I Resign From My Job To Pursuing My Dream

Hello everyone 😀,

Wow, it's been long time since last time I post an article in this blog. Yeah, it's last year the last time I post an article here. I'm sorry, I'm focusing on my another blog and Youtube channel. Everything about Indonesia culture and its uniqueness, you can find on my another blog and Youtube channel.

Hey, are you going to promote your project in the first paragraph?

Hahahaha why not? After all, people usually read first paragraph. Yes yes, I know first paragraph should describe what topic that this article going to discuss. Hahahaha I know I'm just amateur blogger.

Anyway, for those who follow my blog (do I have followers? I guest no huhuhu) you might ever read my article about "I quit job hunting for follow my passion". This article have similar title like that but the difference is this one isn't about job hunting but it's real job.

Since then, I often facing this conversation:

"Hey Audi, how's your work?"

"Ummm, I already resigned from my job"

"What? Resign? How come? Why"

"Because I wanna start my Youtube and Blogger project"

"Really? How do you make money from that?"

"Well..........."

My face when I asked that kind of question

It's kinda tired to explain because people keep asking me about that. Okay, I'll try to explain everything as simple as I can. Hopefully, I can write shortly because usually when I start to talk about this, it will be long.

So, in "I Quit My Job To Follow My Passion and Dream" article, I share about my passion which is performing on the stage. I also mentioned about my dream and what makes me have that dream. Let me tell you once again:

My dream is to performing Indonesia culture to around the world and bring Indonesia culture to the top of the world

I want to perform like this again for promoting Indonesia culture to around the world

 In that article, I said that my inspiration behind my dream is Indonesian Week event in my previous university Ritsumeikan APU. I performed as dancer, percussion player, actor-percussion, and martial arts player-actor in grand show event. I also perform in daily event such as parade and night event. Surprisingly, International students, Japanese students, and Beppu-Oita citizens love Indonesia culture so much. They always enjoy when Indonesian week held every year. The appreciation and reception is absolutely wonderful. That makes me think "if I can do in small world like APU, then I can do it as well in the real world". That's why I have dream like this.

Why Youtube and Blogger? Because these two is the biggest media platform for sharing our passion. On Youtube, people around the world can access and watch video freely. Same as Blogger, people around the world can read and access freely. So I think if I share about Indonesia culture and its uniqueness on Youtube and Blogger, people around the world can see and feel Indonesia.

Actually, I wanted to start Youtube in 2015, in my last semester in APU. However, I ended up looking for a job in Tokyo and living in Kyoto for 3 months for getting job. The result? I failed to get a job in Japan and I went back to Indonesia because my visa had expired.

In Jakarta, I got a job just three days. That's so fast compare when I did job hunting in Japan. However, I resigned after 6 months working and I got another job but I resigned after three months.

Why? Why I didn't start Youtube in 2015? Why I keep looking for a job although my passion is performing on the stage and I have dream for Indonesia culture? Why I didn't start pursuing my dream? Only one word to answer:

SCARE

Yes, I was so scared for many things:

I was scared if I don't get income and asking money from my parents

I was scared if I failed

I was scared if I become unemployment

I was scared if I disappoint my parents

I was scared if people around me leave me because I have unrealistic dream

I was scared if people judge me that I failed as a child

I was scared if my dream is just bullshit

I was scared if I'm not good enough to be Youtuber

and so many scare

I'm scared and doubt myself

My fear is the main reason why I doubt myself. Why companies in Japan won't hire me because they feel my doubt. I resigned from my job because I doubt if that job is suit with my goal and can help me to achieve my dream. I couldn't perform well in my second job because I doubt myself if this was right or not for me.

When I resigned from my first job, actually I was thinking to start Youtube. However, I scared if I don't get any income and I'm not good enough to be Youtuber. That's why I accept job offer for my second job. But in the end, I just runaway from what my heart said. I doubt myself that's why it's hard for me to have motivation and passion in my second job. It's hard for me to perform well because I doubt myself and I feel this one isn't right for me, but I neglect it because I was scared if I didn't have money.

Too many doubt and scared in myself. There's time when I'm tired to runaway. Finally, on November 2016, I started Youtube and Blogger with name "Audi26tv". Actually, I won't use my name for that channel but I had no idea which good name for my channel.

I'm trying many things for building my channel. I went to North Sumatra to explore and make vlog, I cooperated with my senior to make Indonesia culture night for diplomat, I performed Indonesia dance in volunteer activity under bridge, I attended to many networking events to share my idea, looking for right partners, and get inspiration. 

The result is still far from my expectation:

Subscribers just 38

Viewers are few

Instagram followers less than 200

I keep trying and doing. I tried to make interesting videos but it's not good enough to attract viewers. My motivation keep getting down every time I saw number of viewers and video analytics. 

