1. Ultimate success story
Soichiro Honda
R.Krishnamurthi

2. There are no failures in life. There are only results
1938 in school – invested everything he had in a little workshop to develop piston ring
Working day night sleeping in the workshop to sell to Toyota Corp
Pawned his wife’s jewellery
Toyota said ’did not meet Toyota's stds’

3. Went to school for two years
Instructors and fellow students laughed and talked about his designs
After 2 yrs Toyota gave him a contract
Japanese govt was gearing up for war
Refused to give him the concrete necessary to build his factory

4. His team invented a process for creating their own concrete and built their factory
Bombed twice during the war
Picked up the extra gasoline left by the US fighters
An earthquake leveled his factory
He decided to sell his piston
Tremendous gasoline shortage

5. Attached a small motor to his cycle
Made motorised bikes for his neighbours
Built a plant that would manufacture motors
Did not have the capital
Wrote to bicycle shop owners in Japan
5000 of them advanced capital he needed

6. ‘The super Club’ one bike with modifications
Today?
One man understood the power of a truly committed decision that is acted upon on a continuous basis
He is a man who clearly made strong decisions to succeed