Professional and Personal Growth

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The principal of maximum efficiency was the most prominent teaching of Sensei Jigoro Kano. He based Judo and all other teachings on this principle. Always remember Sensei Kano developed this principle before Judo so this lies at the core of his success not only in the martial arts but also in life. We make things far to complicated and always tend to cause more work by either over thinking or creating problems where none existed. This is a sign of having a negative mind set. This does not mean you should not plan for potential problems that could arise in martial arts training or life. The idea is to plan with the principal of maximum efficiency in mind. Plan and stop wondering, once you have a plan use it when the problem presents itself and only then. I recently found that we tend to be bound by our problems. We fall into our own ‘minds trap’ and this is the hardest to get out off. This trap is the worst as we are cut off from all possibilities and opportunities that surround u...

'Just minding my own business sitting around and waiting for some feedback on recent writing work done'. 'Could be working on novel right now...' said my cat while I am watching sport on TV. Better get back to writing then.

Flying Sunset

I recently worked with a few personalities that made me think giving someone a opportunity could not only change the way they work but also the way they live. This is not as easy as it sounds and several factors need to be considered before leading a person towards what you need them to be. During a personal study I found that very little people could motivate me because they use their personal value filter to find what motivates a person without taking into account the true nature of the person. We all have a sense of duty to self and value certain things above others. The idea is to set your personal interest aside and not look at the person using your personal value filter. You must find the person you are dealing with in the person you are dealing with. This sounds odd but needs to happen to achieve your goal. The first step is to find out what the person loves and what makes them feel excited. Don't think money as this is a obvious thing that everyone is motivated by. Al...