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10 Japanese Success Secrets

Posted by kangrofiq | 7/02/2009 10:10:00 AM | 6 comments »


1. Work Hard
It has no secret that the Japanese is hard worker. The average employee work hours in Japan is 2450 hours / year, is very high compared with the United States (1957 hours / year), UK (1911 hours / year), Germany (1870 hours / year),
and France (1680 hours / year) . An employee in Japan can produce a car in 9 days, while officials in other countries need 47 days to make the car with same worth. A Japanese worker can be said do the work usually done by 5-6 people. Home quickly is something that can be said "quite disgraceful" in Japan, and shows that the employees included "not required" by the company.

2. Shame
Shame is a cultural and ancestral heredity nation of Japan. Harakiri (suicide with a knife thrust to the stomach) to the ritual since the era of samurai, that is when they lose in a battle. In a modern world, the discourse has little changed phenomena to "stand down" for officials (ministry, politicians, etc.) who feel involved in the problem of corruption or failed to perform its duty. Negative effect is probably the children of primary school, junior high school who sometimes suicide, because the bad value or does not increase the class. Also because of shame, the Japanese prefer to choose a detour rather than cut the driver behind the line in the middle of the road. They were ashamed of their environment when they violate the rules or norms which have become a common agreement.

3. Sparingly Life
Japanese people have the sparingly spirit in daily life. Anti-consumerism attitude this seem excessive in various fields of life. In the early start of life in Japan, I had a great surprise to the many people shopping in the crowded Japanese supermarket at around 19:30 hours. A careful critical, in fact it has become a regular on the Japanese supermarket that will be cut to half price at the time about a half hour before closing. Supermarkets such as that known in Japan average closed at 20:00.

4. Loyalty
Loyalty system has made a career in a company is run and the neat. With a slightly different system in the United States and Europe, is very rare Japanese who moved jobs. They usually stay on one or two companies until retirement. This may be the implications of Industry in Japan that most would only accept fresh graduate, who they teach later accordance with the companies core business.

5. Innovation
Japanese is not the inventor nation, but the Japanese have an advantage in the findings and sell to the market in form of a demand by the public. Interesting to read the story of Akio Morita Sony developed the legendary Walkman. Cassette Tape not found by Sony, the patent is owned by Phillip Electronics. But who has developed a portable and bundling model as a booming product during ten years is Akio Morita, founder and CEO of Sony. Until 1995, there were more than 300 walkman models and the amount of total production reached 150 million products. Four-wheeled vehicles Assembly techniques are also not created Japanese, the patent owned by the United States. But Japan was able to develop vehicle assembly industry with their innovation that is faster and cheaper.

6. Never Give Up
The History proved that the Japanese is not a nation who easy to give up. Tens of years under the Tokugawa empire that closed all access to other countries, Japan is very behind in technology. When the Meiji restoration (Meiji ishin) came, the Japanese quickly adapt and become a fast-learner. Poverty of natural resources also does not make Japan surrender. Not only importer petroleum, coal, wood and seeds of iron, even 85% of Japan's energy comes from other countries, including Indonesia. If Indonesia stopped the supply of oil to Japan, then 30% of Japan will be in darkness. Sequence disaster occurred in 1945, starting from the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, lose the war, and the big earthquake in Tokyo. In fact Japan is not exhausted. In the next few years Japan has been successfully developing the automotive industry and even fast train (shinkansen). May be quite startling how Konosuke Matsushita and the electronic equipment business nearly destroyed in 1945 are still able to crawl, starting from zero so that the industry to build a business kingdom in the present era. Akio Morita also initially laughable when offer a product his pretty Cassete Tape to various other countries. But eventually become a legend with his Sony Walkman. Which is also quite unique that the science and theory in which people must learn from failure is formulated in Japan began with the name shippaigaku (science of failure).

7. Reading Culture
Do not be surprised if you come to Japan and into densha (electric train), most of the passengers both children and adults are reading books or newspapers. They Do not care to sit or stand, many who have used the time in densha to read. Many publishers began to create a man-ga (image comic) for the materials the school curriculum in both elementary, junior high and high school. Subject History, Biology, English, etc. are presented with interesting that make people increasing their reading interests. Read Japanese culture is also supported by the speed in the process of translation of foreign books (English, French, German, etc.). The legend said foreign books translation has been commenced in 1684, as build institute translating and growing up to modern times. Usually translated Japanese books are available in a few weeks since foreign books published.

