Greater China

Currently, we see lots of Chinese visiting Japan and spending money a lot.

It gives us a misperception of Chinese power.

In fact, all of the Chinese are not from Chinese mainland.

They are combination of mainland Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Singaporean.

The 4 countries form a federation, what is called "Greater China".

We need to understand the Greater China for success in Asian business.

We tend to see the mainland China only as a Chinese economy but

actual force of it comes from the network of Greater China countries.

For example, a consumer product maker failed to establish brand well in Japan,

however, they recovered by taking the strategy to set new brand in the key cities

in the Greater China network.

Understanding the network economy will be crucial for business strategy.

Takashi

http://www.outbrain.jp/en/index.html

incantation

Anthony Robins, a famous coach, encourage what he calls ‘daily incantations’

In his seminar, he demonstrates the incantation, and repeats the phrases below loudly with body movement.

1. Now, I am the voice.

2. I will lead, not follow.

3. I will believe, not doubt.

4. I will create, not destroy.

5. I am a Force for Good.

6. I am a Leader.

7. DEFY THE ODDS.

8. SET A NEW STANDARD.

9. STEP UP, STEP UP.

These phrases are well designed considering the structure of our belief system.

I think you can arrange the phrases to install your desired belief into your unconsciousness.

Blastbeat

Currently, I'm paying attention to the NPO called "Blastbeat"

It is an educatioal non-profit social enterprise originated in Ireland, now operating in 4 countries

such as South Africa, England, and US.

Its' mission is to support and grow an International framework for youth community building, social

entrepreneurship, creativity and learning.

In the Blastbeat Program, high school students form their teams and establish virtual music companies.

Then, each student in the team is required to take a role such as CEO, PR, Sales and so on.

In three months, each team recruits musical artists (bands) and organizes the concert event.

Finally, each team is required to donate 25% of profits from the concert to charity.

Through these activities, young people can learn the basics of teamwork, creative, and business skills.

The keywords "Music" "Business" and "Education" really stimulated me when I heard about it.

So, I immediately contacted its founder/CEO, Mr.Robert Stephenson, then found that he would come to Japan soon.

Thus, I met him yesterday in Tokyo and discussed what I could do to help Blastbeat expand in Japan.

It will be really fun and exciting.

http://www.blastbeat.org

Enjoyed a gig

I've been playing the drums in the band for more than 20 years.
My band had a gig last week in Roppoingi, Tokyo.

Since I learned NLP, I began to pay more attention to the "State" when I play.
I tended to think about techniques of drumming before.
But currently, I'm more aware of my internal State during the performance on the stage.
My friend told me that my drums has become more stable, accurate and emotional.

Now, I'm thinking how to apply that mental state to myself when making a presentation in business.

Shanghai

I visitted a Japanese manufacturing company in Shanghai, China last week.

When I arrived at the Shanghai airport, all passangers were not allowed to get out of the plane.

We were required to stay in the plane for more than an hour until the influenza test is done for all passengers. It was a kind of scaring experience. Japanese goverment would not take that action.



My client kindly took me to the Mount Huangshan which is located in the west of Shanghai.
I was so impressed with its uncanny beauty of scenery just before the sunrise.

Ashura exhibition

We have Golden Week holidays in the begining of May in Japan.
Today was the last day of the holiday for most of us.

I went to the Ashura exhibition in Tokyo National Museum.
The sculpture of Ashura is one of the most treasured sculptures made during the beginning to mid-7th century.
Ashura and other statues are the masterpieces from Kohfukuji in Nara, (near to Kyoto) and are exhibited outside the temple together for the first time.

Photos of the sculptures can been seen here:
http://www.kohfukuji.com/property/photo/index.html

I can not believe that such complicated sculptures were made in such a long time ago.
It is said that even with current technology, it's impossible to make same ones.
The craftsmen at that time had incredible skills and might have some powers.

L.Michael Hall, Ph.D

I joined the seminar of the Meta-Coaching provided by Mr. Michael Hall.

He is the world authority of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).

Coaching has been growing very fast and become a revolution in business

as a managerial tool in Japan. While coaching business became big, there are many

unqualified coaches out there which is undermining the value of coaching.

Therefore, coaching needs to have a systemic framework based on the best knowledge

in cognitive-behavioral science. Then, then skillful and effective coaches can

understand what to do and why so.

Meta-Coaching could be answer for it.

The difference between the current "Coaching" and "Meta-Coaching" is that

"Coaching" pays attention to "skill" and "behavior"level, on the other hand,

"Meta-Coaching" does to "Frame", "State (psychosomatic)" Emotion" and "belief".

Especially, Meta-Coaching emphasizes "Frame". It focuses on understanding the

structure of the frame of clients, in other word, understanding the "belief system".

I cannot say that I did understand the all about "Meta-Coaching" today.

But, it provided me with hint and useful knowledge to enhance the quality of my consulting.

After the seminar, I attended party and took a picture with him.