No matter what one does, regardless of failure or success, the experience is a form of success in itself.
Interpretation
Every experience, whether it leads to failure or success, is valuable and contributes to our overall success.
Jack Ma emphasizes that the journey of gaining experiences is itself a form of success. It highlights the importance of learning from both failures and achievements, suggesting that each step taken, regardless of the outcome, enriches one's life and skills, ultimately contributing to personal growth and success.
In practice
In a motivational speech about perseverance and learning from mistakes.
Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future.
If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them.
It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way.
Helping doing business easier, we choose the name Alibaba because it is a global company. It is founded in China, but it was created for the world.
In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.'
Even if your competitor is still small in size or weak, you should take him seriously and treat him as a giant. Likewise, even if your competitor is massive in size, you shouldn't regard yourself as a weakling.
Success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty, of spoiling it in any way.
At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
I'm not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I'm amongst the best. That's true. That's enough for me.
The value of achievement lies in the achieving.
The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.
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