Sun Yat-sen's speech pierced through the predicament of most people in one sentence: 'Diligence is the default option; strategy is the key that determines your success or failure.' Think about it, how many people around you leave early and return late, exhausting themselves, yet remain in the same place after ten years? The core is simple: it's not that they don't work hard, but that they exert their efforts in the wrong way. Earning money relies on strategy, not on reckless actions.
1 Why does being more diligent lead to being poorer?
Sun Yat-sen reveals the truth: most people are not unwilling to work hard, but they lack strategy.
You mine hard, but if the direction is iron ore, you'll never reach gold.
What ordinary people lack is not drive, but the ability to choose the right direction.
2 What is true strategy?
Strategy is not a PPT or a slogan. It is very simple:
Use limited resources to bet on the most explosive direction, then go all out and cut off all distractions.
Those who truly understand strategy only do one thing that can break through, discarding everything else.
3 Earn your first 10 million? Stick to these 5 military rules.
The 5 points summarized by Sun Yuchen are the fastest wealth roadmap for ordinary people:
· ① Rhythm > Heat: Find industries that 'are about to explode but haven't yet.'
Becoming cannon fodder too early and chives too late. Find the track that is 'about to take off but not yet on fire'. Follow the right rhythm and let the wind push you forward.
· ② Long slopes and thick snow: Choose a track that can continuously grow for 10 years.
Short-lived windfall, a year of dividends, and three years of extinction. The real gold mine lies in long-term compounding; making money relies on snowballing, not gambling with your life.
· ③ System replication: Success that cannot be replicated is just accidental.
When you stop, your income stops. What truly makes you wealthy is the ability to systematize, template, and standardize success, allowing the system to earn money for you.
· ④ Human nature gold mining: Demand must be explicit, preferably stemming from the 'seven deadly sins'.
Sun Yuchen says it harshly: 'Find the essential needs from human weaknesses.'
Vanity (short videos, beauty), desire (social, live streaming), laziness (takeout, AI), greed (investment, gambling) ...
The closer you are to human nature, the easier it is to make money. Don’t always think about changing the world; ordinary people make money by understanding human nature.
· ⑤ People and trends must align: The industry must suit you.
If you are good at products, don’t force yourself into sales; if you are good at content, don’t run operations. Choosing an industry is not about picking the hottest; it’s about choosing the one that best fits you. 'People × trends' is the ultimate combination for ordinary people.
4 Five ironclad action rules for ordinary people.
At the end, Sun Yuchen presents 5 actionable guidelines:
· ① Invest in yourself: Don’t dwell on stocks and real estate; first make your body, skills, and cognition your most valuable assets.
· ② Refuse to mess around: What you fear is not being slow, but being chaotic—today short videos, tomorrow side jobs, the day after AI courses; achieving nothing.
· ③ Bind trends: Join companies in trending industries; salary is small money, options are the future.
· ④ Learn to replicate: Turn one success into a template that can be repeated ten times.
· ⑤ Break preset notions: Buying a house, getting married, and having children are not mandatory options. The first step in your life is to live for yourself.
