Doodle Card

 

Aim higher from the start.
最初からより高いところを狙おう。

 

How do you play the game of life?

When it comes to our life, most of us know that playing the long game is quite important to make our life successful. But some people confuse playing the long game with playing it safe.

Tragicomedy in people’s life happens when they aim too low and hit. They settle for way below what they deserve, and only wish they could aim higher next time—even when there is no ‘next time.’

Aim high, no matter what. You’ll see a few (or more) setbacks—sometimes major ones—but that’s the price to pay to get what you really deserve.

 

 

See the light.
光明を見い出そう。

 

Where there is despair, there is hope. These are two sides of the same coin.

It’s okay to despair. But always remember that you also have hope. Never give up.

 

 

Make everything all right.
すべてよくしよう。

 

Is everything in our life going to be all right?

To make things happen or change, we often need to take a strong action, end a dysfunctional relationship, or quit a dead-end job. And even when these are the right things to do, they usually don’t give us an immediate result. Temporarily, things look much worse than before.

Things in our life don’t look all right all the time. Only we can make everything all right in the end—nothing else does it for us.

 

 

Stand out.
人目に付こう。

 

There are only two ways to stand out in a crowd:

1. Do different things; or
2. Do things differently.

Standing out, or being a standout, doesn’t always mean you are successful. Or you will be successful. But it’s a prerequisite for any kind of success in a business world—if you don’t get noticed in a market, you’re pretty much non-existent.

Being laughed at is much better than being ignored, especially if you want to put a dent in the universe. Go out, be different, and never settle for the average. We’re all here to stand out.

 

 

Let our brain work.
アタマを働かせよう。

 

In a bad workplace, people are often judgmental.

They judge things as right or wrong with inadequate information. Most of the time, that’s simply because it’s easy to do so. They also love stereotyping. That’s how people avoid any kind of trouble in such an environment—cutting corners is often the best way for them to keep them safe.

Similarly, our brain loves oversimplifying things. That’s how our brain saves energy, but we often have to interrupt it—because labeling and oversimplification can make us dull.

Let our brain work keep working with sufficient information. That’s the only way to avoid a real trouble—stupidity.