101-Item Life List as Operating System
Books Teaching This Pattern
Evidence
I, Baron Thyssen: Memoirs (translated)
Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza · 3 highlights
“what my grandfather had very clear when he repeated time and again: "Wenn Ich rasten Ich rosten" ("If I rest, I rust").”
“In the emblem or shield of the Thyssens, this maxim stands out: "La vertu surpasse la richesse" (Virtue surpasses wealth).”
Son's Square Law (translated)
Hidenori Itagaki · 3 highlights
“At the age of 19, Masayoshi Son created a “50-year life plan.” 20s - Make a name 30s - Save funds 40s - Make a decisive move 50s - Complete the business 60s - Pass on the business to the next generation”
“At the young age of 19, he established the following “50-year life plan”: In his twenties, he would enter a self-chosen industry and start a company. In his thirties, he would build up capital. The minimum unit of capital would be at least 100 billion yen. In his forties, he would undertake a major project. The scale of the project would be measured in trillions of yen. In his fifties, he would complete the business to a certain extent. In his sixties, he would transfer the business to the next generation. Masayoshi Son has conducted his business based on this plan ever since. As of May 2014, Masayoshi Son is 56 years old. He is at the stage of “completing the business in his fifties,” but the scale of the SoftBank Group’s revenues already exceeds 6 trillion yen significantly, equivalent to achieving his goal.”