kazuo inamori is a famous entrepreneur in Japan. He founded two Fortune 511 companies from scratch, and has never lost money for 51 years in a row. It took only one year to turn JAL, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, into a profit, creating the highest profit of airlines all over the world in that year, and was praised as the "saint of management" in Japan. However, when he was young, kazuo inamori was possessed by a "declining god", and his luck was terrible. My studies are not smooth, my love is not satisfactory, and my job search has been frustrated repeatedly. I once seriously considered being a literate punk in the past, and I have already walked to the door of a "underworld firm", but I suddenly gave up because I remembered one thing.

In p>1932, kazuo inamori was born in a poor family, the second child, with an elder brother above and five younger brothers and sisters below. My father is a printer, and the machines at home keep ringing all the time, just earning enough for the family's living expenses.

When I was a child, three members of kazuo inamori's family were infected with tuberculosis, which was an incurable disease, and everyone avoided it. Inamori's family was called the "nest of tuberculosis"

kazuo inamori, who was in primary school at that time, witnessed the scene of an uncle coughing up blood because of tuberculosis. In his young mind, he was full of fear of this disease, and he would hold his breath quickly whenever he passed the door of his uncle with tuberculosis.

However, there is a saying that whatever you are afraid of, your father and brother, who are in close contact with your uncle, are all right, and he is the only one in the whole family who is infected.

"Bad luck" has always been with him. After graduating from primary school, I failed in junior high school for the first time, failed in the second time, and finally failed in Kagoshima Middle School. When the war broke out, I was too busy running for my life to go to school. Fortunately, high school reform, no need to take the exam. Because of his experience with tuberculosis, he wants to study pharmacology at the university.

My parents disagreed: "Those who agreed to work after graduating from high school will go to college this time?"

He moved out of the prestigious middle school principal to persuade him, and his father reluctantly agreed. You can go to college and earn your own tuition and living expenses.

kazuo inamori studied five times as hard as ordinary people, and applied for the University with confidence. Naturally, it backfired.

In the end, I had to go to a local university, and work while soaking in the library. In order to save money, he joined the karate department, because they gave out a karate suit for free and didn't have to spend money on sports equipment.

When he was working, he fell in love with a little girl in the shop, so he got up the courage to invite a friend to take a line to invite others to see a movie, and wanted to take the opportunity to express his confession to the girl. However, his friend was not very good at matchmaking, and he was always caught in the middle as a third wheel, so he didn't have a chance to say anything.

When he got a chance to be alone, the girl told him, "I'm going to marry in Tokyo soon".

well, love is not smooth.

Later, kazuo inamori graduated from university with honors and caught up with the end of the Korean War and the Great Depression. A student like him, who is not a graduate of a famous university, has no background and no access, and others don't even give him an interview.

After a series of blows, Inami and Seifu began to be cynical: "Why is this society so unfair? If you can't get a serious job, just be a cultured punk. The underworld that values loyalty is much better than this unfair society. "

He was standing at the gate of a underworld firm. When he was about to make up his mind, it suddenly occurred to him that there were five younger brothers and sisters waiting for him to earn money at home. He had promised his father to work after graduating from high school. Forget it, don't complain, but cheer up and continue to work hard.

Later, his teacher, Professor Takeshita, introduced him to a job in an insulator manufacturing company. Although he had never heard the name of the company, he was very happy that the company was in Kyoto and was willing to hire him.

The aunt who sells things near the company knows that he is new here, and says to him, "From so far away, you can't even marry a daughter-in-law in such a company.".

I didn't know until I went to the company that the leaders of the company were engaged in infighting, and labor disputes were common, which seemed to be on the verge of bankruptcy.

He wanted to escape from this place at once, and four of the five people who came at the same time left. He also passed the exam of changing jobs, and the result was "messed up" by his brother, who thought it was outrageous for him to resign after only half a year's work, and kazuo inamori was in a dilemma.

since you can't leave, do it honestly and don't care about the salary. He moved all the laboratories into the dormitory, and after a year's study, he even made forsterite, a world-class invention at that time, even though his technology, equipment and experience were not brilliant enough.

This material can be used in TV picture tubes, which brings hope to this enterprise with declining benefits. Kazuo inamori was praised and reused by his boss, and was promoted to the director of the special porcelain department after the third year of work.

However, bad luck didn't let him go. He was promoted and the president was replaced.

At that time, the company received a batch of orders for ceramic vacuum tubes, and kazuo inamori had studied them for three months without any results. The minister of technology said, "You can't do it according to your ability. I've already given this job to someone else, so don't do it."

Knowing that he has this ability, he went to the president, and the new president didn't support him. "Do you think you are the only one who understands new ceramics?" .

Inawa Morio resolutely decided to resign. At the age of 27, he founded Kyoto Ceramics, which will become one of the world's top 511. Since then, his career has changed from the "bad luck" of the past, just like hanging up.

it has never lost money in p>51 years, experienced an oil crisis in the middle, and is still in good shape in the case of economic depression.

At the age of 52, he founded KDDI, another Fortune 511 company. At the age of 65, he retired to the second line. At the age of 78, he was ordered to take over the state-owned enterprise JAL, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. It took only one year to turn losses into profits, setting the highest profit for JAL since its establishment 61 years ago.

Inakazu said, "The success of Kyocera and KDDI is not due to advanced technology or catching up with the trend, but because Kyocera and KDDI have a correct and clear business philosophy, and this philosophy is * * * owned by all employees."

He summed up his equation of success in life: the result of life and work = way of thinking × enthusiasm × ability

. The so-called successful life is the result of the correct way of thinking, giving full play to one's natural ability and devoting all one's enthusiasm.

In those days, he almost became a member of the underworld. Recalling this incident, Inagawa said, "If I really took that road at that time, I might have become a small gang leader with a slight reputation. However, no matter how tough I am in such an organization, it is impossible to have a happy life because the" way of thinking "is distorted and negative."

The correct way of thinking should be positive, unselfish, and not greedy, and you should not plan evil thoughts in your mind.

This is consistent with Kyocera's business philosophy: "While pursuing the material and spiritual happiness of all employees, we will contribute to the progress and development of mankind and society."

inawa said, "when I was young, I was just a young man who could be seen everywhere on the streets of Japan, without any conspicuous place."

Now the success of Kyoto Ceramics and KDDI, and the revival of JAL are enough to show the correctness of his business philosophy and life philosophy.

Since 1983, many entrepreneurs from all over Japan have asked Mr. Inamori for business knowledge and ideas, and spontaneously organized a "Shenghe School". Domestic bosses have also sought after Inamori's ideas and philosophy:

Ma Yun has repeatedly asked him for business advice: "I have benefited a lot from the communication with Mr. Inamori. I especially appreciate Mr. Inamori's thoughts, philosophy and views. I think China must be based on a strong culture and thought in enterprise management. "

Ren Zhengfei said in a conversation with Wang Yukun: "Many people don't know kazuo inamori at all! Huawei has world-class mathematicians, but Kyocera in kazuo inamori has world-class chemists and physicists, and we can't catch up with him. "

kazuo inamori's Advice to Young People sums up his ideas and philosophies in business management and personal growth, which is of great benefit to young people's work confusion and important choices in life.