Monday, March 07, 2022

Start Small.

If it is mentioned "Ingvar Kamprad" - probably many do not know who this figure is. However, if it is called IKEA probably almost everyone knows it is the name of the world's leading Furniture Company, which originated from Sweden.

The founder of this IKEA company is Ingvar Kamprad. Actually IKEA is an abbreviation of the name (I)ngvar (K)amprad who was born on a family farm named (E)lmtaryd, and near the village of (A)gunnaryd.

Ingvar Kamprad started his business by selling matches at the age of five. At the age of seven, he started selling to his neighbors by bicycle.

Then they started selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, pens and pencils. When he was 17, his father gave him a cash prize for completing his studies.

IKEA was founded in 1943 by selling the kitchen table, which made by his Uncle Ernst. Then in 1948, Kamprad expanded its production by venturing into the Furniture Industry. Then began to spread to countries in the world.

From this story, I learned that something big starts from small. Not infrequently I can't wait to achieve something big, but don't want to do the "Homework" just yet. Of course with such an attitude that great things will never be achieved.

There is a saying "Whoever is faithful in small things, he will also be faithful in big things". This means that if we do small things seriously, that attitude will be judged and people will trust us more. From there it will produce bigger jobs.

"A thousand miles of journey always begin with one step". - Lao Tzu

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