This time, Mr. Inamori talked about the importance of virtue (good heart) regarding the regeneration of JAL(Japan AirLine).
I would like to share the tips of JAL’s secret: pursuing profits under a fair manner with a good heart.
1 Religious spirit
2 Harmony
3 Reflection
4 Infinite abilities
5 No fear (fighting spirit)
4 Infinite abilities
JAL, which had been considered to face the risk of the secondary bankruptcy, was reborn as a highly profitable company in just two years, and now it is aiming for relisting. When I look back on these two years, I have overlapped JAL’s success path with the revitalization of Japan ‘s economy. The JAL employees originally had great power to drive their growth. However, that fundamental energy had just been heading in the wrong direction. I have simply implemented a mechanism to turn the direction of their energy through the business philosophy. All I did was a quite simple thing. However, as a result, a company that went bankrupt and was said to be indispensable for a secondary bankruptcy is now about to be reborn as a prospective business. JAL’s recovery does not only mean the revitalization but also demonstrates its further growth, which attracts the potential investors.
→ As I have been involved in dispute resolution cases, by listening to both sides, I realized that every party has a fundamental good wish or will to be a good person. No one has been identified as a villain.
In reality, it seems that people want to contribute, to please others, to be recognized as an valuable existence, and to become a “beloved one”.
But their wishes have not always been realized over the interaction with others.
He said that I am useless.
She said she never needs me.
No one has ever loved me.
Above are examples to be found in a person who is involved in the conflict. Then, this feeling of self-denial will be turned into hate. That has driven the person in the conflict to attack the counterpart. This is basically the mechanism of how and why the conflicts happen.
The essence of human beings is based on such a positive consciousness that we want to be useful to people and to be needed by the society.
I’m currently working with a company. The representatives of this company are foreigners. They understand Japanese business customs and continue to make efforts to acquire Japanese customers. In addition, they have been working hard to maximize sales and minimize expenses. I believe that those people, who have been doing the right thing as human beings, regardless of nationality, could survive the new normal under COVID19.
５No fear (fighting spirit)
Inamori: I mentioned earlier that I needed a ‘strong fighting spirit,'” as said by Tempu Nakamura, a famous philosopher and influencer in 20th century. As his phrase mentioned ” Strong but magnificent desire drives the result, so all you have to do is maintain your passion and desire until your dreams come true. ” Doing our best with fighting spirits and pushing yourself harder with no excuses, this is the only way for us to succeed under such chaos. In addition, we must have no selfish mind, but compassion and virtues. If we Japanese work hard with such fighting spirits and make efforts based on altruism, we would definitely be able to recover the sluggish Japanese economy.
In summary, I think the following five points are the points to fairly pursue profits with a good and honest mind.
1 Religious spirit
2 Harmony
3 Reflection
4 Infinite abilities
5 Don’t be afraid (fighting spirit)
The No 5, the indomitable spirit, is very important. Fear always humpers action. Whenever people feel the following, they would not be able to make a decision to react.
I should not fail.
I don’t want to get hurt any more.
I am afraid to be too defeated to recover.
I don’t want to be the one to be betrayed.
Humans always have above fears.
Learning the laws of the universe may work to reduce your fear. The law of the universe tells you that what you release to others will eventually come back to you.
Then, if you give others a positive feeling, you will surely get a positive return to yourself. Observe the events around you closely and look at them with unbiased eyes. With that unbiased perspective, you would be prepared for accepting the results in your own mind. By continuing this kind of steady work, you will be less afraid of your challenge.
By doing this, I think you can have an indomitable mind.
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