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The Entrepreneur's Edge—Agility
As an Entrepreneur you work for yourself. You survive and thrive by creating value for others. You probably work harder than most people, though your dream is to work smarter, and create a business that runs itself and gives you financial freedom, and leaves a legacy for your family and the world.
You work for yourself because you believe you have a better product or service, and a better way to deliver value to your customers. You thrive on your ability to think strategically, leverage resources, and act with flexibility, in a word—on your Agility.
You may also suffer from the stress of competitive pressure, and the challenge of maintaining life-work balance. This stress can make you less creative, less flexible, and more vulnerable to losing the very things that give you your edge.
The AGILI Method provides proven solutions from Japan to take your business to the next level, and achieve Agility as an Entrepreneur.
What is the AGILI Method?
You know from experience that your business and your life go in cycles or waves. The key to making these waves work for you is to know what season your business is in, and what to focus on at the proper time. The ability to ride the waves makes you a Wave Master, and you succeed by going with rather than against the cycles.
Japanese culture and business have developed many ways of doing this, and some of them have transformed the way business is done globally. What is not so well known is that many of these methods are scalable, and can be applied by individuals or corporations at any level.
The AGILI Method integrates 4 of these methods into a scalable system we call The Entrepreneur’s Edge. These methods are introduced in a synchronized cycle that corresponds to the seasons.
Resonant Words—MOJI
Draw on the insights and directness of Zen
In the Spring cycle, you draw on the insights and directness of Zen, and thereby clarify and articulate your vision.
Through coaching and other tools, we help you discover the key words that resonate for you and your customers.
You will build a network of word clusters that you can draw on to create attraction for your brand or your products. You apply these words in your personal and corporate communications.
You then capture the essence of your message with an original piece of framed calligraphy for the modern interior, which will transform the energy of your personal or working space. This gives you even deeper insights into your vision with each viewing.
MOJI is Japanese for word or character. Not all words have equal impact, and as a business owner it is important to find the right words to convey your vision or mission.
Words have multiple meanings, but it is another matter to select the right words to convey your meaning, much less to impress that meaning deeply on your employees or customers. A single word or character painted with a brush, and artistically framed for display in a modern office or interior can make your key words truly resonant.
MOJI helps you to express your vision or mission in resonant words.
Personal Branding—MANGA
Tell your story in compact visual form like a Manga Master
In the Summer cycle, you express your mission through a Unique Story Presentation (USP).
Through story boarding and coaching in personal presentation, we help you learn the art of presenting yourself through stories.
You make your stories more relevant and more memorable with pictures and visual metaphors. You build these into your presentations and marketing materials.
You then take your message to the world by developing your own Manga story, which works for you in various media around the clock. This puts your mission on the map and engages people at a deeper level and makes them want to learn more about you.
MANGA are stories told in picture or cartoon form, originating in Japan as a form of entertainment or instruction that appeals to the eye, the emotions, and the intellect. When Manga are personalized and adapted to telling your story, it becomes a powerful visual communication tool.
Many companies struggle to differentiate their products and services with a Unique Selling Proposition (USP), that ultimately fails to deliver benefits, persuasiveness, or a dramatic difference from the competition. Customized Manga empowers you a different kind of a USP, a Unique Story Presentation,which immediately sets you apart, delivers meaning with emotion, and gives your story memorable visual impact.
Read William Reed's own Manga story in by clicking here for the English version or Japanese version.
MANGA helps you differentiate yourself with personal branding.
Physical Finesse—NANBA
Move with the Physical Finesse of a Martial Artist
In the Autumn cycle, you gain the energy for self-renewal and sustainable action.
Through training and coaching in simple movement exercises that can be practiced anywhere, you learn to balance your body and move with physical finesse.
You develop a sense of poise and presence, and actually get younger as you get older. You find that you have more energy and less stress.
You then learn to master the art of Nanba Movement, which reduces stress and improves your ability to get out of trouble and into harmony. This enables you to remain calm under pressure, and put other people at ease by your presence.
Nanba is natural movement and posture derived from the martial arts, performing arts, and sports. It gives you a poised sense of presence, and natural grace and efficiency in your daily movements. Nanba helps you stand, sit, or work without fatigue, and enjoy greater energy and motivation in the way you use your body.
Your physical presence and performance has an enormous impact on your success. Yet many people operate at a fraction of their potential because they cannot relax under pressure, cannot free themselves to perform without tension, or speak to others without the interference of anxiety.
Visit the blog on Nanba Note, for downloadable PDFs, photos, audio, and video files.
NANBA helps you magnify your effectiveness with physical finesse.
