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Hello, I’m Yasui, president of a company that mainly conducts inspections of high-pressure gas facilities.
Let me start with three recommended books:
Jeff Bezos – Invent & Wander
A great book for developing a long-term perspective.Stephen R. Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
A must-read for building a better life and mindset.Tadashi Yanai – Face Reality
In this book, the founder of UNIQLO talks about what it truly means to “face reality.” It helps you develop a more objective, meta-level perspective. Since Yanai is known to be a fan of Peter Drucker, his way of thinking is definitely worth reading.
Now then.
Today’s title comes from one of those recommended books: “Face Reality.”
What does it mean to face reality?
Think about something that shows numbers or results—like a report card or financial statements.
And ideally, think of something that’s unfavorable to you.
For example, a financial statement showing a loss, or a test result that falls just short of the passing line.
In those situations, can you accept it honestly?
Can you look at the numbers in front of you and truly think about why they turned out that way?
When facing a loss, do you just say, “Well, this happened this year, so it couldn’t be helped,” and move on?
Do you reinterpret inconvenient facts into something more comfortable—or simply dismiss them as unavoidable?
That is what it means not to face reality.
You end up misinterpreting or misanalyzing what is happening right in front of you.
And as a result, you send your projects in completely the wrong direction.
What’s important is this:
Look directly at what is happening right now.
Ask yourself, Why did this happen?
And accept it without making excuses.
People are quick to come up with excuses.
“It couldn’t be helped because of this.”
“We didn’t have enough people.”
“We were too busy.”
But if you’re busy—why are you busy?
If you can’t make time—why not?
If you don’t have enough people—why is that?
You need to think about the root causes.
I don’t think it’s a good habit to say “it can’t be helped,” because that phrase often leads to giving up or stopping your thinking altogether.
The moment you say “it can’t be helped,” you’re admitting that it was beyond your control—that you lacked the ability to change it.
And it makes you believe you were simply defeated by circumstances.
But in reality, that’s often not the case.
If you carefully examine what’s happening in front of you, identify the problems, and work on them—there’s usually something you can improve.
If you’re busy, ask why.
What can be improved?
What’s realistically possible?
It sounds simple when you put it into words, but actually doing it—facing reality—is quite difficult.
So take a moment.
Pause, and really look at what’s in front of you.
You might discover something that helps solve your problem.
Thank you very much for reading to the end!
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