Even though I make my living working on the digital front lines with smartphones, my heart still flutters whenever I come across a new notebook or journal. With the iPhone 5 about to be released and the latest Samsung Slate PC running Windows 8 scheduled to arrive today, this simple journal I bought in London feels far more precious to me than any of those cutting-edge devices. It suddenly occurred to me: ‘ If I were to gather all the records I’ve left behind when my life on this earth comes to an end, just how much would there actually be?” Even if I were to collect all the countless emails and documents I’ve written so far, it probably wouldn’t amount to even a few gigabytes, and I wouldn’t be able to touch the intangible code that can’t be held in my hands.
What is it that truly moves us as human beings? What, indeed, is the value that lasts forever? I begin this diary by posing these philosophical questions. I wonder how long the words written here will endure, and who will read them in the future. I intend to leave these precious records for my future self, my beloved wife and son, and above all, for a faithful and deep relationship with God. There are moments that stand out in my memory. Time seems to flow steadily, like a digital signal of 0s and 1s, but in reality, it seems to flow like an analog signal with its own fluctuations. Otherwise, there would be no such clear distinction between moments that are deeply etched in my mind and times I can’t even recall. The duration of these memories also varies greatly, ranging from fleeting moments to events that spanned several months.
One thing is clear: everything has a beginning and an end. The moment I celebrated getting into college after studying for the entrance exams, the time I changed jobs after deep deliberation, the memories of my difficult yet enjoyable military service… Even now, as I look out the window of this airplane, various memories are bubbling up. While I do feel a bit of regret, thinking, “I wish I had written more of this down,” the realization that those memories and experiences ultimately shaped who I am today fills me with gratitude and a renewed commitment to humility. Just as a bird looks down on the world from above (Bird’s Eye View), I want to write down my thoughts, reflections, and resolutions from a slightly higher perspective. Right now, I am looking down at the panoramic view of Orange County from inside this airplane.
I intend to use this journal specifically as a space to record what I have learned and felt in pursuit of my vision of becoming a “Christian CEO.” After my military discharge in the early 2000s, I became interested in the mobile industry and worked at EXE Mobile and Digital Bridges. I then spent four and a half years building my career as a sales representative at IBM Korea, and I am now in my fifth year at Com2uS.
With God’s help, quite some time has passed since I began working at this U.S. branch office. After running the branch alone for a long time, a junior colleague from headquarters joined me last year and was a great help for a year, but he left the company in early August. I felt discouraged for a moment when I was left alone again, but with a new employee joining us, I am now entering the “second phase” of branch operations. If the first phase of running the branch office as a one-person operation was a time of “survival,” the core of the second phase we are now facing is “growth.” I will strive to move beyond the limitations of working alone to grow the organization, and through active communication and in-depth discussions, I will work to make sound decisions not based on the judgment of any single individual, but in the name of the “U.S. subsidiary.”
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