[Reached 800 Followers!] The 'Small Consistency' I Valued as a Social Worker

Next month, it will be one year since I started note.

That means I am currently in my 11th month of using note.

When I started, I decided to 'post every day for two weeks.'

The number 'two weeks' is easy to achieve if you try. In fact, I properly posted articles of a decent length every day for two weeks.

From there, I stopped being so particular about the frequency of updates and focused on 'writing when I feel like writing.'

Why?

Because I knew that if I forced myself to write like it was an 'obligation,' it wouldn't be fun, I would start to hate it, and I wouldn't 'keep it up.'

It doesn't have to be big.
Value 'small consistency.'

As a result of steadily and quietly continuing with 'small consistency,' I reached 800 followers.

Everything is thanks to those who read my articles, those who give me 'likes,' those who write thoughtful comments, and those who follow me.

Holding a feeling of 'gratitude' even for trivial things, and valuing 'small consistency.'

The mindset I learned as a 'welfare professional' during my 20 years working in welfare facilities and 5 years as a manager has undoubtedly proven to be applicable to note as well.

1. There is 'happiness' in 'everyday life'

Work at a welfare facility, whether on the front lines or in management, is basically 'repeating the same things' in many cases.

✅Assistance at fixed times
✅Regular hospital visits on fixed days
✅Rounds on fixed days of the week
✅Billing by fixed dates

Things like these, 'routine tasks within the facility,' are the foundation, and it is mostly a matter of whether or not 'unexpected events' occur.

What you gradually start to feel, because it is a repetition of the same things every day,

✅No stimulation
✅Boring
✅Got tired of it

Even if you know in your head that you shouldn't think 'it's boring, I'm tired of it,' when you reach a point where you can handle your work reasonably well, repeating the 'same things' every day, every week, and every month will inevitably lead to you 'getting tired of it'.

Days passing by without any trouble or accidents.

When I think about being chased by accident reports and hospital visits, I think 'peace is best,' but when a state of 'absolutely nothing' happening, even small troubles, continues for a while, it's easy to forget to be grateful for 'an uneventful daily life'.

That is why,

✅Boring
✅No stimulation

I suppose that is why I end up thinking things like that.

In reality, I should be 'grateful' to the staff who are working hard without causing accidents and the staff who are thinking hard about environments to prevent accidents.

If you leave that 'gratitude' behind, a sad reality awaits where you pointlessly seek 'stimulation,' hit a wall, and self-destruct.

Daily life is the same.

For example,

Even though you should be wishing for a 'happy marriage' or 'marital harmony,' when the 'ordinary daily life' of waking up, going to work, coming home, eating, taking a bath, watching TV, and going to sleep passes by peacefully, you somehow tend to think

🍀Is it okay to stay like this?
🍀It's kind of a rut

and think that way.

That is a very happy problem to have, and when you experience the fact that an ordinary daily life is no longer ordinary, you might end up thinking, 'No, no, I shouldn't think things like that'.

But, thinking that something is 'boring' or 'a rut' is not a bad thing in itself.

✅Try challenging yourself with something new
✅Try finding something you love too

Because you can also connect it to motivation like that.

The important thing is not to regret the "guilt of feeling bored," but to try and acquire the "habit of finding happiness in even the most trivial things in your everyday life."

If you can think one thing a day like "I found happiness today too," you will start to feel that the day was very happy!

② "Small Gratitude" Bears Fruit

About half a year after I started note, I began to frequently rank in the top three whenever someone searched with the "Social Worker" tag.

It is by no means because my writing skills are particularly superior,

nor is it because my article content delivers some amazing "valuable information,

it is just an ordinary "social worker" writing on note about the things I have felt and learned from 20 years of experience working in welfare facilities and 5 years working as a manager.

Interpersonal support work is often thought of as a "job where you are thanked," but in reality, it is also a "job where you give thanks."

🌸Grateful that they gathered the courage to talk about their worries
🌸Grateful to other organizations that cooperate
🌸Grateful that local residents return my greetings
🌸Grateful that shops stock our facility's products
🌸Grateful to be told "thank you" by users

If you work at a welfare facility, you must be feeling some kind of "gratitude" from the above every single day.

