What is the key to be successful for anything you hope to be successful.

I posted this in Facebook and Linked-in. The opening question was "What makes the difference between successful people and non-successful people?" The answer should be very simple. Most of people do not know simple method which successful people know and practice.

If the same 1000 hours are to be given, there are just 2 simple action patterns. Many will spend 999 hours for thinking and take action for just 1 hour. Instead, the people moving ahead and getting result from what they are doing is the people who will spend 9 hours for thinking and 1 hour to take action. They will repeat this process 100 times. So, successful people's time spent for actions is 100 times longer than other people.

I am not saying that actions are more important than thinking. Thinking is equally important. However, we should not forget that thinking is a process to make decisions about what action we should take. If not taking actions, thinking become meaningless. Action elements are really simple. 6 basics of input and output. Output are "Speak", "Write", "Move Things", and "We Move Ourselves" based on 2 base input from "Reading" and "Listening". It appears that people moving things ahead quickly making decisions on these basics and take actions. These are people who take input actions when they cannot decide on output actions. In case they run into situation they cannot deal with. They will analyze the situation and still take actions within their capacity. This way, they will not get stuck. Aren't you stuck in your thinking?



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Important Part of My Family

Since I introduced my wife and my mother to you in previous articles, I would like to introduce you important part of my family. They are cuties, but not babies, unfortunately. They are birds who we keep.

Biggest bird is "Goldy". She is 13 years old Cocktail. She came with my wife when we started live together in San Francisco in year 2000. My wife has full 13 years with "Goldy" and I have 7 and half years history. She is very active girl and she is free flying inside of our house. She is given her own space in kitchen shelf and she always come out every morning when either I or my wife get up and start activity.

She vigorously fly around inside of house mostly and her favorite place landing is on the top of my wife's head. Please take a look at the picture, left. She sometimes land on my shoulder or back of my working chair when I am working on PC, stays there for long time. Problem is she likes biting papers. So, when I work on PC opening some important document on my desk, I need to be careful so that she does not damage my document. She has record of biting our marriage certificate or immigration application document, etc... She bites even my business cards stocked on my working desk. She is such a Tom Boy.

It was winter 2003, when my wife and I were out almost all night, returned home early in the morning, we found "Goldy" bleeding from her toe. It looks like she got stuck her toe nail in some place, trying to get herself out, and resulted in pulling out her toe nail. We took her to veterinarian and got treated. Still, she was almost died from the damage. She lost her left foot, but fortunately, did not get infected. Several months later, she recovered from the injury and started to fly around. During she was still sick from her injury, my wife continuously talked with "Goldy" so that she could be conscious that my wife cared. It appears when one has strong will to be alive, anyone can be alive. When she recovered from injury and started to fly around again, my wife and I were very happy.

We have 3 more parakeets. I will talk about them some time later.

Related Posts:

She hated to be leashed
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/she-hated-to-be-leashed.html
Why didn't I attend my wife's new year party.
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-didnt-i-attend-my-wifes-new-year.html

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Y2K for me -5

It was not just one time I got cheated. After the US partnership fraud, I tried to establish Hand Made PC Company with ex-Computer Company entrepreneur in Tokyo. He and I worked together to merge my "zi" with his company. I offered one room available in my mother house. I found that he does not work. He did not build PC's based on the orders I got after several visiting to my local friend companies in Tokyo. 2 weeks after committed delivery date, he finally build 6 PC's and I personally delivered to my customer. Next morning, this customer called me and telling me that those PC's were failing. I thought that was it. I asked him to dissolve the partnership and get out of my mother house.

I tried some MLM's, too. Juices and Cosmetics did not give me comfortable sales feeling. I was never been able to be confident selling them. My lack of confidence showed. I never sold any of these, but some Jewell's from catalogues which I gave to my wife's friends. I tried to sell MLM base air cleaner in Japan. I sold about 20 units. I was quite close to break even. When this company found I am advertising in my own website, they asked me take it down. I asked why. They said it is company policy. Again I needed to give up, since 90% of sales came from my website and promotion.

