Wednesday, April 23, 2025

On this day 9 years ago, takumen opened in New York! Lesson learned: 'A lack of planning is just planning to fail.'

 


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On April 22nd, nine years ago,
takumen in New York opened its doors!

Today marks the beginning of our 10th year!

To my teammates who've been on this journey together—
thank you!

Congratulations, takumen!!!

 

 

Today’s recording of UP & UP
was such a learning experience~~~

It hasn’t been edited or uploaded to YouTube yet,
but I’ll share my summary notes here in the meantime!

 

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Journaling

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Desires
(How you want to be / How you want to live / What you want to attain, etc.)
In Asagi-san’s terms: “Desire”

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There’s always a reason behind it!
What’s it for?
Who’s it for?
Why?

Example:
"I want my father to be happy." = Purpose
"I want to buy him a house as a gift." = Vision

Behind every vision lies a purpose.

Every human action has a purpose!!!
Train your eyes to see: What’s the purpose?

 

Values = The principles a person holds dear

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Can you put them into words?!

Most people
aren’t consciously aware of their values—
What do you truly live by?

So they end up living on reflex.
Just reacting to whatever happens in front of them.
= Not in control of their own life.

Mr. Fujimoto lives by love, gratitude, and...
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Today—what values did you prioritize?

Tasks by time required:

  • Under 10 minutes → Don’t sleep until it’s done

  • Within 1 hour → Schedule it as an appointment in your calendar

  • Over 1 hour → Ask: How many hours will it take?

For example:
10-hour task →
This month: 3 hours
Next month: 2 hours
...3 + 2...
By when can I finish this?

Build in one buffer time per week
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A pocket of time for the unexpected.

Why is it possible
to follow through on what you decide for yourself?
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Because you know the value you’ll create by doing it.

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If you underestimate yourself,
or think little of your abilities,
you’ll keep sliding and losing momentum.

Eliminate tasks.

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And every night, ask yourself:
“Was this work truly mine to do?”

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Could I have delegated it to someone else?

 

 From your current position

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To your goal
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Work backward—reverse engineer it back to now!


Goals

  • Vision

  • Purpose

  • Values

↓↓↓ Reverse-engineered into:

Plans

  • Method

  • Content

  • Steps

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Tasks are born

Tasks and TO DOs are not the same

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Example:
“Call Tanaka-san” = Task
“Call Tanaka-san tomorrow at 11:30” = TO DO
→ Includes priority and timing


Some people make weak plans.
Why?
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  • Lack of knowledge

  • Lack of experience

 

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Weekly planning
→ Review & plan the week ahead

Monthly planning
→ Spend 2–3 hours reviewing and planning for the next month

Every 3 months
→ Spend about a full day reviewing and planning the next 3 months

Also, every 3 months:
→ Review the past year and plan the year ahead

And again, every 3 months:
→ Reflect on the past 3 years and plan for the next 3 years

"No plan" is just planning for failure


The structure looks like this:

  • “Desire” at the very bottom
    → feeds into

  • “Values”

  • “Vision”

  • “Purpose” (Why?)
    → leads to

  • “Goals”
    → leads to

  • “Plans”
    → leads to

  • “Tasks”
    → becomes

  • “TO DOs” (with timing & priority)


Brian Tracy
Aoki-san from Achievement
They all say the same thing:
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Life can be predicted

 

 

Motivation—UP!

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What makes it rise?
When does it rise?

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Write it down.
Make a list.

Even the small stuff—
Why did your motivation go up?
Note it down.


Don't compare yourself to others
It doesn't have to be perfect
60% is good enough!


  • What is your desire?

  • What did you do yesterday?

  • Was it truly effective?

  • What should you do today?

 

 

 

 

How was yesterday’s Life Map session?!
You can catch the archive by joining here!

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Open chat!

 

As for the Life Map Diploma —
Only for those who truly feel the need for it.
Go ahead and claim it.

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This pink sweatshirt
is super popular—so happy to see it!

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Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s 

ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”

https://amzn.to/2DYcFkG