When you believe in yourself, you can take a true step forward
~It is not courage, but trust in yourself, that changes your life.~
(The Way of Being Series)
There is one thing I have become convinced of in my life so far.
That is,
When you believe in yourself, you can take a true step forward.
That is what I mean.
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I used to be someone who would say,
"It's impossible for me anyway."
"What if I fail?"
"It's too late for me at my age."
I would say these things to myself over and over again.
Growing up in a facility.
Facing setbacks during my sales career.
The time when I switched to forestry and couldn't do anything.
Looking back, there were many events that caused me to lose confidence.
That is precisely why I was afraid to take a new step forward.
—
But one day, I realized something.
The people who change the future
are not those who had confidence from the start.
"I don't know if I can do it."
Even while carrying that anxiety,
"Let's give it a try."
They were the people who believed in themselves like that.
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When I first jumped into the world of forestry,
I couldn't even handle a chainsaw properly,
and I was scolded almost every day.
My first one was a used chainsaw I bought from an acquaintance for 20,000 yen.
Even so, I was incredibly happy to have a chainsaw of my own.
However, one day, while I was cutting bamboo on a slope,
thinking I had finished the work, the moment I rested the chainsaw on my left thigh,
the blade had not yet stopped rotating, and I cut my leg through my work pants.
I received treatment at the hospital, and while it didn't turn into a major accident,
"I am still so inexperienced."
It was an event that made me keenly aware of that.
Even so,
I never thought about giving up the path of forestry I had chosen to protect my family.
"Life is a first-grade experience."
I decided that, and built things up one step at a time.
What I couldn't do yesterday,
I can do a little bit today.
That accumulation
gradually turned into the strength to believe in myself.
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Now, I continue to share messages aimed at people in their 40s and 50s
to light the "fire of a comeback."
Even for that,
it's not that I had confidence from the beginning.
Even so,
"I want to be of help to someone."
Believing in that desire,
I continue to share my message today.
Even if it is a small step,
beyond where you step, there is a different view than yesterday.
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If you are currently
unable to have confidence in yourself,
and are standing still,
please remember this.
No one starts walking only after they have become perfect.
It is the person who takes a step forward
who becomes able to believe in themselves little by little.
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Believing in yourself is not the same as coddling yourself.
It is about believing in your future self and taking today's step.
I believe that that step
will become the true beginning that changes your life.
🌳 I am cheering for the "one more time" of those in their 40s and 50s.