Looking back those days, I now believe it was I who did not determined to succeed. In reflection, not in regret I think I could have buy out PC Company and make it work. Air Cleaner could be sold in different ways. But, I did not even try to continue. I just simply stopped doing. It was vital. When I stopped, the effort I put were all gone. But it is still alive as part of my experience.

I got myself involved in website M&A (Merger and Acquisition) consultation. Fortunately, there were some deals I could close. People tends to think that M&A is effort to go between the companies. But the reality was that I just picked someone who wanted to close the deal. This may be reality of business. Because first 2-3 deals, this company still keeps my company as a consultant. They are in trouble because they have not been able to close any deal for past 10 months. But they definitely gave me a space to breathe.

In private, I came back to San Francisco and started new life with my present wife. I could get Green Card, so the stay and work in US is not a problem any more. My wife works her professional and I helps my wife's business, too. We are good team. I hope to get myself back to my own business line of Internet and PC Network business. That lies on the top of my priority. I believe I can achieve that as long as I believe my potential and capability. My organization, their style of business, their faith, their line of products and services give me good comfort and confidence. Now it is up to me. I tell myself these days that I could have survive that confusion, I can do it. All the turmoil I experience is very good nutrition for my present and future business activities.

Related posts:
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-4.html
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-3.html
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-2.html
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-1.html



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Y2K for me -4

My relationship with my ex-wife was not bad earlier days. Loving and caring relationship was there for both of us. She was looking forward to come to US with me. It was I who became too busy to pursue business and travelled around the world almost having no time home. I do not intend to particularly leave all the responsibility to her. Whenever things happen, the causes of these occurrences are not simple but complex. But, some day for both of us, we started not to imagine our lives together. I did not mean to use my marriage for my climbing up ladder of promotion, but that happened. Love becomes no emotion one day. It happens. But, the memories were there and they still hurt.

Even there was no time for sentimental feeling. I needed to continue to talk with my lawyer, go to local court of arbitration. Since it appeared to take longer than I thought, I started to work in Internet Security Company as Deputy CEO. I could make some money to pay rent for the apartment my girl friend is waiting for me, but I could not agree with my boss, owner of the company with regard to license issue with Internet Security Software. I worked there for about half a year and ended up resigning again.

Divorce settlement was not moving ahead. My ex-wife knew that I needed to settle fast. She took her time and irritated me. It took me for one year for settlement with my payment obligation. The emotion once called love becomes money matter. Sometimes I suffer from complicated feeling from the experience. But what happened was happened. I am not that naive to abandon all the hopes on human beings and keep hiding behind the closed door for the rest of my life.

After I resigned the Internet Security Company, I thought myself that it was stupid to be hired by other company, and thought I should be prepared for doing my own. Though I did not have clear cut picture what I will do, I prepared to form my own consultation company. That is my company, zhen international, inc. "zi". I could name the company funami trading and co or something, but my name did not sit well no matter how hard I thought. I called my then girl friend and got permission to use her name for my company. My present wife, then girl friend's name is "Zhen".

Being employed in a Japanese company, the most important issue is not to make fatal mistake. If you do not have major accomplishment, if you do not make fatal mistake, you survive. This mental practice influenced me a lot. It took me long time to correct it to be entrepreneur mentality to try anything I believe and continue.

Divorce settlement is over. I returned to San Francisco, married to my girl friend, applied for Green Card. The process of obtaining Green Card was also something. But, here I concentrate on business issues. I started to go back and forth between US and Japan trying to start business. It was not easy. I was invited to be board for a company which is not even filed By-law and Article of Incorporation, yet. I paid my portion of investment and wait for my portion of stock sent. Nothing came...

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http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-2.html
http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-1.html



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Y2K for me -3

I remember it was 1999 when the movie Matrix was in the theater. I found that movie in the year 2000. I watched the movie over and over again. I could not help thinking that this movie was telling me something. Something which telling me that I should have waken up from day dreaming situation. I did not recognize how much this movie affected me for my decision. I could have obeyed my company's order and go back to Japan, continuing to be paid if I did not come across this movie.

