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This morning, I was exchanging messages with Takamasa Ikeda on LINE.
A message arrived that gave me goosebumps!
People can only become who they want to be while taking action.
For example:
When you’re writing, you become a writer.
When you’re asking “Are you okay?” you become a compassionate person.
When you’re sharing your message, you become someone with influence.
That’s why a task is not a burden or obligation to be checked off,
but an opportunity to step into the person you want to be.
Ikeda-kun…
Just the other day, he told me he attended an Anthony Robbins seminar for the first time in 10 years—and found it incredibly inspiring.
He really is someone who always, always keeps himself in a season of growth.
Summary by chat GPT↓↓↓
Conclusion → Reasoning → Practice, summarized step by step
Summary (Step by Step)
1. Conclusion (the core message of this book):
The reason we hesitate to step into change is not “lack of preparation” but “lack of resolve.”
Resolve is not “erasing fear,” but the habit of deciding to take a step forward while in fear.The 3 pillars to strengthen it:
Passion × Calmness
Prepare while moving
Be conscious of the end (death)
2. Background (the model: Shoin Yoshida)
At the arrival of the Black Ships, he instantly shifted his thinking: “Swords cannot defeat cannons.” He attempted to go abroad despite the ban = a “passionate yet calm” decision prioritizing Japan’s long-term interests.
In prison and at Shōka Sonjuku, he taught with the principle: “If you set an aspiration, you will drive yourself.” He treated students not as disciples but as comrades with whom he shared goals.
His attitude of carrying his convictions to the very end was passed on to the Meiji generation of leaders.
3. Argument ①: “Hotter than anyone, calmer than anyone”
Passion alone leads to recklessness; calmness alone leads to stagnation.
Shoin embodied the will to “abandon premises in emergencies and switch to the optimal strategy.”
(Example: abandoning the 250-year premise of isolation for the higher purpose of Japan’s survival.)4. Argument ②: “Prepare while moving”
Learning without action is meaningless.
Take the smallest action first → learn on site → adjust immediately.
Failure is “the fastest way to obtain information.”
Fear expands only from “not having done it.”5. Argument ③: “Be conscious of the end (memento mori)”
Ask yourself: “If today were my last day, would I choose this action?” This question strips away noise.
Shoin’s three lessons:
Never stop moving forward
Remember death
Do what you can today for those you love
Awareness of finiteness rapidly increases the quality and speed of action.
6. Concrete practice steps (from today)
Step 1 (30-minute rule):
Pick the smallest task for today and start right now for 30 minutes (execution > preparation).Step 2 (two daily questions):
“If today were my last, would I still do this?”
“Does this step align with my aspiration?”
Step 3 (improvement loop):
Record “1 learning, 1 adjustment” every day and apply it tomorrow. Welcome failure as information.Expected effects
Less procrastination and over-preparation → faster decision-making
Action volume × improvement speed increases → faster results
Clearer value priorities → more “things you don’t do,” leading to stronger focus
Going All In on the Pineal Gland!
A Yugawara Retreat at Minami-Yamazaki
What’s Really Going On in the Brain?!
We all break through by transforming curiosity into lived experience.
Thank you!
With Every Breath, With Every Flow!
Experiences Have the Power to Rewrite the Narrative!
Each Person’s own Experience. Each Person’s Individual Process.
What a great flow!
I love Minamiyama-kun’s world—so inspiring!
The Pinecone as a Metaphor for the Pineal Gland
Goen no Mori is simply beautiful!
The whole Yarucci Coach team is here too!
We’ll be starting forest bathing tomorrow at 6 in the morning!
Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s
ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”