A little story to begin from Mr. Warren Buffett: Imagine for a moment that all American corporations are, and always will be, owned by a single family. We'll call them the Gotrocks. After paying taxes on dividends, this family -- generation after generation -- becomes richer by the aggregate amount earned by its companies. Today that amount is about $700 billion annually. Naturally, the family spends some of these dollars. But the portion it saves steadily compounds for its benefit. In the Gotrocks household everyone grows wealthier at the same pace, and all is harmonious. But let's now assume that a few fast-talking Helpers approach the family and persuade each of its members to try to outsmart his relatives by buying certain of their holdings and selling them certain others. The Helpers -- for a fee, of course -- obligingly agree to handle these transactions. The Gotrocks still own all of corporate America; the trades just rearrange who owns what. So the family's annual g...
今天帮一个客户盘点存货,盘点完毕后,大家在那里聊天。有人问他,为什么国内生活得好好的,赚多多的钱,要来这里开个小小的咖啡店呢。他说,在国内,只要脑筋动一动,就一定可以赚钱,钱怎么赚业赚不完。但国内现在做事还没有什么规矩,做什么事情都要靠关系,他每天的工作就是拉关系,每天晚上出去吃饭,都是鲍鱼鱼翅的,但都完全吃不出味道来。为什么啊,每一场饭局都像是在博弈,斗志斗勇。关系都是尔虞我诈,每天睡觉都不安宁。来这里,虽然说可能咖啡店有很多琐碎的事情要处理,但省心,每天晚上回去可以什么都不用想。 回想其自己,在国内读高中的时候,是一个狠顽皮的学生。特别桀骜不驯,亦正亦邪。什么人都认识一通,学者老板卖菜卖衣服,就连卖白粉都认识。不学无术,就爱争取个什么进步奖,什么进步奖都收集完了。还上过讲台为全年级演讲。还曾经集体大逃课,这倒不算什么,全省会考偷考题都试过。 可能是因为我的家庭比较正派,传统,幸福,成就我这个人也特别正气。特别是来了澳洲以后,现在连偷个车票都不敢了。特别胆小,特别循规蹈矩。其实这样是好的,那是一种平常的心。正如鬼佬所说的,peace of mind.整天想着坏点子的人,心灵永远不知道什么叫平静。