Somehow in very deep part of my subconsciousness, the voice kept talking to me that obeying my company's order is not right. So, finally I decided to tell my boss that I did not want to go back to Japan. I thought that they might have assigned me for some position in US. I might have taken it even with some demotion. But, my company told me that they will terminate me in 3 months. It was time frame the company gave to me after 20+ years hard working.

Being jobless, I told my ex-wife that I would not be able to continue our marriage, especially she was living in the apartment in Tokyo I was paying even during my assignment in San Francisco. I also told her that I did not hope to continue marriage which existing just in formality and document. She requested compensation for divorce. I told her that it was her who did not come to US. But the case was still brought to arbitration in Japan. I thought too easy, maybe. My ex-wife had not been living with me for more than 3 years that time. So, divorce could be a matter of course to me, but was not.

I got stuck. Because I needed to be in US for stay status change application. But there are arbitration in Japan. I could not be both in US and Japan at the same time. My lawyer advised me that I will go out of US to Japan once and come back to US for application of visa status change. I was not sure I could do that. But there is anything else I could do. I went back to Japan for arbitration of divorce.

By this time, my present wife, then girl friend offered me to marry so that I could easily apply for the Green Card easier. But to legally marry my girl friend, I needed to divorce first. I had catch 22 in my private life, too.

I will be quite honest with you. There are some times I regretted the decision I made. I thought I should have obeyed my company order. It looked too tough to quit a job, divorce, and secure the stay status at the same time. Still, the voice kept talking to my ears that I must have waken up in the reality. You cannot stay in Matrix forever...

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http://zheninternational.blogspot.com/2009/02/y2k-for-me-1.html



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Y2K for me -2

I started to work in 1981 in Tokyo as export staff in Japanese electronics company. I was sent to and stayed in New York in 1985 as business trainee for one year. After the training I kept working hard. I had been travelling a lot and involved in major international deals of my former employer for 20+ years. I thought my company adore me. I've never thought the company blow up on my face.

1994 - 1996, I was in charge of business development of Asian countries. I travelled to China, Vietnam, Burma, India, etc, etc... It was fun. I could say I loved my job. I adored my company, too.

In summer, 1997, I was transferred to San Francisco as a part of management team, newly formed Multimedia Marketing and Business Development. In the public business scenes, I was top running, high gear, and full speed. Though I had my own secret plan to keep staying in the US, I did not have enough time to think and implement it. Sales were souring to be doubled in 1999, I was working with 15 team members. Think it back it was good economy days, at the same time, Multimedia was early stage, growing rapidly. I did not recognize it, I thought my team was winning, I was winning.

My visa status that time was under E-2, investor status, endorsed by my company. I knew this would cause me a problem later because company endorsement expires, my visa expires. Once my visa expires, I would be given just a couple of weeks to get out of US. I planned to change it to H-1 to smoothly move to "Green Card Base". But things started to happen before I move.

The problem was not just my company life. My private life had even bigger problem. My ex-wife was from my company's high-up managing director's family. But she did not like to accompany me to stay in US. During company days of San Francisco, my ex-wife visited me once for about a week. She returned back to Japan after that. She was never interested in coming back. By 1999, we had been separated for about 3 years. If I decide to keep staying in the US, I need to end that marriage, too.

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Y2k for me -1

Thinking back, the year 2000 was significant turning point for me. Now is February 2008, sitting in front of my iMac home, I sometimes wonder I am still in the chaos of the Y2K, just day dreaming hopeful future. Actually, I still sometimes dream, nightmare scary situation I was in at that time.

Now I can say that it was "Significant Turning Point". But it was chaos, consecutive happening of imaginably worst scenarios, and continuous actions to face, address, and try solve or dodge all these popping up problems in my life. I believe that, if I did a single right thing, it was continuous, non-stop taking actions. But, quite honestly, at that time, I did not have either time or peace of mind to judge if it was continuous or discontinuous, right or wrong, correct or incorrect, perfect or imperfect. I was too busy facing my problems, addressing them, and continuously taking actions to avoid or get rid of them.

