Let $A$ be a non-unital C*-algebra, and let $\pi: A\to B(A)$ defined by $\pi(a)(x)=ax$ be the left representation of A. Is the following inequality correct?
$$\lVert I+ \pi(a) \rVert\ge 1$$ for all $a in A$$a \in A$. ($I$ is the identity operator and $\lVert\cdot\rVert$ is the operator norm.)
If the inequality is correct, is it a known inequality?