I do everything alone. Yes, alone like nobody help me:

Videographer

Photographer

Blogger

Social Media Promotions

Video editing

Translator

Content creator

Script writer

Technical staff (lighting, positioning)

Researcher

Performer

Dancer

I do it by myself. I'm struggling and desperate to get right partner and collaboration. That's why I attend to networking events.

The situation getting more complicated. Actually, I still have contract with my last office to be Japanese interpreter and Indonesian teacher for Japanese expatriate. But it didn't go well although I reached deal with my clients, but they changed their mind and won't use me for their interpreter. It happens for three times. Before resigned, I count how much income that I could get from being freelance interpreter. The rate is around IDR 500,000 - IDR 2,000,000 / day, that's why I was dare to resigned. But it didn't work. That's why I'm looking for a job again but it must be the one who can help achieve my dream.

It's difficult right now. To be honest, I'm struggling right now. My motivation is up and down. I often getting down but I keep do what I have to do and keep smiling to everyone. I desperate to get support (like collaboration, share my blog and video, help me to make video). I want to fight for it but the only one who can bring me up is only myself so I won't rely on anyone else.

Is it wrong? Not rely to anyone else? I don't know

You might think being Youtuber is easy and just wasting time. Talking in front of camera and upload on Youtube is easy things. NO! You're wrong! Yes, being Youtuber isn't difficult but it's not easy as well. Especially, if my content isn't really popular (there's no Youtuber who share about Indonesia culture and its uniqueness). You might often read success story and how they struggling. But it's rare to read when someone in the process to achieving his dream and struggling. That's me.

I won't give up for this. I believe I can be successful someday but to be successful, there's so many challenge and hurdle that I must face. Honestly, I won't be alone but in the beginning I start alone. I don't know whether you can understand my feeling or not but this is what I feel. I want to keep fighting, keep doing this, and keep trying to be great Youtuber. 

I do this not only for myself. I do this for Indonesia, I want to make Indonesia better country in the future, I want to develop Indonesia through art and culture performance, I want to do something for this country. I want to help my family in Medan, North Sumatra, I want to make Indonesia become better home for my children someday. Although, Indonesia society is tough but I love my country. I born here, I raised here, and I want to die here.

I know there's no easy dream to achieve. I know it takes time and long process. I know I must be patient. I know it and I keep believe it. But I'm human, sometimes I can be down sometimes I can be up. But I keep fighting even though I'm really stress, I keep continue. I won't stop and being weak person. I want to be stronger.

That's all from me. I want to end this article before getting so long. Hopefully, you can get lesson from my story and keep fighting for your dream. 

Every human deserve to have dream. And every human deserve to be success. That's what I believe.

I won't give up and keep believe my dream

And the most important thing, keep enjoy our life. Happy-sad is part of life. Just enjoy every single moment in our life

Gua Resign Dari Kerja Buat Raih Mimpi Gua

Ini foto random banget milihnya buat jadi headline. Gpp lah, ini salah satu selfie terbaik gua *aazzeeeekkk

Hai Semuanya,

Duh, ini blog sudah gua telantarkan selama setahun, gak update sama sekali. Hahaha 😁 maap yak, gua lagi fokus sama blog gua yang satunya lagi dan Youtube. Blog gua yang satunya lagi bisa kalian liat disini. Semua hal tentang keunikan Indonesia ada disana semua. Dibaca dan di share ya.

Woi, paragraf pertama udah promosi aja! 

Hahahaha birainlah, kan biasanya paragraf pertama paling pertama di baca orang. Tapi mestinya paragraf pertama itu ngawalin topik dari sebuah artikel. Duh, gimana sih, blogger gadungan emang gua hahahaha.

Anyway, buat kalian yang ngikutin blog gua (cieee elah kayak punya banyak followers aja😎), judul diatas itu pernah gak sih kalian liat di blog ini? Pernah dong, tapi pake bahasa Inggris dan itu artikel waktu 2015, tepatnya waktu gua baru-baru nemu passion gua apa dan masih jadi anak APU. Nih dah artikelnya buat yang belom baca "I Quit Job Hunting To Follow My Passion and Achieve My Dream".

Kalo di bahasa Indonesiain mirip ya? "Gua berhenti Job Hunting Buat Kejar Passion dan Mimpi Gua". Dan sekali lagi gua menuliskan judul seperti itu tapi bedanya bukan "Job Hunting" tapi "Resign". 

"Resign maksudnya?" 

"Ya resign dari kantor" 

"Hah, apa sih gak ngerti?"

"itu loh, berhenti dari kerja"

"Oh gitu. Lah kenapa? Kan gaji lu lumayan gede disana? Pemasukan lu darimana dong?"

"Well........"

