Let me share a little story — take it as a joke if you like.
I’m in very few WeChat groups. Count them on my fingers and there are maybe seven or eight at most.
I, Master Chi, have a deep aversion to “useless information” — especially the repetitive small-talk of daily life, which is the content I find most insufferable. So the moment any group starts drifting in that direction, I leave without hesitation.
Let me start with something genuinely interesting that happened last week. While I was in Macau taking care of business, I got “ambushed” by a young woman whose destiny chart I had read four years ago.
The whole thing played out in a pretty entertaining way. Before I left for Macau, she had expressed — repeatedly — her enthusiasm about giving me a proper reception. I made my position equally clear: “Your kind intentions are received. Please, spare the expense.”
I’ll be honest — I’ve tried more than once to take a quiet break, but I simply can’t resist the warm expectations you all have for me.
After yesterday’s article, many of you left messages asking me to talk about “how to get through this particular stretch of time.”
So here we are — let’s talk.
But let’s make a deal first: after this piece, give me some peace until after the 11th. These past two years I’ve had precious little time that’s truly my own — fair enough?
Let’s start by talking about what kind of woman is most easily trapped at the bottom — then we’ll get into how to fight back against fate.
One thing to note upfront: today’s article is particularly brutal. It is not suitable for readers with weak personalities or timid, fearful dispositions. I’m telling you this now.
First — this type of woman is generally emotionally unstable. So in daily life, the moment anything trivial comes up — something that could easily be handled in passing — she’ll overreact, panic, or completely fall apart.
As is my custom, let me have a heart-to-heart with you first — then I’ll walk through the purpose and use of each image in detail.
A person must read the times and understand the bigger picture. Take 2024 — whether you look at it objectively or through the lens of Chinese metaphysics (xuanxue), it simply isn’t a year of great ascent in the traditional sense.
What do I mean by that?
Long before I understood why, I started watching the successful people around me — trying to figure out what made them different. These were the same people who ate well, played hard, and enjoyed life just as much as anyone else. So why were they so far ahead?
Over time, I noticed a set of qualities that nearly all of them shared.
1. Risk Management
Risk management means your personal capacity to absorb and withstand risk. Most people have almost no awareness of this.
★ - If things have been going badly for you lately, I want you to know — this is not your fault.
I shared this at the start of the year: our extraordinary rise over the past forty-plus years has fundamentally transformed our role on the world stage. We evolved from a cheap manufacturing supplier into what we are today — a holder of mid-to-high-end technology, and undeniably one of the top powers in the world.
This afternoon, a distant cousin of mine suddenly sent me a message, asking if I could spare about fifteen minutes — he had something he wanted to talk through with me.
The moment I heard that, I set aside everything I was working on and told him: whatever was weighing on him, he should just speak freely. We’re family — anything I can do to help, I’ll give it my full effort.
From the perspective of Chinese metaphysics (玄学), there is a truth you may find hard to believe.
When you have decided that something is worth doing — just do it. Commit fully. Don’t let a tangle of scattered thoughts pull you off course.
Put in enough sustained effort, and when the time is right, good fruit will naturally emerge on its own.
But most people don’t work this way. They hesitate. They second-guess themselves. They’re afraid of what lies ahead and what lurks behind. The result? An incalculable waste of time and energy — and nothing to show for it in the end.
If you see great potential in a leader, truly commit to becoming part of their world — follow them for at least three to five years. Don’t just skim the surface; immerse yourself completely in their circle.
There’s no need to diminish yourself. From the moment they choose to work with you, both of you are exchanging your respective value.
Learn how they turn things around when facing adversity — from mindset, to judgment, to execution.