Chapter8

Find something to celebrate and something to laugh about.

Laughing is one of the most important things for us.
Laughing makes us happy and healthy.
It is particularly necessary when we depressed.

The guidelines of humor which introduced in the last paragraph were interesting.
Think funny.
Adopt a playful attitude.
Be first to laugh.
Laugh with, not at.
Laugh at yourself.

Especially, the last sentence "Laugh at yourself." is  a valuable message for me.
This is because I think I sometimes be too strict to myself.
I think I really need optimism at that moment.
It is just wasting time when I bother myself or a little thing.

There is an old saying "Laughter is the Best Medicine."
Let's laugh everyday and live in happiness and health!

Mr. Kakutaro Kitashiro

The lecture for leaderships was really interesting and valuable for me.
I could feel that his personality is so nice.

And some things were also stated by "Leading At The Edge."
For example, he often insisted to be optimistic!
And communication is important to listen and understand the feelings of followers..

I agree with him.
Even though we know that those are important for relationships in our minds, however, it is difficult to make actions.
So, I would like to carry out my mind since now!



And I also learn something new tips for a leader from his lecture.
・Modesty (Be honest and do right things while other people are not watching you)
・Take calculated risk (The impact is sometimes significant for our life.)
・Don't shoot the messenger. (Try to be open and kind with bad news.)
・Develop my own leadership style (Be myself!)


In addition, it is also needed to follow my guts feeling to make a decision.

”Fortune favours those who use their judgment." (運も実力のうち）

I like this saying and I think experiences and efforts are important factors to achieve the decision..

Asia International Open Championships

I would like to write about my experience in this weekend.
I joined "The 6th Cheerleading International Open Championships" as the staff for 3 days.
This competition was performed by many teams from across Asia.
My job was the international hospitality voluntary staff.
So I led the the national team from Philippine.

I sometimes used the negotiation strategies which I learned in Ken's class!
For example, the first impression lesson was useful when I talked with VIP guests from Philippine.
I reminded "Brief, Warm, Firm" when shaking hands.
And I tried to be "S O F T E N" when I talked with them.
Therefore, we could have good relationships!
When the conflicts or troubles happened between Philippine team and the Japan Cheerleading Association, I tried to get "Win-Win."

It was really hard and busy weekend both physically and mentally.
Now, I am so exhausted:(
However, I enjoyed and learned more and got many friends in Asian countries XD

Chapter7

Master conflict-deal with anger in small doses, engage dissidents, and avoid needless power struggles.


"Bring them into the tent."
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer."

This way of thinking was interesting for me because if there is a person who we do not like, it is more common to have an avoiding reaction to him/her.
However, it might be easier to watch out him/her behavior if we could do this idea.
Moreover, there will be a possibility to know good aspects of him/her.
It is a chance for us to kill two birds with one stone:D

We cannot avoid to contact with people who we do not like because we join some sort of groups.
We cannot completely have a peaceful relationships.
We sometimes have a conflict of opinions.
However, I became to think not just to avoid them but also try to know about them.

Chapter6

Minimize status differences and insist on courtesy and mutual respect.


This book stated that "Another important method for creating mutual respect comes from insisting on common courtesy."(p95 l19-20)


As a example of  the chapter which is "Insist on Mutual Respect and Courtesy",
I would like to introduce the Japanese saying, "親しき仲にも礼儀あり."
In English, "Good manners even between friends."
We should respect each other even though we are close friends.

Shackleton said " a little thanks will go a long way."
I agree with him.
Good manners cost nothing!
Let's keep in mind to say "please." and "thank you." to have good relationships with others.

Chapter 5

Reinforce the team message constantly: "We are one-we live or die together."

This chapter was really interesting for me too as other classmates posted.
This is because I commonly join the sport team.

For example, I joined the baton twirling club for 6 years when I was in junior high and high school.
Our goal was to win the first prize in the national competition.
Therefore, our practice was quite hard like six or seven days a week.
Because only half of the team could be the regulars of the competition member, the communication between them was really difficult.
(Our team member was 54 people. Therefore, 28 people were regulars and 26 people were supports.)
Finally, we got the third prize in the national competition.

I would like to share what we done to be the unified team.

Expedition Log 1.
What we tried to do to promote a sense of shared identity for our team was...

We tried to talk with everyone as much as possible in the practice.
We decided the monthly goals and the final goal as chapter1 stated.
We often had a meeting to confirm our goal.
We shared the anxious feeling, complaints, things that should be changed in the practice.
We tried to communicate not only in the practice but also out of practicing to know each other.

Chapter4

Take care of yourself: Maintain your stamina and let go of guilt.

As the chapter 2 said, the leader sometimes has to sacrifice himself for the team.
However, this chapter insists that taking care of yourself is also important for the leader.
This is because if the leader fail to maintain his own stamina, it means he will be unable to summon the energy needed to reach The Edge. (p57 12-13)

Though the leader has to get tough, he need not be completely stoic.
I agree with four approaches to dealing with fears.
Talk to friends.
Keep a journal.
Write letters home.
See a counselor or coach.


Especially, the first two approaches fit into me. (talk to friends, keep a journal)

I am often helped with my friends and myself.
Firstly, My friends tell me the proactive thinking in casual conversation.
Secondly, I am keeping the diary when I was in the high school.
Therefore, my past memory often cheers me up when I read it again.

I would like to value the relationship with friends, and keep the diary:)

My sentence

She was always keeping the preciousness of every moment in her mind.


This is my sentence.
I am trying to love every single day with utmost effort at all times.

Life is short.
There is no time to waste.
I want to meet different types of people and have a lot of experiences as much as possible.

She was always keeping the preciousness of every moment in her mind.


Life is short.
Enjoy it before it ends.