The greatest obstacle in life is your own avatar, your own phantom.

When you’re at the bottom, the first wall you crash into is actually yourself. If you don’t respect yourself, how can others respect you? If you aren’t impressed by yourself, how can others be impressed? People tend to hold others to higher standards than they do themselves. If someone hasn’t even conquered their own self, how can they win over the hearts of others?

So how does someone at the bottom get through this? It’s a matter of closing your eyes, gritting your teeth, and charging forward like a madman. If there’s a steel wall ahead, you’ll end up covered in blood. If it’s a wooden wall, you’ll break through.

Someone who has conquered themselves radiates an inner-to-outer confidence that draws more and more people to认同 them, believe in them, support them, and willingly follow their lead. This compounding effect continuously amplifies their success.

Aside from fate, what actually attracts resources or helps from others? It comes down to how people perceive you as a person. Whether you’re worthy of having resources entrusted to you or earning trust.

When you’re in a position of resource advantage, you know before you act. But when you’re at the bottom, you only understand how you succeeded after you’ve already done it.