I think many people have been working in new workplaces since April.
Personally, when I think back to 40 years ago, the first few months I joined a company felt like an extension of school, such as new employee training, and I felt nostalgic, thinking that I wanted to be active in the field as soon as possible.
However, a few years after I actually started working, I started to feel unwell due to stress, so I decided to take a Shinkiko Retreat seminar.
“Doing anything for the first time can be stressful and difficult, but later you realize that if you can overcome that, you will make a lot of progress.”
Speaking of newbies, I’ve only been a father for six months, so I’m still in a state of groping after entering uncharted territory as a new dad.
For example, when I’m taking my son for a walk, people I meet on the street ask me, “How old is he?” If you think about it, you won’t have a chance to talk to people when you’re walking alone, so if you think about it, you’ll be grateful, but as a newbie, you won’t be able to respond well yet. What’s especially troublesome is when someone asks, “Is he your grandchild?”
It would be natural for it to look like that since a man in his 60s was holding an infant in his arms. I’m in a situation where I can’t say, “It’s my son,” without saying something like “Eh, uh,” or denying it, but even though I answered yes, I feel like it’s stuck somewhere in my heart, so this is what I’m saying. That shouldn’t be the case.
It’s a silly story, but for me, I’m thinking about how to deal with this in the future.
At this rate, I’m worried about what will happen as my son gets older, but I’m also looking forward to new experiences and encounters. It’s like, “The first time I do something…”.
Speaking of my first time, I opened KÌPLACE, a cafe and Ki relaxation space complex in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, which was also a new challenge for me.
When I was a ronin student, I left my parents’ house and lodged on the second floor of a newspaper store. While working as a newspaper deliveryman, I attended a prep school. It was the coffee shop Brown at the time.
While drinking coffee and talking with a shop owner and master, I forgot all about my stress.
Although my salary was low and I was a ronin student, I was not in a position to go to school many times a week, but I feel that they supported me greatly emotionally. For this reason, I was wondering if it would be possible to do this in a comfortable space where I could drink coffee or tea and have a relaxing conversation.