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My way of opening the faucet
I know many friends have talked about the leader, but the word “leader” cannot be interpreted and understood based on our occasional one or two experiences!
For example, if we create an emotional chart that transitions from weak to strong with a black horse leader, we think of the leader as looking like this!
Then, after a couple of months, the leader changes to another pattern, becoming a core of capacity, and we start saying the leader is the core of capacity.
Then, after a few months, the leader moves into a trend, no longer hitting daily limits, and a significant number of people say, this is the true face of the leader!
There are also many other forms, including some that say the fundamental factors produce the leader, like industry leaders with a market value of hundreds of billions, such as Yizhong Tian — that’s the real leader!
Actually, Teacher Peng Da Fu mentioned in his book that a leader has one flower and three leaves, one dragon and three veins!
Here, I want to share with everyone what I believe are some common attributes of a leader!
The first is popularity!
A leader must appear on the popularity list, discussed on the streets, passed by word of mouth! And it must dominate the popularity list for a long time! We will find that Shengyang, Jintanglang, Great Wall Military Industry, Aerospace Development, Cambrian, Yizhong Tian, Hainuo Da, Dongshan Precision, and others—both recent and past—have all been dominating the popularity charts!
Of course, this is just a reference; not everything on the popularity list is necessarily a leader, but a leader must be on the popularity list!
The second is status!
Status is something within a team’s hierarchy. Maybe everyone isn’t very clear on the word “status.” Let me give an example: Is Song Jiang the most central character among the 108 heroes in Water Margin? He can interact with any brother! Almost all brothers have benefited from Song Jiang!
In life, who holds status in our hearts? It’s definitely those who have helped us selflessly, those who influence us, those who help us grow, providing us with resources, connections, skills, teaching us how to speak, handle affairs, and get along with others, nourishing us!
Like the sun, shining on others, a leader who selflessly enlightens and benefits all!
Absolutely core! Absolutely influential! For example, group leaders, principals, deans, chairmen, captains—basically, the core figures within a group!
They are elected by everyone! (This sentence is very important!)
The third is showing strength!
At first, I wanted to use the word “time,” but then I realized it might not be quite right, so I changed it to “showing strength!”
What does showing strength mean?
Strength isn’t something you see; it’s something you compare!
Through horizontal and vertical comparisons,
comparing with sectors, the overall market, sentiment, competitors,
Rebound speed, divergence resistance during declines,
Within cycles, who lasts longer, has better luck, and maintains persistence!
If you understand what I mean, I think your understanding of strength will be further improved!
The fourth is space!
A leader stands out from the crowd, playing a game under the spotlight!
Unite to cross all disagreements!
Reach the peak, overlook all mountains!
Soar in the sky, leading far ahead!
The highest isn’t necessarily the leader, but the leader must be the highest! (This might seem contradictory for those using the chart strategy)
Here, I want to say, the leader must be the highest!
First find the highest group of people, then find the highest person within that group!
It’s like asking if a wolf is powerful—if it’s alone, even a few dogs can bully it!
But a pack of wolves, even tigers would be wary!
We need to find the wolf king among the pack—that’s the idea!
Track + protagonist, α + β!
The fifth is trend!
Leaders also have a trend aspect, and it’s very important!
Characteristics of a trend:
Stability, scarcity, resilience, sustainability!
This is a form of collective strength!
This is the power of the strong remaining strong!
Isn’t this the precise quality of a leader?
In fact, if we are attentive enough, we will find that leaders appear through a combination of the above factors!
Sometimes it’s popularity + status,
Sometimes it’s popularity + strength,
Sometimes it’s strength + space,
Sometimes it’s trend + popularity.
Anyway, no matter what they wear, I think as long as they meet two or three of these standards, they have the flavor of a leader in my mind!
I believe they are infinitely close to being a leader. Of course, mistakes can happen, but I think when more than two conditions are met, it’s worth taking a gamble!
When three or more, even all five conditions are met?
Then it could be the overall market leader!