有報章已根據他的背景引出做人處事理論,說的也不錯,共勉之!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/02/11/9-lessons-jeremy-lin-can-teach-us-before-we-go-to-work-monday-morning/
Just Lin, Baby! 10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To Work Monday Morning
Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week. Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide.
Friday’s 38 point performance by Harvard grad Jeremy Lin for the New
York Knicks against the LA Lakers was his greatest performance yet as a
starter, since he burst on to the scene and propelled the team to 4
straight wins.
Lin now has over 200,000 followers on Twitter. He’s got over 800,000
on Weibo – including 200,000 new ones in the 24 hour period after
beating the Lakers.
But there’s more to this story than basketball. This isn’t just a
modern-day, real-life version of the Hoosiers movie. The Jeremy Lin
story is incredibly popular because we can all see a little bit of
ourselves in this man’s struggles and now successes.
What can all of us learn from this young man — and how can we apply
these same lessons to our own lives when we go back to work on Monday
morning?
1. Believe in yourself when no one else does. Lin’s
only the 3rd graduate from Harvard to make it to the NBA. He’s also one
of only a handful of Asian-Americans to make it. He was sent by the
Knicks to play for their D-League team 3 weeks ago in Erie,
PA. He’d already been cut by two other NBA teams before joining the
Knicks this year. You’ve got to believe in yourself, even when no one
else does.
2. Seize the opportunity when it comes up. Lin got
to start for the Knicks because they had to start him. They had too
many injuries. Baron Davis was gone. The other point guards were out.
Carmelo Anthony was injured. Amare Stoudemire had to leave the team
because of a family death. Lin could have squandered the opportunity
and we would have never have noticed. But he made the most of it. You
never know when opportunities are going to arise in life. Often,
they’re when you least expect them. Make the most of them. Don’t
fritter them away.
3. Your family will always be there for you, so be there for them.
It wasn’t until a few days ago that Lin got his contract guaranteed by
the Knicks for the rest of the season. Before that, he could have been
cut at any time. He had to sleep on his brother’s couch on the Lower
East Side to get by. His family always believed in him and picked him
up when he could have gotten down on himself. That made him continue to
believe. If you want your family to believe in you like that, you’ve
got to be there for them too when they need it.
4. Find the system that works for your style. Lin isn’t Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant.
He’s not a pure scorer. He’s a passer and distributor – who can also
score very well. It didn’t work for him in Golden State or Houston
– where he was before landing at the Knicks. But Mike D’Antoni’s
system at the Knicks has been perfect for him to show off his strengths.
You’ve got to do your best to understand what your strengths are and
then ensure that you’re in a system (a job or organization or industry)
that is a good fit for those strengths. Otherwise, people overlook the
talents you bring to the table.
5. Don’t overlook talent that might exist around you today on your team.
You probably manage people at your own company today. Are you sure you
don’t have a Jeremy Lin living among you now? How do you know that
“Mike” couldn’t do amazing things if you gave him a new project to run
with? How do you know “Sarah” isn’t the right person to take the open
job in London that you’ve been talking over with your colleagues? We
put people around us in boxes. He’s from Harvard. He’s Asian-American.
Not sure he can play. How many assumptions have you made about talent
around you? Don’t be like the General Managers in Golden State and
Houston, and let talent slip through your fingers. With all their
money, scouts, and testing, they didn’t have a clue what they had in
their hands. Do you know what your people (or even yourself) is really
capable of? Take off the blinders of assumptions you wear when you look
at the world.
6. People will love you for being an original, not trying to be someone else.
You’ve got to be you. You can’t be some 2nd rate copy of Michael
Jordan. There will never be another Michael Jordan. Just be Jeremy Lin
— yourself. Whatever that is. That doesn’t mean you don’t work hard —
it just means you find what you’re good at and do it. Fans will love
you for being you, just like they love Jeremy Lin. Judy Garland said it
best:
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
7. Stay humble. If you one day are lucky enough to
have newspapers want to put you on the cover in order to sell more,
don’t let it get to your head. It’s been remarkable watching how humble
Lin remains through all this media frenzy. It makes his teammates and
fans love him that much more.
8. When you make others around you look good, they will love you forever.
I didn’t know how good Tyson Chandler was, until I saw him playing with
Jeremy Lin. Lin has set Chandler up many times over the last week for
easy dunks because he drew the defense and then passed the ball. That’s
partly why the Knicks are playing so well. They are all working harder
to share the ball with others. And it’s beautiful to watch. And when
the media swarms Lin, he tells them how good his teammates are. Do the
same with your peers and reports.
9. Never forget about the importance of luck or fate in life. Some people believe in God, some in destiny, some in luck. Whatever you believe in, be grateful for it.
10. Work your butt off. Lin couldn’t have seized his
opportunity if he hadn’t worked like crazy for years perfecting his
skills. There are no short cuts to hard work. Success is a by product
of that. If you’ve got a Tiger Mom who’s always pushed you to work
hard, great. If not, let your conscience be your own Tiger Mom! Get up
early, stay up late. Nobody gave Lin any free passes. Why should you
get any? You can only control what you control and that means you’ve
got to work harder than anyone else you know.
I hope the Lin-sanity continues. And I hope we all can apply these lessons to our own work and family life.
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