Yankees fans, it is advisable to read something else.
The 2024 World Cup is over and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the championship in five gamesled by their star, what some call the best player in the game, Shohei Ohtani. Check out some of those amazing stats:
Shohei Ohtani’s one-of-a-kind performance this season?
? He founded the 50/50 club
? He won the World Series in his first postseason
? First to achieve 400 total bases since 2001
? From 1909, he was the first to complete in the top two in HR and SB
? Most single-season games (16) with HR and SB in history pic.twitter.com/one7fmxlg3— ESPN (@espn) October 31, 2024
Fitness trainer 1st Founder I recently took up Threads break down the Harada Method, a goal-setting and achieving system that Ohtani learned from his highschool coach, Takashi Harada, and which he has used for quite a few achievements in sports, including hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy. Here’s how the Founder broke it down:
“Here Shohei Ohtani goals listwhich in hindsight is madness,” wrote Founder.
- Age 18: Join an MLB team
- Age 19: Master English and reach AAA level
- Age 20: Called as much as the majors, earn 1.5 billion yen (~$13 million)
- Age 21: Starting rotation, 16 wins
- Age 22: Win a Cy Young award
- Age 23: Member of the Japanese WBC team
- Age 24: Throw a no-hitter and 25 wins
- Age 25: Throw the world’s fastest 175 km/h (~108 mph)
- Age 26: Win the World Series and get married
- Age 27: Member of the Japanese WBC team and MVP
- Age 28: first son is born
- Age 29: Throw a second no-hitter
- Age 30: Get the most wins by a Japanese pitcher (in MLB season 1?)
- Age 31: first daughter is born
- Age 32: Win second world series
- Age 33: second son is born
- Age 34: Win third World Series
- Age 35: Member of the Japanese WBC team
- Age 36: Break the strike record?
- Age 37: First son starts playing baseball
- Age 38: Statistics are falling, we are beginning to think about retirement
- Age 39: Decide to retire at the end of next season
- Age 40: Don’t throw in my last game
- Age 41: Return to Japan
- Age 42: Introduce the American system to Japan?
The founder then introduced the Harada Method framework to point out how Ohtani achieved so much on this lofty list and beyond.
Step 1: Assess your independence
Using the 33 categories, rate yourself on a scale of one to 10 on how these words describe you, with one being “inaccurate” and ten being “most accurate.”
- Responsible
- Adaptable
- Authentic
- Bold
- Capable
- Protective
- Confident
- Creative
- Specified
- Ethical
- Flexible
- Highly qualified
- Honest
- Imaginative
- Independent
- Initiative
- Innovative
- Inspired – I really like working
- Interesting
- Strengthened
- Experienced
- Motivated
- Organized
- Handsome
- Prepared
- Realistic
- Responsible
- Self-managed
- Strategic
- Strong will
- Supporting
- Trustworthy
- Visionary
Step 2: Create your long-term goal
“This is your north star towards which your actions will be directed,” explains the Founder. “It will organize your goals, tasks, self-analysis and action plan.”
Step 3: Analyze the obstacles
Once you discover the biggest obstacles standing between you and success, “you will then create countermeasures to solve those obstacles before they occur,” says the Founder. “This will help you plan tasks and procedures to achieve your goal when the going gets tough.”
Step 4: Create an Open 64 chart
This is a graph consisting of eight nine-box grids, for a total of 72 grids. In the center of each nine-box grid, you place a large goal that can be the linchpin of your overall achievements and surround it with eight small tasks that may aid you achieve that big goal. At the end, you will have 64 mini-tasks and routines to aid you achieve your long-term goals.
For example, if one of your goals is to be in excellent physical condition, list eight tasks essential to attain that goal – establishing an exercise schedule, maintaining a healthy food plan, joining a health club, and the like.
Step 5: Create a procedure checklist
“It is not enough to set a goal,” says the Founder. “You must establish a system of characteristics that will make the goal inevitable. Have a list that you check every day to make sure you are taking the actions necessary to make your vision a reality.”
Step 6: Keep a each day diary of your results
“The diary is divided into tasks to be completed and reflections on achievements at the end of the day,” writes the Founder. “Journaling builds self-awareness by keeping you aligned with your purpose.”
Step 7: Ask for help
The founder concludes by saying that the final step is to attach with a coach and a supportive community. “We cannot achieve anything on our own,” he says. “Find a coach who can help you achieve success faster and stay accountable. Find people around you who will support you and help you achieve your goal.”