Kurang lebih beginilah muka gua yang bingung kalo di ajakin ngomong kayak gitu. Bingung gimana nyeritaiinya

Yah seperti itulah situasi yang selalu gua hadapi. Oke, gua ceritain dengan SPJ (Singkat, Padat, Jelas). Semoga aja beneran SPJ, biasanya kalo udah cerita suka kepanjangan hehehehe 😊.

Jadi, di artikel "I Quit Job Hunting To Follow My Passion and Achieve My Dream", gua bilang kan ya, passion gua adalah manggung. Gua mau jadi "Stage Performers" dan ngebuka channel Youtube buat support passion gua itu.

"Stage Performers" untuk apa? 

"Untuk nampilin seni budaya Indonesia ke berbagai belahan dunia, memajukan Indonesia dari seni budaya, dan membawa seni budaya Indonesia menuju puncak dunia. Itulah mimpi gua"

Gua kepengen banget manggung lagi kayak begini dan keliling dunia buat nampilin seni budaya Indonesia

Di artikel itu gua udah jelasin, gua cinta Indonesia semenjak kuliah di Jepang, di rumah kedua gua yaitu Ritsumeikan APU. Disitu gua tampilin seni budaya Indonesia terutama di acara Indonesian week sebagai penari, pemain perkusi, dan pencak silat. Apresiasi dan respon masyarakat Internasional di APU, warga Beppu-Oita luar biasa, mereka semua suka sama seni budaya Indonesia. Dari situlah, gua berpikir "Kalo gua bisa melakukan ini di dunia kecil bernama APU, kalo gitu bisa dong gua lakuin ke dunia sebenernya". Dan itulah yang mengawali mimpi gua. Di Indonesian week itu pula lah gua menemukan passion gua.

Kenapa pilih Youtuber dan Blogger? Karena kedua media inilah yang bisa gua maksimalin buat berkomunikasi sama orang-orang di seluruh dunia. Dengan video Youtube, orang-orang dari negara manapun bisa nonton seni budaya Indonesia. Dan dengan Blogger, semua orang dari seluruh dunia bisa baca dengan catatan gua nulis pake bahasa Inggris.

Waktu 2015 gua nulis artikel itu, gua sebenernya udah bertekad untuk memulai. Tapi ada satu kata yang selalu menghantui gua dan membuat gua ragu terhadap diri gua:

TAKUT

Ya, gua takut! 

Takut gak punya pemasukan

Takut jadi pengangguran

Takut kecewain orang tua

Takut menyia-nyiakan pendidikan yang udah gua tempuh di Jepang

Takut di kucilkan sama orang-orang sekitar gua

Takut dicap gak kerja sama semua orang

Takut dibilang sok asik, sok eksis, sok ngartis karena Youtube

Takut apakah mimpi gua ini cuma mimpi doang atau bener2 impian

Dan takut-takut lainnya..........

Ketakutan itu membuat gua ragu. Dan gua akhirnya nyari kerja lagi di Tokyo. Ceritanya ada di artikel ini "How Two Weeks Journey In Tokyo Gives Me The Best Lesson In My Life".

Gagal dapet kerja di Tokyo, gua coba peruntungan di Kansai, tepatnya di Kyoto-Osaka. Selama 3 bulan gua nyari kerja lagi disana, tapi berakhir dengan hampa alias gak dapet apa-apa. Gua di hantui rasa kesepian karena gak punya temen dan rasa keraguan yang besar. 

Sebenernya di Kyoto itulah gua mulai Youtube, tapi laptopnya rusak dan hard disk gua corrupt. Jadi video yang udah gua edit ilang semua.

Karena izin tinggal di Jepang habis, jadi gua terpaksa pulang ke Indonesia. Di Jakarta, gua cuma 3 hari langsung dapet kerja. Tapi itu cuma bertahan 6 bulan karena kerjaanya gak sesuai sama kompentensi dan minat gua. Ceritanya bisa kalian baca disini "FIRST JOB: SELAMAT DATANG DI ‘DUNIA GILA’ AUDI".

Setelah gua resign dari kantor pertama, gua sebenernya udah beli laptop baru biar bisa edit-edit video. Konsep pun udah gua pikirin dan tinggal beli kamera dan mulai. Tapi, lagi-lagi keraguan dan ketakutan menghantui gua. Sama, takutnya ama yang sebelumnya. 

Galau berhari-hari akhirnya gua dapet kerja di kantor kedua dan gua terima. Kerjaan gua gak jauh-jauh amat dari kerjaan pertama, yaitu ngurus dokumen izin kerja dan tinggal TKA (Tenaga Kerja Asing) dan dokumen perizinan pendirian perusahaan. Bedanya, kalo kantor pertama gua lebih fokus di lapangan, di kantor kedua gua lebih banyak duduk di kantor, balas email, meeting sama klien, dll.