It all started at one phone call from Tokyo. It was my Boss, asking (ordering?) me to come back to Tokyo for new assignment there. I was not ready. I planned to get myself legal way to keep staying in US with or without company support. But I was not quite ready, yet. My visa was expiring since the assignment is over and my position is gone.

For the first time in my life, maybe, I needed to make my own decision for myself. I decided not to take this order to bring myself back to Japan. Honestly, again, I was not sure if I made the right decision. Anyway, the dice was cast. So I started to act in order to find how I can keep staying without support from my employer.

I need to divide this story to several articles explaining how I, a foreign born individual, with problems of visa expiring, losing job and position, divorcing, at the same time, could survive the Y2K and keep staying in US.



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Life is Full of Continuous Imperfect Actions

Today, I introduce one Japanese Modern Art Painter, Seison Maeda. He portrayed many historical Japanese worriers, including first Shogun, Yoritomo Minamoto. He is famous for precise painting of colorful Japanese worrier armor.

Even among Japanese who do not know his name, if I show his artworks, masterpieces, they would immediately recognize his artworks. He introduced Western style water painting skills into traditional Japanese method.

He was awarded so many times including the award directly from Japanese Emperor in his life time. It was not usual for Japanese painters. In 1967, age 82, he orchestrated repairing fire lost Buddhism National Treasure Paintings and Arts in Horyu-ji Temple, which is the oldest Japanese Buddhism Temples, and World Heritage.

In his later days, his legs were failing and he needed wheelchair to move around. But he said his arms were not failing. So, he continue to paint as long as his arms are okay.

In his interview in TV program, asked how he felt about his own artworks, he said he felt making a lot of failures, mistakes, and regrets. He could not help continuing to think he should have done this should not have done that... When the interviewer asked which is his perfect masterpiece he liked, he replied "nothing". He said everything he painted were imperfect. At last he smiled and told to the interviewer "I do not look back past. No matter how bad was critics evaluation, past works are past. I continue to think next."

It looks like continuous Imperfect Action made him #1 Japanese Water Painting in the history of Japanese modern art.

Related Site:
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Related Article:
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Spirits in Recession

IMF announced their expectation of world economy of 2009 to be largely negative. They say it would be worst year after the world war II in some countries. Management in recession is inevitable for any company owners. This IMF news reminded me of a one person. Konosuke Matsushita was the founder and president of "Panasonic". He has been well respected as one of most successful Japanese business person. People call him "God of Management" in Japan.

Due to his fathers situation, Konosuke could not finish even elementary school. He brushed up his own business and studied technical knowledge all by himself through his experience being used by so many rich people. He invented attachable and detachable light valve socket. He is also one of most innovative person in Japanese history of science and technology.

It is impossible to talk about him in one article. Brief background introduction took up maybe more than half of this article already. So, let me get into the story I hoped to share today. Panasonic has been and still is believed to be strong against bad economy. It was said that it is due to their management following Konosuke Matsushita's spirit.

In one of the recession time, he introduced working condition very close to work-sharing, today and did not fire any of his employee. In the new year day in bad economy, he gathered all employees to join shipment of company back orders and asked them to enjoy new year with buyers. In the company foundation day ceremony, he asked all - literally all - employees participated to go up to podium and express themselves. He told to everybody that that day is the day he listen to all of his employees. Hesitated first, after the first one finished speaking, all employee expressed themselves.

In press interview, he said that it must be high spirited in this kind of time.


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Slump Sumo Grand Champion Took "Imperfect Action" Won the Season

"Asa-Sho-Ryu" is name of this Sumo (Japanese Style Wrestling) Grand Champion. His name means "Morning Blue Dragon". He is one of historical Grand Champ who has won 22 seasons in total. His record was 5th greatest in modern Sumo history.

He, being once almost unbeatable, started to have a problem 4-5 seasons ago. He was almost mentally sick. He damaged his elbow 4 seasons ago and decided not to participate in his next season.

His elbow damage was worse than everybody thought. It was not just one season he could not take part in. He could not have fought for next 3 seasons. Fans started to think that Asa-Sho-Ryu might not be able to fight this season, as well. Related people and the press started to talk out loud that he was thinking retiring. His condition did not look good and due to his condition, he could not train himself well, at least to his own satisfaction.

