Living honestly by my curiosity has made it difficult to introduce myself

The reason I don't know my strengths is probably because my curiosity is too deep

Looking back on my career,
I do think I've done a lot of things.

Science, corporate work, entrepreneurship, web, marketing, coaching, mindfulness...
When you list them out, there are certainly many genres.

The reason for that is very simple:
once I get a little interested in something, I end up digging deep into it.

I'm not satisfied with just the surface,
and while I'm thinking, 'Why?', 'How does it work?', 'What's the background?',
time and experience naturally accumulated.

As a result,

before I knew it, the number of fields had increased

is the state I'm in.

So,
'This is my strength!'
it was just hard to say in one word,

it's not that I don't have strengths,
but I think it has been a life where my antenna for interest has reacted both broadly and deeply.

The discomfort of being told 'That's amazing' when I talk about my career

When I talk through my career, people often say to me:

'That's amazing.'
'You've even done things like that.'

At that moment, my inner voice is usually this:

(No, no, not really...)
(I'm still lost even now)
(It's not really something to brag about...)

The more I'm praised,
the more the phenomenon of feeling like I shouldn't promote myself kicks in.

Despite how I look, my self-esteem is on the lower side (default setting)

Based on my appearance or vibe,
people sometimes say, 'You seem confident,'
but in reality, it's the exact opposite.

・There are tons of people better than me
・I'm still in the middle of the process
・Wouldn't saying this sound like bragging?

Such thoughts are automatically played.

As a result,
talking about myself = embarrassing
became my established equation.

The mystery of being able to read what others write about me, but not what I write about myself.

"I guess it's impossible to explain myself on my own."

Thinking that, I asked
Shimomayu-san to interview me.

Past choices, periods of wandering, detours,
values I have unconsciously cherished.

Without embellishing or decorating,
I spoke just as I am.

Reading the finished text, I honestly thought this:

"Ah, I see!!"

Experiences I thought were scattered
are now properly connected into a single line.

Moreover,
it doesn't try too hard to sound cool.

And yet,

it was the first time I felt, 'Oh, this is me,' and it really clicked.

This time, I had an AI summarize that article.

Not wanting to end it there,
I tried one more thing.

Based on this interview article,
I had the AI organize the key points and created a self-introduction video.

When I think of the script myself,
I start worrying, 'Am I embellishing?' or 'Am I saying too much?',
so I left that part to the AI as well.

As for the result,

・Objective
・Concise
・But still truly like me

—a perfectly balanced self-introduction was completed.

Putting myself into words did not mean self-promotion.

There is something I have felt anew this time.

Putting yourself into words is not about
embellishing yourself or selling yourself,

“having a map to explain yourself accurately”

I was just lost because I didn't have a map,
it wasn't that there was nothing inside.

To those who feel "I don't really know myself"

If you are someone who,

・Has too many experiences to explain
・Is not good at self-promotion
・Doesn't lack confidence, but can't quite hold your head high either

If you are that type, the option of
borrowing a third-party perspective + the power of AIis a very gentle method.

This is not a story about
my self-esteem suddenly skyrocketing.

But,
it was an experience where I gained the words and form to keep myself as I am.
That is what it was.

In closing | If you resonate with this even a little

If you read this article and,

・You don't really know your own strengths
・You have experience, but can't put it into words well
・You feel some kind of friction with self-introductions or posting

If you feel even a little bit like that,
it's not that "something is missing," but rather
it just hasn't been put into words yet.

For me personally,
having a third party carefully put me into words,
and only with that foundation,
was I able to use the power of AI to organize it into a "form that conveys."

AI is not a magic tool.
But,
its power to organize thoughts and experiences that have already been put into words into "usable forms" like videos or text
is very great.

So, what I want to help with from now on is,
not "creating strengths," but
making what is already there into a form that can be clearly seen.

Using your words that have been articulated by a third party,
I will use AI to
・Make them into self-introduction videos
・Incorporate them into profiles and posts

That is the role of supporting that "half-step further."

If you are interested in this article,
please feel free to consult with me.

So that your words
can reach others in a natural and effortless way.

Contact Satoko Masaki