You aren't doing it thinking "I'm going to be grateful!," but even if it is a very trivial thing where you unconsciously feel "thank you" in your heart, you are definitely feeling "gratitude."

note is the same.

🌸Those who gathered the courage to comment for the first time
🌸Those who took the plunge and clicked "Like"
🌸Those who always encourage me with warm comments
🌸Those who follow me

And,

🌸Those who haven't taken any action but always look forward to reading my articles

I hold feelings of "gratitude" for all of these things, and by sometimes "writing about my gratitude" on note, I convey it to everyone.

Firmly finding "happiness" and conveying "gratitude".

At first glance, this action, which seems obvious and "plain," is the accumulation of "small consistency" that has grown my note into one followed by 800 people!

If there is anyone reading this article right now who is worried that no matter how much they write, they get no reaction, I will say loudly that it is not just a matter of writing skills or techniques.

The accumulation of "steadily and diligently" and "small consistency," which is the most important and most skilled thing for social welfare professionals, will bear fruit in the world of note as well.

③✨800 Followers Achievement Project✨

Well, recently, every time my followers increased by 100, I have thought of projects as a token of my gratitude that I hope everyone might enjoy or that might be of some help to you.

I set up the application form while inwardly nervous, thinking, "Maybe no one will apply," but thankfully, I receive applications every time, so I am always happy!

This time, 800 followers... I thought about various things, wondering what I should do, and I decided to try this project!

☆800 Followers Achievement Project!☆
"Wait a minute!" to "I'm quitting!!"
I will objectively judge the "sound state" of your facility💛

When working in a welfare facility, "changing jobs" is a problem that everyone faces and worries about.

Although I haven't changed jobs myself, after two or three years, the faces of the staff change to a surprising degree. Yes, even at my workplace, there is a certain number of people every year who "decide to change jobs" or "have changed jobs to come here."

Why do they want to change jobs?

If it's a positive reason, like finding another job they want to do or wanting to take on a challenge, that's fine, but honestly, in the 20 years I've been working, I haven't known even five staff members who changed jobs for positive reasons.

Most of the time, it's because "I don't like such-and-such." That such-and-such varies from person to person, like:

✅Low salary
✅Don't like night shifts (irregular hours)
✅Don't like the interpersonal relationships
✅Don't have the physical stamina
✅Too far from home

and so on.

But strangely, even if you think something is "disagreeable" or "the worst," there are many things in the world that, when viewed from a third-party perspective, don't seem that bad.

Of course, "how you feel" is the most important thing, so whether you quit or continue working is up to you, but

if you are reading this article now and are worried about whether you should quit your current facility or continue working there, I wanted to be of a little help.

What I can do with this project is not to encourage you to change jobs or to hold you back, but to look at your facility "objectively" and share my impressions with you in text.

↓ This is recommended for people like this!

🌸You are thinking about "quitting" but want to hear an objective perspective
🌸You are thinking about "continuing forever" but want to hear an objective opinion on whether it is really a safe facility
🌸You just want Sakura☆Social Worker to listen to your story about your facility

With 20 years of experience working in social welfare facilities and 5 years of management experience, I will find the "good points" of your facility!

You can quit anytime. That is precisely why, before you submit your resignation, you should say, "Wait a minute!"

So, if you are reading this article and thinking, "I'm going to quit!", please apply for this project.

[Application Period] July 10 (Fri) - July 12 (Sun), 2026
[Cost] Free
[Number of Applicants] 3 people
[Details] For those who have a note account: A few exchanges via text email or note messages.

In the application form below,

🍀note account
🍀Type of facility where you work and work style (day shift, irregular shifts, etc.)
🍀Current situation at your facility
🍀Worries you are currently feeling

Please fill these in and apply! (You do not need to include specific corporate or facility names.)

After you receive the automatic reply email immediately, I will contact you directly via email within 24 hours.

I look forward to meeting those with whom I have a connection!

Thank you for reading today as well!

Supported by many 'likes' and follows, I have made it this far today.

And, it has also become a pleasure to casually think up these 'Follower Milestone Achievement Projects' (lol).

I want to steadily aim for 900 followers and 1,000 followers!

This means I might hold these kinds of projects again each time, so if you are interested, please follow my articles now and wait for the next update!!