Adesuwa Omoruan is dubbed the "queen of selfies" by her siblings. She confesses to taking more selfies than regulars photographs. When Adesuwa Omoruan was a child, she never thought or imagined herself becoming a broadcaster; it was the last thing she ever thought of becoming. As far as she was concerned, the lifestyle of reporters was not up to par with the kind of life she wanted, as the young dreamer that she was at the time. She wanted a life that was rich and full of the best life could offer, although she wasn't seeking a life that was necessarily flamboyant. "I just felt that journalist were not paid enough... My idea of a journalist wasn't just working at that time. Sometimes they looked very stressed, very few of them had cars... Growing up, I had this picture of what I wanted to be in life..." She had wanted to become a banker! As a child, she had taken trips to the bank with her mother on several occasions to cash-in her moth
Soichiro Honda was born in 1906 in a small Japanese village. At a very young age, Honda had been fascinated with motors and machines. His father, unlike the other villagers who were farmers, had a workshop for repairing farming machinery. This was Honda's earliest contact with machines which influenced his dream and contributed to his success.
The other factor to contribute to his success later in life, was his fixation with the historic figure, Napoleon. Honda discovered that Napoleon and he had certain things in common- they were both short, had a weak physique, were both born on an island and both came from poor families.
Honda's father had fed him stories of Napoleon as a child, unwittingly programming him to be a champion.
Honda was a first class dunce in school. He really didn't have much interest in academic pursuits. He only read stuffs related to his interest- machines. He always came last in school competitions and regularly suffered humiliation. The older students also picked on him frequently. These contributed to his drive to succeed with machines. He vowed to make them the extension of his feeble body.
"I got into car and motorcycle racing because I could win and I loved to win. I was getting back at the others, at my weak, poorly developed body by making use of other talents, of my head and of my hands. So, I fell in love with machines, which helped my body win and turn me into a winner"
During one of his technical reading, Honda spotted an ad seeking to hire a garage apprentice for the Hart Shokai Company in Japan's capital, Tokyo. He wasted no time in applying. He was only 15. His father begrudgingly allowed him to quit school and head for Tokyo.
Whatever Honda might have been expecting wasn't what he got however, instead of being a garage apprentice, he was assigned to babysit the boss' youngest child. As far everyone was concerned, he was much to young to be given a motor to repair all by himself.
Although, it wasn't what he expected, Honda's determination was fueled by that rejection. He patiently carried out his job of babysitting and turned it into an advantage for himself- he was free to wander around the repair garage and to observe in detail the operations taking place. As a result, he was able to get a general feel for mechanics.
Later on, he was given his first job at fixing motors. Honda excelled tremendously at this job, so when he turned 20, his boss offered him the chance to go back to his village to opened up a branch. He enthusiastically accepted the offer.
"I finally became an independent adult, a real man, the master of my arms, legs, brain, destiny, timetable, and the risks facing me."
For ten years, Honda worked diligently to carve a reputation for himself and beat the competitions that he had met at his village. When he turned 30, he signed his first patent for his metal spokes- which he had invented. They became a must-have and were exported all over the world.
He soon broke ties with his boss and invested all his savings in a production factory to manufacture piston rings. His initial tests were very unsuccessful. This setback was a huge blow to him. He became seriously sick. But, after recovering for two months, he went back to work, determined to overcome his problems.
However, Honda soon realized he didn't have the necessary knowledge to continue, so he swallowed his pride and enrolled into the University until he was thrown out two years later for failing to attend his classes except the ones that taught about manufacturing parts.
"I was like a person dying of hunger receiving a long, drawn out explanation of the general laws of dietetics and their effects instead of being given something to eat."
At any rate, Honda had gotten the necessary knowledge he needed. Afterwards, his production factory started enjoying a reputation for excellence. However, during the Second World War, American bombs destroyed his factories.
After the war ended, Honda took a year off to develop some inventions and do some thinking. He set up his own technical research laboratory and subsequently came up with a cheap motorized bike he sold to the Japanese public who by now where leaving off bicycles. His motorbike, as they were called, became an instant hit.
In February 1948, he opened a motorcycle assembly plant. Spurred on by the need for progress, Honda set up the Honda Motor Company in September 24 of that same year to make motorcycles.
After overcoming some obstacles, his first prototype was created which was named "Dream".
However, he soon faced bankruptcy for his lack of administrative talent. Nevertheless, Honda recognized the need for a gifted administrator and was introduced to Takeo Fujisawa, who helped to save his company.
Honda went on to develop a new revolutionary model to take the place of "Dream". This new model was faster and quieter and almost ten years later, was copied by producers the world over.
His new motorcycle was an instant success. Honda then went on to modernize his factory, increase his production and set up new plants after managing to raise the necessary capital by persuasively convincing the banks about his bustling enterprise.
Honda was then tasked with building faster and more reliable motorcycles like the ones obtainable in Europe. To accomplish this, Honda went to Europe and bought the best bikes he could find. He tore them apart, studied them and created his own racing bikes. They were entered into races and were hugely successful. His reputation for excellence spread worldwide and Honda subsidiaries started opening up in other countries across the world.
With the success he was enjoying with motorcycles, Honda decided to go into car manufacturing in 1962, he wanted to win the Formula one. He faced stiff competitions from companies in the United States, which dominated world market, nonetheless, Honda wasn't discouraged.
He entered his cars in Formula One races and finally won it in October 24, 1965, defeating favorites like Ferrari and Lotus.
