![\"Developing](\"https:\/\/norimen.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/880443dd0f31099796b093f9717a4a98.jpg\")
<\/p>\nHello, everyone.<\/p>\n
This is Enta.<\/p>\n
It's a real medal rush at the Tokyo Olympics!!<\/p>\n
I just happened to see some skateboarding during the day!!!<\/p>\n
That was absolutely amazing.<\/p>\n
Even though I'm not really interested, it actually tugged at my heartstrings a little lol<\/p>\n
What\u2019s more, seeing the remarkable achievements of today\u2019s young athletes\u2014including their breaking of the youngest-ever record\u2014really makes me happy.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The other day, I was talking to a general contractor's site supervisor.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Let's talk about that whole \"Where exactly did the coaching change happen?\" thing.<\/p>\n
What I mean is: Where, at what age, and in what kind of setting did you become able to work independently while keeping the director in mind?<\/p>\n
I think there's a turning point somewhere.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Didn't you feel like something had changed at some point?<\/p>\n
Looking back now, I think I understand. I think there was a moment in the past when something just clicked.<\/p>\n
![\"Motivation](\"https:\/\/norimen.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/setsuden_off_man.png\")
<\/p>\n
For me, it's the Chuetsu Earthquake.<\/p>\n
This was an emergency construction project to open the first tunnel leading to Yamakoshi Village.<\/p>\n
Back then, I worked on slope stabilization and ground anchors during the day, and rebar installation at night.<\/p>\n
I handled the design and cost estimates along the way, and when we ran out of materials, I\u2019d hop in a truck and drive all the way to Tokyo\u2014all while keeping my regular salary. It was hilarious lol.<\/p>\n
What's more, I went there at first just to support the section chief.<\/p>\n
Even though I was acting as a representative for the general contractor in Shuzenji, Shizuoka, right when we were about to start construction after submitting the construction plan, they changed the representative lol<\/p>\n
It's a memory I'll never forget.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When we went to Niigata, the section chief said he had another job site to go to a week later... lol<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when things should have started to go from bad to worse, but it\u2019s always at times like that that I end up meeting wonderful people.<\/p>\n
Looking back now, I think it was an incredibly fun set. I was managing it all by myself day and night, but at some point, I just felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.<\/p>\n
All sorts of things happened all at once: a contractor had to redo the anchor work\u2014which had come loose\u2014amid the year-end snowfall; they tried to remove the I-beam blocks, claiming it was according to the design; and when we stopped them, we got into a dispute with the general contractor.<\/p>\n
(Removing the I-shaped blocks caused the top part to slip, leading to yet another construction project lol)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
By the time that project was finished, I found myself thinking, \u201cOh, I feel like I can do anything,\u201d lol (Well, I guess that was just the folly of youth, lol).<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I think you've all experienced this, too.<\/p>\n
That moment when, triggered by something, everything suddenly clicked into place.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I think he\u2019s both a director and a craftsman.<\/p>\n
Please try to remember that.<\/p>\n
And,Please think back to who you were before that.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I think I was just a total loser back then lol<\/p>\n (My grandma was in critical condition three times and was even pronounced dead once; when he\u2019d head to a job site, he\u2019d leave the office and go to a pachinko parlor; he\u2019d go wakeboarding first thing in the morning before work, then head to the job site, and go straight to the beach to surf afterward; and if there were mountains nearby, he\u2019d spend all his time snowboarding\u2014even on weekdays.)<\/p>\n Looking back now, it was a total mess.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With that in mind, take a look at today\u2019s young people.<\/p>\n Don't you think there are a lot of talented young people these days?<\/p>\n There are so many good kids!<\/p>\n There are some who don't feel that way, but I think it's overwhelmingly better than it used to be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I think our job is to figure out how we can provide them with the opportunity to change.<\/p>\n It\u2019s part of our job as older guys to create opportunities for the next generation and to inspire the talent that will thrive in that generation.<\/p>\n If we do that, I think the next era will be fun, too.<\/p>\n Looking back now, I feel like I owe my current situation to the inspiration that section chief gave me...!?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See you later.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n P.S. Today's Pictogram<\/p>\n Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It\u2019s been a real medal rush at the Tokyo Olympics, hasn\u2019t it!! I just happened to catch the skateboarding event during the day!!! It was absolutely amazing. Even I, who usually aren\u2019t that interested, was pretty moved lol. Plus, seeing the youngest-ever record broken and the remarkable achievements of today\u2019s young athletes\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[203,354,4649,4650,4651,4652,4653],"class_list":["post-44922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-203","tag-354","tag-4649","tag-4650","tag-4651","tag-4652","tag-4653"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Slope](\"https:\/\/norimen.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6c1e49d95f57d9ba3bfb194c99a6b6db.jpg\")
<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"