Guest Lecture

In our lecture on Monday, we had Mr.Kitashiro for our guest lecture. His first impression was that he was softer than what I expected. As I listened his lecture, I realized that his thoughts are close to that of Shackleton, especially in the part of being optimistic. I think being an optimist naturally is, in the way, talent that was gifted. Normally, people are born to be pessimistic to avoid the same mistake again. Since we learned from him that people cannot remember more than three points, I would like to give tips to be optimism, using three points.

1. Find good points in the bad situation.
   For example, if the train was late because of accident, think “I was lucky that I did not get caught on the train that actually had accident.” Or even “it was lucky for me that I was not the one who had accident. I should be careful when I walk the platform.”
   This is important step to be optimist, because once you started to think you were unlucky, you will get caught by the thought.
   
2. Use positive words, even if you are feeling negative.
   The words can give big effect to your thought. If you speak ill of others, your bad emotion towards that person would increase. In order to avoid it, it is important not to use negative expression.
3. Start from the style.
   When you are angry, have a deep breath and smile. It is proved by science that smile can make brain to produce hormones to feel positive. Although you cannot change your emotion easily, you can control your facial expression.

These tips are sourced from my knowledge and experience, therefore I cannot put any links, but often these tips are given in many articles and books. I was not born as optimist, so these tips have helped me a lot. I think Mr.Kitashiro was born to be a leader.