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Why Do So Many People Start Life “Wrong” from the Beginning? Most people think Yijing is about fortune telling. But at a deeper level, Yijing is actually about this: 👉 How you begin determines where you end up. In the famous opening of the Qian Hexagram, Yijing speaks of four words: Yuan 元 · Heng 亨 · Li 利 · Zhen 贞 These are not just ancient Chinese words. They are four stages of life, leadership, and success. Yuan 元 — Return to the Essence Most people start from problems, emotions, and appearances. Yijing teaches: 👉 Start from the essence. The real question is not: “What happened?” But: “What is truly at the heart of this situation?” Heng 亨 — Move with Flow Many people work harder and harder… yet life becomes more difficult. Why? 👉 Because effort without alignment creates friction. Wise people understand: timing direction when to move and when not to move Li 利 — Create Value True success is not about winning alone. 👉 It is about creating benefit ...

Why is it that sometimes people listen to you… and sometimes they don’t? Same words. Same intention. Different result. It’s not what you say. It’s how you are wired. In Yijing, we say there are 8 types of human energy . If you use the wrong approach on the wrong person, even the best strategy will fail. 2-Minute Bagua Quick Test  “Write down A, B, C or D for each question. Don’t overthink, choose what you actually do , not what sounds good.” 1. When facing a challenge, you… A. Take control immediately B. Support and stabilise others C. Step back and analyse D. Express ideas and energise people Q2. In a team, you are usually… A. The decision maker B. The dependable supporter C. The cautious thinker D. The communicator Q3. When things go wrong, you… A. Push harder B. Stay patient C. Re-evaluate and analyse D. Talk it through Q4. Your natural strength is… A. Driving results B. Supporting people C. Seeing risks D. Influencing others Q5. Your common weakness… A. T...

Most people think Yijing is about prediction. But at a deeper level, it is about how you see reality—and therefore how you act. And yes, one of its biggest lessons is this: 👉 Reverse the lens. Read from the inside before the outside. 👉 Change the sequence, and you change the meaning. 1. Why Yijing Reads “Inside → Outside” A hexagram is made of two trigrams: Lower trigram = inner state (mind, intention, energy) Upper trigram = outer situation (environment, events, people) So the logic is: Your inner world shapes how the outer world unfolds. Most people read life like this: “What happened to me?” Yijing reads like this: “What is happening within me, that shapes what is happening outside?” 2. The Power of Inversion ( 反看 / 反思 ) Example 1 Normal framing (external first): “She works in a KTV bar.” → Judgment, labels, assumptions. Yijing framing (internal first): “She is a student who chooses to work part-time to support herself.” → Disc...

Most people don’t have a reality problem. They have a starting point problem. This is one of the most misunderstood lessons from the Yijing. In Yijing, a hexagram is read from the bottom up. Lower trigram first. Then upper trigram. Why? Because life is meant to be read from:  inside → outside.  Not the other way round. But today, almost everyone lives inverted. A girl works in a KTV bar.  That’s what people see. But what if you start from inside? She is a student.  Who chooses to work part-time to support herself. Same person. Different world. A man loves another man’s wife.  Sounds wrong. But invert it. He fell in love with a woman… who happens to be married. Same situation. Different human understanding. “I am late for work.”   That’s failure. Invert it. “I am late… and I still choose to show up.” Now it’s responsibility. Nothing changed. Not the facts. Not the events. Only this changed: 👉 Where you start the story,  And that changes everything...

Every time in my training classes, the participants would tell me the following are their 3 biggest issues:  1. Hard to get people to listen and do what you say 2. Getting Compliance 3. Rewards and punishments do not work well as before What you’re seeing in that slide is not a “people problem.” It’s a misalignment problem:  of timing, energy, structure, and human connection. This is exactly where Yijing 6 concepts becomes powerful. Not philosophical, but practical diagnosis + action . 1. Oneness（一体）— Stop Managing in Silos Everything is connected. There is no isolated problem. Why people don’t listen:  Because what you say is not aligned with what they experience elsewhere . A government agency pushes digital transformation.  But:  KPIs still reward risk avoidance and a pproval layers still slow.   Result: People “hear” but don’t act. 👉 Yijing insight: The system is not one. Another example,  HQ says “be innovative”. But middle man...

Many people say in life, “You cannot have your cake and eat it.” Meaning: you must choose. Either A or B. But the deeper wisdom of Yin and Yang tells us something more subtle. Life is rarely about choosing only one side. In reality, both Yin and Yang always exist together. But they are never frozen at exactly 50–50. If Yin and Yang were always perfectly equal, life would become static. Nothing would change. Nothing would evolve. The world would be predictable — and frankly, boring. Instead, the universe works differently. Sometimes Yin rises and Yang retreats. Sometimes Yang expands and Yin withdraws. Winter gives way to spring. Action gives way to rest. Success gives way to humility. Strength gives way to softness. The secret is not perfect balance. The secret is constant movement toward balance. Yin and Yang are always adjusting, correcting, and responding to each other. That is why the Yijing describes reality as a system of changing patterns, not fixed states. In life, this means: ...

According to the wisdom of the I Ching , life constantly moves through a cycle: 吉 → 吝 → 凶 → 悔 → 吉 Success  → Regret  → Failure  → Repentance  → Success Success and failure are not permanent. They transform into each other. What determines our long-term success is how we behave at each stage . This is where Love Intelligence becomes the compass. Stage 1 — 吉 (Success) Risk: Ego and complacency When things go well, people may become  arrogant, careless and disconnected from others Love Intelligence Response:  Stay humble. Stay grateful. Share credit. LQ principle: Success should deepen relationships, not inflate ego. Stage 2 — 吝 (Regret, Warning Signs) Risk: Ignoring small problems At this stage, warning signals appear:  tension in relationships, small mistakes,  declining trust Love Intelligence Response:  Listen. Accept feedback. Adjust early. LQ principle: Love notices disharmony ear...

We are living in a time when machines are becoming smarter every day. AI can now write articles, analyze markets, diagnose diseases, and even generate strategies faster than most humans. So the question is no longer: “Can AI do the work?” The real question is: “What will make humans still valuable?” Many people think the answer is skills . Others think it is knowledge . But after studying and teaching the wisdom of Yijing for many years, I realized something deeper. What ultimately determines success is not just intelligence. It is energy. Two people can have the same skills, the same knowledge, even the same opportunities. But the one with higher energy, clarity, and alignment with change will always move further. In the language of Chinese wisdom, this energy is called 气 — Qi . And the Yijing teaches us how to cultivate it. Let me share a simple story. Years ago I met two business leaders. Both were highly educated. Both had strong technical expertise....

Is intuition subconscious? If so, Yijing advocates the use of Intuition, so isn't Yijing partially subconscious? Yes. Intuition largely comes from the subconscious mind. But it is important to understand what that actually means , because many people misunderstand intuition as something mystical or irrational. In reality, intuition is fast pattern recognition based on deep experience stored in the subconscious . This idea actually fits very well with Yijing thinking . 1. Intuition Is the Subconscious Processing Patterns The human brain constantly absorbs information that the conscious mind cannot fully process. Examples include: facial expressions,  tone of voice,  subtle behavior changes,  timing of events,  emotional atmosphere in a room All these signals are processed below conscious awareness . When your mind suddenly says: “Something is not right.” That is intuition speaking. Your subconscious has recognized a pattern before your conscious mind can expla...