Training - Samurai Principle Number 2 - A Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings was written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645.
If we look at it in today's terms, it is essentially a manual of technique and philosophy.
Musashi establishes a "no-nonsense" theme throughout the text and that is what all people who want to SuperChange their lives must do.
The Way Is In Training.
(Miyamoto Musashi) Way - Manner, mode, or fashion.
A method, plan, or means for attaining a goal.
A direction.
Training - The education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is in the process of developing or forming habits, thoughts, or behavior by discipline and instruction.
The processing of making one proficient by instruction and practice..
A Book Of Five Rings, is considered a classic on military strategy, in a manner similar to that of Sun Tzu's Art Of War.
While A Book Of Five Rings is a military text, it's lessons can be applied just as easily to non-military contexts.
That's why this book is still useful today, more than 350 years after it was written.
Today's quote talks about the need for constant learning and development throughout our lives and the means to do so.
The way to constantly learn and develop throughout our lives is by training.
In other words, constant learning and development will NOT just come to us.
It will NOT just be given to us.
Instead, constant learning and development must be earned by training.
It must be earned by education.
It must be earned by instruction.
It must be learned by discipline.
It is a never-ending process that we must participate in if we wish to move forward.
Otherwise, we will eventually stagnate, weaken and perish.
Why Should One Seek To Constantly Learn And Develop? One should seek to constantly learn and develop because it is the way of things.
One cannot and should not stand still.
By definition, if one wishes to attain a goal, one must move forward.
Attaining goals is what life is all about.
Goal - The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
Goals can be virtually anything.
A goal can be as complex as sending a man to the moon or as simple as enjoying the beauty of a flower.
Either way, one must train themselves properly in order to achieve that goal.
An Example I train daily by walking for several hours a day.
While walking, I also listen to audiobooks on a variety of educational subjects, all for the purpose of increasing my knowledge.
I do this daily and I can truthfully say that I am better today than I was yesterday and I will be better tomorrow than I am today.
Can you say the same? As you meditate upon this thought, ask yourself the following questions:
If we look at it in today's terms, it is essentially a manual of technique and philosophy.
Musashi establishes a "no-nonsense" theme throughout the text and that is what all people who want to SuperChange their lives must do.
The Way Is In Training.
(Miyamoto Musashi) Way - Manner, mode, or fashion.
A method, plan, or means for attaining a goal.
A direction.
Training - The education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is in the process of developing or forming habits, thoughts, or behavior by discipline and instruction.
The processing of making one proficient by instruction and practice..
A Book Of Five Rings, is considered a classic on military strategy, in a manner similar to that of Sun Tzu's Art Of War.
While A Book Of Five Rings is a military text, it's lessons can be applied just as easily to non-military contexts.
That's why this book is still useful today, more than 350 years after it was written.
Today's quote talks about the need for constant learning and development throughout our lives and the means to do so.
The way to constantly learn and develop throughout our lives is by training.
In other words, constant learning and development will NOT just come to us.
It will NOT just be given to us.
Instead, constant learning and development must be earned by training.
It must be earned by education.
It must be earned by instruction.
It must be learned by discipline.
It is a never-ending process that we must participate in if we wish to move forward.
Otherwise, we will eventually stagnate, weaken and perish.
Why Should One Seek To Constantly Learn And Develop? One should seek to constantly learn and develop because it is the way of things.
One cannot and should not stand still.
By definition, if one wishes to attain a goal, one must move forward.
Attaining goals is what life is all about.
Goal - The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
Goals can be virtually anything.
A goal can be as complex as sending a man to the moon or as simple as enjoying the beauty of a flower.
Either way, one must train themselves properly in order to achieve that goal.
An Example I train daily by walking for several hours a day.
While walking, I also listen to audiobooks on a variety of educational subjects, all for the purpose of increasing my knowledge.
I do this daily and I can truthfully say that I am better today than I was yesterday and I will be better tomorrow than I am today.
Can you say the same? As you meditate upon this thought, ask yourself the following questions:
- What are some of my goals?
- Am I better today than I was yesterday?
- Will I be better tomorrow than I am today?
- Do I have a program of constant development and improvement (i.
e.
training)? - What types of training can I incorporate into my life to improve my situation?
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