There is never a shortage of smart people with many ideas in the world, but it is not necessarily these people who can finally make a career, and they may even be people who look “stupid.”
What caused such a gap? Execution is the key.
Some people have great imagination and can plan tall, but they rarely implement it in actual actions. They just keep setting themselves up with many psychological barriers and think they are practicing “think twice before acting.”
However, today is such a fast-paced era, the opportunity will not give anyone much time to consider. Without action, everything is zero; with action, there will be “results.” Rather than struggling with one thing for too long, it is better to do it first. With actual feedback results, it will help you achieve success more easily.
A person with super execution ability, and a person who only thinks but can’t do it, is destined to have a different life. Below, Enjoy:
There is such a joke on the Internet:
Every January, everyone is like an old general on the stage, full of flags.
But by December 31st, many people found that their ambitions and rhetoric had long been thrown away by themselves. And those excellent people not only keep the goal in mind, but also truly achieve it.
At work, there are two kinds of people. One kind of person only “thinks” and thinks about many and very big projects, but rarely really takes action.
The other kind of person has strong execution ability, not only can think but also do it. This is how the gap between people widens. The last is a completely different life.
1 You will be more likely to succeed if you do it in advance
Many things are not as difficult as you think. Once you start to do it, you will approach success step by step.
If you don’t start to do it, you will think a lot in your mind, and even set yourself up obstacles that will never appear. And you once started, it will be from the “want it” to “how can we do.” Gain experience in action again and again, and step by step towards success.
When director Ang Lee was filming the movie “The Wedding Banquet”, because the budget on hand was not enough, he hesitated to shoot.
When Director Hou Xiaoxian knew about it, he encouraged him to say that no one has enough money at the beginning of the filming, but as long as you start filming, there may be results.
Many things in the world are like this, no matter how detailed the plan or thoughtfulness is, it is impossible to predict all the development of the entire project and event.
What’s more, in such a fast-paced today, it is impossible to leave you too much time to consider opportunities. But as long as you do, there will be “results.”
As the saying goes: Think twice before acting. But there is another sentence behind: Again, Skeleton. It means that you can think about it, don’t think too much.
Luo Zhenyu said when sharing the team’s working mentality: “Do one thing, whether it’s reliable or not, it’s useless if you sit at home and think about it. Reliable, do it first.”
After you have a rough plan, you can start to know if this is feasible. Whether to choose to give up or continue to adjust the next stage, with actual feedback results, can you continuously improve yourself.
Therefore, when thinking about whether to do something or not, don’t worry about it for too long. Do it first and then talk about it. You will be more likely to succeed.
2 Thinking more is not as good as taking a small step
Some people are smart and have many ideas. But why are they often inferior to those who look “stupid”?
Because of poor execution and lack of patience.
The HR of a listed company said:
When they recruit people for companies, they prefer those with strong mobility. They may not have many wild ideas, but they are good at implementing current ideas.
The same is true for the use of soldiers in ancient China. The army-building model is collectively called “the soldiers are expensive and the wise is the wise”, which means that soldiers should be “dumb” and officers should be smarter.
Imagine if soldiers are flexible-minded and thoughtful people, they are not very obedient. How can they bring them? Soldiers who do not obey orders have zero execution power and are only a potential threat to the army.
Let’s look at the officers again. As the head of the army, one must be smart and thoughtful. But this alone is not enough. You must have super execution power, even more action than soldiers, otherwise how can you convince soldiers.
The famous Qi’s army is like this. Qi Jiguang’s recruitment principle is to accept only farmers, not urban residents. He also set a peculiar selection criteria: “Anyone with a fair complexion, light eyes, and brisk movements will not be recruited.”-He only needs to be a simple and reliable young farmer.
Whether it was before or now, the most basic and highest standard for employing people is to have a super execution force.
Of course, it’s not that you’re good if you don’t use your brain, but your ability to execute is greater than your imagination.
