○ Going One Step Beyond Timidity—The “Power of Taking the Plunge” That February 1st Teaches Us

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■ The Theme for February 1st

“Don't live timidly”

The message for February 1st is a page for reflecting on the words
“live boldly.”

Caution is important, but if you remain unable to move because you are “afraid of failure” or “don't want to lose out,” your experience and growth will stall, and your luck will remain small and contained.

In fact, failure, setbacks, and embarrassment are
all “ingredients for growth.”If you don't take action, your courage and the vessel of your luck will not grow.
Such a simple and strong message is contained within.

■ Today's Points of Awareness

● Living timidly = Searching for “reasons not to do something”

● Living boldly = “Accepting the fear and taking a step forward”

Just by being conscious of this distinction, your daily choices will change. Even if
things don't go well, instead of dismissing it as “bad luck,” if you can accept it as

“this is also an experience to train myself,” you will be able to move on to your next action more quickly.

And, the more you stack up small challenges where you stretch yourself, the more the feeling that
“I am capable of taking action” will grow, and I believe you will become
less likely to be swallowed by timidity.

■ A “step of taking the plunge” you can take starting today

• Now, write down one thing you are afraid of and have been putting off

• From that list, do the smallest step you can do in 5 minutes today (e.g., just send an inquiry / write just one line / do research for only 5 minutes)
  

When you fail, I also recommend naming it
“this is a growth event” and writing down three things you learned in a notebook.

Your step today will surely
“enlarge the vessel of your luck” for next month. It was the perfect message for the beginning of February.

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