It’s the weekend — let’s talk about something light but genuinely important.
It’s about your own Chi fortune (气运).
I wonder if you’ve ever noticed this: people whose wealth flows freely and whose romance fortune (桃花运) is thriving almost always pay close attention to the small details of their lives.
And when I say details, I don’t mean the big-picture stuff — your destiny framework (格局), your luck cycle (运势), your Feng Shui. I mean the subtle, almost trivial things.
Today’s article is plain and direct. I simply want to tell you about the most admirable young woman I’ve known over all my years in this work — and how she clawed her way up from the very bottom.
After you’ve finished reading, I also hope to see your thoughts in the comments. Share how you see yourself differently from this woman — it may just be the spark that helps others begin accumulating their own karmic merit (福报).
Handle unnecessary people and matters with just enough effort.
Better to travel light on the road ahead than to carry a heavy burden.
Direct your precious energy toward these things: cultivating meaningful relationships, reading great books, strengthening your body, and mastering investment and business.
If your life revolves around only these four “great matters” — rest assured, you will achieve real success, and live with ease and contentment.
Sunday evening. I want to ask you a question: why do I constantly criticize office workers and housewives in my articles?
Have you ever thought about this?
Well — it’s not because I look down on these two groups. It’s not that I think they’re bad people.
It’s because I grieve for their misfortune and rage at their passivity.
As the two groups in society most desperate to use wealth to change their lives, they are also the most intellectually lazy.
Looking at the green paulownia leaves outside my window, I decided not to tackle any big topics today. Instead, let’s simply sit together and revisit those radiant summers of our youth — days filled with cold soda, bicycles, internet cafes, arcades, air conditioning, and flower dew cologne. Days when we could laugh without a care in the world.
Here’s the plan: I’ll share my memories first, then you share yours in the comments. Deal?
Did you know?
Making money, like all things in heaven and earth, follows its own set of laws.
Otherwise, why is it that some people — even when they’ve hit rock bottom — can quickly carve out a new path to wealth and bounce back stronger than ever?
Are they smarter than you? No. They’ve simply figured out the small laws of making money one step ahead of you.
So if you can master these same laws, a steady stream of modest wealth will come to you just as easily.
I was planning to rest today, but this afternoon my inbox suddenly filled with dozens of reader messages, all hoping I’d share my thoughts on the “Shenzhen Bentley Lady.”
Well then, let’s have an informal chat — it’s been a while since I’ve talked about marriage anyway.
First, when it comes to marriage — one of the most defining decisions of your life — there are really only two lines you need to keep close to heart.
Today’s article is a Q&A — short, but important.
Because it answers the greatest anxiety that may have been occupying your mind lately: “If the days ahead don’t go well for me, what should I do?”
Read this article through to the end, and you’ll find your answer.
Student Question:
Master, I am a middle-aged reader, and these days the pressure I feel is truly immense. I’ve come to seek your guidance and find some relief for this heavy, suppressed heart of mine.
This article is, by my own measure, the most comprehensive summary I’ve ever written about my personal experience in entrepreneurship, business, and wealth creation — so I’m writing it in a fairly casual, free-flowing style. If any part of it strikes you as something you don’t quite agree with, just treat it as a friend talking a little too freely over drinks and let it go with a smile. After all, by any measure of net worth, I’m hardly the kind of business titan you’d see splashed across the headlines. I’ve got some properties, some assets, and a decent life — nothing more. But I believe it’s precisely because of this modest, unassuming level of prosperity — nothing too dramatic — that you and I have plenty of common ground to learn from each other.
If you’ve done reasonably well for yourself and have spent time around a few friends of notable means, you’ll immediately recognize the truth in what Master Chi is about to share: Before wealth arrives, subtle signs always appear first — in the invisible currents of life. Whether you notice it yourself or the people around you do, there’s a growing sense that things are aligning, that fortune is building momentum. Then, after some time passes, without much surprise, a significant sum of wealth finds its way into your hands — through conventional or unconventional means alike.