybe it's naive, but it means giving up many things.
Self-approval and self-motivation fundamentally aim to help you find confidence. I used to be very insecure.
Self-approval starts with small things. Even if you do a post more meticulously than others, or think more thoroughly about a detail, you should cheer for yourself. Gradually, you'll find that many of your works surpass others.

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