8. Team Work
The Japanese Culture do not accommodate the work is too individualism. Including claims of work results, usually intended for a team or group. This phenomenon not only in the world of work, the condition of the campus with a research lab is also such a task subjects are also usually in the form of the group. Working in groups may be one of the biggest strength of the Japanese. There is anecdote said "A Japanese professor will defeated by an American professor, But 10 American professors will not be able to overcome 10 Japanese professor." Consensus or agreement is often called the "rin-gi" is a ritual in the group. Strategic decisions must be discussed in the "rin-gi".

9. Independent
Since early age children are trained to be independent. Kids in Kindergarten (Yochien) in Japan must bring 3 large bags containing clothes, Bento (lunch pack), shoes, books, towels and a large bottle of water that hang on their neck. In Yochien every child be trained to bring their own equipment, and is responsible for his own goods. Graduated from high school and going to college almost did not ask of cost to parents. They used work on part time to pay for school and everyday life. Even if the money runs out, they "borrow" the money to the parents that they will return in the next month.

10. Keep a Tradition and Respect for Older
Technology and economic development did not make Japan lose the tradition and culture. Culture of women who have been married for not working is still alive to this day.

Apologize Culture still become a reflex of Japanese. If you ride a bike in Japan and hit walking people, then do not surprised if the one who we hit apologize ahead.

Until these days the Japanese are relatively avoid saying "no" when people get a bid from another. So we must be careful in association with the Japanese people as "hi" it does not mean "yes". For the Japanese the Agriculture is ancestor tradition and important assets in Japan. Become a hard competition because entrance rice cheaper from Thailand and the United States was not decreased the Japanese government steps to protect their farmer. It is reported that the land which be agricultural land will get a significant tax reduction, including some incentives for those who still survive in agriculture. Japanese agriculture is one of the highest in the world.

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10 Cultures of ant

Posted by kangrofiq | 7/01/2009 10:01:00 AM | 0 comments »


CARE
Concerned and sensitive to everything that happens in its environment and always maintain a sense of love for each other.
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Positive & enthusiastic
Always enthusiastic to think and act in order to achieve the goal attempt. However, all thoughts and actions are positive in order to maintain business continuance.
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Initiatives
Initiatives have in running the business based on a strong motivation to progress and achieve goals without waiting for command, and without deviate from company policy or country.
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Humble
Always trying optimistic in every step, but not arrogant, and always appreciate and respect other.
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Creative & innovative
Always creative in trying to perform a variety of innovations in order to win competition and become a Leader in the environment.
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Discipline & RESPONSIBLE
Have a sense of responsibility of the viability of the business activities. The discipline needed to run high in all the rules / regulations in order to achieve the goal.
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COOPERATION
Ability to establish cooperative partnerships with the way all in order to perform the task successfully achieve the goal.
PRODUCTIVE
Working professional, diligent, and seriously to achieve the maximum results.
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COMMITMENT & Spartan
Have a high commitment of all decisions / regulations and agreements that have been defined and the responsibility it without bargaining.
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Communicative
Have the ability to communicate with the technique is good, so it is able to deliver all the required information without kesalah-pahaman.


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A priceless gift

Posted by kangrofiq | 7/01/2009 05:55:00 AM | 0 comments »


A priceless gift for lovely people

1. ATTENDANCE
The presence of people whom loved is an invaluable gift. Indeed, we can also present via mail, phone, fax, or image. However, with your attendance you can share feelings, attention, and affection in more intensive and intact. Thus, the quality of attendance is also important. Make your presence as a bearer of happiness.


2. Listen
Few people are able to give this gift, because, most people prefer to be listened, rather than listen. Have known that harmonious relationship between humans is very determined by the willingness to listen to each other. Give the gift for them. With lavish attention to all their words we also have the patience and humility. To be a good listener, make sure you are truly relax and understand what they have talked about. Look at their eyes and No need to interrupt, criticize, or even judge. Let them finish it. This allows you to give the appropriate response.

3. Silent
Such as words, there is also power in a silence. Silence can be used to punish, banish, or confusing people. But more than anything silence can also show the love we give to someone because we give them more space. Especially if everyday we are used to advise, manage, criticize and even complain.

4. FREEDOM
Love someone is not give us full rights to own or manage their live. Can we claim to love someone if we are always restraint them? Giving freedom is one of the embodiment of love. It does not meaning, "You're free to do anything you want", It is More than that, It means give them full trust to be responsible for all the things what they do or what they decide.

5. Beauty
Who would not be happy, if the person that we loved be suddenly appear more beautiful? Appear to be more beautiful is also a gift. Besides the beauty of personal appearance, you also can give the beautiful atmosphere at home. For example Vase of beautiful fresh flowers in dining table, that is beautiful.

