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Hence,Ipaidattentiontoeveryone’smoodandhowtheysoundedwhentheysaidhello,andconsciouslymadesuretotouchonmorepersonalsubjectsduringmeetingswiththem,whichallowedmetoreducethesenseofdistancebetweenusandbuilduprelationships,wherepeoplecouldcometomewithreferenceeventothesmallestthings.Ialsocameupwithacatchphrasethatencapsulatesanattitudeofworkingtogetherasateam,namely,“Let’splaythemusicofthenewworld.”ThisphrasetakesinspirationfromDvořák’sSymphonyNo.9,“FromtheNewWorld,”andcombinesanimageofvariouspeopleplayingtheirpartsintacklingajobtogether,withthatofanorchestraplayingasymphony.Itoldmyteammembersthatweshouldtrytoworklikevariousinstrumentscarefullyplayingtheirownparts,butatthesametimecomingtogetherinharmony,withanawarenessofthemelodiesplayedbytheotherinstruments.Seeingtheteammemberswhohaveworkedalongsidemegrow,puttheirfullselvesintotheirwork,andbrilliantlyexcelthroughthisprocess,hasbeenasourceofgreathappiness.Evenwhentheyleavetoworkinotherorganizationstheysharealotwithme,andexpresstheirinterestinworkingtogetheragainwhenIgetintouchwiththem.Iamverygratefulforthis.WhenIwasyoung,IusedtobeconcernedaboutthingsthatIcouldn’tdoanythingabout.LaterIreadabookthatstatedthatsuccessfulexecutiveslimittheirworriestothethingstheycancontrol,andthatworryingaboutthingsonecannotcontrolissomethingimmaturepeopledo.Sincethen,therangeofthingsIworryabouthaschanged,andIfeelasthoughIfretoverthingslessoften.Ialsothinkaboutthefactthatifwemaptheearth’shistoryof4.6billionyearsontoasingleyearof365days,humanhistorybecomesamereinstantattheendoftheyear.At11:58:52PMonJanuary31stmodernhumansevolvedfromourearlyhominidpredecessors,theybegantopracticeagricultureandlivestockfarming,andat11:59:59the20thcenturybeganandended.Withintheendlessstreamofhistory,myownworriesseemunimportant,andIcanfeeloptimisticthatthey’llworkoutsomehow.Irechargebyeatingdeliciousthings,watchingandbeingmovedbymoviesthatcatchmyeye,andphysicalactivity.Thereareavarietyofcareertheories,butmyownfavoriteisknownasthe“plannedhappenstancetheory.”ThistheorywasputforwardbyProfessorKrumboltzofStanfordUniversity,andholdsthatcareersareofteninfluencedbycoincidentalfactors,andthattakingapositivestancetowardthesecoincidencesallowsustoadvanceourcareers.Theimportantthingistotakechanceeventsandencountersasopportunitiestoadvanceone’scareer.Eveniftheydon’trepresentthenextstepthatyouhadplannedforyourcareer,aphilosophyofjustgivingthesechallengesashot,canopennewdoors.Iencourageyoutoproactivelycreatechanceopportunities,actonthem,andseewhathappens.AtasymposiumhostedbySophiaUniversityandDoshishaUniversity.Igaveakeynotespeechtitled"WhattoExpectfromFutureFemaleResearchersandFemaleManagers-LookingBackonMyCareer-"18ReducingStressandTryingaChangeofPaceAMessagefortheNextGeneration

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