Book 14: I want ours to work for 10 years without thinking about profit for someone else, like the other elected leaders.

  Hello. I'm Ten Watanabe.

Let's say you live a long life. Today's theme is about Watanabe Ten's signature cheat. For example, over a period of several years, let's say three years. I think what you have achieved is the foundation. And precisely because it is the foundation, those three years must have been important. Again, this is just an example.

So, let's say you take what you've achieved in those three years and apply it over the next 10 years. You worked hard for the first three years and lived through those three years. You can build on that foundation for the next 10 years of application.

In my case, there have been so many things that have happened over the past three years that I can't summarise them in one theme, but it all boils down to one thing: leadership. There are many different organisations and groups.

Up until this point, I had belonged to several organizations, and each one had a leader. Organizations are interesting because leaders change all the time. This is especially true for organizations, but there are also many different types of leaders.

I have observed leaders up close in various organizations, and I have noticed that the people who end up in leadership positions are those who are well-liked to a certain extent. I am the type who sends gifts to close friends and is able to brush things off, but most leaders are chosen by others.

Maybe this is especially true these days, but I don't think being a leader is something you make yourself. Ambition is important. Ambition makes you stronger and makes you better. You need ambition, and it's important to run for office.

However, many people who run for office on their own accord do so for their own advancement. In other words, they work for themselves. However, when elected by others, the person who is promoted by others becomes the leader with their own consent. Therefore, there is no ambition for oneself.

If you lack ambition and motivation, you might say there are people who will work with a volunteer spirit. I know that it is good for people who run for office, whether they are politicians or executives of an organization, to have at least some experience as volunteers.

I don't know if they were so altruistic from the beginning, but when they donate or volunteer, they do so with an altruistic spirit for the sake of others - and I don't mean just others, of course.

It is inevitable that if we elect people who do not call themselves leaders but who have been recommended as leaders by others, they will work for the benefit of society rather than for their own self-preservation.

Going back to the first three years, if you become a leader in those three years, I think those three years are a blessing. I hope that you will continue to fulfill your duties as a leader for the next 10 years.

I don't know if you were elected or not, but I want you to serve the people not as a self-elected leader, but as an elected leader. I think that is your mission.

I'm not saying that a self-elected leader running for office is bad, but I would like him to work for 10 years without thinking about the interests of others, like other elected leaders. Those 10 years will definitely not be wasted.

If you can run for office as a self-elected candidate, or even if you are elected by others, and serve as a leader for three years, then I want you to spend 95% of your time working for other people. Of course, 5% is fine for you, but I want you to spend 95% of your time working for the people who helped you rise up. Lol

That's all. Thank you for your growth. This was Watanabe Ten.