73.What is virtual Advisory Group

What is "virtual Advisory Group"?

Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple company, often speaks with no respect.

It is said that once jobs asked the dean of a business school, what is your business school for? The dean said that business schools are good at cultivating entrepreneurs. Jobs asked, which entrepreneur did you cultivate? Of course, the Dean can't tell. Jobs said, "Oh, you've failed.

We don't usually talk like this. It's too offensive. But is jobs' style of speaking useful? yes.

There is a very good thinking tool. Some people call it "virtual Advisory Group". what do you mean? That is, you can think of some very powerful people in your mind, take them with you, and think about what they will do if they are in your situation when they encounter difficult decisions?

For example, if there is a person like Steve Jobs in your virtual Advisory Group, he will remind you in your mind when you are talking about human feelings, joking and being friendly: Although you don't have to say it, you should not be cheated by yourself. You should still see the truth of the matter.

什么是​“虚拟顾问团”？

话说苹果公司的创始人乔布斯，说话经常不给人留情面。

据说有一次，乔布斯问一家商学院的院长，说你们这个商学院是干嘛的呀？院长说，商学院嘛，培养企业家的。乔布斯就问，那哪个企业家是你们培养的啊？院长当然说不出来了。乔布斯就说，哦，那你们已经失败了啊。

我们平时不会这么说话，太得罪人了嘛。但是乔布斯这种说话风格，有没有用呢？有。

有一个非常好的思维工具，有人把它称之为​“虚拟顾问团”。什么意思？就是你可以在脑子里想几个很厉害的人，随身带着，遇到很难决策的事情，就想想如果他处在你的情况下会怎么做？

比如，你的虚拟顾问团里面如果有乔布斯这号人物，他在你讲人情、打哈哈、和稀泥的时候，他就会在你脑子里提醒你：难听的话呢，虽然不用说出来，但是你也别被自己骗了，你还是应该看到事情那个扎心的真相啊。

重点词汇

Steve Jobs 乔布斯 ; 贾伯斯 ; 史蒂夫乔布斯

business school 工商学院

business schools 工商学院 ; business school的复数

like this 像这样/像那样/照这样 ; 像这样

very good 最好

what do you mean 你是什么意思

think about 思考 ; 探讨 ; 为…费心思 ; 想像