Life Changing Lessons by Jack Ma.

Hello Everyone, we hope you enjoyed this new way of learning. Today we are going to learn some valuable lessons from Jack Ma. This article is brief in nature. We tried our best to scrutinize it, as Jack has so many life changing lessons to teach and we don’t want you to miss any golden words of him. As a lesson or a thought of Jack can be considered as a transforming one.

We have divided this article into two different parts for your convenience. So this is part one. Let’s start learning….. 

Facts you must know about Jack

It’s a true story from rags-to-riches. He grew up in poverty living in communist china; he failed primary school twice and middle school three times. He also failed his university entry exam three times. He was rejected by the police force and even KFC. He applied for Harvard ten times and was rejected each and every time. 

Now, he is one of the richest people in the world as the founder of Alibaba, one of the biggest e-commerce companies on the planet.  

Life and Business Lessons 

“It does not matter where you are come from- success is about defining where you’re going.” 

Seek opportunity.

See past your circumstances.

Your current status does not matter when it comes to success.

Success is governed by your spirit, fortitude, and hardiness. 

Focus on you ambition.

People try actualize several visions at once, never really focusing on a single one. This is the huge mistake because it spreads your resources thin, rather than consolidating them towards a single vision.

Focus on your goal, work smart to achieve it and never let it go.  

Be Courageous

You need to be courageous in persuade of your vision because there are always going to be people who are going to tell you that it is impossible. Dare to be Bold. Pursue your chosen ambition NOW !!

Understand the value of attitude   

The human mind is the most sophisticated machine on the planet. You choose what is installed on it, so ensure that you install productive software as opposed to unproductive garbage. This software is what programs your attitude. You need to have complete control over your attitude.

You must have foresight.

Great leaders have foresight. Jack Ma believes that great leaders have to stay ahead of the competition by anticipating how everything will play out.

You don’t need prior connection to succeed.

Smart men use their brain. 

Instead of letting others feed you limiting beliefs, start engaging your own mind. Utilized your intellect to make a informed decisions. If you find it difficult to silence the negative opinions of people around you, then it might be time to find new individuals to surround yourself with. 

Wise men use their heart. 

According to hum it is important that the leaders are able to trust their intuition when necessary. Decisions from the heart stem from confidence and passion. There are times in business when you should make decisions based on faith rather than logic.

Normally, decisions that are based on faith usually help in identifying strategic objectives.Only individuals who are smart and wise will achieve the highest level of success.

Wisdom is not about always following your heart. It’s about learning how to differentiate between intuition and emotional attachment.

Emotional attachment leads to decreased objectivity while intuition leads to better decisions. 

Short-term passion is worthless.

Jack Ma on Aggression

Aggression is not necessarily bad when it is used in a constructive way, but fighting was probably the result of adolescence mixed with an aggressive attitude. I was never afraid of opponent who were bigger than me. Adolescence is the stage in life when seeds of change are sown.

Be Tenacious (tending to keep a firm hold of something)

Foresight is only one element to being a great leader. He says that tenacity is another key component in leadership.

The combination of having a unified vision and the tenacity to chase it down is powerful. It puts you on the direct path to success. Further it will inspire those around you to work harder to achieve that vision.

Two essential keys of Jack’s business philosophy are to never take “NO” for an answer to always take pride in your work.  

You only fail if you give up.

Giving up is the greatest failure. We learn more from failure than we do from anything else in their life. What defines a great leader is being able to learn from their failures and keep moving forward. That’s the true secret to success- the ability to preserve and learn from mistakes. Do not give up !

Vision, tenacity and grit are essential.

A leader has to have visionary skills in order to see new opportunities when they arise. Great leaders are those who have the tenacity to hang in there through different times. Grit is the ability to do whatever is needed in order to get the job done.

Love Life

I always tell myself that we are born here not to work, but to enjoy life. We are here to make things better for one another, and not to work. If you are spending your whole life working, you will certainly regret it.

Your goal cannot be about money. If that’s your goal, then you need to do some soul searching. Change your mindset or else you will not be successful. Money is a side effect of offering something valuable to the world. It should be never be the overall objective.

 Be more ambitious than anyone else.

One of Ma’s simplified formulas for success is to be diligent, work hard, and don’t lose sight of ambition. Ambition makes you more open to taking risks. It makes you willing to step your comfort zone and face your fears. You cannot be successful while remaining in your comfort zone. By leaving your comfort zone, you force yourself into a new way of thinking. 

Thinking differently allows you to grow beyond what we are. It often leads us to unexpected results. Another powerful benefit of ambition is that it makes you focus on execution. Ambitious people tend to surround themselves with other ambitious people. You are the sum of five people closest to you, so make sure those people share your vision. 

Ma says, “If your execution is poor, nothing matters.”

Every opportunity is an open door.

When opportunity is in front of you, seize it! Those who look at an opportunity and say “I will never do that because it’s beneath me,” are the same people who are never successful. Grab the opportunity and then work on it with all you passion. Bring everything you have to the table and always treat opportunities like gold, because they are limited. 

Seek Understanding

You have to know exactly what you are working towards. You also have to understand why you want it so badly? Finally you have to lay out a plan for exactly how you are going to get to where you want to be. Trying to understand always comes before success.

The world is your oyster

It’s essential that you understand exactly what it is that you’re planning for yourself and everyone on your team. Empower yourself by taking action. Those who actually get out there and take action right after major change are the one who reap the greatest benefits. It’s your world so start living your dreams instead of waiting ! 

Cast aside your pride

You can only improve as an entrepreneur when you cast aside your pride and become willing to learn from those who are competing against you. The secret to being successful is not a difficult concept- it’s the execution that separates success from failure.

You must have the correct Mindset.

We are sure you would have gained so much wisdom from Jack Ma’s life and business lessons. Let us know in the comment section how you found today’s article. Share with the people with whom, you want them to transform. See you tomorrow. Stay Safe.

With Love,

Himanshu (Your Rabbi) & Pauline.