Do you ever tell yourself that something you do isn’t good enough?
And that holds you back?
I see this all the time when I’m coaching Japanese managers and executives. So many of them are hard on themselves.
How about you?
This is not unique to Japanese culture.
People around the world suffer from “I’m not good enough” thinking.
Me included.
Even though I recognize it and move on quickly now, I still have my moments.
In fact, I had one with this episode of the Sasuga! Podcast.
My questions at the beginning of this episode were far from a shining example of clear communication (fortunately, the responses from Jim, the interviewee, were hugely insightful and valuable).
I decided to go ahead and publish the episode anyway even though I’m not communicating at my best. As you’ll hear Jim say, it’s more important to just get the message out even if it’s not perfect.
And that may be the same for you too when you’re worrying about your English or something else that you feel you’re not good enough at.
In Japanese, we say 猿も木から落ちる (Even monkeys fall from trees).
But even when monkeys do fall, they don’t roll around on the ground saying, “Oh, I’m not good enough, I can’t do this.”
They climb right back up into the tree.
And if they do that without making a fuss, others might not even have noticed that they fell out of the tree in the first place!
In Episode 32 of the Sasuga! Podcast, you’ll also hear
- What to do when you’re not enjoying your job
- How to get out of thinking “I don’t have enough time”
- How you can be hugely successful even if your English is only okay
If you’d like to learn more from Jim, register for his free online training on September 4 (I joined Jim’s free training almost a year ago and learned so much!!!). Even if you can’t join live, you can watch the recording – but you have to register first.
>>> Here’s the link to register for Jim’s free online training.
Enjoy!
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