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| Warrior Work Week 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the upcoming weeks I will be taking you through the 9 precepts of the warrior from Miyamoto Musashi. He recommends these principles to be memorized, researched deeply and applied. These are from his "Book of Five Rings". "Musashi", a book referred to as the "Gone With the Wind" of Japan by Eiji Yoshikawa chronicles his life. It is also depicted on film in the "Samurai Trilogy". Principle 1: Seek the truth. Do not be dishonest in your thinking. Often our world is like that of the elephant and the 9 blind men. Each of us vehemently defends our part of the elephant because of what we "see" forgetting or neglecting that we are only seeing one part of the elephant and there are many more sides. Also we are often unaware that our intent can subtly shift our perception and what we "see" at one moment may change dramatically the next. For instance, if you are working smart, building your power and position at work then you perceive the people around you as an asset or a threat to that power and you behave accordingly. Friday comes and maybe your intent shifts to having fun so your perception shifts and you go out and meet some really fun people and create a great time. Monday comes, your intent shifts back to power and the "fun" people suddenly repulse you; you're short and rude with them when they call and then you wonder, "Why was I such a jerk?" Your intent directly effects and colors your perception and that in turn directs your behavior. Just like a computer program, your system's energy is directed through verbal and physical techniques to achieve your goals and intent even if you are not consciously aware of the process going on beneath the surface events. As you go through the week, ask yourself each day what your intent is toward yourself, the people and situations you encounter. Watch how it colors your world and then if you don't like what you see then change your intent and develop new behavioral skills to foster achieving the intent and goals you affirm! Then apply the same "bar" to those around you. If their intent is not clear, look at their behavior and what it achieves, then use some empathy to see what they see and then you have a better under standing of their goal or intent. You can also use that knowledge to question their intent or goals, perception (how do you see this?) or behavior (what was your goal in doing that?) By Peter Hill, Copyright 2004 www.getittogether.net Week 2 >> |