“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. ...Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
Flexible, adaptable, non-attached, present. Some of my greatest lessons in how to roll with the changing nature of life came in Bali.
It's very difficult to be attached to anything while visiting in Ubud. I remember riding my motorcycle with friends to look at houses I was interested in. Having the motorcycle break down, and then having plans completely change for the entire day, because of the amount of time it takes to get things done, with everyone operating on "Bali-time." So a day of accomplishment turned into a day of hanging out with friends in a local cafe while the motorcycle issues got dealt with; which is nothing out of the ordinary on the island.
In Jiu Jitsu, I have had to learn to "flow-with-the go," as my dear friend Rickson Gracie was famously quoted as saying. The "game" of Jiu Jitsu is fast paced and constantly changing. What you "expect to do," and actually "end up doing as a response to your opponents actions," are oftentimes very far apart and two entirely different things. Constantly flowing, changing, re-evaluating.
Being connected, being "in the zone."
In business, a plan is created, and then that plan meets the tests of the real world. Adapt, evolve, utilize what is given. The inspired entrepreneur sees little difference between obstacle and opportunity. Flexible, adaptable, non-attached, present. Lose yourself in the game.
Fall in love with the process. Champions are not made in tournaments or the awarding of the belt or the gold medal or the public offering. Breath - be present.
"The belt costs $7.99 - the knowledge is priceless." - Rorion Gracie
Love deeply, Shine Brightly, Make every day an extraordinary adventure :)
Chris Howa
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1591067376
Flexible, adaptable, non-attached, present. Some of my greatest lessons in how to roll with the changing nature of life came in Bali.
It's very difficult to be attached to anything while visiting in Ubud. I remember riding my motorcycle with friends to look at houses I was interested in. Having the motorcycle break down, and then having plans completely change for the entire day, because of the amount of time it takes to get things done, with everyone operating on "Bali-time." So a day of accomplishment turned into a day of hanging out with friends in a local cafe while the motorcycle issues got dealt with; which is nothing out of the ordinary on the island.
In Jiu Jitsu, I have had to learn to "flow-with-the go," as my dear friend Rickson Gracie was famously quoted as saying. The "game" of Jiu Jitsu is fast paced and constantly changing. What you "expect to do," and actually "end up doing as a response to your opponents actions," are oftentimes very far apart and two entirely different things. Constantly flowing, changing, re-evaluating.
Being connected, being "in the zone."
In business, a plan is created, and then that plan meets the tests of the real world. Adapt, evolve, utilize what is given. The inspired entrepreneur sees little difference between obstacle and opportunity. Flexible, adaptable, non-attached, present. Lose yourself in the game.
Fall in love with the process. Champions are not made in tournaments or the awarding of the belt or the gold medal or the public offering. Breath - be present.
"The belt costs $7.99 - the knowledge is priceless." - Rorion Gracie
Love deeply, Shine Brightly, Make every day an extraordinary adventure :)
Chris Howa
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1591067376
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