Sunday, September 8, 2013

Let's get started

I have been writing this blog for my journey and daily update purposes since I started writing it. From today, I am going to update local, green, and sustainable business information. This motivation came from a conversation with my friend. Since I am interested in establishing a sustainable business in three years I have been talking my ideas to people, and he advised me that I need to express those ideas to more people through my blog.


I have a dream and plan to make new business flows and values for society with the concept of green, local, and sustainable, and I even believe that I can win the Novel Prize by maximizing contribution to our society and profit through my businesses.



Let's get started, Chuji,

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Irreplaceable,

This weekend was really nice as always. Lots of sleep, drink, and excesses. Since I was in Hawaii in the last weekend, this weekend was the first one in this month for me to spend in my town, so I set my monthly goal that I do every first weekend to re-see my life plan. Yes, that was I think the third time to visit Hawaii in this year. There is my host brother living in the main land of Hawaii, and I always visit his and his girl friend's apartment when I go to Hawaii. This time, I was there for their wedding party. He and I met when I was home-staying at his parents' house in Irvine, 2008. Although he visited his family in Irvine from San Diego only in weekend at that time, he is the one who taught me different "how to"s in American way. Since then, we have been just like brothers.


So this time, I was really happy to see my brother got married, and I was also happy that I now have a family in this country to cerebrate the new chapter. Because I came to this country to acquire American dream, just hanging out with people is not what I want to do. Unless there is a positive relationship in between, I am not going to spend my time with anyone, but he and his family are a kind of exception. Just chatting, eating, drinking, watching sports, talking about family and stupid things make me really relax, and I feel those people are where I go back.  


I am ready to commit anythings for my dream, but on my plane going back to LA from Hawaii, I was thinking that sustaining this kind of sweet relationship might be my goal too. Success and achievement are very important, but family and friends are irreplaceable. Thank you for my luck to have such nice people.


Go for it!! Chuji,


Sunday, July 21, 2013

Meditation

I went to beach yoga in this weekend. Although I have been doing meditation every night by my self, this time was the first time to attend a yoga session. Because so many things go during day, it's very important for me to put my brain and mind in good condition before asleep. Did you know our brain keeps thinking while asleep. Therefore you need to be careful what you think before going bed. Since I noticed the importance of time usage in the night, I try to make my mind as quiet and positive as possible.


Oh before sleep, there are a couple of more things I do as well as meditation. First, I read books. One is new, and second one is one I repeatedly read because it says universal advices. Each 10 mins. Then, I read papers on the wall. One is my life time goal, second is my mission statement, and the last one is pictures of huge houses in Orange County. At the last, I start me meditation for 10 mins with classic music.


Quietness, new knowledge, universal facts, future plans... my mind and brain are all set to prepare for tomorrow.


So now, I am so ready for coming week.
No excuse, no negative thoughts, I will do my best to change the world.


Go for it!! Chuji,

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Actuarize

On this Saturday, I visited an investor who I met a business mixer in Malibu. Although I haven't figured out an exact business model I want to build up yet, that was very interesting to hear from the successful business guy. Meeting a new/interesting people always encourages my future perspective as he did because there are millions of people behind those who I meet and thousands of experiences with their lives. So since I visited him in this weekend, I feel like that I'm already as successful as he is.


I believe actualize what you want is crucial to realize what you want. For example like this weekend, I asked him to speak with me because I wanted to be like him. I put a million dollar of check to me in my wallet because I would like to have at least this amount of money every year starting from 2027. On the wall in my room, I put pictures of houses in Colona Del Mar in Orange County because I would like to live those nice houses from 2022. I also put the pictures of winners of the Novel Peace Prize because I am going to win it through my own business in 2037.


Visualize, actualize it, and you can realize it.
This is the lecture for me in this week.

Go for it!! Chuji,

Monday, June 24, 2013

The chapter 26,

I am writing this page on my flight to Hawaii. I am seeing my mom visiting from Japan over there, as well as reunion with my American family living in Hawaii.


I have been so busy in my weekends in this month because of small travels and moving to a new place although I have been trying to take a personal quiet time for myself. Every single day a year around my birthday, I have a quiet half day only by myself in the nature to review and over view my life. Because my birthday was in this month, I need to make it in this month to restart my great journey. Renewing and reviewing my life mean I rewrite my personal mission statement.