This season started January 11. It was announced Grand Champ Asa-Sho-Ryu fights. His 1st - 2nd fights were not so good. But he could manage to win. As season goes into later part, the Grand Camp started to smoothly win as was in peak condition. He was getting stronger and stronger day by day.

He continued to win until the last day. 14 continuous wins. He needed to defeat his rival "Haku-Ho (White Phoenix)" the other Grand Camp in the last day, January 25. Haku-Ho marked 13 wins in this season coming to this last day.

All Sumo fans were so excited. Regardless "Asa-Sho-Ryu" fans or "Haku-Ho" fans were looking forward to their fight. Sumo Colosseum in Tokyo were full. Asa-Sho-Ryu lost the first fight against "Haku-Ho" on the last day. Both becoming 14 wins, they fought 2nd. "Asa-Sho-Ryu" won!!! He is now Champion of New Year Season of 2009.

Being asked in the winning interview, Asa-Sho-Ryu answered that his conditions were totally IMPERFECT, but he is glad that he decided to fight.

I thought a moment what if he decided not to take action to participate because his conditions were IMPERFECT. Taking Imperfect Action paid off for Grand Camp Asa-Sho-Ryu for this season. He, infamous being poker-faced, looked very happy declaring revival of strong "Asa-Sho-Ryu".

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Quality Seminar You Want to Attend -2

Before I start to explain the contents of seminar in my blog, I want to talk with the hosts and owner of this seminar about "do's and don'ts". The contents of seminar belongs to my friends, Craig and Giovanna Garcia, EDC Diamond. So, please wait for the details of the seminar. When I upload the article of the details, that is the one you want to read. Today, I hoped to share with some pictures which I take in the seminar.

First picture is the book. This is a collaborative book by multiple authors who are successful business people, centered on Erica Combs. Great topics about inspiring the people's motivation. This was the greatest book I got in past 10 years. My friend, co-author of this book, the host of this time seminar, Craig Garcia kindly singed and gave me message. Here is the 2nd picture and Craig's message to me.

Craig for me is more than my Internet Business system owner and seminar host. He is caring and comforting friend and mentor. He is very approachable and friendly. Putting business aside, if you contact me to introduce him to you, I can do that. He is totally different from so-called "Internet Marketing Guru". When I had a problem in this system he and his wife Giovanna helped me out of the problems. If I did not meet them, I would not be writing this blog article.

Following pictures are the ones I took in the seminar.

Craig and I when Craig was signing the book (Left).
With Giovanna, (Right)
Giovanna is the
Co-owner of EDC Diamond, co-host of this seminar. Giovanna inspired me on taking "Imperfect Action " to move ahead. She is CEO of "Imperfct Action.com" with a lot of inspiring blogs. Great blogger, excellent trainer, good wife, good mother, and my friend. Giovanna's blog was picked up by "Alltop". Congratulations, Gio! I provided the link here to click.



Craig, Giovanna, and me. They are very friendly and approachable. Of course sharp and helpful for Internet Business Owners like myself.

I wrote an article before "Are You Comfortable?". I am 1100% comfortable with them. I am sure they give you the same comfort to you, too.

Here is another seminar picture (Bottom Right). I did not feel sleepy even in 1 second for full 2 days. Nobody sleeps, no even boring time. I am sleepy now due to lack of sleep for last 3 days including driving.



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Zhuang Zi Tree

Once upon a time in China, there was a huge tree. In spring, summer, autumn, the tree gave full green leaves. The trunk was like dragon body. The people in nearby village were wondering how many houses can be built with this tree. There were carpenters who tried to cut down the tree to get wooden materials from the tree to be used for building a house.

The tree was too hard to cut. They gave up to cut it down. They said the tree is huge, but not be used for anything. They called it useless.

One hot summer day, a famous philosopher, Zhuang Zi found the tree. It was hot and Zhuang Zi was tired from walking long distance. He lied down on the foot of the tree and took a nap. The shade of the tree was perfect to protect him from strong sun light of summer. In the shade, a gentle breeze was very comfortable. He slept for a couple of hours and felt refreshed. After he left, the villagers realized the real use of the tree. Nobody call it "useless" afterward.

