Monday, February 23, 2009

PHILOSOPHY ON WORK by Konosuke Matsushita

If you receive ten, return eleven
   If you receive ten,  return eleven. If you can work with people and society based on this attitude, both will become physically and mentally affluent.

The noise of the wind may become a voice
   A person who really understands work always has a mind that is receptive to new information. He/She will learn a wide range of things by seeking the truth, even in the faint noise of the wind.

Be Your Own Boss
   Although you are an employee, embrace the thought that you are actually an independent proprietor in the business of being a company employee, and work with creative and orginality. This will further increase your enjoyment of your work.

There is better above the best
   There is always better above the best. If you are aware of this, you can listen to others' opinions with an open mind, rethink things, and gain further improvements.

"Break into a sweat" to find a solution
   Before giving up on a problem, aks yourself if you are working hard enough "to break into sweat" and if you are directing your full strength towards finding a solution. If your efforts are sufficient, the reservoir of your wisdom will never run dry.

Success by continuing until you succeed
   Once you set your vision and got started, do not give up even if things do not go as well as you expected. Never give up. You will again success by continuing until you are successful.

Morals feed through to actual benefits
   If the morality of each member of society increases to a higher level, there will be no conflict. Human relationships and daily activities will go well. The efficiency of work will increase, and more goods can be produced.

Love your job
   Even if you are assigned to a job that you feel doesn't suit you, make yourself interested in it. This may lead to more interesting aspects of the job that you ever imagined. You will then be surprised, in many cases, to find yourself devoted to your work.

Be optimistic rather than pessimistic
   Optimistic or pessimistic - what you feel and think changes according to the state of mind. If what you feel and think changes, your decision changes. If your decision changes, your action changes. Accordingly, the results also change.

Enthusiasm is the most valuable talent
   As long as you are enthusiastic about what you do, this enthusiasm attracts people around you and they will help you even if you have poorer knowledge and are less talented than them.

Mt. Fuji can be climbed from the East or West
   There are several ways to climb Mt. Fuji. This means that you can change your way depending on the time and conditions. Sticking obstinately to one way can lead to problems or a dead end.

Dont' Say "I Can't"
   Are you determined from the first that "You Can't" based on your past experience and habits of thought? This attitude never gives new ideas and inventions a chance.

Accept First
   If you emotionally protest what you are being told or rejected, what good will come of it? First, listen to other people's opinions and try to take them on board. then, examine the situation and think carefully and logically. This leads to a greater chance of making the right decision.

Ways of Living and Attitude by Konosuke Matsushita

Set a Vision
   Set your vision carefully. If you can form a firm vision, you are already halfway there.

Self-reliance
   Always examine yourself objectively and correct what needs to be corrected. This will lead to improvements.

No Shortcuts
   Step-by-Step progress, like the slow walk of a turtle, is important in life. You will fail if you try to jump and advance several steps at once.

Great Patience
   Try to realize that problems make you find motivation in life, rather than giveing you something to run away from.

Effort
   Overcoming difficulties by your own efforts gives you a feeling of triumph that money can never buy.

Self-Examination
   Experience includes not only great successes and big mistakes. Remember that peaceful days are also full of amazing experiences.

Untrapped Mind
   Face up to anything you do not understand the reason for, and ask "why?". Progress may come from thinking "why?" about as many thing as possible.

Peace
   Life never goes as planned. Lead your life in a state of mind that allows you to accept what is going to happen, without worrying too much about a single issue.

Heart
   The heart of a human being is flexible and can be large or small. This means that the size of your heart depends on the state of your mind.

Youth
   Youth is a state of mind. As long as you are filled with faith, hope and courage, and do the best you can in your ever-changing daily life, youth will be yours forever.

Overcoming Difficulties
   Unprecedented difficulties produce unprecedented innovation, and unprecedented innovation propels unprecedented leaps forward.

God's  Gifts
   You will encounter a wide variety of opportunities in your life. The key is whether you can grasp them.

Awareness
   The most blessed thing in a human being is virtue, but virtue cannot be taught or learned.  It is something that you have to acquire.