If your hard work isn't paying off, it might just be the wrong 'place'
"I'm working hard, but I'm not being evaluated."
"Even when I produce results, my salary and job responsibilities don't change."
"Every day just drifts by, and I wonder if it's okay to keep going like this."
I have something I want to tell those who feel this way.
To put it simply,the reason your hard work isn't paying off might not be because you aren't working hard enough, but because you are working in the wrong place.
Personally, I was dedicated solely to the baseball team during high school, and my academic grades didn't improve at all until the summer of my third year.
But the moment I decided, 'I want to go to Tohoku University,' a switch flipped, and from then on, I studied harder than anyone else and passed the entrance exam on my first try.
In college, I got so hooked on mahjong that I was held back for two years, but once I decided at my part-time job at a mahjong parlor (the busiest one in Sendai) that I wanted to be ranked number one, I focused on that goal every day and actually achieved it.
I have an 'explosive power' when I get hooked on something.
However, that power is not unleashed at all if the 'environment' or 'purpose' isn't right.
That is precisely why, when I was working as a company employee, I felt that 'it didn't really matter whether I worked hard or not,' and I gradually lost my motivation.
The concept I encountered at that time wasRich Dad Poor Dad's Cashflow Quadrant.
E: Employee
S: Self-Employed
B: Business Owner
I: Investor
Many people work in the 'E = Employee' quadrant, but
within this framework, there is a limit no matter how hard you work.
I always had the feeling that 'there was a limit set somewhere.'
Realizing that, I chose to 'change my place.'
Now, while working as an S (quasi-mandate contract), I have become able to earn over 10 million yen annually as an engineer.
But that is just a stepping stone.
I am currently preparing to launch a business with my partners as a B (Business Owner).
What I want to convey now is
'Just by changing the place where you put in your effort, your life will change significantly.'.
If there is anyone out there who feels they have the same explosive power and potential, but
'cannot fully utilize it at their current company,'
that feeling is surely not wrong.
Before changing how you work hard, I want you to first reconsider your 'field.'
I am currently looking for partners in their 20s who are serious about
'wanting to change their lives through hard work' and who want to take on challenges with me.
If you read this article and felt even a little bit of empathy,
X, Instagram, anywhere is fine.
I would be happy if you could reach out with a quick message.
Let's create our 'next field' together.