Let's step out of our COMFORT ZONE.

I came to Japan at 19 and learned a great deal from Japan's culture of "endurance." In work, persevering no matter how long it takes is admirable. I truly respect endurance in a positive sense. But staying behind just because others are still there when your own work is done, or not voicing your opinion—that's the kind of endurance I consider harmful. I want you to become more open-minded and challenge yourself to step out of your safe world, your narrow comfort zone of self-satisfaction. Speak your mind, even little by little. Look at things from outside your zone. Then, something new will be born. For myself, it was precisely because I stepped out of that zone that I could create new expressions with flowers and build my own value. There's a reward for challenging yourself. I highly recommend it.