To improve your skills in any field, you should practise a lot at first. It is rare to get it right the first time. If you think it is normal to make mistakes and just do it in quantity, the quality will improve before you know it.

In the industrial society of the past, athletes were valued by companies. This was because gymnasts followed orders obediently, were physically fit and worked patiently, even if they had to work a little overtime. However, in today's chaotic times, if you are a person who only applies himself to the company organisation and obeys what his superiors say, he will not be able to contribute to the company on that basis alone. This is because the same kind of people cannot bring about the kind of innovation that will astonish the world. Diversity is important. Companies need macho men with lots of muscle, but they also need scrawny, skinny, academic types.

In Japanese companies, subordinates who cannot move without instructions from their superiors are not highly valued. On the other hand, if a subordinate takes the initiative and does not report, contact or consult with his or her supervisor, he or she will be regarded as selfish. In Japanese companies, it is necessary to have a positive attitude towards work, but also to always consider harmony with the people around you.

In the age of the global economy, both companies and people face tough competition. Both companies and people will find that they have to differentiate themselves in order to win the competition. In this age, customers will not simply choose you if you have mastered your field of expertise. In my opinion, it is a waste of time to strive to become someone who is sought after by the market and whose sole purpose in life is to be a good person.

When it comes to interviewing for a job, experience still counts. Interviews are not a chore once you get used to them, but if you don't have much experience you often find it difficult to express yourself well in an interview. It is a good idea to apply to a large number of companies in order to get used to interviewing.

One of the favourite words in the Japanese business community is ‘serious’. This word is probably supported by many businessmen in Japan. However, I do not like this word because I can smell the sweat and feel the guts of a gymnast from this word.

If you work in a Japanese company, it can still be difficult to take long holidays. For many Japanese salarymen, travelling is a way of experiencing unusual sensations for a short period of time, and the most important thing for them is their daily salaryman life. In the days when you only had to do business in Japan, it was fine if you only thought about business, but with the globalisation of the economy, that can no longer be said to be the case. The benefits of long-term international travel in particular are immeasurable. It may not be immediately useful, it may not be tangible, but it will be an invaluable asset.

As you live in the world, there will be occasions when you will have to talk about your dreams in public. The size of this dream matters. Dreams that are too big are considered to be a big mouth. Dreams that are too small, on the other hand, are not attractive to others.

One of the characteristics of Japanese companies is that meetings are long. It is meaningful as a salaried worker to attend long meetings, even if you don't want to. No matter how much you know in your head that the meetings are boring, and no matter how sleepy you feel during the meetings, you have to force yourself to open your eyes and attend the meetings. However, there is a trend today, especially among young people, that attention spans are getting shorter. In the future, meetings will need to be shortened to keep up with the times.

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When working in a Japanese company, you cannot just do the job in front of you. If you only do your job, people around you will see you as someone with poor communication skills. Such a reputation will affect your career prospects. In Japanese companies, popularity is more important than work. You need to do more than just work; you need to chat and get on well with the people around you.

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