#210 What we have now
This is the fifth in a series of keywords that have recently appeared in my mind! This time the key phrase is: "what we have now.” I returned from Singapore last week, and I have a renewed sense of what this means.
This keyword appeared in my consciousness before I went to Singapore.
At that time, it was a general feeling of "cherishing what we have now" and "utilizing what we have now.”
And I also thought of spending each day carefully and being grateful.
The trip to Singapore was something that I had been thinking about for quite some time.
For this trip, I decided to focus on what I could do at this time and what I could feel going back to the place where my own management career began.
I also hoped that it would lead to a step forward for me in the future.
After meeting with various local friends and walking around the city, I realized that I needed to "focus on what I have now.”
Specifically, I focused on the work and roles that I am currently assigned to do in Japan, and reaffirming what I have always valued, and on the family and friends I have around me.
When I went to Singapore in the past, I thought that I would come back if I had a job there.
But this time, I felt it was quite clear that I had to focus on the present.
I also felt that there was a continuation to that, and that after focusing on what is now, I would see what the next step is going to be more clearly.
Then, I can come back to Singapore with an increased level of awareness and clarity.
I am still digesting some parts of the trip, but at this point, I feel that I have received my own answers and messages from the trip.
I have reaffirmed that my mission is to do my best in what I can do now for the future.
The photo is a shot of me reflecting on these thoughts at a café near my former company in Singapore.
What is "what you have now" in your mind?
And what will you take to the next step?
As something I can do now, I have decided to hold a round-table discussion on human resource development and survival skills, which will happen online on October 26th.
Today we are experiencing November weather in Japan all of a sudden, so please take good care of yourself!
I wish everyone a week with many more smiles!
