▼ Back｜▲ Next Don't Sit Down for Lunch! How a shrewd, legendary president achieves unbelievable results through his actions and attitudes. 『Don't Sit Down for Lunch!』 191 pages March 2011 1,400 yen (w/o tax) About the book: This book outlines the actions and attitudes that have worked for a shrewd and legendary company president who made 100 million yen while he was a university student, and who has an unprecedented business legacy at Japan's top brokerage, Nomura Securities. He believes that by valuing each and every business card and being thoughtful in your dealings with other people, you can make everyone you meet become your supporter. You will read about the author's lifestyle of working hard consistently and enthusiastically and will find hints on how to increase your passion for work, as well as dozens of secrets on how to improve your life. From the Table of Contents: - Why did that CEO give me 100 million yen right when we met? - There's only one thing you need to get better results. - Why, for the past 30 years, I have always left for work at 6 a.m. - Business cards are a doorway to all relationships with people. - Sushi chefs should be given 10,000 yen. - Have lasting personal relationships with people--be "people-rich"! - People are gods who bring luck with them. - If you don't run away from bad situations, they will eventually work out. - Can you get 10 people who are willing to invest? - The people who succeed are the ones who are determined. From the Editor: During the process of preparing this book, the one-day interview I had with President Ichimura left a strong impression on me. Mr. Ichimura leaves for work at 6 a.m. He doesn't sit down to eat lunch, and his day is divided into three cycles--morning, afternoon and evening. I wanted to experience that amazing lifestyle for myself, so I asked him to let me follow him around for one day. On the day of the interview, Mr. Ichimura arrived at the office at 6 a.m., while it was still slightly dark. The office meeting began promptly at 6:30. I was allowed to sit in on the meeting, and I trembled for a brief moment as I watched him directing the employees. He had appointments with no breaks between them throughout the day, and when he went to the dining, hall at the end of a demanding day, I became acutely aware of my own lack of effort as I thought "He has a different kind of motivation." Incidentally, on that day, I sat down to have my lunch, but Mr. Ichimura skipped his meal as usual. The secret of Mr. Ichimura's vigor is packaged and revealed in this book, which I recommend to amateur businessmen and experienced proprietors, as well as to all working people. Author:Hirofumi Ichimura Hirofumi Ichimura was born in Hokkaido in 1959 and studied sociology at Rikkyo University. He organized students' trips while he was a university student and planned 1,000 bus-ski tours a year, making 6 billion yen in four years. He was a successful student entrepreneur, and after graduating he started working at Nomura Securities. While working at the Nomura Building in Shinjuku, he demonstrated his abilities when he took over deposited assets of 2 billion yen and increased them to 200 billion yen, among other feats. His personal mutual fund sales were 50 billion yen per month, and his monthly commission income reached a record 600 million yen. After that, he became the youngest executive in the company when he was promoted to Aomori branch manager. He went on to work in the sales division at the Nomura Securities head office, taking the elite course. He was scouted for a senior managing director position by KOBE Securities. When he later became the company president there, he secured 1.44 trillion yen in deposited assets, and through his guidance, the deposited assets per capita at KOBE Securities surpassed those of Nomura Securities. His independent securities firm ranked an impressive 12th place in the Brokerage Firms League Table (2003), and its stocks went public in March 2006. Since April 2007, as the Representative Director of First Village, he has been conducting business consultations for M&A. Author's link: First Village Company http://www.firstvillage.co.jp/ Blog: Icchan's monologues http://ameblo.jp/firstvillage Use our contact forms. Home Our Mission Publication Lines NEWS Mail International Rights Company Data Contact Us This site is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0. and later versions. Copyright (C) Sunmark Publishing,Inc. All rights reserved.