This story tells us the value of things can be changed depending on how you view it, how you use it. Huge useless tree to build a house was perfect for providing shade to take a nap. Is bad economy crisis or chance for us?

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The Year 2009

A Happy New Year, my fellow friends.

I stayed up almost all night last night watching news programs in several countries. American News, CNN, Chinese, CCTV, Japanese, NHK, etc... All the news programs were talking about instability and dark side of politics, economics, employment, etc...

Almost there is nobody including myself who does not worry about what will happen in year 2009. However, I have a little bit different view on the Year 2009.

Despite of uncertainty of business in the year 2009, some experienced professionals were expecting there should be bright side. For example, due to the fact that theories in the past do not work any more, some change will inevitably accelerated. International alliance, JV, cooperation will be further speed up in the new way of Business merger and acquisition, Joint effort, Joint Branding. Some have already started. So, there are opportunities in these areas. Also I may not have to point out the fact that major software and internet players in recent 20-30 years were established in bad economy time.

More importantly, I expect there are more opportunities for small or individual business people to succeed, since old, big, and established companies' experience and theories are no longer working well. Even they are planning to change to the right direction, they cannot be as fast as small or individual business people could be.

This is a time for change namely paradigm shift, ladies and gentlemen. Let's plan and take actions for successful year 2009 for all of us.

Enjoy the rest of your holidays.

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Why is it so difficult to Find What is Missing?

In my previous posting, I talked about the 3 processes of Fill the Missing Link. What is most important and difficult part is #1) Find what is missing. I would say that if you could properly "Find What is Missing", your problem solution is half the way done.

There are again 3 elements make your fact finding process difficult.

- Difficulty to think OUTSIDE of your PRESUMPTION
- Difficulty to view what is behind the VISIBLE SURFACE
- Difficulty not to be EMOTIONAL in evaluation problem

"Fill the Missing Link" consists of following 3 steps. 1) Find what is missing 2) Find the piece that can fill the missing, and 3) Fill the missing using found piece. It is simple but not easy.

First point may be easy to understand. A retail shop created a corner in front of the entrance for Tooth Paste. They were selling same ones inside of the shop with the same brand, same amount, and same price. By the end of the business day, all the Tooth Paste in front were gone. Despite the fact that they are same, the ones inside were not even been touched. People has presumption that something in front may be with cheaper pricing or with some promotion.

Second is not so difficult to imagine. Titanic sank hitting the iceberg inside of sea not the surface. But, people are created to be drawn attention to visible phenomena. Sometimes, we need to take time to analyze what will be behind the visible scene.

If the system which is not working today was the one which once brought you a success, it is not easy to replace the system. People are emotionally attached to the system. This can be an obstacle to find the real problem.

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Fill the Missing Link

Why "Filling the Missing Link" can improve your business

I went to Japanese Consulate General today and felt a little tired. The purpose was simple. I wanted to renew my passport. My wife and I needed to go there often several years ago. We were not married that time yet and I quit my previous employment. I did not have my own company formed, yet. Applying for my wife's stay permit in Japan was pretty stressful.

Coming home, I was thinking that I would skip to write blog article today. Then I found this article.

Seven Simple Things you can do when you are feeling stress.

I started to think about "Fill the Missing Link" and decided to write. Giovanna's article reminded me why I thought "Filling the Missing Link" can be good philosophy, and brand, business slogan. She was suggesting to think "what to do next" instead of thinking "why" not to be stressful. It was exactly why I am advocating "Fill the Missing Link".

There are 3 important key points:
1. "Filling the Missing Link" is totally constructive action.
2. You can fill your missing link because you have completed picture in your mind. It makes your vision clear.
3. It is not stressful because it is process of completing your image. It is almost fun.

It is meaningless to keep thinking why the part is missing. Missing is missing. You should look into the pieces you have to find right one and fill the missing part. That way, we can stay constructive and positive in coping with missing, lacking part of business or life.

I want to thank Giovanna one more time for her inspiring article.

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Fill the Missing Link