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Are you happy with your life?
If you were to answer that question, I imagine that you could list at least a few aspects of your life with which you are happy, or at least satisfied. But, think a little deeper and consider things in your life you would change if you could.
Are you trying to lose weight? Are you trying to start a business? Are you trying to buy a house?
Having goals we are trying to achieve is one of the basic fundamentals of being a living human being. No matter how minute the goal is, most if not all people have at least a few objectives they want to accomplish in life. Let me tell you about one of mine and how I accomplished it.
Early in my college years, when I was still more about partying than hitting the books, I had a particularly rough semester academically. I was on financial aid via student loans at the time, and my academic performance was such that one of my student loans became jeopardized. Up until this happened I was always of the mindset that I would go to college, do my required studying and would make it through without issue. Staring at the real prospect of losing my ability to continue paying for and attending college was quite the eye opener.
I realized at that time that if I was going to make it through college and graduate, I needed to get serious immediately. I needed to set my goal of graduating firmly in mind and focus on that goal.
To help me in my goal of staying in college and proceeding forward towards my degree, I used a system that is over 600 years old. The Japanese use a form of this system, which in their culture is called the Daruma doll. The system is simple:
1) Determine the goal you want to achieve for yourself. This one was easy for me in this case. I wanted to get myself back on the right foot academically and progress on towards graduating.
2) Use an object with a face that has empty circles for the eyes.
3) Once you have determined your goal, color in one of the eyes of your object. I decided to shoot for getting myself on track semester by semester, so my goal was to turn around my GPA by the following semester.
4) Work on your goal with all your available energy. You can look back on your Daruma object with the one colored eye to think about the goal you have set for yourself. I increased my study time, cut back on my social and drinking time, and focused on school.
5) Once you have achieved your goal, color in the other eye.
Using what I described here, I went from being on borderline academic probation to making the Dean's List the very next semester!
I would like you to consider using this powerful approach to achieve whatever goal or goals you might have. While you certainly need to put forth a concerted effort towards any goal you set, you need to have a focused reminder of your goal that you can refer to at all times until that goal is achieved.
http://www.neworleansmagic.com/neworleansmagic_004.htm has a tool you can use like I did for your personal goal setting.
Success Secrets From The Martial Art Of Ninjutsu
Nana Korobi Ya Oki - '7 Times Down 8 Times Up'
On the left lapel of every adult student here at Warrior Concepts, there is a patch bearing the Japanese kanji character 'NIN.' Although the kanji itself has two pronunciations in Japanese, it is the original Chinese meaning of "perseverance," "to endure," or "to put up with" that we focus on heavily in the Warrior Concepts Life Mastery Program. And, even though our youth students do not wear the same patch, this concept is imbedded deeply into their programs as well.
When we talk about the concept of perseverance, everyone seems to be in agreement. "Yes," they agree, "one should have the ability and willingness to stay the course."
But, when we look around us, why are their so few examples of this quality?
In Japan, there is a saying, Nana Korobi Ya Oki, which means, "seven times down, 8 times up." It can be seen displayed in the WCI main dojo ("training hall") on the noren banner hanging in the front training room surrounded by several Daruma Dolls - themselves symbols of goal-setting and success.
This phrase, like the kanji character NIN, is a reminder that not everything in life is (or should be) easy. If it were, there would be no need for grading in school - or school itself for that matter - social services and the like. The fact is: life has difficulties.
But, it's not about whether or not something is difficult or easy, but in how we deal with that thing, that makes the difference and brings with it the equivalent success or failure.
In Today's culture, it seems that the drive-up-window mentality rules the day. It is this very "I want it now or I'll go somewhere else" thinking that is destroying careers, families, and society in general. When no one is willing to "stay the course" and work through difficulties and challenges, nothing gets better and we are perpetually stuck in a "start-over" cycle.
Can you imagine how disastrous this could be in a self-defense situation? Where everything we do, we do with either...
1) the mindset of "If this doesn't work the first time, I'll just quit," or...
2) the inability to take the attacker down and lock him up, causing a situation where the fight is continually being reset to zero.
In the first scenario, the all-or-nothing mentality will cause us to simply lie-down-and-die at the first sign of trouble. In the second, we will run ragged trying to maintain enough energy for a sustained assault.
The truth is that, sometimes, we will have to endure, to persevere, to put up with things that are uncomfortable. Because, if we take action now, we will be in greater danger.
So, with the greatest of ninja skill...
...we wait.
We wait for the opportunity when something can be done that will effect a victory for us.
This is the core lesson of nana korobi ya oki. It is what allows a ninja warrior to go beyond what most others see as possible. It is the ability to - no matter how many times we're knocked down, attacked, restrained or threatened - get back up and take that next important step toward the fulfillment of our vision.
This is one of the most important traits of a winner - a survivor - the ability to 'go on.' That's why Hatsumi-Sensei, our grand master has said for years, "Keep going!" He says that you have to give everything a good effort and not give up too soon. This includes your martial arts training.
But, to him - a ninja master - a good effort is at least ten years. He says that, if after that time you're still not getting it - you're still not making progress - then, and only then, should you consider trying something else.
Because in the end, it will not be those who sought mastery who will find it, but those who sought to master themselves with the spirit that "I will find it, no matter how how many times I have to go at it or start over."
It is they who will have set their minds and hearts firmly on their vision, and with firm resolve and disciplined action, moved confidently into their future to attain their goal.
Life is challenging and difficult sometimes but, you are stronger. And, the next time it knocks you down - get up and keep going. And remember the Ninja Warrior's motto:
..."Never give up!"
About the Author
Are you serious about mastering the Ninja's martial art? Do you really want to learn ninjutsu - the true art and practice of Japan's ancient Ninja?
Download this free online ninja training book: "Becoming The Master!"
You can get it at: http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/becoming-the-master-subsc.html
Jeffrey M. Miller is a master teacher in the ancient art of Japan's ancient Ninja shadow warriors. Each month he teaches literally thousands of students from around the world, how to use the power of the Ninja's ways to create the life they've always dreamed of living, and to be able to protect that life friom anything that might threaten it.
In Ouran High School Host Club?
Has anyone heard of the Daruma Doll game?
It's where one person hides their face and says, "The daruma doll fell over." and turns around on over to see if someone moved (people walk toward him and have to freeze when he turns around). If they reach him they win, if they get caught they have to replace the person and hide their own face. Tamaki was playing it with the host club! It was so cute!
By the way, what's a Daruma doll?
Daruma dolls (達磨 ,daruma?), also known as dharma dolls, are hollow and round Japanese wish dolls with no arms or legs, modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder and first patriarch of Zen.[1] Typical colors are red (most common), yellow, green, and white. The doll has a face with a mustache and beard, but its eyes only contain the color white. Using black ink, one fills in a single circular eye while thinking of a wish. Should the wish later come true, the second eye is filled in. It is traditional to fill in the right eye first; the left eye is left blank until the wish is fulfilled.
Many of the Daruma dolls are male but there is a female daruma doll. It is called hime daruma or "princess daruma."
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