I think it’s worthwhile putting your thoughts into words and sending them out into the world at regular intervals. For the past year and a half, every day I have been writing this blog. People seem to be reading it, and I’m extremely grateful for that, but at the moment I’m more focused on exploring …

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Following the footsteps of those in front of you is a great way to do things safely and all but guarantee a safe finish, but it’s no way to win a race that’s never been run before. The only way to win a race that’s never been run before is to forge your own path. …

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I was searching for a cafe yesterday on Google and I came across an article for a cafe that I had made about a year and a half ago and had forgotten about. Actually, it was a test page for expanding my blog beyond the scope of these random posts, and an attempt at providing …

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I don’t want to sound like a broken record but when you have to do things like walk on snow or walk a path that is completely uneven, such as on Mt. Gassan or even Mt. Haguro, it basically forces you to be in the moment. Any slip could be disastrous, so your only choice …

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I doubt there are many people out there who have walked on a snowy slope to get to the top of a mountain. Well, at least I had never done so until last year. We did just that today, climbing Mt. Gassan, and probably walked over at least 200m worth of snow at that. Sendatsu …

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I’m failing at my own goals. I had said that if I was ever too busy to go for two swims in a week, that I was doing something wrong. Now I’m too busy to even write this blog. But I’m kind of stuck. Teaching 8 classes a week is really taking its toll (especially …

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In regards to work, in regards to becoming a linchpin, you first need to have some sort of expertise, in some sort of niche. I would say that any area is fine, so that people call upon you when it is your area. Well, any area that has value to people that is. Choose a …

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