
The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son

I feel that once rich children begin taking advantage of their family success, they will have little opportunity to learn and develop the skills needed for survival. People of poorer backgrounds will actively develop their creativity, abilities, while also cherishing and seizing various opportunities because they urgently need to rescue
... See moreM. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
Everyone hates failure. However, once avoiding failure becomes your motivation for doing things, you embark on a path of laziness and powerlessness.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
Action solves everything. Without action, nothing will happen.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
In the beginning of my career as a bookkeeper, I was only earning a weekly salary of 5 dollars. But it was only through unremitting efforts that have enabled me to establish an enviable oil kingdom. In the eyes of others, this may seem to be a legend, but I think it is the reward for my perseverance and hard work from the god of destiny.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
Everyone is a designer and architect of his own destiny.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
the most important thing is to have a proactive spirit, get rid of the habit of being distracted, be determined to be a person of initiatives, be courageous in doing things, don’t wait until everything is ready, there will never be absolute perfection.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
Too much preparation but no action at all will only waste time eventually. In other words, everything must be done with limits. We cannot fall into the trap of continuous deliberation and planning but we must recognize the reality: no matter how detailed the plan is, we still cannot accurately predict the final outcome.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
Many people who lack action are naive and like to sit and wait for things to happen naturally. They naively think that others will care about their affairs. In actual fact, other than yourself, others will not be very interested in them. People are only interested in their own things.
M. Tan • The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
Income is just a by-product of your work. Doing what you should do, accomplishing what you should do well, the ideal salary will come. And more importantly, the highest reward for our hard work is not what we get, but what we will become. Those who are mentally active do not just work hard to earn money; the real reason behind the passion for their
... See more