No matter how much one thinks, it is not as small as a small step in action. Only if you act, do it, and have results, can you get more appreciation from the leader.
3 How to improve execution?
In the workplace, “execution” is not just an issue of employee abilities. In western management, the executive ability of employees and the management ability of business leaders are closely linked.
Only strong management ability can derive firm execution. If employees are not strong in execution, it means that the management ability of the company’s leaders is not good enough.
Professor Bao Zheng, who once drafted the “Huawei Basic Law” for Huawei, described how Japanese companies assign tasks to their subordinates in a lecture. The most interesting and effective parts are:
Large Japanese companies require managers to say at least five times when assigning tasks to employees.
●The first time, the manager: “Watanabe-san, please do something for me.” Watanabe-kun: “Yes!” He turned to leave.
●The second time, the manager: “Don’t worry, come back. Please repeat it.” Watanabe-kun: “You asked me to do XX, right? Can I go this time?”
●Third time, the manager: “What do you think is the purpose of me asking you to do this?” “The purpose of your asking me to do this is probably that we can successfully hold the training this time. Can I leave this time? ?”
●The fourth time, the manager: “Don’t worry, what accident do you think you will encounter in doing this? You have to report to me when you encounter any situation, and you can make your own decision when you encounter any situation?” Watanabe: ” There are probably several situations in this matter… If you encounter situation A, I will report to you, and if you encounter situation B, I will make my own decision. Do you think it’s okay?”
●The last time, the manager: “If you let you do this by yourself, do you have any better ideas and suggestions?” Watanabe-kun: “If I let me do it myself, I can do it in a certain link…”
After these five times, it is better for employees to perform specific tasks than if the leader only said them once.
In daily life, this “five-pass method” can also be used to enhance self-execution.
For example, if you want to lose weight:
The first time: first convince yourself that you have a strong desire to lose weight;
Second time: write down your weight loss goals and specific steps, and post them where you can see them everywhere at home;
Third time: Tell friends around you what you want to lose weight, and let them supervise you;
The fourth time: If you want to give up halfway to lose weight, you must have a preparation plan. For example, send a friend’s circle in advance to inform friends of their weight loss plan. If you give up halfway through, the witnesses can ask themselves how much money.
Fifth time: Think if there is a better way to lose weight healthy. For example, is it necessary to ask a professional weight loss coach to guide and supervise and join a group of weight loss friends to encourage each other to lose weight.
These five times let you understand: what the goal is, clarify the goal again, the overall view of the goal, the obstacles encountered in completing the goal, and the B plan of the goal. Only when these are clarified and implemented, there will be substantial gains.
So, next time you want to set a goal, don’t forget to say it five times. This is the simplest and most effective way to improve your execution.
4 “Doing” is the key to widening the gap between people
In the past, there were two monks, one poor and the other rich, who wanted to make a pilgrimage to the South China Sea. The rich monk started saving money very early, but the poor monk went on the road with only a bowl.
One month later, the poor monk returned from the South China Sea pilgrimage, and the rich monk was still making preparations.
The rich monk asked: “Er Kuang, why did you go to the South China Sea?”
The poor monk replied: “If I don’t go, I will be mad all day long, and if I take one step, I will be safe. You are steady, so you are!”
The poor monk’s answer meant: “I feel uncomfortable if I don’t go to the South China Sea. Every step I take, I get closer to the South China Sea, and I feel peaceful. You have a stable personality and don’t do things that are uncertain. So, I’m back, but you haven’t set off yet.”
All the roads in the world are always dreams before they set off; after they are on the road, they are always challenges. But only when you step on it will you know its distance and twists, and you can get closer to your dream.
Payne once said: A person is like a clock, whose value is determined by his actions.
A watch that can’t go is just a piece of scrap iron. Only action can play his value.
A person with super execution ability, and a person who only thinks but can’t do it, is destined to have a different life.
Therefore, when you want to do something, don’t think too much, stand up immediately, go out, and do it quickly.