Tapi ternyata, gua nerima tawaran itu setengah hati. 3 bulan probation gua jalanin, gua bener-bener ngerasa hampa dan gak ada semangat sama sekali. Gua berusaha kerja semaksimal mungkin, nikmatin kerjaanya sebisa mungkin, dan cari cara untuk nemuin value dari kerjaan ini. Tapi, pada akhirnya gua gak bener-bener termotivasi. 

Dalam hati gua, suara untuk berkarya di Youtube-Blogger dan semangat buat ngejar mimpi gua udah keras banget. Waktu itu, gua udah punya kamera baru setelah kamera gua hilang di Lombok. Gua udah ada kamera, laptop, monopod, terus apalagi yang gua tunggu? 

Sebenernya gua jalanin Youtube sambil ngantor. Abis ngantor gua langsung shooting Youtube dan coba ngedit. Tapi, sama sekali gak maksimal. Dari Thamrin, Jakarta - Jatibening, Bekasi Barat itu macetnya gak karuan. Gua selalu balik jam setengah 9 malem dan gua udah ngantuk + capek. Gak ada mood buat ngapa-ngapain. Weekend? Ada aja acaranya. Bantuin ortu lah, meeting organisasi lah, pokoknya gak bisa gua kerjain Youtube-Blogger kalo kayak gini.

Akhirnya setelah galau berhari-hari, gua beranikan diri buat resign dan mulai jadi Youtuber-Blogger. Gua resign bukan tanpa pegangan. Gua sebenernya tanda tangan kontrak sama kantor kedua gua buat jadi Japanese Interpreter (Penerjemah Bahasa Jepang lisan) dan guru Bahasa Indonesia dengan rating Rp 500.000 - Rp 2.000.000,- tergantung projectnya kayak apa. Setelah gua hitung-hitung, gua rasa jumlah segitu cukup buat ngehidupin gua. Makanya gua berani resign.

Dari November 2016 sekarang udah Juli 2017. Berbagai macam usaha udah gua lakukan. Gua ke Medan bulan di akhir Desember 2016, gua ke berbagai macam acara seni budaya, bahkan buat acara seni budaya untuk diplomat, research soal Youtube dan seni budaya, gua ikut banyak acara networking dengan pelaku startup dan generasi millenials yang punya mimpi kayak gua, gua coba bikin video se-menarik mungkin. Tapi, subscriber dan viewers gua tetep aja sedikit dan ini belom menghasilkan apa-apa.

Gua ke nelusurin Sumatra Utara buat bikin vlog dan kenalin keunikan Sumatra Utara
https://youtu.be/XcuSXVmQbEM

Barengan kakak kelas gua dan sanggar tempat gua belajar nari, gua cetusin event ini untuk ngenalin seni budaya Indonesia ke para diplomat luar negri
https://youtu.be/iKPAN3K-KPE

Gua dan dua temen gua nari tarian tradisional Indonesia di kolong Jembatan Tiga, Pluit, Jakarta. Disitu gua juga bikin vlognya
https://youtu.be/v1YM8DnMZJA

Gua dateng ke acara "Djakarta Punya Tari" sendiri buat ngambil video tarian-tarian Betawi dan bikin reaction videonya
https://youtu.be/P0gMgoOHfzE

Ikut acara meet up bareng host Kick Andy & Big Circle, Andy F. Noya

Ikut acara meet up bareng Writer dan Co-Writer buku Generasi Langgas, Dilla Amran (kiri) & Yoris Sebastian (Kanan)

Belajar public speaking sama public figure dan host TV, Hilbram Dunar (paling kiri), Bayu Oktara (jas abu-abu), dan Uli Hermansyah (jas biru paling kanan). Gua bahkan berani tampil sebagai Youtuber di depan mereka dan mereka langsung kasih banyak masukan ke gua

Dateng ke acara Gebyar Wisata Budaya  Nusantara (GBWN) dan ngobrol-ngobrol sama berbagai perwakilan masing-masing daerah soal melestarikan seni budaya Indonesia

Dateng ke seminar entrepreneurship di Lotte Mart Avenue, di acara Gfest

Sharing soal passion dan mimpi bareng sama Abie Abdilah (cowo sebelah kiri), seorang pengusaha rotan yang udah ngebawa produk-produk rotan asli Indonesia sampai ke pameran di Eropa dan mba Khairiyah Sari (cewe sebelah kanan) founder lanangindonesia.com yang punya koneksi dengan Bekraf 

Kerjaan freelance gimana? Gua udah interview 3-4 kali, 3 diantaranya udah deal sebenernya tinggal kerja eh di PHP-in terus, kliennya berubah pikiran dan gak jadi pake gua. Gua gak tahu alesan pasti si klien-klien itu kenapa. Perkiraan gaji gua yang semula sekitaran Rp 10 juta keatas pun sirna. Gua jadi bokek maksimal, dan udah berkali-kali minjem sama bokap. It really Sucks man!

