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James Lane Allen is an American author who wrote one of the most popular self-development inspiring small books called\u00a0As a Man Thinketh\u2026 .\u00a0<\/em>\u201cA man is literally what he thinks\u201d is the basic philosophy laid down in his book, which he would like to deliver to people. When I read this lesson, only one simple sentence consisting of a few words, it hit me and has stuck with me for a while. How many lessons does a simple sentence contain?\u00a0 Here are some lessons for leadership which I take away from this lesson.<\/p>\n First, we have to be humble to be aware that our present circumstances, where we are and how we are now,\u00a0are the result of our thinking. What we harvest now are from what we planted in the past. We always tend to complain about our outer world surrounding us and what we are given. Everything we thought in the past makes our presence.<\/p>\n Four years ago,\u00a0I made a big decision for myself and my family. I stopped working as a plastic surgeon and moved to Canada with my three children to focus on raising them. I have not work for three years in Canada and even usually forget that I used to work as a doctor. However, recently I was surprised to get one email from Japan. It was from a publisher in Japan and they selected my article which I wrote five years ago to put into a new book with other physicians\u2019 articles. I am so surprised that my footsteps I made in the past suddenly showed up in my present life. I am proud and happy to meet Hiromi of the past.\u00a0 At the same time, lots of regrets come up. How much am I accumulating from my daily life now for myself in the future? I tend to live the day-to-day busy life. Do I not use \u201cbusy\u201d or \u201cfamily\u201d for a good excuse to live my present life without thinking? \u3000I acknowledge that we have to live our present life as a routine, not passively but actively to plant seeds for the future.<\/p>\n At the same time, I feel encouragement from Allen \u2019s lesson.\u00a0 If everything is the result of our inner thoughts, we can change ourselves anytime anywhere by lifting up our thoughts regardless of any circumstances. It is hard to change the outer world, but once we change our thoughts toward things and other people, we can transform ourselves to change things and other people. We need to have self-control and make an effort to grow our thought for our ideal life.\u00a0 \u201cGood thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bad fruit.\u201d by James Lane Allen (cited in Watson, 1951, p.171) teach me we always have to get ready for our future.<\/p>\n Reference<\/strong>s<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" James Lane Allen is an American author who wrote one of the most popular self-development inspiring small books called\u00a0As a Man Thinketh\u2026 .\u00a0\u201cA man is literally what he thinks\u201d is the basic philosophy laid down in his book, which he would like to deliver to people. When I read this lesson, only one simple sentence … <\/p>\n
\nWatson, L. E. (1951). Light from<\/em> Many Lamps.<\/em> New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.<\/p>\n