Lucks bring the results or actions bring lucks?

Hi all.

How are you?


Tokyo has been getting colder in these last few days.


When people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving, they may start to feel the year drawing to a close.


But we, as Tokyoites, get the same feeling about the year’s end when we have the Torinoichi festival in November. (I know it was last month)


The big shrines in Tokyo, such as Hanazono and Asakusa Sanja celebrate the Torinoichi festival

This festival is held on Tori Day (The day of the Rooster) in the Japanese traditional calendar.

Most foreigners know about the 12-yearly cycle of animals from Chinese astrology.


But many do not know that we have dates within each year for animals also.
In fact, many young Japanese do not even know about this.


So, each year, when it’s time for Torinoichi, I begin to feel festive.

At the Torinoichi festival there are always so many stalls and delicious food stands.

Vendor stalls sell “Kumade” (which translates to “Bear Claw”) and we decorate these with old coins and treasures.

Because bear hands are broad and strong, they can collect many things; this is why we believe that Kumade can collect prosperity for us.

It is a lucky symbol for Japanese people, bringing us good fortune for the following year.

This is especially so for people in the retail business.

They buy Kumade with wishes for luck and prosperity.


Do you have any special items that you use to bring you luck?


Maybe religious charms, or tokens from festivals, or lucky gifts from friends and loved ones?

But, surely, lucky charms cannot make any great changes in our life, can they?


What can these small treasures do to give you the things you want in the way of career, relationships and health?

Of course, if it feels good to cherish these treasures, then enjoy the happiness they can bring you.

But real, dynamic change can only happen in your life when you take action.



Strategy, planning and diligence are the ways to bring yourself true, lasting transformation.


So, don’t wait for good things in life to find their way to you, make plans today to get out there and make it happen for yourself.



What kinds of action would you take?


What kinds of luck could you bring to your life?






Think about it now!











Regards

What is your working style?

Hi all.

In these last few days Tokyo has been getting much cooler.

How is the weather where you are?


As I told you before, I often travel to the countryside.


Being away from the office, and with poor mobile reception, I am rarely bothered by phone calls.


So far, my assistant has been handling my urgent mails and calls at the office back in Tokyo.


I have noticed one thing about this situation:

Finding my concentration for work is much easier without phone interruptions.


Most of you know already about the scope of my work.


I run workshops, seminars and speech sessions.


So I am constantly working on updating and revising the contents of these events.


I work with some agencies, like training companies, who are very effective at providing good content to me.


This makes my life easier, however, it sometimes takes a little of the fun out my work.


I love that I can create works with contents that are my own, unique.
The expressions and phrases are copyrighted and belong to me.

Those works are like my baby. They are a part of me.

They come in many forms: games, exercises and quotes.


And they emerge through my everyday work: talking to clients, asking questions and engaging with my audience.


But I find I am always trying to do everything at the last minute.


When I can feel a deadline approaching, my concentration shifts and I find the focus to finish my task.


In that case I find I can produce very good quality and good results.


So, it can be good for me to get away because it is easier to shift my mind to focus on the work at hand.


Since recognizing this I have begun to plan my working schedule to fit in with these out-of-town trips, thus allowing me a better environment to concentrate in.


It maximizes my working time and allows me to work faster and more effectively.

What is your working style?


Are you strong at the last-minute or do you excel when you plan ahead?


I sometimes wish I could be the kind of person who plans ahead but it’s just not my technique.


You might wonder, why is this?


Because I do enjoy the pressures of the last-minute rush!


But I learned this on my latest business trip: my creativity is just a plane ticket away.


To effectively use my time and produce new works, a sanctuary in the countryside is just what I would love.

In theory it sounds like a very good solution.


But, of course, in reality there is a concern with a situation like this:


I wish my wife could understand this kind of behavior!





Regards