83 days left. There’s no love in the Besties Club.

Hey there!

This is Oda, who played in a corporate soccer match while dealing with unbearable back pain and spent 7tenths of the game running around in a half-crying state!

#34YearOldWhoWantsToBeBetterAtSoccer

 

Oh,Iturned 34.

 

Speaking of birthdays, I was born on

November11,soI'm always asked

 

when I show my ID card or something.

 

The store clerk says, "Aren't they all 1s, man?!"

 

 

Oda: "Hehe( ´ ▽ `)"

 

I've had that exchange80,000times.

 

Sometimes, even when no one asks,

 

Oda: "Hehe( ´ ▽ `)"

 

I end up saying!

#AmIAnOddball

 

 

Anyway, back to the main topic!

 

To start with the conclusion, it's just like the title:

 

"In a close-knit group, love doesn't exist, so it's better to have people around who can give you their honest opinions without holding back!"

That's how I feel!

#A close-knit group is a group where it's taken for granted that everyone will smooth over each other's wounds, and where it's difficult to say what needs to be said, so people end up unable to speak up

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something like this happened today.

 

Someone who saw my website gave me the following advice.

 

The advice was:

 

 

① I should increase my exposure (photos, videos) to build recognition.

 

 

② I should make it possible to jump to products or my blog with a single tap from the home screen.

 

 

That was it.

 

 

 

When I heard that,

regarding ①,I was 7000%surethat I was planning to increase my exposure in the media and build recognition, so you're absolutely right, senior!

That being said,

 

 

the problem is ②.

 

 

 

I realized that this is a problem that creators really fall into!

#Reflection, reflection

 

There are two reasons.

 

1The first is familiarity.

Since I work on the website every day, I can operate it unconsciously, knowing where every button is.

And I had stopped noticing how inconvenient it was.

That's why I didn't realize it until someone told me.

That's how it is.

#OhNo

 

 

 

2The second is escapism.

Looking back, I had also thought that something about it was inconvenient.

 

 

But somewhere in my heart,

 

I thought, "Even so, I'm still a beginner, so this should be enough for now."

#100%Self-indulgence

 

I thought.

 

However, my senior pointed out exactly where I was escaping from reality.

#ThankYou

 

 

 

 

So I immediately used my little brain to its full capacity and improved it!

 

 

Now, the moment you enter the website,

 

① View products

 

or

 

② Read the blog

 

You can now immediately click either!

 

I also thought about whether I should add a contact form,

 

but

 

 

to be honest, most people come to the website

basically

to buy products

or read the blog,

so I deliberately narrowed it down to those2options!

 

 

To sum it up!

 

People who will be a plus for you (those who are not members of the close-knit group) are not

 

interested in who is right,

but in what is right.

 

So,

 

there's basically no such thing as

 

"I don't like it because he said it,"

 

or "She said it, so it must be right!"

 

in these situations.

 

#Those things are important sometimes too

#And it takes quite a while to realize that

#Especially when you're not taking on challenges

 

 

So when you're moving something forward at work or elsewhere, it's important to say to everyone on the team,

"Let's express our opinions directly about the content without holding back! Ready, set, go!"

That's important!

#The importance of psychological safety

 

 

 

And

 

 

it's not about who is right,

but what is right that's important.

 

 

Those words

are what myinstructorreally told everyone every day when I joined the fire department at

age 19.

#This year, my senior also sent me a message on my birthday

#I love you

 

 

 

 

Back then, I was immature, knew nothing about society, and was a useless firefighter who hadn't yet shaken off my student mindset, so those words didn't resonate with me.

 

 

But now that I've been in the fire department for15years, I can say with certainty.

 

It's not about who is right,

but the mindset of

continuing to run away from what is right

will surely lead an organization to decline.

 

 

 

So, when you read this,

when you're unsure about a meeting or a decision,

 

 

ask yourself,

 

"It's not about who is right, but what is right."

 

If you can do that together, your team will naturally transform from a close-knit group into a rewarding, cool, and passionate team!!

 

 

Sorry for getting all passionate!!

 

Thank you for your continued support!!

 

 

From Oda.

#Sorry for ending so abruptly

#I'm really sorry

#I'm late to pick up my child from daycare

#I'll be right back