Jujur aja, gua ngerjain Youtube, Blogger, Instagram semuanya gua sendiri yang jalanin.

Videografer gua

Fotografer gua

Video Editor gua

Translator gua

Social Media Marketing gua

Penulis artikel di blog gua

Content creator gua

Script writer gua

Research sana-sini gua

Blog web maintain gua

Hampir semuanya gua yang ngerjain. Bisa gak? Ya bisa sebenernya meskipun gak bisa dibilang jago apalagi ahli tapi gua ngerti semuanya. Cuma, jelas aja itu berat banget di jalanin sendiri. Makanya, gua ikut banyak acara networking terutama dari kalangan startup dan komunitas generasi millenials, supaya dapet partner, pencerahan, dan solusi dari masalah gua ini.

Dan akhirnya, karena kerjaan freelance gua gak sesuai rencana, gua nyari-nyari kerja lagi. So far, gua dapet kerjaan jadi admin akun twitter dari sodara gua dan bantu bisnis kakak gua di Jepang dengan ngebuat modul kelas bahasa Indonesia untuk orang Jepang. Ya bayarannya emang gak banyak, tapi at least gua ada pemasukan.

Mungkin gua emang lagi mandek karirnya. Situasi gua ini, jauh dari kata indah dan bagus.

Gua gak punya duit.....

Gua gak punya partner.....

Subscriber dan viewers gua sedikit......

Followers di Blogger 0.......

Motivasi jatoh......

Gua gak di dukung sama orang-orang sekitar gua.......

Gua di rendahkan dan di remehkan.......

Ya semua itu adalah resiko yang harus gua terima dari keputusan gua resign dari kantor. Emang, mimpi itu gak ada yang mudah dicapai. Impian kita itu pasti banyak yang mencaci maki, merendahkan, dan bahkan kita dikucilkan karena impian yang kita punya. Kita bahkan bisa di usir oleh orang tua kita karena kita telah di cap sebagai anak gagal. Hanya karena...........kita punya impian.

Terlebih lagi di Indonesia, dimana masyarakatnya sibuk sama urusan hidup orang lain alias kepo. Anggota keluarga besar dan temen-temen gak sedikit yang merendahkan kita yang sedang merintis mimpi dan mengejar passion.

Emang gak gampang untuk menghadapi segini banyak tantangan. Tapi, gua percaya, yang gua lakukan ini adalah hal yang positif. Gua lakukan ini karena gua cinta sama Indonesia, gua mau Indonesia jadi negara yang lebih baik, gua mau dunia melihat Indonesia itu unik dan indah dari sisi seni budaya + pariwisata, gua mau orang Indonesia kembali tumbuh rasa cinta tanah air. 

Gua berusaha untuk terus mengevaluasi diri, apakah gua udah melakukan yang terbaik sampai hari ini?

Gua sedih ngeliat banyak orang-orang asing dateng ke Indonesia cuma buat ngambilin sumber daya alam Indonesia. Yang lebih sedih lagi, orang-orang Indonesia itu sendiri mau aja di budakin sama para negara-negara asing terutama negara maju di dunia buat ngerusak alam Indonesia. Yang paling bikin gua sedih adalah ketika ngeliat generasi muda Indonesia mendewakan budaya negara lain, sebut saja budaya barat, Korea, dan Jepang tapi have no idea about Indonesia culture. Mereka menganggap budaya Indonesia itu kuno, ketinggalan jaman, dan gak kekinian. Sakit hati gua ngeliatnya. Padahal, masyarakat dunia itu sangat menghargai seni budaya Indonesia. 

Makanya, gua mikir, apa yang bisa gua kasih buat negara ini. Gua punya passion jadi stage performance dan gua suka banget nari tarian tradisional Indonesia. Gua bisa nampilin ini di social media dan jadi viral. Makanya, gua jadi Youtuber-Blogger. Gua lakuin ini buat Indonesia lebih baik, buat sejahterain keluarga besar gua terutama keluarga besar di Medan, dan untuk jadiin Indonesia rumah yang indah buat anak-anak gua nanti.

Gak gampang, gua tahu kok. Tapi emang semua butuh proses. Butuh perjuangan. Kalo kalian lebih banyak denger kisah sukses orang yang udah sukses di karirnya dan cuma denger cerita dia giman jatohnya dia dulu, sekarang kalian membaca orang yang sedang mengalami kesulitan dalam karirnya. Gua percaya gua bisa sukses dalam karir gua. Tapi, inilah yang harus gua hadapin. Gua gak mau mundur, gua gak mau nyerah, gua mau perjuangin terus impian gua ini. Gua gak mau jadi pecundang yang pada akhirnya cuma ikut apa kata kebanyakan orang jadi orang biasa aja. Perjuangan gua belom selesai dan gak akan pernah selesai sampe gua mati.

