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That awkward silence. When you have to make small talk... Even though in-person networking events and meetings are less common since the pandemic, you probably still have times when you feel you need to make casual conversation with people you don’t know well. In...
– a conversation with Jayne NakataIf you’re a people pleaser, perfectionist, or overdoer - like many of us are (or were) - you probably put selfcare last on your to-do list.And chances are you rarely actually get around to it.But selfcare isn’t just a treat after...
Do you have a clear big goal? Maybe not? If, like many people, you’re not clear on your big goal, you could be experiencing one of these three blocks: You’re too busy with your head in the day-to-day stuff that you don’t even think about what your big goal is You see...
– a conversation with Noriko Makino Villanti During her two decades in the corporate world, Noriko always worked hard, but it was only years later that she realized she didn’t have a goal for herself. She was always running, but didn’t really know where she was...
– a conversation with Miki Sturges Have you had this experience? You want to achieve something, you learn all about “how” to do it, you put in the effort, and you get to a certain level… … but somehow it just doesn’t work out. Something is holding you back. It’s not...
How often do you tell yourself that you’ll take a break or do something nice for yourself AFTER the current busy thing that you’re dealing with? You just need to get through this and then you can make a change. And how often do you then go straight on to the next busy...
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with productivity. The hate side comes from my initial impression of productivity - that it was about working more and working harder. I envisaged mean bosses squeezing every last bit of effort and energy out of their employees. But...
What do you do when you’re feeling bad? When I say “feeling bad” I mean that you’re feeling physically unwell or you’re experiencing negative emotions - such as annoyed, frustrated, or sad. Do you stay in the unpleasantness? Do you make it worse? Or do you get...
I feel like I need to rant a little bit. Maybe it’s because I’ve started going to the gym and lifting weights regularly (yay!) - and maybe I’m being affected by all the testosterone in the air! I just keep thinking - where are all the women? Not just at the gym. In...
As you advance in your career and start to lead more meetings, you may face the common difficulty here in Japan of getting people to speak up - especially now that many meetings are online. I remember when I published my book Eigo no Shigoto-jutsu back in 2016 and was...
Have you ever been in a meeting and attempted to express your idea or opinion, but somehow people didn’t seem to hear it? And then someone else said what you wanted to say, and everyone listened and thought it was an excellent idea? How do you feel about that? I’ve...
– a conversation with Akina Shu When Akina was in her late 20s, her friends were out enjoying themselves while she was going through major surgery twice, struggling to commute in a wheelchair, and witnessing the death of her mother from cancer. If that wasn’t enough,...