𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥. - Rochelle Kopp

Once the root cause has been identified, “taisaku” – countermeasures – need to be put in place. This is part of the kaizen process of making change that is for the whole.

In Japanese business having a problem is a bad thing, but letting the same problem happen again is even worse. It shows a lack of self-awareness and lack of care for others.

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"saihatsu boshi" translated literally, this means “prevention of reoccurrence".

The first step in saihatsu boshi is “genin wo mitsukeru“, which translates as getting to the root of the problem.

𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

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I've talked about #hansei (反省) and #kaizen (改善) before, which are two subjects that also come up often in #MediaTherapy

Han (反) means “change”, “to turn something over”, “to see something from a different perspective”, and Sei (省) means “to review”, “to examine yourself”. Kaizen (改善) is "improvement" or "change for the better" which is the inevitable outcome of properly done hansei.

I was thinking about another related concept that is especially relevant in our current times.

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#FirstCoffeeThoughts

I've mentioned before that I have many friends who Japan, some of whom are in Japanese business. I once ran a business that brought me in contact with Japanese people and I made a lot of friends and learned a great deal from those friendships over the years.

I have spoken here before about many of the Japanese business concepts that also align with my practices and beliefs as a stoic and also ones that I often taught when I was teaching an adult communications class.

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89/88 is a great start to the week and a great start to a new schedule. Hopefully my body will be able to keep up.

Great workout this morning. I decided to rewatch #DresdenFiles because @IronButterfly and I have been watching Paul Blackthorne in #Arrow and #TheInBetween ... 4 miles down for today and a nice even carb/fat burn to begin the day.

2 more workouts today and looking forward to a much needed sauna later. ❤️

#sleeptracking #healthtracking #HealthyHikikomori #oura

𝙄𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙖𝙨𝙮𝙡𝙪𝙢, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙮

𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. - Amali Tower (Jun 2020)

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/6/17/if-black-americans-were-to-seek-asylum-they-could-qualify

Been talking about #TheDarkness since last year and I cannot stress enough how amazing the books are and also how the series comes across.

#LenaOlin is .... mesmerizing.

I cannot recommend it enough.

#RecluseRecommends

#AchtsamMorden (Murder Mindfully) is about a defense lawyer who uses mindfulness techniques to take over a criminal gang in this deadpan comedy series based on the bestselling novels by Karsten Dusse.

https://youtu.be/cMxkl9X586w

#RecluseReleases

Kim Tae-ri, whom I love the work of, is on fire in the highly acclaimed #Kdrama #Jeongnyeon : The Star Is Born. This drama has been in the headlines a lot lately and on fire in the ratings in Korea and I highly recommend it.

#KimTaeRi is astounding in everything she does, but she is really doing something I've never seen her do in this role. It is so powerful and a beautiful story.

https://youtu.be/oOOdt5DwIpI

#RecluseRecommends #RecluseReleases

Still waiting on an actual release date for one of my favorite series, #SweetMagnolias 👍🏾

JoAnna Garcia Swisher posted a while back that season 4 had officially wrapped production so it's possible that we could be seeing it return maybe mid 2025.

Of course, given how long it takes between seasons, all of the children have become adults in real life and I have no idea how they will keep pulling off some of the storylines. ❤️

But I love these characters and look forward to their return.

Back in 2021 Goddess Chaeryeong and her hair appeared as Choom's Artist of The Month and caused everyone to cry and die for her ❤️ It's a great performance.

I watch this a lot ... mainly because Chaeryeong generally never gets focus like this for her talent as a dancer. Like many idols who are part of a group, she doesn't get the spotlight often. Her semi-twin sister Chaeyeon is more well known but, IMO, has a harder, more rough style that doesn't appeal to me as much.

https://youtu.be/msSTlqos4fQ

In addition to #Platée, a rather wild looking production of Stravinsky's #TheRakesProgress is coming on November 22nd.

This is a production by director Vidar Magnussen of the Norwegian National Opera and it looks like it truly embraces the madness, the horror, the absurd, burlesque fantasy of the title.

I have only ever seen one other version of Rake and it didn't look like this ... it was a different vision. Not terrible, but not this. I really want to see this one. It looks epic ❤️

Exciting news for my fellow #opera fans!

#Platée is coming to the best place on the Internet, OperaVision ❤️ A first production for Garsington Opera, Platée is the chance to indulge in grand choruses and fabulous dances played out in a French Baroque world of glamour and deception.

You will be able to see this epic production for FREE thanks to OperaVision starting on November 15th!

I'll try to remind y'all when it starts.

https://youtu.be/gxknNu1HXgc

𝙀𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣: 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 36 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨

𝘌𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 36 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 “𝘗𝘢𝘵” 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘌𝘖. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺.

https://publications.extension.uconn.edu/2020/11/24/ebony-horsewomen-empowering-hartford-for-over-36-years/

More info for you:

https://www.blackcowboymuseum.com/

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/ng-interactive/2024/may/19/black-cowboys-cowgirls-rodeos

https://www.wittemuseum.org/exhibitions/black-cowboys-an-american-story-2/

https://www.mirrranchgroup.com/the-history-of-black-cowboys/

In fact, the day that my brother was visiting EHI, Jordan Peele's film crew had been there working on filming an upcoming documentary about Black cowboys

𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬 “𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 2022 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘱𝘦

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jordan-peele-black-cowboy-series-1235888814/

𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘫𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯 1875 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 1903, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘪𝘮 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 15 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 28 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘫𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘴.

https://www.derbymuseum.org/blackheritage.html

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And in case you have no knowledge of the history of cowboys, specifically Black cowboys, here's some info:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙧-𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣-𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨
One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lesser-known-history-african-american-cowboys-180962144/

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He was so moved by the experience and the tour he received that he is planning to carve out time to try and get certified in equine therapy which I think would be a fascinating area to go into the provide unique services for those suffering from trauma.

He was most impressed by the founder and owner Patricia E. Kelly, a U.S. Marine Corp Vietnam-era veteran and African-American cowgirl.

https://www.cowgirl.net/portfolios/patricia-e-kelly/

https://ebonyhorsewomen.org/history

My brother and I don't talk much but he enthusiastically texted me about an experience he had after I shared with him how many farrier accounts I follow on Insta ❤️

He met the owner of #EbonyHorsewomen.

EHI is a one-of-a-kind, urban riding center in Hartford Connecticut. They provide equine-assisted psychotherapy services directly to clients and offer advanced, credited, professional development programs for therapists, horse specialists and college students.

https://ebonyhorsewomen.org/

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