Yes, I am 26 years old now. When I was a kid, 26 years old guy was a one who has a solid personality and very organized mind. Looking at myself, I feel I’m still a teenager, and none of my personality is solid or organized that I can proud of… We, in Asia, say “Boy easily gets old, but it’s difficult to learn a thing for him.” Both of my professional and personal life, I am still way beyond the image that I always have in my mind. That means I have much more capacity to improve myself, and time always goes faster than my expectation.


I came to the States to establish my own company to impact the World as well as getting my American dreams so working is one of the priorities in my life here now. In order to make it come true, I planned that I would become the top sales rep at my company. It looks like I’m getting this position in the end of this quarter, and now I have to sustain the position in addition to getting new chapter such as teaching my skills and managing teams.


In weekend, I usually run, bike, softball, and surf. I play just like a 10 years boy. In this a couple of weekend, I have been running in Beverly Hills because I would like to acquire the atmosphere how the most expensive neighborhood in LA is like in order for me to be so although I am not so into BH. I always believe that even people who live such a nice area are same human likeh me, and in the case they are the first generation entrepreneur, they must have had non-Beverly Hills time in their life just like where I am now. I believe everyone can be whoever he wishes, thinks, plans, implements, fails, and tries again. So I have been running there by believing that I can be like them.


The 26th chapter of my life is going to be as fun, enthusiastic, and exciting as it has been for 25 years.


Go for it!! Chuji,

Monday, May 27, 2013

Vertical Farm

I read the news about the growth of vertical farm (hydroponic) in this weekend. As pictures of my MBA colleagues, who are just graduated in the last weekend, reminded me of my life in business school, this article just stimulated me willing to have a green business in the future. When I was in my business school, I created a new business model. It's a local vertical farming business in Manhattan, NY.


"Making the environmentally sustainable future generation by making profit" was the mission statement of the business model, and this is to produce and distribute leafy vegetables to 24,000 restaurants only in Manhattan. As of 2011, the US imports 5.7-million tones of fresh veggies, and 2/3 of them are coming from Mexico. Of course farmers there use tones of chemical to merchandise those veggies by saving some healthy
land for themselves to grow their foods. Killing the land of Mexico, consuming a lot of fuel to transport these chunks of chemical and some nutrition, and people pay for those cheap and unhealthy stuff by losing tons of employment opportunities in local as well. This is a huge problem in our society but I also think this is one of great opportunities for me to be the World hero. People say vertical farm (hydroponic) is not as healthy as naturally frown veggies, but I'd rather want my non-chemical veggies grown by local people to be eaten by local people.



I'm not dreaming this story in the small island of Manhattan. There should be a business opportunity in all over the World as long as our population increases in the limited space in the Earth. In Sweden, for example, they are planning a 177-foot skyscraper to farm leafy greens at the edge of each floor. Company in Texas, alsohas built a 150,000-square-foot "plant factory" NPO working on expanding hydroponic business who I contacted to when I was making this business model is now reaching Indian market as its population is too rapidly increasing compared to its food production.















Oh I can't wait this future to come true in my life. I already see my life is vertically growing with the vertical farm business. Go for it!! Chuji,

Sunday, May 12, 2013

100 times

I ran a full marathon in Orange County, last weekend. It's always fun to run around and see the different districts in a region. My favorite location in OC I saw while I was running OC marathon was Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach. Time wise, although my second marathon was much faster than the first one, I still need to improve my stamina and skills to handle 26 miles. Because I set the goal, sub-3.5h, in the beginning of this year, I don't want quit running until I achieve this time. Think big, set a goal, break it down, and accomplish the big is what I always do!! There are still a couple of marathon events in my neighborhood in this year, so I need to keep practicing to achieve the goal...


Also, I finally/already started my green card application in the last week. I think I am very fortunate because my company decided to support my application even though I have worked for them less than a year. I am now even more enthusiastic to contribute to my company!! I assume most of people reading this blog are Americans, and it's always headache for new immigrants to face to the visa problem. It would take more than a year for me to get the freedom, but I think I'm still lucky because others many times take more than 5 years or so.


"Whenever Chuji gets more freedom, US and the World get better" This is what I have been telling my immigration lawyer. I really hope that someday soon I get the freedom to maximize my ability and enthusiasm as an entrepreneur in this country.


On the wall in my room, there is a piece of paper say "Chuji you are very talented and I want to see how you crime up the rudder for your success. Focus on one thing and make effort. Your effort has to be 10 times more than others." Yes, I am ready to make 100 times more.


Go for it!! Chuji,