“Remember, we do not rise to the level of our expectations, but we do fall to the level of our training.”
― Aikido Basics: Everything you need to get started in Aikido - from basic footwork and throws to training
― Aikido Basics: Everything you need to get started in Aikido - from basic footwork and throws to training
“For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable—what then?”
― 1984
― 1984
“By practicing slowly, you actually learn the technique better, because you do not allow momentum alone to do the work. Slow motion facilitates the firing of the neural pathway that activates the muscles used. It also helps you use only the muscles and neurons needed, leaving the others relaxed, and preventing any wasted motion.”
― Aikido Basics: Everything you need to get started in Aikido - from basic footwork and throws to training
― Aikido Basics: Everything you need to get started in Aikido - from basic footwork and throws to training
“The way people perceive things is truly important. In a sense, it is the most important thing there is.”
― The Rollout: A Novel about Leadership and Building a Lean-Agile Enterprise with SAFe®
― The Rollout: A Novel about Leadership and Building a Lean-Agile Enterprise with SAFe®
“Thanks to my odd life experiences, and odder genes, I’m wired to think things will work out well for me no matter how unlikely it might seem.”
― How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
― How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
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