The Challenges of Business and Life
Thick face, black heart is a book that addresses the challenges of life and business and how to conquer them. It was written by Chin-Ning Chu an expert in business psychology. The book contains insightful experiences that are based on experience from an accessible perspective of the ancient philosophies by a woman who has triumphed in a situation that could be seen as prohibitive to a refugee but also a woman. The book revolves around the path of thriving, winning and succeeding (Chu, 1).
Dharma refers to the understanding of suitable actions in any given circumstance (Chu, 71). This means that an individual is acting in accordance with the duty and the quot. Dharma can be considered to be a natural law that directs individuals in a given moment on the role the individual is playing in life. This implies that an individual acts responsibly with the highest of their ability so that the act can become a liberator and a protector (Chu, 72). I had to take an action to the employees who did not perform their duties as expected by issuing a warning which was the right thing to do so that efficiency could be realized and enhanced.
As a business person, Dharma is very important as signal victory. By proper identification of Dharma, business challenges can be solved promptly. This means that useful information will be taken into consideration and the right action will be taken. When right objects should be used to perform their work such as a pencil will only become useful when it writes and useless when it does not perform its duty. This implies that as a business person all the works and the duty relating to the business should be carried out in the right manner (Chu, 84). There are challenges that emerge in business such as competition, inability to penetrate the market as required and production challenges (Ciampi, 22). By using the thick face, black heart it will help in carrying out a diligent pursuit of fair competition to perfection. According to experts having a competitive advantage over other businesses leads to more profitability (Ciampi, 101). Nature's law of Dharma will assist me as a business person to choose the best action that can deliver victory in production and market penetration to grow the business (Chu, 86.
Negative thinking is important as one can through it. This implies that one can succeed the way they are as success comes in different shapes and profile (Chu, 111). A survey conducted identified that success came from the most negative individuals as well as the most positive ones. The most important thing in business is a having more rather than equal vision and less prejudice that is promoted by other people in the positive thinking theory. From a personal point of view, negative thinking limits one to attempt something new in business due to the fear of unknown. If not well contain the inner voice can trap an individual limiting them from achieving what they desire.
The challenge of negative thinking requires individuals to free themselves from it and start addressing the positive power in the negative thinking. By using thick face, black heart an individual should break the rules made for them so that their consistency should be broken to create room for generation of highly creative energies that can be used to boost the business (Chu, 115). According to the book, consistency should only be left to accountants and self-blame should be done away with so that energy cannot be focused on the negativities but rather your dreams.
Deception without deceit means that evil does not survive in deception but in itself in users and uses (Chu, 187). As human beings, we tend to invest time in what benefits us the most at present and in future. This scenario applies to the principle of utility where we benefit to enhance our survival (Chu, 189). I have had an encounter of deception without deceit as a business person as a result of the encounter with corporate deals. This is because interest plays an important role of ambitions and self-preservation.
Challenges in business emerge on a day to day activity hence creating the need for addressing the issues so that the business can achieve its objective. Con issues have been on the rise affecting a small business like mine to grow as the level of conning is taken a notch higher. This implies that as a business person I have to take up extra cautious in the business deal that is offered. As a result of being cautious, it is then important to control my interest and ambitions in the right way so that Dharma can occur. This will help to stabilize the business as extra care is taken. According to the book, it is fundamental to make myself of importance so that I can be able to serve other people in the right way which in return will help me in increasing the value of others (Chu, 198). Both a businessman and a con man apply skills of deception that make other individuals recognize the benefits from the deal of the two (Chu, 195). The distinguishing feature between a businessman and a con man is the expression of the soul (Chu, 200).
Work Cited
Chu, Chin-Ning. Thick Face, Black Heart: The Path to Thriving, Winning & Succeeding. ,New York, NY: Warner Books, 1994.Print
Ciampi, Francesco. Emerging Issues and Challenges in Business & Economics: Selected Contributions from the 8th Global Conference. Firenze: Firenze University Press, 2009. Print.