Sekian, karena udah kelewatan panjang hahahahahaha. Semoga cerita ini bisa jadi pelajaran buat yang ngebacanya terlebih lagi buat yang lagi berusaha meraih mimpinya.

Yang penting percayalah sama diri kita, mimpi kita, dan passion kita. InsyAllah, semua jerih payah, keringat, air mata akan terbayar semua kelak

Dan pastinya tetep nikmatin hidup kita. Susah-senang itu bagian dari hidup. Gak usah di bawa stress apalagi ampe depresi. Nikmatin aja segala prosesnya

Also read:

I Quit Job Hunting To Follow My Passion and Achieve My Dream

The Most Important Lesson That I Learn From My College Life

FIRST JOB: SELAMAT DATANG DI ‘DUNIA GILA’ AUDI

I Want Have Better Confidence and Energy, So I do 4 Morning Routines Every Day (良い自信と力があるために、毎朝４つルーチンやっている）

"そよ風が吹いて小鳥がさえずる何気ない毎日の風景窓の外は朝日が舞い降りる笑顔で「いってらっしゃい」(Funky Monkey Babys - 未来の君へ)

This article is the continuous "I Quit Job Hunting To Follow My Passion and Achieve My Dream" article that I posted last week.

このアーティクルは”夢を叶えるため、自分のパッションでキャリアを立つため、就職活動をやめるつもりだ”の続きのアーティクルだ。

So, in the last article, I share my dream, passion, and achievement. However, to achieve that, I CHANGE MY LIFESTYLE in order to be stronger man, better self-confidence, and better positive attitude.

前のアーティクルに俺は自分の夢、パッション、目標をシェアした。しかし、それを叶えるために良い自信を持ったりポジティブ態度を持ったり強い男になったりするために生活スタイルを変えるつもり。

Why change lifestyle? Because I think to achieve our dream, we have to start from ourselves. I need to be more discipline in my life, I want to make myself happy first before I make others happy, and I want to be more confidence to myself. If I want have happy life, then I have to know how to make myself happy. I change my lifestyle isn't because 'I must' but 'I want and I choose to change'.
なぜ生活スタイルを変える？夢を叶えるために全ては自分から始まる。自分の生活をもっと規律良くしたいし、他の人を喜ばせるために自分にもっと喜ばせたい。さらに良い自信を持ちたいから生活スタイルを変えるつもりだ。”しなくちゃ”とかじゃなくて”俺は”したい”から変化を選ぶ”ってことだよ。

I divide into two session. In this article, I want to share the morning routine that I always do before starting my activity. In the next article, I will share the habit and behavior that I try to change.
２つセッションに分けたい思う。まず、このアーティクルに１日活動やる前に毎朝をいつもやっていることをシェアしたい。次に、変えたい癖と態度についてシェアしたい。

In my opinion, morning is the most important time in our life. It's a start line for our day! Before I do my activity, I want to make sure I start my day in good way so that I can have better outcome from what I do in one day.
朝は１番大事な時間だと思う。朝は日のスタートライン！１日やっていることからいい結果ができるようにするために朝にいいスタートできたいと思う。

First, I want to share the 4 morning routine that i'm doing now to have the best mood, energy, and concentration for one day.
まず、４つの朝にしているルーチンをシェアしたいと思う。これは１日の最高の力、気分、集中ができるようにする。

1. I sleep early and wake up before sunrise
   早く寝て朝日出る前に起きる

Y'know, I sleep 9-10 pm every day and wake up before sunrise based on morning prayer time (for Muslim)
あのね、俺は毎日９時とか１０時ぐらい寝てイスラム教の朝お祈り時間によるとと朝日出る前に起きる。

And y'know what's my friends reaction when I'm saying this?
っで、俺の友達はこんなこと聞いた後でどんなリアクション知っている？

"WHAT???!!! ARE YOU CHILD？？"
"何？？？！！！お前子供か？？"

"AUDI YOU'RE LIKE OLDMAN"
"アウディお前爺だ"

I'm just laughing when I hear their reaction. Well, I can understand why their react like that!