Flexible Focus—MANDALA
Apply Kaizen, or continuous improvement to your life
In the Winter cycle, you learn how to balance your life in 8 key areas.
Through introduction and instruction in the Mandala Chart Method, you learn how to manage your time and energy with flexible focus.
You discover modern applications of an ancient method for integrating thought and action. You rally your resources and communicate with your support team with clarity and focus, incorporating the overview, the details, and the connections on a single screen or piece of paper.
You then track your life projects and collaborations using the Mandala Chart Method through a comprehensive day planner or software application, enabling you to stay on top of the waves of change and navigate with flexible focus.
MANDALA refers to a Matrix of nine squares, with a central theme and eight surrounding sub-themes. The Mandala gives you tremendous mental flexibility, allowing you to shift your focus as needed from the bird's eye overview, to the insect's eye for detail, to the fish's eye sensitivity to flow and relationships. The use of the Mandala Chart is based on practical philosophy applied to business.
Change is the only constant in the world of business. To take advantage of change you need intuition and a sense of timing, and above all flexible focus, which enables you to pay attention to the right things, at the right level, at the right time. This is a lot easier when you have the right tools to make sense of otherwise confusing information, chart your course and navigate it successfully, down to the details of your daily calendar.
MANDALA empowers you to gain flexible focus.
Who teaches the AGILI Method?
The AGILI Method was developed and trademarked by William Reed, whose experience spanning almost 4 decades in Japan bring a wealth of resources and insights to help you develop Agility—the Entrepreneur’s Edge.
He is a bilingual expert on Japanese culture, having not only a 7th-degree black belt in Aikido, but also a professional teaching license in brush calligraphy. He is a bilingual published author and professional speaker, and has produced a number one bestseller in Japan. His team includes top level content providers and teachers in each of the four areas of the AGILI Method.
William also does seminars and presentations in Japan and throughout Southeast Asia, where he has also appeared on national radio and television. He teaches and does guest lectures at leading Japanese universities and corporations, and also serves on the board of the Mandala Chart Association.
His content partners include Carre Moji, a company that produces Modern Calligraphy for the Interior, a team of top calligraphers and professional designers that can produce original customized calligraphy for your home or office. William also works with a team of Japanese artists at Ad-Manga, who are experienced in developing customized Manga for business applications ranging from advertising to personal branding.
William Reed is a 7th degree black belt in Yuishinkai Aikido, and a certified NANBA Instructor, teaching and developing products with Japan's leading NANBA Instructors at Toho Gakuen School of Music and has a blog on Nanba at http://www.nanbanote.com.
William is also a certified Master Trainer in Guerrilla Marketing, and an active contributor in the online business building community at Master Business Building Now.
He is a regular columnist for the Entrepreneur publication XL Magazine, writing a column called ENTREPRENUER’S EDGE, and is also an active participant as a life member.
William conducts online and onsite training and coaching in the AGILI Method.
Agili's Wave Masters Team includes people in Japan, Asia, and Europe.
Visit the Nanba Note Blog for a comprehensive range of Nanba applications.
Visit me also at Master Business Building Now
Click here for Manga Story in English or Japanese
Visit Gmarketing-Genius.com to learn more about Guerrilla Marketing, which can futher empower you to achieve success and balance in your personal and professional life.
© 2008 William Reed, Reed Research, Tokyo, Japan
文武両道で人生に自在力を与える
自在力とは
人生やビジネスの荒波をうまくナビゲートして乗り越えるために必要な能力です。『生きる力』と言っても良いかもしれません。
子供の頃から憧れていた日本に住むようになってから、あっという間に３５年が過ぎました。その間、日本文化や日本の方々から数えきれないほど沢山のことを教えていただきました。今や私の故郷であるアメリカに勝るとも劣らないほど、私にとってはかけがいの無い国となっている日本。私の人生を豊かで素晴らしいものにしてくれた『日本』にたいして少しでもご恩返しがしたい。いつの頃からか『日本へのご恩返し』が私のテーマになりました。
私が日本に来るきっかけとなった合氣道を始め、ビジネスなどを通じて学んだことを『３つの力』にまとめ、人生やビジネスの荒波を乗り越える力としていただけたなら、私にとっても本当に嬉しいことです。
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| 『身体力』 | 『発想力』 | 『行動力』 |
自在力は、『身体力』『発想力』『行動力』の３つの力を掛け合わせた総合力です。この力が、バランスよく組み合わさった時に『自在力』というエネルギーに溢れた力が湧いてきます。ではここで、それぞれの力についてみていきましょう。
