He founded two enterprises in his life, both of which entered the top 500 in the world.
20 10 February, he became president of JAL. In just one year, JAL turned losses into profits after bankruptcy and reconstruction, creating the highest profit record in JAL history. JAL's resurrection is a miracle in the industry.
I believe you have guessed that this old man is kazuo inamori, the Japanese "God of Management".
Now, he has written all his life wisdom into the book Heart: kazuo inamori's Life Entrustment.
Kazuo inamori believes that everything in life starts from the heart and ends at the heart.
These methods seem simple and insignificant, but they hide three secrets of success and happiness in life.
Secret 1: Altruism is the benchmark of action.
Imagine: if one day, you are 77 years old, and you have worked hard all your life, you can finally spend your old age safely.
Just when you put everything down and concentrate on Buddhism, someone came to you and asked you to take over a bankrupt company and become the chairman. Will you accept it?
At this point, you can finally put everything down and live carefree. The important thing is that you are not short of money.
Moreover, as we all know, it is quite difficult to accept bankrupt companies. In case of failure, the great achievements of lifelong struggle may be forgotten, leaving a "late festival", which will be a big loss.
You are not short of money, and it is not right. Normal humans believe that they will say no to this hot potato.
However, the 77-year-old kazuo inamori not only readily agreed, but also asked for nothing in return.
This surprised the world. Why?
He said: "I agreed to be the chairman of JAL at the invitation of the government because I realized that I could not let it go bankrupt, could not affect the Japanese economy, and could keep as many jobs as possible."
Do you see it? As a layman, he ventured into a completely unfamiliar field to save a company that had nothing to do with himself, all because of "altruism". One is not a name, and the other is not a profit.
The core of kazuo inamori's psychology is "what is right as a human being". We take "right and wrong, good and evil" as the benchmark of all judgments and actions, not "gains and losses".
In such a utilitarian era, this is especially worthy of your reflection and application to work and life. When you take "right and wrong, good and evil" as the benchmark of all actions, I believe it will bring you a completely different life.
Secret 2: The heart of the universe brings you good luck.
It is said that there is a will at work in the universe, guiding everything towards happiness and promoting the continuous growth and development of everything. This is the "heart of the universe".
Holding the heart of altruism and doing altruistic things will be in harmony with the "heart of the universe", which will naturally bring good luck and lead things to success.
I am also the beneficiary of the "Heart of the Universe". Last year, because I found the mission of "empowering growth with reading", I left my job to start a business and run my own entrepreneurial project-Reading Camp. Over the past year or so, the reading club has been operating well, but fortunately there are reports from major media.
Many people find it strange. There are so many similar products on the market, why can't others do it several times, but I do it better and better?
On second thought, I think this is also because of "altruism". When others aim at making money, the products and experiences provided to students are cold.
Because I really want to help everyone learn and grow together, I provide products and services with great care. For example, my course has been iterative, and each period is different. For example, I insist on personally commenting on students' homework. Because doing things in the spirit of "altruism" does not feel hard, but enjoys it.
Students learn from me, the effect is visible, and they can also feel my heart and warmth, and actively help me spread and spread, so as to make the project better and better.
At that time, whether kazuo inamori founded the Second Power Company or decided to save JAL, it was also out of altruism, which was consistent with the "heart of the universe".
Actions with altruistic motives have a higher probability of success than actions with other motives. Because, behind you is the whole universe supporting you. My personal test is valid.
Secret 3: Give your heart and pass on love and warmth.
Kazuo inamori believes that the wealth and talents endowed by God should be given back to the society. Doing one's best for society and the world is the noblest act of being a man.
Therefore, in 1984, he founded the international award "Kyoto Prize" to give back the wealth to the society as much as possible to reward outstanding talents in cutting-edge science, basic science and ideological art. In addition, he also founded the "Hesheng School" to convey his thoughts and experiences to train operators.
As an ordinary person, you don't have to be as successful as kazuo inamori to give back to the society.
Even if ordinary people like you and me don't have so much wealth and experience to share, we can give back and "pay" to convey love and warmth in other ways.
"Giving" is a Buddhist term, which has three forms:
First, give money: give money and things to others.
Second, Buddhism giving: that is, giving Buddhism to others.
Third, fearless giving: giving to others without fear.
Inspired by this, you can try your best to help others in your daily work and life.
For example, if you take the subway and see someone need a seat, you will give it to others;
For example, if you see someone asking questions in the community, you can help others answer them in time;
For example, when you see others lack confidence, give them warm encouragement. ...
These are all alms in life. It is altruistic to lift a finger. While bringing happiness to others, it will also quietly bring you good luck and unexpected surprises.
For many years, I have been running a public welfare reading club. Although, I have always insisted on not accepting a penny, and even posted money to hold a book club myself, which seems a bit silly to outsiders. However, I have also gained the happiness of helping others and many sincere friends, which are priceless.
Don't do small things with kindness. You can also do more altruistic behaviors in your work and life from now on to convey love and warmth.
The above is the wisdom conveyed to me by kazuo inamori's heart, that is, the heart of altruism, the heart of the universe and the heart of giving.
This book contains kazuo inamori's life wisdom and is worth reading again.
Kazuo inamori said: Looking back on my life for more than 80 years and my business career for more than half a century, I want to tell you that there is basically only one thing I want to stay in this world, and that is "all success is attributed to altruism". Everything that happens in life is attracted by your own heart.
Everything in life begins with the heart and ends with the heart.
As long as you practice to the extreme with faith, I believe it will also bring you success and happiness in life.