--- title: "What Factors Hinder Marketers' Progress" description: "As we age, we realize that our own shortcomings are the fundamental cause of hindering progress. In our twenties, typical mistakes include crafting beautiful justifications for self-interest, winning arguments at the cost of others' silence, and overexerting ourselves to prove superiority, which ultimately leads to resistance and worse outcomes." author: "宇见" publisher: "New Distribution" email: "zhaobo258@gmail.com" telephone: "+8615854817671" published: "2015-01-28" language: "en" canonical: "https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/what-factors-hinder-marketers-progress-a3bd40ba/" markdown: "https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/what-factors-hinder-marketers-progress-a3bd40ba.md" original_source: "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WhAht4WFuJrDCjLozPfw9Q" translation: "https://xinjignxiao.com/zh/articles/%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E5%9B%A0%E7%B4%A0%E4%BC%9A%E9%98%BB%E7%A2%8D%E8%90%A5%E9%94%80%E4%BA%BA%E8%BF%9B%E6%AD%A5-a3bd40ba.md" attribution: "New Distribution — https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/what-factors-hinder-marketers-progress-a3bd40ba/" usage_policy: "https://xinjignxiao.com/ai-policy.txt" --- # What Factors Hinder Marketers' Progress > As we age, we realize that our own shortcomings are the fundamental cause of hindering progress. In our twenties, typical mistakes include crafting beautiful justifications for self-interest, winning arguments at the cost of others' silence, and overexerting ourselves to prove superiority, which ultimately leads to resistance and worse outcomes. Friendly reminder: Click the blue text above "FMCG Distributor Professional Consulting" to learn more about marketing and distributor internal management. I think as we grow older, we find it easier to understand a fact: our own inadequacies are the fundamental reason hindering progress. In our twenties, understanding this seems possible, but accepting it is difficult. For example, I think one typical mistake in our twenties is the tendency to weave beautiful narratives for things that serve our interests: we like to be high-sounding, are ashamed to say what we truly want, and think that if we can find sufficient supporting reasons for something and win an argument with impeccable expression, we have won. But that is not the case. The easily overlooked truth is: many people around us are accustomed to silence. When you win an argument and make them silent, you also change their perception of you. This shift in attitude, accumulated over time, may lead to a complete reversal, and this reversal brings resistance. In the past, we tried hard to prove we were smarter than others, preferring one-sided, uncontested victories. To do so, we recklessly expended our physical and mental energy, making overexertion the norm. Excessive force makes others impressed by your "ambition" and feel threatened, and the result is usually worse, not better. In the past, we even foolishly envied those "remarkable people" who fell ill from overwork, perhaps related to our upbringing. We thought they must have had remarkable lives that brought unusual illnesses, and envied that even their sickness received so much attention. But when we ourselves got sick from overtime, we realized it was definitely not an experience we wanted to repeat. Thinking "I am the most important" is also a virus. Not only in the workplace, but we bring this mindset into life, creating conflicts everywhere. We rush into restaurants and shout at waiters, thinking it is part of their labor, while ignoring that mutual respect is a common human decency, and its effect far outweighs commercial logic. Creating conflicts and being hostile to others is a drain that leads to energy depletion. Therefore, the so-called "do not hate your enemy" is not because the enemy is not hateful, but because hating them will leak your energy. A few days ago, I saw many people supporting Uruguay's player for biting, and I was puzzled. Does the desire for victory make people so foolish? Then I thought of the Japanese people's seriousness and their respect for opponents during competitions. Why should we respect our opponents? Citing an example from Cheng Lingfeng: In school, why must we "stand up, bow, and say 'Hello, teacher!'" before class? It is a form of respect. When you have respect in your heart, emotions are absorbed, and you become focused in class. Respect brings expectation, and expectation brings better absorption of knowledge. In the marketing circle, it is common to be polite and well-spoken with clients, but then curse them as "idiots" behind their backs. This indicates failed cooperation. The reasons are simple: first, you vent your energy; second, without respect, there is no expectation or focus, and such a state cannot achieve good results. Some people know how to politely decline clients. I think they understand: if you cannot achieve a tacit understanding in values, do not serve such clients. And if you do serve them, stop cursing, otherwise you are complaining about your own choices. Arriving on time for appointments, dressing and speaking appropriately, to show respect. I do not think this is a great virtue; it is just that these accumulations bring more expectation and focus, and over time, small accumulations will help you succeed. Source: Yujian Daonong recently opened a public account specifically about how traditional enterprises can do WeChat marketing. If you are interested, you can follow it. Search the WeChat ID above or scan the QR code below to follow. -------------------------------------------- --- ## Copyright and AI use This article is sourced from New Distribution. Search, quotation, summarization, and model training are permitted, but every use must credit New Distribution and retain the canonical source URL. Contact: zhaobo258@gmail.com · +86 158 5481 7671