SUCCES STORY, SOICHIRO HONDA : The Power of Dream

Everything start from a dream. The sentence is true. Many successes that began with a dream. No exception Soichiro Honda, the King of the Road. Earlier, I emphasized the dream is meant here is not wangsit or revelation, but about the dream or wish. Let us examine, how great the power of dreams.

Soichiro Honda was born in the village Komyo, Shizuoka, Japan on 17 November 1906 from the couple Gihei Honda, a blacksmith, and his wife Mika. Soichiro Honda was born the eldest of nine brothers. Living in a modest family and remote areas which lack facilities and medicines to make her life was not easy. But he has a very high dreams.

Since childhood, Soichiro Honda has shown his love of machinery and automotive. Before entering school, the little Honda has been helping his father repair agricultural equipment in the workshop of his father. He also could stand for hours just to observe the workings of rice milling.

In his school years, Honda is not a good achievement children. Ulangannya values ugly. He is also often absent. But actually he mamiliki talent in science class to learn about the machine. With easy, he can catch his teacher explanation.

8-year-old Keika, Honda desperate 10-mile bike ride so far only to see the aircraft. And he was so pleased when he saw a car passing in the village. At the age of 12 years, Honda managed to create a model bicycle with foot brakes.

At the age of 15 years, Honda moved to Tokyo to find work. He received the Hart Sokay Company, initially only worked as a cleaning service and concurrently his boss babysitter. Until finally the owner to find talent in the field of Honda engines.

He was nimble and genius in that engine trouble with his boss happy. 6 years he worked at the company. At the age of 21 years, his boss wants to open a branch in Hamamatsu, and Honda was chosen to lead the branch office.

In this branch office performance improved. He always refused to accept reparations that other garages. His work was quick and precise. Honda did not hesitate to work till late at night, without compromising creativity.

One fruit of creativity is the discovery of alloy with the metal fingers when he was 30 years old. In those days, the cars still use the wheel with wooden fingers. The radius of this wood, but not good at damping vibration, is also highly flammable. The discovery of this Honda became the first patent.

This discovery makes Honda wants to build their own business. He left the company where he worked in 1938 and decided to build a piston ring manufacturing business. Piston ring homemade honey Toyota rejected because kaulitasnya deemed ineligible.

Honda was a failure. Failure to make he fell ill. His friends lamented pengundutran himself from the company where she worked before. But Honda is not the name that sank in failure. 2 months later, he rose again to capitalize dream.
To find the solution of the piston ring, Honda went back to school. Each home school, soon to shop Honda untukmempraktekan newly acquired knowledge. Honda did not criticize the president rarely because it is considered too long-winded, emphasize theory rather than practice. After two years as a student, he was eventually released because rarely attended.

Eventually his hard work bear fruit. Piston Ring Toyota earned his creation, which immediately gives the contract. When his dream almost came true, his intention to build the factory was forced diurungkan. The Japanese government is ready for war, did not provide funds to the industries. He was desperate not raise capital from a group of people to set up factories. Again disaster coming. After World War II broke out, the factory had burned twice.
However, Honda is not discouraged. He was rushed to collect their employees. They were ordered to take the rest of benzene cans thrown away by the United States ship, used as a factory set up. Once again the factory destroyed by earthquakes. Finally Honda piston ring manufacturer sells to Toyota. After that, Honda tried several other businesses. Unfortunately it failed.
In 1947, after World War II, Japan experienced economic condition is very alarming. To the extent that Honda can not sell his car to buy food for his family.
In constriction, Honda does not run out of ideas. The idea is to install the engine on a bicycle by using the former machines of war, which became the embryo of today's bikes. This Ciptaanya get a good response from the community. 24 September 1948, Honda Motor Company stand with its first product, called "Dream" with Honda corporate slogan is "The Power of Dream"

Although successful motorcycle, Honda had hit financial problems and even threatened bankruptcy. He was an inventor and a great mechanic, but not good at managing finances. This is then to reconcile himself with Takeo Fujisawa was a very influential on the next Honda business continuity. At that time 42 year-old Honda and Fujisawa 38-year-old.
Duet two men managed to make Honda dream and desire to reach the world. Finally, as we know, Honda products are not only being number 1 in Japan but also in various parts of the world.

Soichiro Honda, the employee is known as a tough leader. However, his attitude softened as the drinking sake together. One thing that deserves praise from his Honda is the attitude of the anti-nepotism in determining positions in the company.

Throughout his life, Soichiro Honda was known as the man who is always youthful. Although he was growing older, but his spirit never diminished. On August 5, 1991, Honda died at the age of 84 years due to liver disease.

Honda said: "People see my success is only one percent. But, they did not see my 99% failure ". Message Honda: "When you experience failure, start to dream, dream mimpikanlah new and try to turn that dream into reality."



Soichiro Honda proves to us that people who come from poor, ndeso, minimal education and little capital can also be successful, even rule the world. When he failed - he got up, when he had trouble in his findings - he learned. Honda is successful solution dare to dream, to learn, work hard, and unyielding spirit. Let's learn from successful solutions Honda.

Every time feel like a failure and despair, remember the philosophy of Honda: "The Power of Dream". Dreams can become the fuel that drives us to achieve success. Dare to dream, do something to realize your dreams, and never give up.

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