This article was written 11 years ago in 2011 by a manager of a foreign company who dreamed of becoming independent. November 2022 Moved again.
<50 things you need to know to become independent>
Akihiro Nakatani, translated by Taekyung Lee, Charim Publishing House, 1998
Subtitle - Throw away the slave's business card right now!
Author Akihiro is a best-selling author who published <50 Things You Must Do in Your 20s>. I have read several books by this author. It's a book that has a lot of light writing, so there's a lot to throw away. Nevertheless, it is a writer worth reading enough because it is a good idea to open up about 5 pages of closed thoughts.
Some time ago, while thinking of a business that could make the world beautiful, I woke up and came up with an idea. However, it was a pity to start in Korea first, so I think it would be nice to start in the US at the same time. It is because there is anxiety that if you start in Korea first, you will soon follow in the United States. You will need to find people to work with and get some investment. The author's words to start small and grow seem to have been an appropriate speed regulator.
Here are a few of my favorite passages. The unnatural translation and toss were moved while I adjusted them.
The best ideas can be summarized in two points.
1. You are now struggling to survive in the slave society. Don't be a servant, be the master. Realize that.
2. You don't have to have everything to be independent. Start small and grow as you are. Most great entrepreneurs started out that way.
Some of the text is copied below.
They compete to become a farmhand in a rich family, and compete among farmhands, but in the end, they are farmhands. You have to be the owner.
Do I need capital to start a company? There is no need to create a company itself. This is the idea of a salaryman. This kind of person ends up as a celery man for the rest of his life. You can start at the level of “How much money do you have?” with two friends. You can start small and grow. Everyone does it.
Is there anyone who can lend me 1 won? It is an effort to find 10,000 people one by one, not money. If you get help from 100,000 people (if you sell), it means that 1,000 won is enough. This is the idea of a person who succeeds independently.
Opportunity will never come to those who give up because they cannot be independent because there is no opportunity. Opportunities are created, not discovered. Steven Spielberg screened at a regular movie theater in high school (negotiated with the theater owner), and at the age of 20, he pretended to be an employee for a production company for 3 months and went to work, learning relationships with people and taking field trips.
Look at the phone book, there are hundreds of thousands of companies listed there. Millions of bosses. One in each class at school is the president. Being the president is easier than being the class president. Every building and every company is made by someone. Making at least one is much better than doing other people's work as a farmhand.
– My thoughts: I think it is wisest to start a business after working as a farmhand. But it shouldn't be too late. Businesses and organizations are also a place where you can learn basic things systematically and stably. Shall we call it a farmhand trying to escape?
If you become independent, aim to earn as quickly as possible a lifetime income that you can earn as a salaried worker. Then you can do your favorite job without worrying about money for the rest of your life.
– My thoughts: I calculated the weighted average of the annual salary I would receive from now until the age of 55. If you don't spend one and collect it, it's a lot of money, but even so, it's money to buy a small building in Seoul. So, if you subtract the essential expenses and various expenses that accompany life, it is obvious that a salaryman or a farmhand can collect money. And since I am old, I don't need it anymore. The servant is kicked out by the owner. I've worked hard all this time, so when I die, I'm told to pay for the old man's money, along with a little severance pay.
For example, even if you write a book called How to Use Videos and How to Kill Cockroaches That Are Not Scary, when you finish reading it, your heart will feel relaxed and your heart will be pounding with mild excitement, so that in the end life is fun and you should try harder. I would like to Humans gain strength when they are moved.
– My thoughts: I’ve been thinking that way for a long time. Especially because the brand I am in charge of takes this spirit very seriously. Even if you do one, you must be impressed, and there must be inspiration and uplifting. However, this should not come from reason, but should be emotional. It's not something you understand with your head, and it's not something you talk about with your mouth, you have to actually make your heart beat.
People in the world are thirsty for new business. Rather than talk about marketing, let's get started. It's good if there's demand, but if there's no demand, stop. By trial and error, the risk barrier is getting lower and lower now. By repeating it, you can gradually increase the size of your business. You don't have to make it big in the first place. It's because you can't move quickly if you're big from the beginning. In guerrilla warfare, overcrowding is a disadvantage.
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