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Bad work and good work both have this requirement
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Blind the world with your fireworks
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Be the life and soul of your own party
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Start with who
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Working on the craft is working towards a better you
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Doing so is how you are led to greater things
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Lesson from a Yamabushi Master
What to do with the injustice of others
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Philosophy
It’s the care that matters
January 10, 2019
Difficult and impossible are two different things
February 23, 2022
The Default Option
February 7, 2019
Creativity
Build Your Network and Influence: Networking in Japan
February 12, 2019
Conscious creativity
March 29, 2019
That much more meaningful
January 29, 2022
Hobbies
Play your game: Turn your anger into positive energy
February 4, 2022
Fanboying
February 25, 2019
The Last Samurai and the All Blacks
February 27, 2019
Japan
Locals and the Default Option
February 16, 2019
Acknowledgement of Tatemae
April 29, 2019
September 6, 2020
New Zealand
Affirmation
July 12, 2019
Comparing yourself to others
January 27, 2019
Personal Finance
Beginning Investing in a Bear Market
January 26, 2022
Random Posts
In the name of productivity
June 12, 2020
Quiz Presentation Style
October 9, 2019
Get on with it
August 26, 2020
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It just has to be
How bright can you light up the sky?
Soul-First Life
Having a who
Work on the craft
A life well lived
Focus on the job at hand
Uketamo the you who can’t Uketamo: Accept that we can’t accept
Deciding to do something is deciding to give it your best effort
Experience / experiment
Are you doing enough to change lives?
Just A Matter of Perspective
A different perspective
Life Getting In The Way?
What to do with the off days
Anything but futile.
The Power of Acceptance
All you need is Uketamo
Challenges in disguise
The Itch
What to think when Japanese people say your Japanese is good
Living Life
It’s the having done that counts.
Play: The Key Ingredient
The Yamabushi Answer
Was it a chance to learn?
Extraordinarily extraordinary
The weather waits for no one. Nature does though.
Your energy source
Expectations kill reality
So what, I’m satisfied
A moment of meditation
If you’re not careful
A Special Ritual for 3.11
Do it, then do it better
Tip the scales in your favour
Throw it against the wall.
The Real Work
Put life in easy mode
Replaceable is risky. Be useful and unique instead.
Uketamo: untellable wisdom from the mountains
I got challenges, not problems.
Go beast mode
See the opportunity for what it is
Anything to get back in the rhythm
Say yes to nature
The Mountains Won’t Escape You
A friend had died. Here was my advice.
Flustered? Here’s what to do.
Not all of us are mind readers
Celebrate the small wins
A tip for budding translators
What tweaks are you making to push things forward?
Shugendo isn’t an answer to everything
Wounded by Time
Zen and Yamabushi
What Waterfall Meditation Teaches You
Waiting for the magic to happen
What’s the first step?
Caught in a perfection loop
How to Deal With Momentary Injustices
Options on and off the table
Shut up and breathe
Obsessed With Obsession
Something to Add Up To
Your Sanctuary of Work
Laziness getting the best of you
Everything you do is an art
Let the passion shine through
When the unexpected happens
Staying in the game
Idea Execution
Just beyond the comfort zone
Where am I being naive?
All the Permission you’ll Ever Need
Have to, get to
Standards and Boundaries
Play the whistle
My biggest pet hate as an interpreter
Back with a vengeance
Don’t make move until you really have to
Close to Perfection
Go By Experience
How to Put Sakata City on The Map
Coffee: The Metaphor for Life
Hate Indecisiveness? Use this mind trick to help people make up their mind
The mind is an ocean
My Idea of a Good Life
That little bit extra is worth more than you think.
Build leverage
If you’re still in the race, you give it your best.
The ultimate combination of sports for a healthy body
What to do with the bad days
Say Sayonara to Sayonara: Japanese words that are misunderstood
Dealing with detractors in creative enterprises
The last spurt
What’s the silver lining?
You have a really strong mountain
What are the takeaways? Making the most of tough life experiences
What I learned translating 100 Japanese Mountains
