352. The Killer Instinct

Only you yourself can know for certain if you have the killer instinct or not. If you have, nurture it. If you haven't then cultivate it. Become determined to give the competition a good strong taste of their own medicine.

325. Know Thyself

Socrates quoted the Oracle at Delphi as saying "Know Thyself", but Sun Tzu said " If you know your enemy as well as you know yourself, you will be assured of victory in a hundred battles. If you do not know yourself or your enemy, you will be defeated in every battle.

299. Know Thyself

Find out who you are, what you stand for, what your values are, what your strengths and weaknesses are. Do the exercise where you list your values and re-order them by which you put first. Do this prioritising exercise at least once a year. Once you know, just carry on being yourself. Never try to be someone else.

253. Wisdom from the Martial Arts

"I cannot teach you; only help you to exolore yourself. Nothing more." -Bruce Lee.

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261. Know Thyself

Never miss the opportunity to let a fact, event or situation teach you more about yourself. Learn to turn your intellectual learning inward and make it a tool for self-cultivation.

145. Know Thyself

Written over the Oracle at Delphi are the words "Know Thyself". Look inward. Meditate, reflect and constantly seek the insight to perceive the causes of your successes and your failures. Learn and grow.

122. Miyamoto Musashi, the Wise Warrior.

Read and study Musashi's Book of the Five Rings and that of his rival, Takuan Soho, The Unfettered Mind. Musashi says : " The spirit of defeating one man is the same for defeating ten million. The strategist makes small things into big things." This is a very important point - Learn how to leverage your advantages and assets in order to turn the small things into big. Musashi also says : "Train day and night to make quick decisions. Treat training as part of your normal life." When you get the opportunity to train at your Martial Art, jump at it so you can learn to defend yourself and overcome your enemies. Train every day. If you cannot find a training partner, read your notes or Martial Arts Books or watch training videos. This is called keeping your mind in company with your Art. While philosophy tells you to know yourself so that you may know others, it is difficult to know yourself if you do not know others. Study well, therefore.

"Everything is difficult at first but becomes easy with practice."

Perfect practice makes perfect. Make sure what you practice is perfect, correct. Polish your way, your techniques. "

"It is better to use 2 swords when fighting a crowd, especially if you want to take a prisoner."

"From one thing know ten thousand."

"Do not have favourite weapons or tools. Do not have likes and dislikes (attractions and aversions). Learn to transcend the many pairs of opposites presented by the mind.

"Until trained in how to use them, do not use your weapons."