A New Flow Born of Trust I stared at my monitor. Things were progressing so smoothly, I could hardly believe it. The emails from the client representative were now filled with precise and accurate instructions, and the team was delivering high-quality results one after another. “I can’t believe it’s going this well…” The project was moving along as effortlessly as a boat caught in a favorable current. The stagnant situation of just a few days ago felt like a distant memory. If my past self could see this, he would surely be amazed. Before I knew it, the delivery day […]
A Guide to True Trust I stared at the message from Okane-san displayed on my phone, feeling a faint sense of unease as I typed out my reply. “What does it mean to build trust with yourself? Isn’t trust all about believing in others?” “That’s a natural way to think about it. Trusting others is indeed an essential part of trust. But, true trust begins with your relationship with yourself.” With myself? That phrase left me puzzled, prompting me to send another message. “What do you mean by starting with yourself???” “Yes, with yourself. If you can’t trust yourself, it’s […]
A Question to Myself “Hello, how’s it going?” The moment I heard her voice, a sense of relief washed over me. Her tone was casual and light, yet it carried an inexplicable warmth that always calmed my heart. “How’s work? Going smoothly?” Her simple question seemed to unlock a flood of emotions within me. “Honestly, things are a complete mess right now…” The schedule was falling behind, the team’s anxiety was building, the project manager’s vague instructions were adding to the confusion, and on top of it all, the client was being unreasonably demanding. Once I started talking, I couldn’t […]
The Invisible Wall “How many times do I have to say this…?” The words slipped out before I could stop them. The frustration boiling inside me found its way into my fingers, making the sound of my typing on the keyboard harsher with every keystroke. “Please confirm once again at your earliest convenience.” There it was, the same canned phrase I’d written countless times before. I’d lost count of how many times I’d sent it. They must be as tired of reading it as I was of typing it. This project had started just last month. When the account manager […]