In 1967, Honda decided to produce cars for the general public, but stuck with making small cars. During the oil crisis in the 1970s, Honda small cars gained the precedence. He flooded the markets with his Honda Civic.
Soichiro Honda was a weakling of a man, who had the audacity to pursue his dream regardless of adversity. He was indeed a Napoleon. I will conclude with this quote from him which points to one of the determinant factors to his achievement.
"When I take temporary stock of my life, I measure how important contacts are, how this is worth more than all machine inventions because meeting people allows us to expand our vision of things and get thousands of different experiences that we would never have had otherwise."
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The other factor to contribute to his success later in life, was his fixation with the historic figure, Napoleon. Honda discovered that Napoleon and he had certain things in common- they were both short, had a weak physique, were both born on an island and both came from poor families.
Honda's father had fed him stories of Napoleon as a child, unwittingly programming him to be a champion.
Honda was a first class dunce in school. He really didn't have much interest in academic pursuits. He only read stuffs related to his interest- machines. He always came last in school competitions and regularly suffered humiliation. The older students also picked on him frequently. These contributed to his drive to succeed with machines. He vowed to make them the extension of his feeble body.
"I got into car and motorcycle racing because I could win and I loved to win. I was getting back at the others, at my weak, poorly developed body by making use of other talents, of my head and of my hands. So, I fell in love with machines, which helped my body win and turn me into a winner"
During one of his technical reading, Honda spotted an ad seeking to hire a garage apprentice for the Hart Shokai Company in Japan's capital, Tokyo. He wasted no time in applying. He was only 15. His father begrudgingly allowed him to quit school and head for Tokyo.
Whatever Honda might have been expecting wasn't what he got however, instead of being a garage apprentice, he was assigned to babysit the boss' youngest child. As far everyone was concerned, he was much to young to be given a motor to repair all by himself.
Although, it wasn't what he expected, Honda's determination was fueled by that rejection. He patiently carried out his job of babysitting and turned it into an advantage for himself- he was free to wander around the repair garage and to observe in detail the operations taking place. As a result, he was able to get a general feel for mechanics.
Later on, he was given his first job at fixing motors. Honda excelled tremendously at this job, so when he turned 20, his boss offered him the chance to go back to his village to opened up a branch. He enthusiastically accepted the offer.
"I finally became an independent adult, a real man, the master of my arms, legs, brain, destiny, timetable, and the risks facing me."
For ten years, Honda worked diligently to carve a reputation for himself and beat the competitions that he had met at his village. When he turned 30, he signed his first patent for his metal spokes- which he had invented. They became a must-have and were exported all over the world.
He soon broke ties with his boss and invested all his savings in a production factory to manufacture piston rings. His initial tests were very unsuccessful. This setback was a huge blow to him. He became seriously sick. But, after recovering for two months, he went back to work, determined to overcome his problems.
However, Honda soon realized he didn't have the necessary knowledge to continue, so he swallowed his pride and enrolled into the University until he was thrown out two years later for failing to attend his classes except the ones that taught about manufacturing parts.
"I was like a person dying of hunger receiving a long, drawn out explanation of the general laws of dietetics and their effects instead of being given something to eat."
At any rate, Honda had gotten the necessary knowledge he needed. Afterwards, his production factory started enjoying a reputation for excellence. However, during the Second World War, American bombs destroyed his factories.
After the war ended, Honda took a year off to develop some inventions and do some thinking. He set up his own technical research laboratory and subsequently came up with a cheap motorized bike he sold to the Japanese public who by now where leaving off bicycles. His motorbike, as they were called, became an instant hit.
In February 1948, he opened a motorcycle assembly plant. Spurred on by the need for progress, Honda set up the Honda Motor Company in September 24 of that same year to make motorcycles.
After overcoming some obstacles, his first prototype was created which was named "Dream".
However, he soon faced bankruptcy for his lack of administrative talent. Nevertheless, Honda recognized the need for a gifted administrator and was introduced to Takeo Fujisawa, who helped to save his company.
Honda went on to develop a new revolutionary model to take the place of "Dream". This new model was faster and quieter and almost ten years later, was copied by producers the world over.
His new motorcycle was an instant success. Honda then went on to modernize his factory, increase his production and set up new plants after managing to raise the necessary capital by persuasively convincing the banks about his bustling enterprise.
Honda was then tasked with building faster and more reliable motorcycles like the ones obtainable in Europe. To accomplish this, Honda went to Europe and bought the best bikes he could find. He tore them apart, studied them and created his own racing bikes. They were entered into races and were hugely successful. His reputation for excellence spread worldwide and Honda subsidiaries started opening up in other countries across the world.
With the success he was enjoying with motorcycles, Honda decided to go into car manufacturing in 1962, he wanted to win the Formula one. He faced stiff competitions from companies in the United States, which dominated world market, nonetheless, Honda wasn't discouraged.
He entered his cars in Formula One races and finally won it in October 24, 1965, defeating favorites like Ferrari and Lotus.
In 1967, Honda decided to produce cars for the general public, but stuck with making small cars. During the oil crisis in the 1970s, Honda small cars gained the precedence. He flooded the markets with his Honda Civic.
Soichiro Honda was a weakling of a man, who had the audacity to pursue his dream regardless of adversity. He was indeed a Napoleon. I will conclude with this quote from him which points to one of the determinant factors to his achievement.
"When I take temporary stock of my life, I measure how important contacts are, how this is worth more than all machine inventions because meeting people allows us to expand our vision of things and get thousands of different experiences that we would never have had otherwise."
*I'LL LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND SHARE TO YOUR FRIENDS AND CONTACTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THANK YOU.
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