ハハハハハそのリアクション聞いてただ笑う。まあ、彼らのリアクションがよく分かるよ。

Now, let me ask you this questions:

じゃ、聞きたいことがある：

1. What's wrong with sleep early and wake up before sunrise?

    早く寝ることと朝日出る前に起きることと何が間違う？

2. So, if we're adult we have to sleep late night and wake up in late time? Like 10 pm or 12 pm?

   大人になれば遅い時間に寝ることと遅い時間に起きることが当たり前なこと？１０時とか１２時とかに起きるんがいい？

3. Are you feel good or fresh when you're sleep late night and wake up late morning?

    もし遅い時間に寝たり遅い時間に起きたりすれば気持ちがいい？

4. Are you feel ready to start your day by wake up late? Are you feel "oh this is good day"?

    もし遅い時間に起きれば１日やることができそう？”よっしゃ、今日素敵な１日だ”って感じれる？

5. Why don't you try sleep earlier and wake up early morning and feel the outcome?

    早く寝たり朝早い時間に起きたりしてみない？

Let me tell you this my friend:

じゃ、教えてやるよ：

Based on Research from Roehampton University, England, sleeping 7-8 hours per day and wake up in early morning can make you have a better mood, better health, and more happy.

ルーハンプトン大学研究によると１日７－８時間寝たり朝早い時間に起きたりすれば良い気分、 良い健康、もっと幸せにできるという。

Moreover, Forbes also mention that various studies have shown that if you wake up earlier you can be more optimistic and satisfaction.

しかも、フォーブスに研究によると朝早く起きれば楽天的と喜びがもっとできる。

Last but not least, on 1997, Researcher from Pennsylvania University reported people who sleep less than 5 hours per days for seven days led to stress, anger, sadness, and mental fatigue.

他に、１９９７年にペンシルバニア大学の研究者の研究レポートによると5時間だけ寝ればストレス、怒り、悲しみ、と気付かれを起こす可能性があるという。

In my case, actually I always sleep early and wake up before sunrise before I come to Japan. But since coming here, I couldn't do it anymore because the university life and there's no parents who always waking me up. I keep wake up early just for pray but after that I always sleep. However, now I'm back to my past lifestyle in the last 2 months. I wake up and I keep wake up not back to my bed Now, I can do it consistently even though for the first time it's hard and challenging.

俺だったら、実は日本に来る前にいつも早い時間に寝たり朝日出る前に寝たりしたけど日本に来た後で全然できなかった。なぜかというと大学生活し親もいないからだ。朝日出る前にちゃんと起きるけどそれはお祈りのためだけ。その後はまた寝る！でも、今、２ヶ月前にまた昔の生活スタイルをした。起きる後でまた寝てない！初めての時難しいけどやり続ければできるよ。

So,  you still want to ask me those kind questions why I sleep and wake up early? Are you still thinking that sleep and wake up early is only for child? Why don't you try and feel the result?

じゃ、なぜ俺は早い寝るのと早い起きるのを質問する？早く寝ることと起きることは子供のためだと思っているか？やってみないか？

Think again my friend!

もう一回考えてみようぜ！ブロ！

2. I eat healthy breakfast every day

    毎日健康な朝ご飯を食べている

For those who often skip or underestimate breakfast, read this carefully!

朝食をよく舐めたりスキップしたりしている人はこれを読んでくれ！

2.1. Breakfast can improves your mood 

According to a 1999 study in the Journal of Physiology and Behavior of 144 volunteers, people who eat breakfast have a better mood and were even calmer. No matter what age you are, eating breakfast every morning will make you feel less restless and irritable. 

１９９９年の１４４人からのサーベイである心理と行動の学会誌によると、朝食を食べる人は良い気分とよい冷静を持っているという。

2.2. Breakfast can improves concentration 

A study published in the October 2008 issue of “Indian Pediatrics,", eat breakfast can boost concentration. During sleep, the main source of the brain's energy, glucose, decrease, and hence the help from breakfast.

２００８年の１０月の”インディアンペデアトリクス”研究レポートによると、朝食は集中を得ることができるという。寝る時、脳の原因”グロコース”というを減るが朝ごはん食べたら脳のグルコースを増えることができる。

And here's my breakfast menu:

そして、これは俺の朝ごはんのメニュー：

As you can see in picture above, I have:

上の写真である食べ物は：

1. Bread (carbohydrate)

    パン（炭水化物）

2. Salad (Fiber)

    サラダ（

3. Boiled Egg (protein)

    ゆで卵（プロテイン）

4. Apple (Vitamin)

    リンゴ（ビタミン）

5. Milk (Calcium)

    牛乳（カルシウム）

6. Additional hot drink like ginger, coffee and green tea

    ホット飲み物、例：ジンジャー、コーヒ、お茶

Well, simple breakfast and you can buy it in supermarket. As you can see in some research studies that I mentioned above, breakfast can improves our mood and concentration. Then, I choose the menus that I show you in picture above as my breakfast menu to boost my energy and keep my best mood so that I can do my activity productively.

