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Give leeway.
自由裁量を与えよう。

 

Hiring a professional is always a better idea than hiring an amateur. You have to pay more, but in the end, it’ll cost less than dealing with crappy work of an amateur.

It doesn’t mean that all professionals do great work. Some of them are good, and the rest of them are mediocre. But, even if they are mediocre, they usually know more than you do and are more capable than you are in a particular area.

The problem is that, if you treat a professional as if he or she were an amateur, you won’t be able to make the most of their work—or, most of the time, you will deteriorate their professional work.

The key is to give more discretion to a hired professional so that he or she can pursue own creative pursuit to make their jobs better. If you don’t want to do so or can’t do so, hire an amateur or do it yourself.

 

 

Detect an illusion.
幻想を見抜こう。

 

Who are you trying to be?

Someone who fits into someone else’s belief and expectation?

Someone who is admired by people around you?

Someone who has a lot of money?

No matter who you want to be, you might as well double check if that aligns with your true self. If there is a gap, something is wrong; probably you are trying to pursue the illusion that someone created as an ideal life.

 

 

Take one more step.
もう一歩進もう。

 

As Lao Tzu put it, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

Set one big goal, and keep moving toward it. Take a rest when needed, but never settle. Every day, do a little extra work to be better, stronger, or smarter.

After all, taking one more step is the only way to reach to your goal—especially during tough times.

 

 

Shed your past.
過去を捨て去ろう。

 

There is no real ‘failure’ in our life. Something you did becomes a failure only if you recognize it as a failure.

But what’s the point of accepting something as a failure? A sense of guilt often paralyzes us and prevent us from taking a bold action to turn things around.

The purpose of accepting a failure is not to beat yourself up; it is to learn lessons from what you did. No one wants to fail, and no one likes failing. But if you faithfully accept a failure, it becomes a precious experience of life—that you can benefit from for the rest of your life.

 

 

No ‘official’ Doodle Card today… Have a great summer! 🙂