Spark

"Everyone told me I’d regret leaving Japan after graduation. They spoke of the safety, the stability, and the 'perfect' life I could build here. 'You don't know how many people would kill for this opportunity,' they warned. 'Why would you throw it away?' I’m not doing this to find a 'nicer' place. I’m doing this because I need to see how far I can go. I don't want to live comfortably if it means my full potential is never revealed; I want to live a life that forges me into a man of the highest possible value. My mission now is to help others unlock their own most valuable potential—to make their lives better. It is hard to make the decision when the people you love say you shouldn’t do it, but the person I love the most is me, and I don’t want to live a life where I am disappointed in myself. My path has to start now. And if the man I need to become cannot be found here, then I must go wherever he is. Even if it means leaving behind a place I love."

Most people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a year. The secret isn't in the grand gestures, but in the quiet, boring execution of daily disciplines.