This year, I am thrilled to report on two major accomplishments.
First, I achieved the rank of shodan in shogi (Japanese chess). For those who are familiar with martial arts, this is equivalent to first-degree black belt. It’s enough of an achievement that the Japan Shogi Association issued a certificate which officially certified me as such.
This spring, I was promoted at work. I must confess, it took a bit longer than I expected.
No doubt my general carefree attitude contributed to the delay. For the longest time, the most I wanted to get out of my job was to work on worthy initiatives with great people. Beyond that