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Hello. I’m Yasui, a solo company owner running a business mainly focused on inspections of high-pressure gas facilities.
I had ideas in my head like “I want to do this” or “I want to do that,” but when it comes time to actually put them into action, things don’t go as smoothly as you’d expect. There’s a clear difference between working alone and not working alone, especially in terms of response speed.
But differences appear in other areas as well. One of them is the power that wells up.
When you’re alone, response is fast. Everything is yours to handle, and everything comes back to you. Changing direction is easy. If I were to use a vehicle analogy, it’s like riding a motorcycle or a go-kart.
When you’re not alone, response is slower. You have to consider the other person’s reactions and emotions, and whether they will or won’t act. Once you start moving, changing direction is not easy. However, the power that entity possesses is several times greater than when you’re alone. The power it can exert is also far greater. It feels more like driving a truck.
Compared to being alone, there are many more troublesome aspects. Management methods, ways of progressing work, and trust and credibility all still need to be built up. It’s not as though there’s no anxiety.
And that’s only natural. As a solo owner, I only had to think about myself to the fullest extent. But once you employ people, that’s no longer possible. You take on uncertain risks in the form of other human beings.
If I could overcome that with knowledge and ability alone, that would be ideal, but as an ordinary person, that’s not so easy for me. So yes, I’m anxious. And what kind of thinking does that lead to? I go into defensive mode.
My thinking itself becomes defensive. I do have pride in having made it through so far. But when you’re faced with anxiety and risk, I think defensive instincts kick in regardless. Unexpected events or mistakes can be fatal and carry a very high risk of ruin. In that case, you start thinking about strategies that will somehow keep you safe no matter how things turn out. It’s pure plotting.
You start to become sly, or self-centered in your thinking. But all of that comes from anxiety. The choices I make under those conditions are probably correct, and not wrong. Since it’s driven by survival instinct, it can’t be wrong—or so it seems.
But after some time passes, if you stop and think, it starts to feel like maybe that was just running away. You begin to wonder whether it was truly the best choice when considering the future of yourself and those around you.
What is a leader doing if they don’t exercise leadership? Failing to envision a good future, failing to show a path toward it, and instead thinking only about protecting yourself in the present—that’s clearly wrong. It’s not the right thing to do, nor the path one should take.
The emotion of anxiety restricts our choices. Survival instincts and defensive reactions try to force us into choices born from passive and negative thinking.
I thought it might be okay to stop once, even if it means changing decisions frequently, and reconsider my choices. Which option leads to happiness? Try setting yourself aside and thinking about those involved.
I’m human too, so I naturally try to maintain the status quo, and I don’t like troublesome things. The status quo feels safe, so it naturally comes up as a choice. I don’t want to forget that.
Life is inherently troublesome, and if you place yourself in situations of change, you’ll inevitably be forced to change. Not leaving your life to someone else, but staying involved. Carving out your own life with your own strength.
I want to keep moving forward, even as my emotions try to reject the vision of where I truly want to go.
Thank you very much for reading all the way through.
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