For those who are working hard but not seeing results🌿 The 'mindset' to adjust before 'ability'

Lately, have you ever felt like,
even though you are working hard,
for some reason, the results just aren't following?

Even though you feel like you are doing what needs to be done,
there is a sense that things just aren't clicking🤔

Every time that happens,
you might find yourself thinking,
I need to improve my skills more💦
I need to work harder myself💦

When things aren't going well, we tend to focus on our 'ability'💦

Whether at work or in daily life,
when things aren't going well,
we tend to focus on'ability'and'methods'.

Of course,
polishing your abilities and
reviewing your methods is important.

But if you stop for a moment,
I think that what lies before that,'mindset',
can also have a quiet influence🌿

Even with the same event,
there are times when you can accept it positively,
and times when it feels painful for some reason.

The difference,
is not just the external situation,
but perhaps it is the'direction of your mindset'within yourself.

The 'direction of your mindset' changes how your strength is exerted🌿

Once,
I read a book by Kazuo Inamori called 'A Way of Living',

'Life and work are determined by mindset × enthusiasm × ability'

and I encountered this way of thinking.

When I first saw these words,
I felt a little startled.

'Mindset' refers to the thoughts and attitude you have when facing things....

Even if you have 'ability',
and even if you have 'enthusiasm',
'the direction of your mindset'if it is facing the opposite way,
that strength will not align well.
In some cases, it can even become a negative.

Conversely,
even if you aren't perfect,
'the direction of your mindset'if it is in the right direction,
you can move forward little by little.

Come to think of it, I feel like I have seen that scene
many times before😌

And that was also
within my own experience.

'I have to do it myself' became too strong😌

Previously, there was a task at work that
the entire department was working on.

At that time, I had
a very strong feeling of
“I have to do it”
and “I have to manage it somehow.”

Of course,
my desire to move the task forward was genuine.

However, that feeling became too strong, and
before I knew it,
the perspective of creating things together with those around me
had slipped away a little💦

And,
seeing my subordinates not doing things according to my instructions,
I felt like blaming them, thinking,
“Why can't they do it?”
“How many times do I have to tell them before they understand?”

I thought I was doing my best.

But,
my focus was too much on achieving the task,
and I had forgotten
the perspective of “achieving the task together”💦

From the subordinates' point of view,
rather than feeling like we were moving forward together,
they might have felt that I was only looking at
the parts they weren't doing right.

And before I knew it,
I had become lonely myself.

Without realizing it, I was taking it all on myself,
panicking alone,
and suffering alone💦

At this time,
thanks to a senior colleague's advice,
I focused on having a dialogue first rather than pointing things out.

🌿 Reconfirm the purpose of the task
🌿 Convey what good things will come from working on this task,
not just for the company, but also
for ourselves
🌿 Check if there were any parts of my explanation
that were difficult to understand
🌿 Check if there are any obstacles

By repeating conversations like that,
we were able to move forward little by little as a team.

“Doing it all yourself” and “creating it together” are a little different💡

Achieving tasks is important.

But,
“doing it all yourself” and
“creating it together” are,
even if they aim for the same “achievement,”
actually a little different.

The reason for not getting results
might not just be a lack of “ability” or “enthusiasm,”
but also that the “direction of your thinking”
was slightly off-course🌿

When things aren't going well,
we tend to think,
“I have to try harder.”

What we want to re-examine
is not whether we are trying hard enough,
but where that effort is directed.

It might just be something like that🌿

・When you are impatient because you are comparing yourself to others
・When you are only concerned about evaluations
・When your focus is on avoiding failure
・When you are trying to manage everything by yourself

At times like that,
without knowing it, the “direction of your effort”
might be slightly off-course.

That misalignment
gradually seeps into your words and attitude,
and before you know it,
it can start to affect your results.

That is why,
when things aren't going well, what you need is
not to immediately blame yourself,

but to pause for a moment and ask,
'What was I doing this for again?'

And then,
gently look back at the direction of your thinking.😌

Try adjusting the direction of your heart just a little.🌼

It doesn't have to be a perfect way of thinking.

You don't always have to be positive.

Just,

🌿is your hard work
directed toward anxiety or impatience?

🌿Are you putting too much pressure on yourself
by trying to carry it all alone?

🌿Are you trying to protect yourself from pain
by blaming someone else?

In that way,
try adjusting the direction of your heart just a little.

Even just doing that,
I believe the scenery you see will start to change.✨

What have I been working so hard for
lately?🤔

Was that hard work
directed toward what I truly value,
rather than anxiety or impatience?🤔

Taking the time to ask such questions
will surely lead to what comes next.😊✨

A positive mindset
might be something that gradually settles into place
based on where you are looking and who you are walking with,
rather than the amount of effort you put in.🌿

I've made this into an explanatory manga for the first time in a while.📖

About me (Camellia)😌

Thank you for reading until the end
this time as well.

In this note, I write about things I have noticed in my daily life, including my experiences with parenting, work, travel, and studying for certifications.
I write about things I have noticed in my daily life, including my experiences with parenting, work, travel, and studying for certifications.
I write about things I have noticed in my daily life, including my experiences with parenting, work, travel, and studying for certifications.

I write about things I have noticed in my daily life, including my experiences with parenting, work, travel, and studying for certifications.
I write about things I have noticed in my daily life, including my experiences with parenting, work, travel, and studying for certifications.

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