Chapter 43 Why can't thought be transformed into action?

In short, the current Japanese just lack practical actions, and the state of "punishing the soup and blowing the wind" still continues. Sometimes there are good ideas in the head, but why when it comes time to implement them, there is nothing left?There are so few people who can quickly turn ideas into actions like Sun Zhengyi.Sun Zhengyi adheres to the concept of "even if it fails, it is just going back to the original point", and he can always quickly put his ideas into practice.Our generation is like that, only because we lived through the difficult times after the war.For example, when bank interest rates in Japan were low, I borrowed money and built a house in Australia where interest rates were high.After it was built, it was sold and the money borrowed was paid off.So it's like building a house when you have no money. This is called investing.

If you can make good use of the current low interest rate situation in Japan to move your money, it can be said that you can buy anything without much effort. After the outbreak of the financial crisis, although all countries have lowered interest rates, by December 2008, the interest rate in the United Kingdom (GBP) was 2%, that in Australia (AUD) was 4%, and that in New Zealand (NZD) was 5%. , Turkey (TRY) is as high as 15%.In this way, Japan alone has very low interest rates. Of course, no matter how high their interest rates are, these are foreign currencies to Japan, so there is exchange rate risk and country risk when converting.However, Japan, which is now in an abnormal state, can ignore these factors.

If a lion is domesticated for a long time, it is likely to become as tame as a cat.In this world where the jungle preys on the jungle, no one can compare to the current Japanese.When the bank says, "Lend me the money," people immediately buy the bank's real estate.What happened thereafter was that the prices of real estate in metropolitan areas such as Tokyo finally showed signs of rising, and the ensuing "government depression" and "financial crisis" caused their prices to drop rapidly.The Financial Services Agency implemented window guidance in the summer of 2007 to prevent financing from real estate.In 2008, Suruga and Urban, known as KATAKANA Real Estate, all went bankrupt due to cash flow problems. The reason is that the bank's financing is too conservative.

Under the current situation, even if the money is really borrowed from the public, it would be better to use it for investment, as consortium funds in Europe and the United States do.This is the so-called "carry trade". Right now in Japan, those individuals who take out loans from financial institutions are literally sending themselves to hell.Japan now has about 7 million such multiple debtors, and the rest will not borrow money from banks even if they have the ability to guarantee. In the past decade or so after the bursting of the bubble economy, the actions of the Japanese have undergone a 180-degree change, and they have become completely different from before.

Although as I said before, the memory of failure has been inherited by generations with the passage of time, but I think there is another more important reason, that is, the deviation value education that the Japanese have always pursued, Let students lose the ability to solve problems, so that Japanese people will not think about such questions: "How can I solve the problem? How can I solve the problem better?" The reason is that the Japanese do not have the consciousness of thinking, they only know how to answer questions, and when they are told that the answer is wrong, the students will not question it at all.Although this situation makes people feel a little sad, it is the fact that the Japanese do not have the gene of action ambition.

I suddenly discovered this problem after I wrote "Do It If You Want It".The main content of this book is to encourage the Japanese to put their ideas into action, and the sales are very good.In fact, many readers have reported to me: "Mr. Omae, that book is really good." However, when I asked "Really? Did your actions change after reading this book?" , the other party must answer: "Not yet, I think there will be in the future." This is the pity of the problem. Although everyone has read and understood, but no one can put what they understand into practice.

In an effort to change that, I teach by example to students and audiences in schools and in various presentations.And so far, in terms of education, I have participated in the establishment of the Entrepreneur School, the Policy School Yixinjuku, the Business Breakthrough (BBT) Graduate School University, and the visiting professor of the MBA program at Bond University (Australia).I want to enable more people to have "theoretical thinking ability" and "problem-solving ability" through these activities. In addition, I wrote "Instant Combat Power" in 2007, in which I said that "1500 trillion yen in personal assets is a trump card for the prosperity of the Japanese economy".For example, the personal assets of 1,500 trillion yen are like a huge reservoir. If all the water in it is released, it will have an unprecedented impact on the world economy.But before releasing the water, the key is to eliminate the inherent anxiety of the Japanese people, and this book is about this content.

In short, the central meaning of the topic I have repeatedly said is to let the Japanese people heal their spiritual wounds first, learn to think independently, and then put them into action.In this way, there is hope for the future of Japan.

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