Way of the Champion
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Martial artists, great warriors, coaches, generals, and successful corporate CEOs have all effectively used the strategies for winning found in Sun Tzu's Art of War . Authors Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang, using lessons from the The Art of War , as well as other ancient Taoist books such as the I Ching and Tao Te Ching , teach readers to develop the capacities and qualities that make a champion-such as high self-esteem, courage, fortitude, determination, perseverance, tenacity, self-awareness, integrity, the ability to take risks, and the ability to learn from failure. The emphasis on self-awareness, tactical positioning, and strategic advantage means that practitioners win through inner growth and self-improvement-giving them a universal competitive edge.
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INTRODUCTION
A Champion’s Soul with a Winner’s Heart I
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DEDICATION TO A LIFESTYLE
ALL DEDICATED ATHLETES and other people get inspired, but not all inspired athletes or others become dedicated. Being dedicated is “staying the course” amid the storms of uncertainty. It’s not about discipline or motivation. Some people are inspired for a few minutes or days, motivated for a few days or months, yet dedicated for a lifetime. Dedication is the devotion to a certain way, in this case the lifestyle of a champion, in order to make the most out of oneself, to discover just how darn good you can be. Dedication is a deeper, stronger, more passionate level of commitment. Being dedicated is that spiritual space that embraces failures, fatigue, setbacks, mistakes, frustrations, suffering, and sacrifices on the journey of being the best you can be. It requires fundamental faith, trust, and confidence in the process, as you display patience and perseverance while hoping that today you will be touched by the gods. This dedication does not have a schedule, as you never know when a breakthrough will occur; it could be the next game or the next year. Dedicated athletes and others do not measure progress by how far or how fast; instead, they are more concerned about the direction that their feet are pointed. Being dedicated (or devoted, for that matter) means a certain willingness to do all that is required to grow and improve—even if you sometimes don’t feel like doing it.
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