Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward
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Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward
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Overview
In Ganbatte! author Albert Liebermann provides an inspirational, yet practical guide to becoming more resilient the Japanese way. In 50 short chapters, some deeper and some more playful, Liebermann guides you through ways you can adopt the ganbatte approach to achieve a happier, more fulfilling life--and a happier, more fulfilled self.
These include:
- Separating "difficult" from "impossible"
- Making use of failure
- Cultivating patience
- Working mindfully with a sense of awareness
- Continually improving
- Practicing meditation
- Pushing through a crisis
- Taking the slow route
Sprinkled throughout the book are "Ganbatte Rules"--short, actionable steps you can take to move forward in a part of your life where you may be stuck (whether it's fitness, love or starting a business). A foreword by Hector Garcia, author of the bestselling Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, introduces the concept of ganbatte and how he learned of its existence from one of Japan's centenarians.
While many aspects of life are beyond our control, how we deal with setbacks and difficulties is as much of a choice as how we approach everyday tasks. This book helps you tap into your own ability to persevere and encourages you to stay motivated and hopeful in difficult times. If you apply the tenacity and resilience of the Japanese in your daily life, difficult becomes easy, and impossible becomes possible.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781462922703 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publication date: | 10/12/2021 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 160 |
| Sales rank: | 538,678 |
| File size: | 7 MB |
About the Author
Foreword writer Hector Garcia was born in Spain and worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan, his home of more than 15 years. In Japan he developed voice recognition software and the technology for young Silicon Valley companies to enter the Japanese market. His popular blog led to his internationally successful book, A Geek In Japan. Along with Francesc Miralles, he is the author of the bestselling Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, The Ikigai Journey and Forest Bathing. hectorgarcia.org
Read an Excerpt
"When we contemplate the work of a famous artist or admire an athlete's records, we tend to forget there was a time when they were children. We have the feeling they acquired their skills overnight, blessed by a miracle that filled them with talent. But in reality, there was a time when:
the professional pianist touched a piano key for the first time,
the famous painter, on that first day, gasped a paintbrush in their childlike hand,
the Olympic medal-winning athlete didn't know how to walk,
and the renowned novelist learned to read.
In Japanese, there is a saying: Senri no michi mo ippo kara which means: "Even the longest journey begins with a first step." This saying reminds us that it doesn't matter what stage of life we are at; everything started with a first step and we are halfway to a future that we shouldn't feel overwhelmed by. If you are thinking about taking up a new hobby, embarking on a new relationship or making a career change, and you freeze at the thought of the chasm you will have to cross, the best thing is to focus on taking the first step. Sign up for that first class, send that text message or resume… take a step forward and start to walk.
That initial step is the hardest one to take, but once taken, it will give you self-confidence. Suddenly, you will feel able to move forward with a second step, then a third…until walking becomes instinctive. And if at any time you feel down, remember the word ganbatte.
It will give you the impetus you need to carry on walking. You will soon look back and realize that what you began with a single step has now turned into a long journey. What's more—and this is the most important thing—you will no longer be the person you were at the beginning. You will have grown as a human being." —Liebermann, Albert. "The Longest Journeys Begin with a First Step."Ganbatte! The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward. Tuttle Publishing, 2021, pg. 37-38.
Table of Contents
Foreword 7
Preface 11
Ganbatte! 13
The Great Wave off Kanagawa: The Art of Carrying on 19
Three Years Sitting on a Rock 23
A Rolling Stone Gathers no Moss 25
The Difficult and the Impossible 28
Sha… kan… kan, the Value of Patience 31
Losing is Winning 34
The Longest Journeys Begin with a First Step 37
The Archer and the Moon 39
The Ten Ganbatte Rules for Entrepreneurs 41
Jiro's Dream: The Perfection of the Shokunin 45
To Beat the Crisis 48
Kibo Hope 50
The Man Who Planted Trees 52
Tama the Cat 54
Ganbatte and Wabi Sabi 57
Yayoi Kusama 59
The Maneki Neko's Twin Laws 63
The Most Important Muscle 66
The Ten Ganbatte Rules for Writers 68
Shuhari: The Mastery of the Takumis 71
The World's Longest-Lasting Companies 76
The Kaizen Method 79
Meditation: Passing Clouds 83
Buddha Under the Tree 85
Katana: Aim for Beauty 87
The Philosophy of Karate 89
Tennis: The Court of Mental Toughness 92
If You Don't Feel Like Exercising-Ganbatte! 94
The Ten Ganbatte Rules for Fitness 97
Miyamoto Musashi: Transform Your Mind into Water 101
Stoicism and Ganbatte 104
Your Enemy is Your Best Friend 108
What Cannot Be Seen, but Can Be Felt 111
The Stake and the Sprinter 113
Team Hoyt 115
Mentality of the Marathon Runner 117
Get Rid of the Second Arrow 120
The Long Path to Love 122
The Ten Ganbatte Rules for Lasting Love 124
Akira Kurosawa: Whatever it Takes to Attain Perfection 127
The Summit of Mount Fuji 131
Reinventing the Wheel 134
In Marco Polo's Footsteps 137
The Pilgrims' Route 141
Joseph Merrick: The Heroism of Being Human 144
KOAN 147
Life as a Work of Art 149
The Journey to Wisdom 152
The Ten Ganbatte Rules 155
Epilogue 157