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Decoding: Why Do Most People 'Hear Many Good Principles, Yet Still Fail to Live a Good Life'?
This article explores why people often fail to improve their lives despite hearing good advice, attributing it to a lack of deliberate practice, clear goals, and effective training methods. It emphasizes that true expertise requires focused, intense, and continuous practice, guided by mentors and structured goals, rather than mere repetition or passive listening.
老王Multiple Provinces Abolish Salt Administration Bureaus: Will Salt Enterprises Engage in a 'Dragon-Tiger Fight' in H2?
Six months after the salt reform plan was introduced in January, despite ongoing barriers to external salt entering local markets, provinces including Jiangxi and Chongqing have successively abolished their salt administration bureaus, marking strong support for the reform. This breaks the past monopoly where the same entity acted as both player and referee, further liberalizing salt production and sales.
New DistributionYour Effort Is Admirable
The world moves forward because of the silent dedication of many. Insurance and soda water have become hot topics, but their popularity is not sudden—it's the result of persistent effort. The next trend may be selenium-rich water, which requires early investment for future returns.
老纳Is Centralized Warehousing and Shared Distribution the Next Industry Trend?
Centralized warehousing and shared distribution (统仓共配) in B2B city distribution is emerging as a promising opportunity due to rising costs and the need for resource sharing. Despite challenges such as complex transaction scenarios and insufficient management capabilities, collaboration between distributors and professional third-party warehousing and distribution companies is seen as a significant business opportunity in the coming years.
New DistributionYour Customer's Customer Is the Leverage to Win Over Your Customer
A distributor complained about difficult sales, prompting the author to explain that by understanding and influencing the customer's own customers (the '1.5-level' approach), one can gain leverage and solve problems that direct negotiation cannot.
刘春雄Which Skills Can You Learn in Just 10 Minutes That Will Change Your Life?
This article, originally a highly-upvoted Quora answer, lists 24 practical tips that can be learned in 10 minutes and have a lasting impact on your life, from communication and sales techniques to body language and mindset shifts.
New DistributionAsia's Sugar King! The Master of Arawana! A Patriotic Act That Earned Him an $80 Billion Fortune!
This article profiles Robert Kuok, Malaysia's richest man with a net worth of $80 billion, who built a global business empire spanning sugar, property, and hospitality. Known as the 'Sugar King of Asia,' he founded Arawana and Shangri-La Hotels, and his patriotic investment in Beijing's China World Trade Center exemplifies his belief that national development precedes corporate success.
SirDoes Telling the Truth Require Courage?
People often feel pleased when hearing flattery but angry when hearing the truth. This article explores the psychology behind this, citing historical and modern examples, and argues that while telling the truth is difficult, it should be a basic moral standard in a progressive society.
张勇The Big Company You Yearn for Is Slowly Destroying You
When I was at Morgan Stanley, juniors often asked whether to join a large financial institution or a small hedge fund after graduation. I encouraged them to pursue boutique opportunities if they had multiple good offers, but most chose the so-called stability of big companies, including myself. Fortunately, in August 2014, two years after joining Morgan Stanley, I got my first promotion, but a month later I gave it all up to join the startup wave in Beijing. Many ask why I left such a big platform; the answer is that these seemingly stable big companies are actually destroying you step by step.
黄海The Executive's Dilemma: Keep Working or Start a Business?
Since the advent of the mobile internet era, a wave of 'mass entrepreneurship and innovation' has swept society. Recently, I met with a group of middle-aged executives, and when asked to write down their biggest current confusion and vote, the top vote-getter was: 'At midlife, should I continue working or start a business?' Middle-aged entrepreneurship has different advantages and challenges compared to young grassroots entrepreneurship. Continuing to work feels like hitting a ceiling, unable to realize life's value; choosing to start a business brings fear of failure and loss, creating a dilemma.
王泉庚37 Top Entrepreneurs in China's Food Industry Become 'Global Billionaires', Including 6 Newcomers!
On March 7, 2017, the Hurun Research Institute released the 2017 Hurun Global Rich List, with 2,257 billionaires, an increase of 69, reaching a record high. Greater China has 609 billionaires, ranking first for the second consecutive year. Among them, 37 top entrepreneurs in China's food industry are on the list, including 6 newcomers.
New DistributionCoca-Cola and Pepsi Are Both Losing Young Consumers!
According to new data from Connexity, an e-commerce and consumer analytics company, both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are struggling to attract younger consumers, with their largest user groups being older demographics. While Coca-Cola has a stronger appeal to young people than Pepsi, neither brand is doing well among the 18-24 age group.
New DistributionSurvey of 177 Millionaires' Habits Reveals Shocking Results!
A five-year study of 177 self-made millionaires by Thomas Corley reveals that their success is rooted in 'rich habits' such as daily reading, exercise, networking with successful people, pursuing goals, waking early, having multiple income streams, seeking mentors, maintaining a positive attitude, not conforming, helping others succeed, daily reflection, and seeking feedback.
