The 4 youtube videos that were most inspirational to me
When I was in my 20s, I used to expect a whole lot from myself and pushed myself to learn a lot and perform a lot.
So I would say I was very ambitious and tried to learn from inspirational books and videos. I still do.
"All roads lead to Rome" and I think there is no right or wrong and there is no one answer to success in my life, but there are definitely some stories I encountered that inspired me to do what I love to do now.
I've watched so many videos in my life, and I realized that I could narrow down to 4 videos that were most inspirational to me!
1. How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek
This video had very good examples that were easy for me to understand and agree with Simon's message that the why is what's important in what I do.
"There is a pattern. As it turns out, all the great inspirational leaders and organizations in the world, whether it's Apple, Martin Luther King, or the Wright Brothers, they all think, act, and communicate the exact same way. And it's the complete opposite of everyone else."
2. The art of asking | Amanda Palmer
Japanese are relatively bad at asking for things. It's so easy to get a part-time job from when we are young that we are more self-efficient, and we tend to have enough money to solve our problems we face, to some extent.
We are also taught by our family to not rely on others too much, as it might ruin the time of others. We say this as "meiwaku wo kakeru"迷惑をかける and so our peers always tell us not to ruin people's time, "meiwaku wo kakeruna"他人に迷惑をかけるな" and we worry about this all the time.
So, I feel I was pretty bad at asking for help, too. But I think after I watched Amanda's Ted talk I have more courage to tell people I need help.
Our couchsearfing for the night was an 18 year old girl, still living at home, and her family was all undocumented immigrants from Honduras. And that night, her whole family took the couches and slept together with her mom so we could take her beds. And I lay there thinking, these people have so little. Is this fair?And in the morning, the mom took me aside and she said to me in her broken English, "Your music has helped my daughter so much. Thank you for staying with us. And I thought, "this is fair... this is this (the human connection)"
3. Are you a giver or a taker? | Adam Grant
I have all givers, takers, and matches in my family, and saw how it ended up in childhood and what happens to all of them. My grandpa was a giver, and I spent the most time with him so I naturally have giver instincts.
My grandpa probably went through a lot in life. He didn't talk much about it, but I can tell from what the surroundings told me. But I think it ended well for him, being loved by those he cares about most, and having good habits that made him live long.
I have experienced burnout, too. As I would continue to give to takers. This video was the starting point for me to know myself better, and led me to a path to "learn to say no."
Takers are self serving in their interactions. It's all about what can you do for me. The opposite is a giver. It's somebody who approaches most interactions by asking What can I do for you?
4. Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results - Atomic Habits by James Clear
I've already introduced this video in the previous article, but this book was how I began to see results in my life. We can be inspired a million times, and produce nothing if we don't take action.
But we can be uninspired but gain results by taking small steps and actions.
Looking back on 2022, it was a good year for me. I relocated to a place where it's easier to build systems or habits that give me long-term results.
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game.
The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
I'm glad I found Ali Abdaal's youtube video where he talked about the book "Atomic Habits." This really started me to focus on good daily habits and sticking to them.
What was inspirational to you?
Not only I'm inspired by them but I try my best to live them. I wanted to share these with you, and thought it would be awesome to know what others think, what are your recommendations?
Feel more than free to comment or give me a DM:)
I have books I read in Japan that also had a great impact, so I will write about those too, soon!
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I also try to share information from Japan that fills our hearts or might help us think about how to better the world!
Here are the SNS channels I have, but I mainly focus on Twitter at the moment. I share my past car trip around mainly Hokkaido, and how it was living there!
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I also love to experience how locals live in each destination, and share what I learned.
After closing my travel business in Japan during Covid, I realized I didn’t have the right mindset to sustain the business, and got into Buddhism, mindfulness, knowing myself more.
I realized I wasn’t very materialistic and loved engaging in cooking, nature, and good relationships.
To know more about me, I wrote it here.
Here are the SNS channels I have, but I mainly focus on Twitter at the moment.
I started blogging in Japanese, too! I hope it becomes something useful for those who are interested in Japan and who study Japanese and plan to live there.
These 2 books changed my life.
If things are great, keep it up! You’re in the right path. If things aren’t working out for you, then these helped me a lot.
Good habits are essential to achieve your own way of success!
Managing relationships are challenging, but it’s a skill you can learn.
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