If any mortal person wants to achieve extraordinary, he must continue to maintain "hard work" through long-term practical and diligent efforts to succeed. No matter in any field, no one who can finally get ahead has never slackened in "hard work".
This article selects Kazuo Inamori's books "Fighting Souls" (published by the People's Post and Telecommunications Publishing House), "Dialogue with Kazuo Inamori: Speaking of New Philosophy" (published by Oriental Publishing House), "Living Law Youth Edition: Your Dreams Must Be Realized" (Published by Oriental Publishing House), "Burning Fighting Souls" (Published by Oriental Publishing House), I hope this article can enlighten your life and career.
Author | Kazuo Inamori
Source | ShengHe Juku (ID: shengheshu2018)
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Running a business is like running a marathon,
It must be done "with words"
In the world of sports, what is needed is to overcome the ego. In the past, when a runner from the Kyocera women's track and field team competed in the marathon of the Barcelona Olympics and won the fifth place (later mentioned the fourth place), I happened to be on a business trip in Europe and rushed to watch and support.
The race takes place in unusually hot summers. The athlete who won the silver medal, Yuko Mori, immediately fell to the ground after sprinting due to running out of energy. But our player not only did not fall to the ground, but also jumped easily. In an interview after the game, she said: "Because my goal was eighth and I finished fifth, I was very happy. ”
Hearing her say this, I didn't think so. I think it's a pity because she actually has a lot of potential within her.
Before the Olympics, I had dinner in Tokyo with the coach of the women's track and field team and the runner, and I encouraged her: "It's important that you keep up with the team at the top of this marathon!" ”
This player won the silver medal in the world championships where the strong players gathered the previous year, and has a solid performance and strength. Her next goal should undoubtedly be gold medal, how can she say "the goal is eighth"? At least as it was last year, the worst must also be won bronze medals.
In order to win, she had ignited a fierce battle soul and put into harsh training, if so, she should say: "I wanted to compete for the gold medal, but I only won the fifth, I really regret and regret!" But she didn't say that.
"For myself, who bet on his youth in the game, it is very happy to say that he is fifth? Isn't that hypocritical? ”
I even wanted to say that to her. Anyway, unfortunately, in the interview with her, I didn't get the sense that she had done her best.
Because there is no commitment, it can be said that "the goal is eighth". And if you say "to compete for the gold medal" beforehand, afterwards you have to say "I am ashamed, I did not work hard enough".
This is also the case in business management, when the president announces in public: "My goal is to do this!" "Because it has been said publicly, there is no way back." Not giving yourself a way out is forcing yourself to really do it, and as a result, you will work hard to achieve the goals you have announced in public.
If it can't be achieved, it is very frank and cheerful to say: "I have not worked hard enough, and I will continue to refuel next year!" As long as the number one takes the lead and adopts this outspoken attitude, other directors and cadres can be asked to do the same.
Turn this practice into a habit, and the atmosphere within the company will be clear, and in a clear atmosphere, whether it is a director or a minister, everyone can naturally implement the principle of "doing what is said". Before the marathon, I said "follow the team at the top"!
People are like this, even if they are reluctant, but as long as they are ahead of others, the state will come out, and even be able to exert 120% and 150% of the power.
People who have been engaged in sports understand this truth, and if they win because they are in good shape, they will be full of strength. However, when you lose, when the marathon is running in the back, you will really feel that your legs and feet are heavy and you can't make a difference. That's why I inspired her to "keep up with the team at the top"! Because she did not do this, her original strong strength could not be fully utilized.
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Business like a arena,
You must constantly maintain "hard work" to succeed
The so-called "perseverance" is a state of unremitting efforts whether others know it or not.
It is said that Ichiro Suzuki, a famous baseball player in Major League Baseball, has declared that he will become a professional baseball star in the future when he was a schoolboy. Not only can he speak boldly, but he has also been working tirelessly for this goal with his feet on the ground.
According to Suzuki's essays from his elementary school days, he practiced baseball almost uninterruptedly for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. Since childhood, when he was still a child, Ichiro Suzuki has silently insisted on practicing baseball regardless of the wind or rain.
The so-called "meditation" is to concentrate the will to one point. Ichiro Suzuki became a famous baseball player because of his extremely high concentration, no matter what kind of ball the opponent hits, he can react immediately and correctly, so he can complete a large number of hits in the game (a way of playing in baseball that increases the chance of scoring).
In the Heart Sutra there is the word "Prajnaparamita," which reveals the profound wisdom of the bodhisattva of contemplation, "the emptiness of the five aggregates."
That is, everything is empty, so we must renounce all stubbornness, and this lesser wisdom is the real great wisdom. Ichiro Suzuki's "meditation" is slowly cultivated through long-term and unremitting diligent practice from an early age.
It is said that in high school, Ichiro Suzuki proudly said, "I can play a hit at any time if I want." ”
This sentence may sound arrogant, but for himself, because he has already carried out a lot of hard practice, that is to say, he has been practicing "hard work" all the time, thus achieving his "meditation", so what he is saying is only a very natural fact.