ElkinsThe Era of Finding Happiness in Material Possessions Is Over!
In an age of material abundance, true happiness comes less from acquiring things and more from spiritual fulfillment, experiences, and personal growth. This article outlines conditions for a new kind of happiness and practical ways to achieve it.
本田直之The Foot-in-the-Door Effect: How to Achieve Your Goals Step by Step
The foot-in-the-door effect refers to the phenomenon where, after agreeing to a small request, individuals are more likely to comply with a larger request to maintain consistency in their self-image or avoid cognitive dissonance. This effect, also known as the 'gradual compliance' effect, suggests that starting with small steps makes it easier to achieve bigger goals. Psychologists believe that people generally prefer to accept smaller, easier requests, and after fulfilling them, they become more willing to take on larger ones.
New DistributionThe Last Straw for the Real Economy: Mass Unemployment
This is not alarmism. Recently, Zong Qinghou, chairman of Wahaha, and Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba's board, have been at odds. Zong, along with Cao Dewang and Dong Mingzhu, argue that the virtual economy has gone too far, disrupting the real economy and impacting young people's career choices, making them prefer being internet celebrities or micro-business owners over working in real enterprises. The article explores whether the real economy's problems stem from the virtual economy, and warns that rising costs and declining disposable income could lead to a vicious cycle of unemployment and business failures in 2017.
丁律宇In 2017, Every Business in China Is Worth Starting Over From Scratch!
This article, selected from 'The Peak of the Times,' argues that despite widespread pessimism, China is undergoing a major transformation where all business logic is being rebuilt. The author believes this presents the best opportunity to invest in the real economy, as the shift from production-driven to consumption-driven growth will create numerous new opportunities.
水木然Lessons from Cao Dewang and Dong Mingzhu: The New Economy Is About Integration and a Return to Industry
The recent buzz about Cao Dewang 'fleeing' China has sparked widespread discussion, prompting questions about why industrialists like him and Li Ka-shing are leaving. This article uses the examples of Cao Dewang and Dong Mingzhu to argue that the new economy is not about abandoning traditional industry for the internet, but about integrating the two, with a fundamental return to manufacturing and core business principles.
蒋军Sales English Plain Talk (Part 3) Chapter 1: A Brief Discussion on Sales Analysis
This article is the third chapter of the series 'Sales English Plain Talk' by Mobius, originally written for internal use at SMI Consulting. It discusses sales analysis, focusing on retail POS data analysis, explaining key concepts such as comparable store sales, year-over-year and month-over-month comparisons, and various comparison methods.
墨比斯Zong Qinghou: More Than an Entrepreneur, an Economist
Zong Qinghou, Chairman and General Manager of Hangzhou Wahaha Group, attended the 2017 NetEase Economists' Annual Meeting on December 14 to analyze China's current economic situation. He stated that the world economic crisis is far from over and continues to worsen, and he proposed solutions including boosting domestic demand, reforming the fiscal and tax system, and developing the real economy.
New DistributionTetra Pak Fined Over 660 Million Yuan for Abusing Market Dominance
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) today announced its penalty decision against Tetra Pak for abusing its market dominance. The investigation found that from 2009 to 2013, Tetra Pak held dominant positions in three markets in mainland China: liquid food paper-based aseptic packaging equipment, technical services for such equipment, and packaging materials. The SAIC determined that Tetra Pak leveraged its dominance in the equipment and technical services markets to tie the sale of packaging materials, restricted raw paper suppliers from cooperating with competitors, and implemented loyalty discounts that hindered fair competition in the packaging materials market. Tetra Pak was fined 667,724,176.88 yuan and ordered to cease the illegal practices.
New DistributionIt Takes Two Years to Learn to Speak, and a Lifetime to Learn to Shut Up
A homeless man envied the Bodhisattva on the lotus throne and swapped places with him, but was told not to speak. He witnessed a rich man drop his wallet, a poor man take it, and a fisherman get into a fight with the rich man. Unable to bear it, he spoke up and revealed the truth, but the Bodhisattva said that by speaking, he caused the poor man to lose the life-saving money, the rich man to miss a chance to accumulate virtue, and the fisherman to die at sea. The story teaches that sometimes silence is wiser than speaking, and in the workplace, one should speak less and do more.
New Distribution35岁前换40份工作，从小被家暴在贫民窟长大，但却成为破世界记录的最伟大销售，硬是把一手烂牌打出了水平。。
This article tells the story of Joe Girard, the world's most legendary car salesman, who overcame a childhood of abuse and poverty to set a Guinness World Record by selling 1,425 cars in a single year and 13,001 cars over his 15-year career.
肉肉Is Fat Really the Culprit Behind Obesity? Coke and Candy Makers Spent Half a Century Framing It—Fat Says, 'I Won't Take the Blame'
The article reveals how the sugar industry, through its front organization ISRF, manipulated scientific research for decades to shift the blame for heart disease and obesity from sugar to fat, influencing U.S. nutrition policy and public perception.
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