The Japanese Canadian

Tomorrow, I start the next chapter in my professional career in Japan. Things went by so smoothly and so quickly, with my focus on the direction I want to go in, that I didn’t actually take time to absorb how vast the change from “what I was doing” to “what I will be doing” was. [...]

A NICE CHANGE It’s been almost a month since I wrote my last post.  This was not a time lapse I wanted to happen, but I felt I needed it.  It wasn’t a break from writing, but it was more of an investment for myself; a time to re-learn what I needed to do next [...]

I haven’t posted much recently.  It wasn’t because I didn’t want to write.  I have a lot I want to write about, but considering that this blog is dedicated to my accomplishments, I feel that I should not write to vent. As some of you may or may not be aware, I have been frustrated [...]

I have not been true to my own commitment about writing on the blog.  I’ve been meaning to write, but I’ve felt down for the past little while, and as the goal for this blog is about documenting my accomplishments, I did not want to write in a state of negativity towards myself and potentially [...]

Have you had a brilliant idea before and didn’t know what factors you needed to consider?  Have you felt like some things at work just aren’t working out, and it needs a complete overhaul, but you have no idea where to approach it?  Have you wanted an interesting business book to read? This months read [...]

Well, now seems like a good time to review how my goals have been progressing, and how things are changing.  In three months, my lifestyle has changed quite a bit, and there are things which are going well, and things which need to be kick-started.  However, I want to make on quick update before I [...]

When you make a decision, are the answers black and white to you? Are you afraid of the wrong decision, or other factors being in the way to hinder your efforts?  Or are you generally confident about the decisions you make? Recently, I was faced with a tough decision, which in turn, clarified many things [...]

Three weeks… is how long it has been since the earthquake hit the east coast of Japan.  It has been such a learning experience. I learned that Japan could probably withstand the worst earthquakes, and still remain standing. I learned that all the damage which comes to Japan with earthquakes, happens immediately after the earthquake. [...]

Over the past year, I’ve talked about how I have made many accomplishments.  It’s very important that I point out, that I have not been able to accomplish everything on my own.  Many people have helped me along the way; by giving moral support, or giving their years of wisdom, but every single person, young [...]

First and foremost, I thank you all for your well wishes and kind words.  I am touched, and grateful to have such wonderful friends and people around me.  I must say, in this time where it is so easy to be overrun by fear, every little bit of encouragement is a huge morale boost.  Thank [...]