"The Power of the Dream" is one of the first mottoes when companies Honda Motor launched. Honda's success in the automotive market adorns the world are not achieved in a secure manner. Lots of obstacles and failures are an obstacle in his efforts establishing the company. However, due to the determination and the power of a dream, Honda proves that everyone unyielding will succeed. Let us see how good a successful trip.
Honda's full name is Soichiro Honda. He was born in the village Komyo, Shizuoka, Japan on November 17, 1906, from Honda and Mika Gihei partner. He is the eldest of nine children. Honda does not come from a wealthy family, he came from humble and lived in remote and far away from the city. Father, Honda Gihei, was a blacksmith.
Honda's interest in the world of machines had seen when he was a kid. Before entering school, Honda has been used to help his father repair of agricultural tools in the workshop of his father. He could even stand for hours just to observe the performance of a machine.
At age 8, he was willing to cycling as far as 10 miles just to see the plane. He was a hobby observe cars passing in the street. Also, at 12 years, he has created a simple model motorcycle foot brake.
Now the school, Honda does not have such a good value. In fact, he likes to be absent. Love for the world of machines makes him more like machines than subjects studied in school.
Honda went to Tokyo to look for work At 15, and then he received in Hart Sokay Company.At first, he worked as a cleaning service babysitter cum her boss. Until the owner discovered the talent of Honda in a machine. He was very deft and genius of an engine problem so pleased with his boss. He worked with the company for six years.
When he was 21 years old, the boss was working to open a branch in Hamamatsu, and then Honda chose to lead the branch office. Because Honda, the department's performance has improved. He always received reparations rejected other workshops. His work was fast and precise. Honda did not hesitate to work until late at night, without compromising creativity.
One result of his creativity is to make wheels with metal fingers when he was 30 years old. The cars still use wheels with wooden spokes. The radius of this timber, besides not good at damping vibrations, also combustible. Honda's invention became the first patent rights once its first success story.
Then make Honda wants to establish his own business. He left the company in 1938 and builds a business making piston rings. Dear piston rings homemade rejected by Toyota because they think the quality is not eligible.
The failure does not make Honda discouraged, although he had fallen ill, then to rise again pursue the manufacture of pistons.
To find a solution in the production of piston rings, Honda went to college. Each home tuition, Honda to the garage to practice their gained knowledge. On campus, Honda is one student who often oppose his teacher. Honda is one student who often criticized his teachers for being too wordy and focus from theory practice. This is because Honda would rather practice than theory. He was an involved student in the set and often absent. Honda kicked out of school because following the lecture, this happens after he attended the lectures for two years.
The hard work carved a success story. Toyota Piston Ring received his creation, which gave him a contract. When the dream is almost a reality, its intention to build a factory forced undone. The Government of Japan is ready for war, did not provide funds to the industry. However, he is not desperate. He collects capital from a group of people to set up factories. Again disaster was coming. After World War II had broken out, the factory had burned twice.
However, Honda is not discouraged. He was rushed to collect employees. They were ordered to gather the remaining cans of oil discharged by ships United States to build a factory. Once again the plant destroyed by an earthquake. Honda sold factory piston rings to Toyota. After that Honda continues to fail while it continued to establish other businesses.
In 1947, after World War II, Japan experienced poor economic conditions. To the extent, that Honda cannot sell her car to buy food for his family.
Although in a state of urgency, Honda does not run out of ideas. One of his ideas is to install the engine on a bicycle by using used machinery of war, which became the forerunner of today's motorcycles. These creations are getting the proper response from the public. On September 24, 1948, stood the Honda Motor Company with its first product called "Dream" with the Honda company slogan is "The Power of the Dream.”
Although the result of the bike is working well, Honda is threatened with bankruptcy because of financial problems. Honda is not the people who are good at managing finances; he was an inventor and a great mechanic. This then brings himself with Takeo Fujisawa very influential person in business continuity Honda next. This meeting occurred when 42-year-old Honda and Fujisawa was 38 years old.
Duet two men made the Honda dream and desire to reach the world. as we all know, Honda's products not only are number one in Japan but also in various parts of the world.
Soichiro Honda, by employees, referred to as a tough leader. However, his attitude softened when the show drinking sake together. Anti-Nepotism in determining positions in the company is an excellent view of Honda.
Throughout his life, Soichiro Honda was known as a person who is always youthful. Honda spirit never diminished even though he was already old. He died of liver disease On August 5, 1991.
"Many people only see 1% of my success. But, they do not see 99% of my failure." The word Honda. Honda proves that success is not because we have a high IQ, but because of the persistence of what we do. Do not easy to give up when subjected to failure.
The power of dreams drove it towards a remarkable success. Although coming from a humble family, the village, and not the offspring derived from successful people, it proves that everyone can be successful, including himself.
Today we learn from the story of Soichiro Honda with determination, passion, perseverance, and spirit of abstinence surrender able to deliver himself into a remarkable success. The key is to dare to dream because your dream that will drive our steps.
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