Always think “I can.”
いつも「できる」と考えよう。
As Henry Ford once put it—whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.
So if you have something you really want to do, always think you can do it—and you will do it.
At this point, you would not know how you do it. But not knowing how to do it now doesn’t mean you can’t do it in the future.
When you dream big, don’t be too smart. Quite often, being bold is the key to make things happen.
Live again and again.
何度も生きよう。
As long as we live, we sometimes fail at something.
Failure should not make you stop trying something new. If you don’t try, you won’t fail at something anymore—but you wouldn’t be able to succeed at something either.
To live is to experience both the light and the darkness. No matter what happens to you, live. Start fresh and new. Live better. What you experience will only make you stronger, so don’t give up.
See your ego.
自分のエゴを調べよう。
Most likely, your ego would be bigger than you think.
We all need an ego to live our lives. Problem is, if the unhealthy part of our ego rules our lives, it quickly starts destroying our relationship, professional career, and/or whole life.
One of the ways to rectify the unhealthy part of our ego is to fail miserably. Then we begin to realize our true self—it can be much smaller than the exaggerated ego we used to have, but much more resilient to obstacles—and we can start anew.
Accept that you always have a choice.
常に選ぶ権利があることを受け入れよう。
Sometimes we think we don’t have a choice because it’s easier.
It’s easier if someone else tells us what to do.
It’s easier if we don’t take responsibility.
It’s easier if we don’t see the fact that we always have power over our life.
And we end up with living someone else’s life. That’s not always easy to accept.
Do nothing.
何もしない。
Doing nothing is always better than doing something negative.
If you can’t stop saying, thinking, or paying attention to something negative, have a sleep. Give your brain a rest. You can catch up on anything later with fresh eyes.