まあ、簡単でスパーマーケットで買えると思う。上に書いた研究レポートによると、朝食は気分と集中を得ることができる。だから、充実する１日ができるために上の写真である６つメニューを選ぶつもりだ。

How i can have breakfast time even I busy? Well, I wake up earlier in the morning so I still have plenty time to eat breakfast. For example, if I wake up at 4:30 am, then probably I will eat breakfast at 6 am.

忙しくても、どうやって朝食を食べる？朝早い時間に起きるから朝食時間がまだある。例えば、４時半に起きれば朝食は６時ぐらいだと思う。

If I wake up a little bit late, then at least I eat bread and drink a milk. For me, breakfast is very important in order to burst my energy, concentration, and mood to start my day.

もし遅く起きたら、パンと牛乳だけでいい。俺にとって、１日最高の力、集中、気分ができるようにするために朝食がとても大切だ。

So, Have you eat breakfast today? Are you often skip and underestimate breakfast?

今日の朝ご飯をもう食べた？まだ朝食を舐めたりスキップしたりするか？

3. I do simple exercise

   簡単な運動をしている

Based on several studies, doing exercise can benefit:

1. Mental Health (精神衛生) 
2. Relationship (人間関係)
3. Lead to healthier (健康的な)
4. Happier life overall (幸福人生)

In my case, every day I do exercise two times a day; morning and afternoon. Usually, I do exercise at home but I also go to gym at least 3 times in one week. Sometimes I do morning exercise at home and afternoon exercise at gym.

俺だったら、毎日トレーニングを２回やる；朝と夕方。いつも家でやっているけど１週間３回ジームに行く。時々朝トレーニングは家でやって夕方のトレーニングはジームでやる。

Here's my daily:

これを毎日やっているトレーニング：

1. Push up 10x4 times

    プッシュアップ１０x４回

2. Dumbbell up and down 5 kg 25x4 times

    ダンベル５ｋｇ２５x４回

　

3. Sit up 25x4 times

    上体起こし２５x４回

4. Back up 25x4 times

    バックアップ２５x４回

5. Squat 25x4 times

    スクワット２５x４回

Sorry if the picture aren't good enough hahaha!

ごめんねあまりいい写真じゃない（笑）

Anyway, it's easy exercise and you can do whenever you want and wherever you are. Doing exercise every day can give me more confidence to start my activity.

とにかく、簡単でいつでもとどこでもできることだ。トレーニングをやれば１日活動のため最高の自信ができると思う。

Basically, I don't have obsession to have big muscle and macho body. I refuse to consume any protein supplement or other stuff like that. My objective is to be healthier and confidence. So, I don't mind if I can't have a big body muscle.

別に大きな筋肉とかマッチョボディになる目的がない。プロテイン薬とか飲まない。目的はもっとヘルシー生活ができてもっと自信を持っていることだ。大きな筋肉ができなければ別にいい。

If I'm too busy, at least I do exercise once a day. Morning is the most possible time for me to do exercise if I have busy day.

めっちゃ忙しければとりあえず１日１回だけトレーニングする。朝は一番いい時間だと思う。

So, have you done exercise for today? If not, why don't you try do exercise every day at least once a day?

今日はもうトレーニングした？まだしなければ、毎日少なくとも１回だけトレーニングしてみない？

4. I pray Dhuha every morning (For Muslims)

    毎朝デゥハお祈りしている

Well, maybe this one is only for Muslims but if you have religion, and you have spiritual activity in the morning why don't you try? Or, you can do some kind of meditation or yoga to calm yourself so that you can do your activity better. It will be good for you I think.

多分これはイスラム教等のためだけどもし君は宗教があれば、そして朝のお祈りみたいな感じがあれば、してみない？ああ、多分ヨーガとか瞑想やればどう？いいんじゃない＾－＾

Because in my opinion, physically stronger for start your day isn't enough. Spiritually is also important. As Muslim, I have a God that I must worship. One day I must pray 5 times. However, there are a lot of optional (sunnah) pray that can give Muslims benefit. For morning optional pray is Dhuha pray.

物理的に強くなるだけだったら足りないと思う。宗教的も強くならなきゃいけない。イスラム教等にとして、礼拝する神様がいる。１日５回お祈りしなきゃいけない。しかし、色々なオプショナル（スンナ）お祈りがある。朝のオプショナルお祈りだったらデゥハお祈りという。

I believe that God will give me protection and power to start my activity. I believe if i get closer to God, whatever activity that I do, God will help me to do my best in my activity.

神様は僕に守ってくれたり力を上げたりすると信じる。神様に近づいたらどんなことしても神様は僕に手伝ってくれると信じる。

My believe to my God give me better confidence when I do my activity.

神様に信用する心のおかげで良い自信を持っている。