Any mortal who wants to achieve extraordinary, he must be like Ichiro Suzuki, through long-term practical and diligent efforts, and constantly maintain "hard work" in order to succeed.
No matter in any field, no one who can finally get ahead has never slackened in "hard work".
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Operators should share weal and woe with employees,
Cultivate excellent players
Kyocera supports and operates Kyoto's local soccer team club Kyoto Firebird FC (hereinafter referred to as Firebird FC). The signature movement of Kyoto citizens gave birth to this team. So far, most of the operating funds have been paid by Kyocera, and I am also involved in the operation of the team.
In the past, Japanese soccer teams, if the results were not good, would change players in large numbers at the end of the season. Firebird FC used to be like this before.
I'm a layman in football, but I think that we can't just strengthen the team by substitutions, the team should take the time to cultivate good players. I run the team with that policy.
The team has players selected from teenagers, new people from high school and college, and many young people who should be trained well to make them excellent players. I told the president and team leader of Firebird FC about this opinion.
I think that not only the players, but also the team leaders, have to go through various tests in the team, and everyone will share the hardships and grow together. The team leader and the players work together to win the game.
While the company's policy is to spend a longer period of time nurturing the team, it's not about leaving lazy players behind. The players left behind should be people who train hard, people who work hard. Because only people who work hard will continue to grow.
From the TV, from the stands of the stadium, any player who is deflated can be seen at once. For example, when the ball is not by his side, he just walks around with his head down and carelessly. In the game, the player must always concentrate on the ball, if the long pass does not know when to fly, the ball suddenly wakes up, that kind of awkward look, the most disappointing.
Requires a high degree of mental concentration, at most 90 minutes. In such a short period of time, the nerves cannot be concentrated on football, and such a player cannot become a big instrument. Professional players should be more so, no matter where the ball is, no matter when the ball is coming, 90 minutes must be fully focused.
In addition, watching ball games, I often notice that after playing for more than seventy or eighty minutes, it is often a watershed between victory and defeat. The other side is exhausted, and at this time, what speed can be used to run and control the football, often can determine the victory or defeat.
So I look at the players to see if they are focused and energetic during the 90-plus minutes of the game. What matters is that it is not a desperate effort. If the accuracy of the shot and the speed of the run are slightly insufficient, but the players who blindly work hard, I will stay in the team, because the person who works hard can become a big weapon.
The same is true of life, even if the innate talent is slightly insufficient, but as long as the effort can overcome the genius. Of course, this is a professional team, people with mediocre skills can not stay, but people with slightly worse talents and desperate efforts I have high hopes. Such a person, hard work, character, technology will be greatly improved.
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Management is like competitive fighting,
A burning fighting soul is indispensable
In The Shenghe Academy, where I am obligated to teach management ideas, I often emphasize to the managers of small and medium-sized enterprises who gather together: "There must be very few things in the world like corporate management, such as boxing and wrestling, which are exuberant and fighting. ”
Why? Because the average small and medium-sized enterprise does not have sufficient operating resources, in order to win in the cruel enterprise competition, the burning soul is indispensable.
That's what I do myself.
When I founded Kyocera with my bare hands, I looked around the ceramics industry, and at that time, when it came to competition, the intimidating big companies already existed, and there were several. Not only technology, history, and achievements, but also in people, money, materials, and all operating resources, they have overwhelming advantages, and they are like "giants" standing tall in the industry.
Despite this, I tirelessly told my employees, "We want to be the first in Kyoto, the first in Japan, and the first in the world!"
To become a Number one company, that is, the first enterprise in the industry, it must defeat those big companies in the market. In everything from marketing campaigns to production and development, I challenged myself with the "burning soul" of "never losing to" the first large enterprises.
To win in the business world, the first thing you need is to fight the soul, that is, a momentum of "winning no matter what" and "must succeed no matter what"; it is a momentum of moving forward, desperately and courageously. Those who provoke "burning fighting souls" and pay "no less than anyone's efforts" survive; those who do not fight souls and refuse to work hard perish. That's the only way it turns out.
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Whether it's a business, or a competition,
Successful people should have a pure heart
The Sanskrit text of ancient India left the words of a saint: "The action of the great man succeeds not so much by the means of his action as by the purity of his heart." ”
The so-called pure mind means that the motivation for doing things is pure, and there is no selfishness. This is the same as the saying "as a human being, what is right?" As long as we have a pure heart, we will embark on a correct path in life.
Pure and selfless, that is, to have a high insight into being a human being, to have a profound insight. Use pure heart as the benchmark of judgment, make decisions, and live your life, then his life must be smooth and fruitful.
The successful person can achieve not because he uses a certain means or adopts a certain method, but because of the purity of his mind. More than 3,000 years ago, the wise men explained this truth to the world.
Without any magic, without taking any shortcuts, with a serious attitude, constantly working hard, the heart is pure, not mixed with the slightest filth, coupled with the attitude of hard work, even the heavens and the earth will help. In other words, as long as the "motive is the best, the selfishness is nothing", it will certainly be successful, and vice versa, it will inevitably fail.