My approach has always been this: do good deeds, and never worry about where they lead.
As long as something is fundamentally worthwhile, I throw myself into it completely — without calculating short-term gains or losses.
And honestly? This approach has never once let me down.
Take my community circle, for example. It’s been three years since I started it. I clicked to check the membership count a couple of days ago and genuinely startled myself — over 3,500 brothers and sisters.
Over these three years, the only thing I’ve done is this: hold nothing back. Share everything I know about personal growth, strategic wisdom, investment mindset, and Chinese metaphysics.
And answer questions from members, constantly.
That’s it. Simple and pure.
But even the simplest seed of goodness bears beautiful fruit.
That fruit, for me, has been the privilege of improving and refining the “life logic” of these members.
Perhaps they’ll never become the ultra-wealthy top tier.
But after being immersed in this community, I’m confident each of them can achieve a comfortable, abundant income, a few quality properties, a reliable and happy family, and a stable, comfortable future.
That’s enough.
So after much reflection, I’ve distilled a few key points I want to share with you today.
Note: these are drawn from the members of my community who’ve achieved the greatest results. They are practical, sincere recommendations — especially useful for ordinary people:
1 — Always be an optimist, but joy shared is joy multiplied.
What has made me most satisfied over these three years is the consistently excellent atmosphere in the community.
Even during the hardest three years — when everyone outside was in a state of disappointment, even despair — the members of the community were still asking: “What can we do to make life better?”
The content people shared every day was consistently positive — discussions about self-improvement, forward-thinking ideas.
Not one person gave up.
This is precisely because having such an uplifting circle meant people were constantly being encouraged and energized. Their spirit remained full; they didn’t fall into pessimism.
The result: while most people’s lives stalled or regressed during those three years, the members of this community kept making progress — in both personal capability and wealth.
2 — Never be a deserter from life. There is always a way forward, no matter what.
I’ve said this before: never allow yourself to stay trapped in despair.
Because no matter how dire the situation, there are countless real stories of people who’ve climbed out of it. Find the right approach, and there’s always a way out. Always.
Many outsiders assume a community like mine must be filled with people endlessly flattering each other or showing off wealth. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
I’ve reviewed thousands of long posts in the community, and nearly 50% of them are members opening up about hardship and asking for guidance. Going bankrupt from zero, being lost about career direction, being hurt by close family, being betrayed and exploited by a partner, not knowing which way to turn or how to move forward — every kind of difficulty imaginable. Yet with advice and support from the community, every single one of them regrouped and got back on their feet.
Life is nothing more than a cycle: fall down, watch how others get back up, dust yourself off, and stand straight again.
Most people simply have never had access to a positive circle like this to keep them motivated.
3 — Plan ahead, or fail to act. Preparation is everything.
If you’re a first-year member, your questions will be: “Master Chi and everyone, I want to buy a house — how do I do it? I want to build wealth — how do I do that?”
But if you’re a seasoned member, your questions sound like: “Master Chi and everyone, here’s what I’m trying to achieve. My current conditions are X, Y, Z. What’s everyone’s take on how I can make this work?”
Do you see why I say I’m gratified and pleasantly surprised by the community’s atmosphere?
Because I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched ordinary white-collar workers, single mothers, and middle-aged men adrift — complete their full evolution in “thinking and logic.”
Each of them moved from “not knowing what to do” to “knowing how to act and why.” That single shift alone is enough to stand out from the crowd and carve out a meaningful place in the world.
4 — Read the game board — and understand your own future as a piece on it.
You might notice I tend to write about grand eras, big-picture trends, and sweeping topics in my articles.
But inside the community, I never touch any of that. Because it’s not useful there.
One thing I’m truly proud of: after three years of growth together, everyone in the community understands that we are all just small boats on a vast historical ocean.
As ordinary people — or ordinary people with some assets and wisdom — what we should be thinking about is how to make the right choices and position ourselves well within this era.
How should your career pivot to secure better prospects? How should you swap your properties to generate greater returns?
What skills should you develop? What’s the path forward for your children?
These are the things genuinely worth discussing and thinking deeply about every day. This is what it means to be practical.
5 — Going it alone is the greatest tragedy of this age.
In the comments section of my articles, I regularly receive questions that strike me as dangerously naive.
Their naïveté makes you sigh — no wonder these people can’t build a good life for themselves. No wonder they keep making critical mistakes at every major turning point.
Truly: though they may be in their thirties, forties, or even fifties, the depth and breadth of their thinking on many issues is no different from an elementary school student’s.
And these people are often young-to-middle-aged workers who’ve spent over a decade at a job, or been sitting in office cubicles since graduating.
So what’s their problem?
Too low a social circle. Access to only a single stream of information. Never having witnessed a real success story. No one around to give advice or weigh in. Having to figure out every pressure and confusion entirely on their own.
Each one of these problems is fatal. Any one of them is enough to dismantle everything an ordinary person has worked hard to build.
But I can’t guide each one of them personally. Time and energy make that impossible.
My obligation to accompany and support belongs to the members of this community. Everyone else — I genuinely can’t take care of them. My apologies.
For them, all I can do is respect the Dao, watch as a bystander, and see them move toward a worsening life.
And sigh helplessly: no matter the era, the person who walks alone is always the first to be swept away by the rushing current.