Frankly speaking: if you read what I write and seriously put it into practice, getting promoted and earning more is an inevitable result.
But how many people can actually do this? Very few.
Because most people aren’t even willing to try.
Some people’s poverty may genuinely be due to bad fortune (命理). But most people’s poverty is a problem of their own making.
To reach 90 out of 100, you need birth circumstances, natural talent, and luck. To reach 60 out of 100, all you need is diligence and a sound method.
The sound methods have already been laid out for you. If you won’t believe them, no one can help you.
I used to think the secrets of success were closely guarded — nobody knew them, which is why people struggled so hard. Now I’ve realized that most of what can help you succeed is already out in the open. People simply choose not to learn it.
Take this as an example: every time I mention reading good books, a crowd of people immediately asks, “Could you recommend a title?” I tell them: read economics, read history — just pick the classics in the relevant field. And then the same crowd asks, “But which specific book?”
I used to answer patiently. I don’t anymore. Now, when someone asks like that, I ignore them entirely.
Because anyone who genuinely wants to learn will find it themselves. A quick search online is all it takes — it’s not complicated. But those who come with their hands out asking for recommendations — even after you give them one, they can’t get through it.
So after many such experiences, I’ve been forced to accept a brutal truth: people are fundamentally different from one another. Some people you can never help. You can only help those who help themselves.
Education cannot change a person’s fundamental nature. Exceptional people are not produced by education — they are selected by it.