The Mushin Way to Peak Performance
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Veltri Michael. The Mushin Way to Peak Performance
INTRODUCTION. THE AIKIDO WAY
The Modern Battlefield
What Is Aikido?
My Path to Aikido
First Encounters
Journey to Japan
The Interruption
How the Book Is Structured: Applying the Principles of Aikido
How to Use This Book
CHAPTER 1. HEIKI: EQUANIMITY
There Is Another Way
An Opportunity to Prevent Violence
A True Hero
Calm Courage in the Everyday
A Moment When I Needed Heiki
Calm Energy Leads to Action
There When You Need It
Embracing Heiki
When You're Known for Fighting Fires, You Get More Fires to Fight
Helping Others Through Heiki
CHAPTER 2. KI: ENERGY
Building a New Routine to Embrace Change
It's All about Energy
My Own Encounters with Ki
When It Feels Like Ki Deserts You
Ki Alone Is Not Enough
When Strength Seduces You
Understanding Ki Means Understanding Your Own Limits
Learning Self-Awareness As an Entrepreneur
Channel Your Ki to Succeed
Building Elegant Support Structures
The Payoff
CHAPTER 3. MUSUBI: CONNECTION
Tying Things Together
It's All about Connection
Building Musubi: Start with Self-Interest
Deepening the Connection
Working without Musubi
You Can't Sell without Musubi
Turning a Company Around by Cultivating Connection
Putting Musubi into Action
CHAPTER 4. NEN: ONE-POINT
Finding Your Center of Gravity
Staying Centered through Good Times and Bad
Finding Your One-Point by Stepping Away
Maintain Your One-Point and You'll Achieve Integrity
Sometimes You Have to Make a Change to Remain Yourself
Michael Veltri, Super-Spy?
CHAPTER 5. MUSHIN: NO-MIND/NO-DISTRACTIONS/NO-FEAR
Give the Grenades to the Zen Masters
No Expectations, No-Mind
Mindfulness and No-Mind
Emptying Your Mind Isn't Easy
Silencing the Monkey Mind
The Opposite of Mushin
A Better Way to Make Decisions
CHAPTER 6. IRIMI: TO ENTER
Centripetal Force – You Have to Get Close
Not Confronting a Problem Can Be Disastrous
The Real Cost of Avoiding a Problem
Procrastinators, Take Notice!
How to Tell the True Problem from a Distracting Tangent
Confronting the Smartphone Problem
Starting Small Is Still Starting
The Power of Irimi
CHAPTER 7. KOKYU: BREATH-POWER
Kokyu-Ho: Knocking Someone Over with Only a Breath
Time to Get Uncomfortable
One Way to Get Past Your Anxiety
Breathing While You Work
How to Take Control of Your Day
Risking Failure to Succeed
Real Risk, Real Rewards
Creating Emotional Exhale Moments
Try It Yourself – Today
CHAPTER 8. AIKI: UNITY
What I Should Have Known
Harmony in Action
Using Aiki in Daily Life
Try It Yourself
Use What You Have
The Road Less Traveled
Start with Self-Awareness
Embrace Your Weaknesses
Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome
Do Your Own Self-Assessment
Finding a Way
CHAPTER 9. ZANSHIN: CALM AWARENESS
Real-Life Daredevils
The Skill That Gives Spies Their Edge
An Exercise in Zanshin
Moments of Calm Awareness
Prepared for the Unexpected
Developing Zanshin
A Moment of Truth
The Power of Zanshin
CHAPTER 10. WA: HARMONY
Why the Finns Are Different
Fighting for Peace
Harmonious Hiring
The New Polaroid: Winning through Cooperation
Harmonious Progress
Understanding How Progress Really Works
The Honorable No
The Honorable No That Saved My Company – and My Sanity
CONCLUSION. SUMI-KIRI: CLARITY OF MIND AND BODY
Clarity of Mind and Body
The Road to Acceptance
Listening to the Inner Voice
Clearing the Way for Action
My Teacher
Duty and Obligation
Strength Forged in Pain
Tempered Steel
A World of Enlightened Warriors
Are You Ready to Transform Your World?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
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