From the pressure of the first cry to breathe, the pressure of scores on the school chair, to the pressure of the monthly bill and the expectations of loved ones.
People often ask, what makes the difference between successful and failed people? Perhaps the answer lies not only in the IQ but also in the ability to withstand and metabolize stress.
Pressure is not an enemy, it is a gold mine. Just like a diamond has to endure thousands of years of terrible heat and compression to reach absolute hardness, humans also need invisible compression to fully express their potential. Success, after all, is the product of a persistent process, where people not only face but also learn to live with fear and the burden of responsibility.
I once knew a young businessman who built a chain of food stores from scratch. The most difficult time is not the beginning, but when the chain of stores is on the rise but caught up in a sudden media crisis. The pressure at that time was not only the risk of losing everything, but also the eyes of the partner, the confusion of the employee.
During those dark days, he did not choose to avoid or blame. He accepted the pressure as a storm and tried to stand firm in the middle of the storm. He sleeps only three hours a day, answers every criticism on social media himself, is transparent about all information and most importantly, maintains the necessary calmness to make informed decisions. And finally, he overcame it and the chain of stores grew even stronger.
A person's failure is essentially the result of a reaction to pressure. The failure is not the one who stumbles, but the one who chooses to stay where he has fallen. They are paralyzed, causing them to see the problem as a dead end rather than a narrow door. On the contrary, those who reach success know how to take challenges to train themselves, know how to use the pressure of difficulties to create sustainable values.
Life will never stop creating pressure. What we need to do is not pray for an easy journey, but to practice a steel spirit to turn those burdens into leverage. Because only when they can bear the weight of the sky, can humans reach the stars.
