《洛奇》

（1977年奧斯卡最佳電影獎(jiǎng)）

“生活給人的打擊重過任何拳頭。最重要的不是你的拳頭能打多重，而是你能挨多重，同時(shí)還能繼續(xù)往前走。關(guān)鍵在于你能承受打擊，并且繼續(xù)前行。勝利就是這樣來的?！?/em>

‘Rocky’ (Best Picture, 1977)

“Nobody is going to hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”

You just read that quote in Sly Stallone’s voice, didn’t you? That’s okay. I did too. Rocky is speaking some truths here. Life is hard enough as it is, but there will come a time where life will knock you flat on your rear end. You must get back up! You must!

Life as an entrepreneur can be lonely. Not everyone will understand your drive, your vision or your passion. There will even be times where there won’t be anyone in sight to help you up after life has knocked you down. In my own life, one of my biggest business “knock-downs” involved pheasants.

Those stupid birds taste delicious but have got to be some of the stupidest birds on the planet. I love pheasant, love hunting them, so at first I thought, What could go wrong? After all, I am passionate about this venture, and I’m pretty good at business. Little did I know that a prairie storm would wipe away my newest venture.

In fact, the pheasants huddled together and drowned in the storm. And I lost everything. Needless to say, the true takeaway here is that, when life knocks you down, you should get up and hit it back harder. Just don’t expect soaring music when you run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

《百萬寶貝》

（2004年奧斯卡最佳電影獎(jiǎng)）

“神奇之處在于，為了別人無法理解的夢想而賭上一切。”

我想再次強(qiáng)調(diào)，創(chuàng)業(yè)者可能是孤單的。你有你的夢想和愿景，但有些人可能看不到你的夢想，或是嫉妒你的成功。因此，他們會(huì)在你的腦子里埋下懷疑的種子。不要讓他們得逞。另外，恨你的人終究會(huì)恨你，所以隨他們?nèi)グ桑∪藗儠?huì)告訴你有些事應(yīng)該怎樣做的。

對(duì)于有些人，不妨告訴他們閉嘴！專心書寫自己的故事。如果其他人也想寫下一段故事，就讓他們寫自己的。

你的生意需要反映你自己的愿景，而不是別人的愿景。所以，如果你想做“最好的自己”，就不要聽別人的。這是你的夢想，你的愿景。?

‘Million Dollar Baby’ (Best Picture, 2004)

“It’s the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you.”

Once again, the life of an entrepreneur can be lonely. You have your dream and vision, but there are people who are incapable of visualizing your dream or are so jealous of your success that they will plant seeds of doubt in your head. Don’t let them. Haters are gonna hate, so let them! People will tell you how you should do things.

Tell ’em to shut up! Write your own story. If others want to write a story, let them write their own.

Your business will need to reflect your vision, not anyone else’s. So, stop listening to other voices if you want to be the best “you” possible. It’s your dream, your vision.