As you grow, do the ‘people you associate with’ change? If it’s just that now, it’s not good enough at all.

Hello. This is Kamiyama.

It's often talked about among so-called 'people who have achieved results'.
It's a story that as you grow, the people you associate with change.
Perhaps some of you have heard it before.

In fact, it's true that as your activity level increases, the people you associate with also change.
If I talk about such things, a discussion like 'You're not valuing old friends!' might arise. (laughs)

This time, it's not about that, but rather a story about 'why knowledge and experience don't spread'.

Perhaps among those who read this blog, there are some who achieve results.
And perhaps there are some who will grow rapidly from now on, with their level steadily increasing.

At such times, there's one thing I find to be a regrettable evolution.

As your activity level increases, the people you associate with naturally change.
In other words, people who have both assets and honor tend to gather.

At that point, a common feeling gradually sprouts in the hearts of those who have achieved results.

It's the feeling of only wanting to associate with people who have the 'same' activity level.
This is represented by the common saying, 'the people you associate with change'.

Originally, if one person succeeds, the entire community tends to succeed more easily.

This common saying about people you associate with changing.

I think that if things are like that, 'society' won't grow.
In short, it becomes a stratified society.

In a stratified society, those who have once lost will find it difficult to climb back up.
If the number of low-wage workers increases, tax revenue decreases.
If tax revenue decreases, the taxes for high-income earners will eventually increase.

As a result, the entire economy may decline, and in extreme cases, maintaining infrastructure might become difficult.
In the end, it benefits no one.

If those called 'successful people' only expand their associations with other 'successful people'.
The experience of success won't be conveyed to the world.

Certainly, by writing in books or blogs, it can be conveyed in written form.
However, I believe that actually helping people succeed happens within a community.

For example, let's say there's a community of friends.
If someone among them succeeds, and only that person 'leaves' the community.
The successful experience and knowledge won't reach anyone else at all, right?
Only that person benefits, and that's the end of it.

What if the person who succeeded here had remained in the same community?
The flow and atmosphere of success, along with the knowledge and experience, would be conveyed, and others would also get closer to success.

Actually, I felt this phenomenon even when I was in a band a long time ago.
For some reason, the communities around people who made their major debut all ended up debuting.
Sooner or later, old bandmates would debut in a chain reaction.

Is it because they influence each other, or because their mindsets are at the same level?
But I also think this is due to the strong bonds between bands with strong horizontal connections.

If only individuals are constantly 'one-upping' and leaving others behind, society's growth will slow down.

However, in the case of entrepreneurship, there are too many people who get ahead and leave others behind.
They say that if you grow, the people you associate with will change.

And so, if you achieve results, old friends might be left behind.
If this is the case, society's growth rate seems to slow down.
A remarkably disparity-driven society mindset.

If you grow, while new relationships are fine, you should share your experiences.
And, you should support the community that has worked hard together so that it can grow simultaneously.
If there are services around you that can compete and collaborate with your own, you should lead them.
In this way, by people who have achieved results extending a helping hand, society should grow.

And yet, they say things like, 'not changing your relationships is proof you haven't grown.'
Considering how much society supports us, I think that's a rather self-centered claim.

Therefore, I myself will share my experiences and accumulated knowledge.
I don't think I can be called a complete success yet, but I will share the results I've achieved.

I will make sure I can support the people I've been with since a long time ago, as I grow.
Of course, depending on my situation, there are times when I can't do that.
I hope that our community and connections can grow together.
And by the community expanding in a chain reaction, I hope we can help each other.

Online salon businesses have become common, haven't they?
I dislike the word 'salon' itself because it smells of nouveau riche. (lol)

Successful people communicate and discuss with their members.
And, among the community members, they build businesses while helping each other.
Horie-mon's university (school) is good too, isn't it?
Because someone who has succeeded to that extent is there nearby for you.

Besides that, the trend of having successful people in '~ salons' nearby has increased.
I think this is a really good trend.

The people you associate with may indeed change.
But, even people who haven't reached the same level can join the community and interact.
Together, while inspiring each other, they can help each other and grow.
Such activities should be actively promoted for the sake of future society.

In this era, if everyone doesn't liven up society together, it will eventually perish.

Honestly, I think just saying 'change the people you associate with' is outdated.
It's not wrong, but it's not enough on its own.

From now on, we need to liven up society as a whole.

Now that innovations are constantly coming from overseas.
Existing markets will be increasingly taken away by new ideas and technological innovations.
If the entire Japanese society doesn't grow and confront the challenge, the market might be completely taken away.

What's more, as I mentioned at the beginning, the disparity society will expand.
It's quite different from the past when just operating within Japan was enough.
To top it all off, the declining birthrate is also progressing.

That's why it's not the time to just think about yourself and drop out.
If you've succeeded, then you need to pull others around you up.
After increasing the number of people you associate with, connect them with your existing community.
If we don't have this kind of mindset, eventually all of Japan will just become poor.

So, if you've succeeded, it's not about saying 'the people you associate with will change'.
Let's actively create an environment where we can succeed together with the people around us.
I believe fulfilling the obligations of those who have is important for future society.

Also, we need to create services that are accepted not just in Japan, but globally.
Once I achieve my current vision in about three years, I will immediately create services for the world.
Those preparations have already begun.
In three years, I want to pull up entire communities globally.