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Good morning people of the earth ~ 🌍🌏🌎
This is Mai from ZEAL. TEAM. How are you all?
This post is going to be the 1st post ever written all in English, as we’ve been welcoming more international rookies in the company
I thought why (tf) not?
… BUT oh well, where do I start?
Let me introduce a little bit of myself once again.
I’m Mai Nagase. I’m from Tokyo, Japan.
English was my least favourite class back in JHS, but my curiosity to see the bigger world, and wanting to watch English movies without all the dramatic dubs, and talk to my celebrity crushes at that time – Lady Gaga, One Direction (Louis to be specific lol) , Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Zedd, etc., I decided to study abroad so I could fulfill my curiosities. I studied in a local high school in Australia.
My 10-month-stay in Australia was such a pivotal period of my life… I will save the stories to some other time.
Thanks to Australia, now I can communicate in English, and I’m continuing to fulfill my curiosities, traveling the world, and sometimes forgetting Japanese :/
I believe most of the readers could relate to “wanting to see the bigger world” out there.
Hopefully, I could give you some ideas as to how to start your career as a global-minded business person in Japan.
There are 3 most important things to remember,
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Be a team worker: harmony first, you are in an organisation after all
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Master Japanese language: have deeper understanding of the culture
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Set clear intentions and goals: change is coming, but when?
and today I will start with the 3rd.
First of all, always keep in mind that Japan is very slow to change.
I mean, if you look at local shops and restaurants, how many times did you regret not having cash with you?
Taking our cash society for example, it’s obvious even though Japan once ruled the world with manufacturing and advanced technology, we are not quick to change or adapt. … and here we are. There are countless of social issues we need to work on but the resistance for change decelerate resolving.
This is critical, especially if you’re the type of person who wants to step up swiftly.
When you work for a Japanese company, do not forget where you want to reach; your goals.
Of course the environment, your outer factor affects how you course your moves, so with the knowledge of Japan being sluggish, you should never forget the why’s and how’s. The important thing here is to have both.
Basically, there are only two things in the world: things that are within your control, and things that are not.
The environment you are in may be slow, boring, chaotic, dizzying and at times comfortable. However, this does not mean you should, too.
Determine the reasonable due date of your goals, and envision of yourself achieving them, and immerse in the feeling of you being there.
Then, you will need to set milestones you need to reach within the time frame of your goal accomplishment.
With that in mind, you have to know the reasons why you draw those dots that will lead to where you want to be.
Because without the reasons, it’s easy to get lost and ruin what you’ve worked on so far.
Our time here on earth, your time here in Japan, in the company you’d work for, is never infinite. There is always an end to everything.
… Woah woah woah! No need to be scared, though.
Having this mindset of “time is limited” should give you the clarity of what you need to do right now in order to realise your goals and not waste any minute of your life.
Now, going back to point of “Set clear intentions and goals”, your environment i.e. Japanese society is steady.
We’ve all experienced before somewhere, but despite the reality, you can visualise your own, and not let the environment alter your speed.
To be frank, it’s not cool to complain about nor become complacent with the environment. Let it never bother you with the strong backbone of your why’s and how’s.
Here’s this killer (and yet cringe) interview question for you:
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS? 10 YEARS? 50 YEARS?
Let me know in the comment below, or tell me during the interview 😉
