HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIVITY WHEN FACING CHALLENGES USING JUDO

How can you embrace challenges and problems so they can serve you to go to your next level of performance?

The real problem is, that human conditions and reflex, is that as soon as we get a challenge or a problem, we tend to get “annoyed” in a way to NOT welcome the problems.

Our natural reflex to repulse the problem right away, while in fact we should welcome it and use that energy for our own good.

That’s the main foundation of Judo as we will learn later in this post.

Quick reminder if you haven’t seen last week post , about how develop indomitable confidence, you can check it here if you prefer video.

In Judo (which stands for the gentle way), the martial art created by Jigoro Kano, the judoka (or judo practitioner), is taught to NOT fight force versus force.

Unlike most striking martial arts, Judo core principle is “minimum effort, for maximum results”.

How is this accomplished?

By understanding three principles-

·      The principle of Leverage-

Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.”

In Judo it’s all about leverage, where no matter your size, you can subdue in the ground or throw your opponent as long you understand where the fulcrum is (In most case it would be the opponent’s “G” gravity center while the opponent is standing).

·      You don’t fight force with force-

Instead You use Sir Isaac Newton third law of motion to your advantage.

The third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.

The way you optimize this law into your favor is to lean on it, and act on it from a “higher” vantage point like suggests Albert Einstein in his famous quote - “Problems cannot be solved at the same level of thinking than they were created at”. 

That lead us to the next principle that make master Judoka, powerful beyond measure

·      The Power of Anticipation

This principle rest on the understanding of Newton third law, but it takes it further into the realm of Quantum physics, where the judoka understands with an abundance thinking vantage point that the opponent is an extension of himself and therefore can anticipate, induce, and probe the opponent to act in certain way.

Now why all these matter to you?

How does this relate to you, your challenges? And how can this help you resolves your problems and propel you to your next chapter?

The best answer to that is one my all-time quote from Napoleon Hill which says, “In Every adversity, there is an equal, or greater benefit if you look for it”.

Well is this mere philosophy or it could be real?

The bottom line is that it’s reality and this is why.

Problems and challenges, we face, are the dumbbells for our human spirit to grow more of life in us. 

To grow more muscle mass, develop stronger bone density, in our workouts we need weight resistance to push/pull against.

That makes sense when you hear it, but how do I really adhere to this principle without any doubt.

The key is to understand the fact that life in us is always looking to expand into a freer, fuller expression of itself.

The seed is looking to grow into more, by becoming a tree or a flower, which,

in its own timing, will produce more seeds; so does life in us seeks to become more, to grow more through us… 

Owning this foundation is the master key to use Judo three principles for your next level of breakthrough when facing challenges or adversity.

Now let’s take it into our own world.

I guess you have some goals, vision, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this.

In that area that you aspire to grow, or the area where you have challenges, can you think of any titan, any legend that you admire?

Before you move forward, please be sure that you have written down that person name (or it could more than one which is even better for this exercise)

Mine for example, in sport would be Michael Jordan, in Physics Albert Einstein, in Life it’s my grandfather Amoru Asama, in Politics, Nelson Mandela etc…

How about you? Is it business, Is it relationship?

I assume you have that person in mind?

Question for you.

What do you think make that person stands out?

What is this person major differentiator?

What differentiate them is the way the way they look at problems and challenges.

While the average people in their industry and field “compete”, the legends create.

The very best, the legends in all discipline, they don’t “compete”, they create.

First, it’s important to understand that society has conditioned most people to lose sight of the true meaning of competing.

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