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Hello. I’m Yasui, the president of a one-person company mainly engaged in inspections of high-pressure gas facilities.
This month marks the end of our fiscal year, and it looks like this will be a year I can truly say was worthwhile because I worked with clear goals in mind. Above all, the fact that we were able to post an operating profit is significant. It was also a big year in the sense that we were able to work hand in hand with manufacturers and gas companies who regularly choose to do business with us.
I also realized that agency work for manufacturers seems to pair well with our traditionally slow season. I’d like to track this trend for another two years or so. If I observe it for three years, I should be able to determine whether my reading of the situation was correct.
That said, none of this would be possible without good relationships.
Human relationships. Business relationships.
No one lives alone, and no company operates in isolation. We must never forget that as we go about our daily work.
My goal for this year—something I may have mentioned at the beginning of the year—was “to achieve a monthly operating profit throughout the entire year.”
December was a complete defeat, so I didn’t fully accomplish the goal. Still, I was able to approach each month with the mindset of hitting that reset button on the first and working toward profitability again.
“There’s a minimum number we must reach.”
With that number in mind, I reviewed invoices and projected versus actual results each month, analyzing what went well and what didn’t.
Compared to before, support work for other companies decreased, while agency work increased significantly. Thanks to that shift, I could clearly see improvements in our numbers.
When we focus on our own core work, it accumulates into experience, knowledge, and insight. Ideas increase, and relationships grow stronger.
I began to feel that perhaps what we need to expand is this kind of “accumulative work”—work that doesn’t end as a one-off task.
Spending a year just going through the motions, as in the past, feels like such a waste. When you set a goal, you naturally begin thinking about what must be done to achieve it. That process creates strong momentum. And that momentum creates difference.
The same can be said for personal growth and development.
It’s not enough to say, “I want to get certified.” You have to define what you want to become and what result you want, then work toward it and evaluate your progress. By doing so, anyone can gradually change.
I want to be even slightly better than I was a year ago.
Let’s set goals that push us forward.
Thank you for reading to the end.
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