Hey, me... how many times do I have to tell you that the goddess of opportunity only has hair on her forehead?
It was the night before last.
As I was lying in bed looking at the notes of people I follow, this article by O-tsu caught my eye.
I had spoken with O-tsu once before during a Waku-Waku Talk session at the Web Writer Lab, but...
To be honest, during that 10-minute session, I just thought, "Wow, this person is amazing," and ended up not even really understanding what they did, so I was left reflecting on how I should have talked to them more properly about it.
Then, as I read through the article, I finally learned their true nature: they seem to be constantly acting as a sounding board for people from various backgrounds, not just writers. As I read further, I discovered that
they also offer one-off sessions! And what's more, there was actually one slot left for June at that moment!
Thinking this was the perfect chance for me—a lost lamb bleating away in confusion about my future activities—I decided to click, but then a certain conflict struck me.
When buying something on Note, purchasing through the app is more expensive than the actual retail price due to points...
Yet, when purchasing from a browser, it's the price as listed...
For this one-off session,
There is a difference of 2,000 yen: 5,000 yen via browser versus about 7,000 yen via app!
2,000 yen is a subtly large amount. Since purchasing via browser was the only option, I rushed to log back in from my smartphone browser to the purchase screen.
I thought I could buy it, but no sooner had I thought that than I was asked for my credit card information! I tried to enter it from my smartphone history, but for some reason, the security code wouldn't appear! I didn't know it!
My credit card is in my wallet. Where is my wallet? In the living room? In the study space next to the bedroom? No, it's upstairs! It's left inside the bag I brought upstairs to isolate myself from the kids while working from home!!!
...
It's past 2:00 AM. I'm sleepy now. Going upstairs is honestly a hassle. But I want to buy it. But the 2,000 yen difference is huge. Yeah, I'll buy it when I wake up tomorrow. Let's do that. Good night...
After this conflict, I entrusted my fate to the me of the next day.
Now, as for what happened the next day, I'm sure many of you have already guessed, right?
That's right. As the saying goes, "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today," and when I finally went to purchase it the next day, the four characters [Sold Out] were there to confront me with reality in the most brutal way possible...
"The goddess of opportunity only has hair on her forehead."
Some of you may have heard this before, but once an opportunity passes you by, you can't grab it.
I told you that when you face her, you have to grab those bangs firmly!!!
Even though I'd heard that phrase so many times from my business mentor, I still let it slip by...
I am writing this article so that I never forget that regret.
Everyone, if you think, 'This might be an opportunity!?', please just jump in without overthinking it and give it a try.
Because the regret of not doing something is 1,000 times greater than the regret of failing after trying...
P.S.
While I was writing this article, an article about Otsu-san increasing the number of slots for single sessions went up, and I successfully completed my application 😌✨
Otsu-san, thank you so much for increasing the slots (even if I'm just assuming it was for me)!!!
I'm looking forward to the session ✨