Diary
I have remembered I had started my own business to become a creator of woodworks.
I completely gave it up just after 2 years later, which I do not care now.
I think it turned out to be the best because I realized "I cannot do anything by myself." In early stage.
Now I think it is very important to increase turn over of trial and error with giving up investments in time and money in order to survive.
It would be good to have multiple timelines measured in day, month, and year.
Thankfully, I had opportunities to have "crafts chair fair across Japan", "ordering session for chairs", "demonstration sales fair" hosted by department stores when I was 25 years old just after establishing own company.
I was in merry and playful mode recognizing as the first step of a creator of woodworks with offers from department stores, with which it would be difficult to do business, in first year of the company.
I have realized "It is not such easy" in a moment.
In hindsight, I was super naive while I had decent self-confidence at that time.
Probably 10 year later I would recognize myself as same looking back now.
Craftsman all over Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu were invited in those fairs.
Ready-to-Assembly furniture consist of box made of laminated wood slab were sold at the Booth next to mine.
My products are made from solid wood with planes and blades fully utilized.
I thought my products work no sweat.
To be honest I thought "I won !".
Then, things go as you expect.
My products were never sold.
Products of old guy next to my booth were sold as flying out from the store.
The difference in sales in 2 weeks fair would be more than 10 times.
I have noticed whether I like or not.
He had a history of dozens of consecutive years of business.
He has clients associated with his history.
He has "Selling Environment" piling up in dozens of years.
And products would become valuable only when they are used by clients.
Manufacturing would not be good enough.
Continuous efforts making own products visible to clients resulting in sales.
It would be too obvious, however, I have realized it would be fundamental of sustainable manufacturing.
I was capable in just making products.
So, others would not use them.
My works would not have almost no valuable as products.
I have become independent intoxicated with my capability in making furniture without knowing such obvious matters.
I myself and that old person.
It was not matter of win or lose.
The difference in piling up of experiences.
It would be indifferent dimension.
I was Same of me.
I have experienced something similar to above for about one year.
Results were all terrible crashing defeats.
At a certain fair,
Miura-san, sales person who has been looking after me since my training era, came to help.
"Please be proud of yourself who make good products.
However, it was another crashing defeat.
Person who has no business history cannot bring good social results.
I felt sorry for Miura-san.
That night, we eat ramen-noodle.
Suddenly I cannot help from crying.
"Hey ! What happened to you, I would be disappointed to se you crying, be a man !"
Saying above, Miura-san also started crying.
"So disappointed"
We cried saying so.
It should be extraordinary scene for outsiders to observe two men i 26 years old and 70 years old eat ramen noodle with crying.
We blamed several young people who appeared to be college students saying "It is not a show."
I was so disappointed.
So, I have completely given up craftsman of arts.
It does not help my goal to make furniture a little bit better than other craftsman.
If continued, I would make money to survive.
However, my goal is different.
I would like to be No.1 in the world.
I would like to change history.
I will never change my goal.
Because I would like to pass baton succeeded from predecessors to juniors in the best way.
I have really realized I myself am not capable enough to make that happen.
So, I changed the way to achieve them from by myself to by team.
Small size would be adequate.
I would like to set a team whose members' roles and responsibilities are clearly segregated.
Then, I decided to pursue technique not slightly better than other craftsman but overwhelming others.
First of all, I asked Kamei to re-join with whom I had dissolved one year ago after fight.
He originally declined the offer but I have managed to persuade him in half year.
In order to prepare the required environment, I have made anything we could.
I have saved JPY10,000,000 in one year.
We have moved our factory.
We have introduced facilities.
We have hired junior members.
In 10 months, all have been achieved.
It has started training younger employees.
Despite good younger members, I was not be able to retain them.
It took 10 years to understand all issues are attributed to me.
Now, I really appreciated our younger members.
]I sincerely appreciate gods and/or buddha whoever.
And then after all.
I would like to be No.1 in the world.
I would like to change history.
I would like to pass baton to next generation in the best manner.
It will be completed as a team.
Never mind.
My foolish introductory remarks seem to be too long.
Next time would be main part of "Younger member of KOMA !"
They are No.1 younger members in the world.