6. Positive response
We often give negative ratings to the thoughts, attitudes or actions of people we care about without we were realized. Seems there is no truth with them and absolute right only for us. This time, try to give positive response gift. Reveal a clear and genuine. Try to remember how many times in the last week to thank you for all the things they have done for you. Also remember, how many times in the last week you praised them. Those three things is thanks, praise and apology is a gift of love that is often forgotten

7. Yield Willingness
Not all issues worthy of a fracas. Moreover, to become a great quarrel. You should consider what a love relation will sacrificed only for the issue? If you think that way than you're ready to give a yield willingness gift. Okay, you may be annoyed or angry because he came late to meet as their promised. But if just happen for the first time, so why should triggered the fracas sustained? Yield Willingness can also release pain hearts and invites us to realize that there is not a perfect man in this world

8. Smile
Believe it or not, smile has incredible power. Smile, and is provided with a sincere, can be icebreaker for relationships, the encourager in desperate. bright murky atmosphere, even sedate the restless soul. Smile is also a hint to open oneself to the world around us. When is the last time you gave smile on other?


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Enjoy Coffee, not the cup

Posted by kangrofiq | 6/30/2009 11:52:00 AM | 0 comments »


A group of university alumni who have established in their respective careers have assemble and come to their professors that have been older. The conversation occurred and lead to complaints about stress in work and their lives.

Enchant guests a coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large coffee and various cups types of porselin, plastic, crystal, glass, some of them expensive glass and some other very beautiful, and he said to the former students to pour the coffee for themselves.

After all the students get a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the cups are beautiful and expensive has been taken, which left behind only a cheap and regular glass. Although is normal for you to want only the best for your self, but actually it is a source of problems and stress that you experience. "

Make sure that the cup itself does not affect the quality of coffee. In many cases, it is only more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What you want is coffee, not the cup, but you consciously take the best cup and then began to consider other people’s cup.

Now note this: our hearts like coffee, while the work, money and position is cup. Often because of concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God provided for us.


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10 steps to happiness

Posted by kangrofiq | 6/30/2009 07:46:00 AM | 0 comments »


1. Enjoy Your Life
Wise People said that life is a journey that must be enjoyed. And time to enjoy it is now, not yesterday or tomorrow. Past has become history, and the future is still a mystery, but this time it is a bounty. While this is truly your own and you're Go. Only if you can appreciate and enjoy, then your life will be the time that beatify.


2. Light up your life
Every morning, get up with thanks to a new day. Do not start your day with a complaint that the rest of the day that you do not a bad day. Face each routine task with a happy heart. Complete any problems with the heart field. Try to do fun activities that can be make you happy. By the bed, leave all the burden mind and enjoy the rest so that tomorrow you wake up with a fresh body and mind. Life is light if you make it light, but it will be hard life if you make it hard.

3. Keep your Health
Health is a very valuable asset to achieve happiness. Imagine, how difficult it is when you are when your rheumatic recurrence. Take care of your body, eat nutritious food, take a good rest and exercise regularly.

4. Be Grateful What You Have
If we would like to be honest, many of which that we can grateful in our life. Easier you feel grateful the more you close with happiness. Remember that the dissatisfaction with what you have is the source for unhappiness.

5. Care Of Yourself
Take all your lack without anger and hatred. Forgive yourself every time you realize you have made a mistake. Give a gift or reward each time you reach the success of any small. Always try to give the best to yourself.

6. Be Noble
It is no use bury anger, hatred and envy. All that only burden you with the negative feelings that are not fun. Learn to forgive of others, understand of others, tolerate the weakness of others and respect the principles of others who differ with you.

7. Make a Frienship
Although not all people become friends, but you need to have some close friends. Companions may assist the growth of personality, it can be friendly place to share and learn. True friendship will create the feels happiness in your life.

8. Let Others Feel Happy
Give your hands to those who need your help, be a good listener when people pour their hearts content, cheer up people are stricken distress. All your goodness will enrich your life with beatify experiences. Happiness comes when you do not achieve for yourselves, but when you divide it.

9. Be Optimistic
When you face a major problem or crisis, you can still choose to be optimistic. Be confidence that it will definitely passed, the situation will become better, the issue will be resolved. You can see the difficulty not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping stone that can make you rise up or as a test that can make you wise. Optimism is like the flame that accompany you walk in the dark night.

10. Trust your life to the God
You trust God as a source of all happiness than trust your life and leave all your burdens to God. Make God smile with the attempt to obey God. The more harmonious your relationship with God, the more harmonious relationship with yourself, the more easily you achieve happiness


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