A Story About 7 Habits to Become Popular
I will apologize first
Please let me apologize first today.
I am truly sorry.
The other day, when I published this article,
Mr. Hitotarao, whom I deeply respect, requested,
"I want to read '7 Habits to Become Popular'!"
※Click here for Mr. Hitotarao's article↓
At that moment, I thought,
"No, no, Dr. Stephen R. Covey would be angry at that..."
I never thought the day would come when someone like me would dare to rearrange the world-famous masterpiece "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People".
And one more thing.
A person who is not even sure if they are popular
is talking about "how to become popular."
Does a less convincing project exist in this world?
But I will write it.
Because...
80% of my note is momentum.
So,
today I will write with 100% seriousness and 100% playfulness.
"This guy is getting carried away."
Please read it with warm eyes.
Habit 1: Be Proactive
First, don't blame others.
My note isn't being read.
My followers aren't increasing.
Work is busy.
I don't have time.
All of that might be true.
But, I only think about what I can do within that.
That's why I,
wake up at 3:30 AM and run.
Work out.
Write notes.
If it rains,
"Today is a rest day!"
I tell myself.
In the past,
"Damn rain..."
I used to think.
Now,
"Thank you. My muscles can rest."
People can change.
Of course, deep down, I want to run.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
In my first article, I wrote,
"I will become a billionaire."
Usually,
"Let's aim for 10,000 yen in side income first."
people would say.
But I decided on the goal first.
If the destination is decided,
even if you take a detour, you won't get lost.
So, the silly articles with my wife,
the workout articles,
the running articles,
all of them are,
steps on the way to becoming a billionaire.It's quite a grand foreshadowing.
I don't know if I can resolve it.
Habit 3: Put First Things First
In life,
if you only do urgent things,
important things get pushed back.
Work.
Housework.
Smartphone.
YouTube.
Before you know it, the day is over.
So I,
"do things that are important but not urgent"
first.
Running.
Working out.
Reading.
Journaling.
Note.
Things that my future self would be happy about,
I make my present self do.
Of course,
there are days when I fall asleep on the sofa,
and jump up saying, "I didn't brush my teeth!"
Even so, I continue.
It doesn't have to be 100 points.
It's stronger to keep doing 60 points for 365 days.
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Being popular,
it doesn't last if only you benefit.
The reader laughs.
The reader feels energized.
As a result,
I am also happy.
This is the ideal.
So when I write an article,
"what I want to write"
rather than,
"what will the reader think?"
I think about.
I write about conversations with my wife,
because the readers laugh.
My wife also reads the article and laughs.
I get material again.
A perfect Win-Win...
No,
it's Win-Win-Wife.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
The comment section is truly educational.
"This article was great!"
When I am told that,
I feel like I can do my best today too.
"I laughed!"
When I am told that,
alright, I'll sell my wife tomorrow too, I think.
......No, no.
I am reading the readers' words properly.
I thought when I started writing notes.
Writing sentences is,
harder than reading them.
What did the other person feel?
If you value that,
the next sentences you write will naturally change.
Habit 6: Create Synergy
Just running.
Just muscle training.
Just self-improvement.
You can still make an article out of those.
But if you mix them all together,
it becomes much more interesting.
Even though it's a running article,
I end up competing with my wife.
Even though it's a muscle training article,
it turns into a chest muscle vs. wife's chest measurement showdown.
Even though I was writing about self-improvement,
the punchline is always my wife.
This is synergy.
1 + 1 + Wife = 10
A mysterious formula like that is completed.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
This is my favorite habit.
If people are just used and never maintained, they get dull.
That's why every day,
I sharpen myself just a little bit.
I run.
I train.
I read books.
I write.
I visit shrines.
I visit graves.
I meditate.
I grow just a little bit more than yesterday.
I keep doing this for years.
It's not talent.
It's a habit.
By the way,
my wife's witty retorts are the only thing that gets sharper every year without me doing anything.
I think that's a natural treasure.
In the end, what does it even mean to be popular?
I've written this sounding quite high and mighty.
While writing, I thought many times,
"Who do you think you are?"
But these seven things aren't things I made up by stretching myself.
Looking back,
they were things I was doing naturally.
I want to be popular.
Of course, that's part of it.
I'm happy when I get more likes.
I'm happy when I get more followers.
That's the truth.
But what makes me even happier is,
"Your article today cheered me up."
"I laughed."
Getting words like that.
Even if it's just one person,
if I could make someone's morning a little brighter,I consider that day's article a huge success.
So, these seven habits,
rather than being 'ways to become popular',
"habits to live each day a little more happily"might be what they really are.
If you were to imitate just one thing,
"Take the first step."
That alone is enough.
...I thought I'd end on a high note with that last bit, but
now that I've finished writing this article, this is what I'm thinking about most.
What should I write about in tomorrow's article...That's the story for today.
Whether you are working or taking a break,
I hope you all have a wonderful and smiling day♪
Have a great day♪
