Level 3.99 - Plateau

Level Your Life- [The Plateau Level] [3.99]

Plateau


From the very beginning of your journey on the road of physical and mental training , you will occasionally encounter periods during which you make no progress and become frustrated and disgruntled. What you may fail to sealize at such times is that you are experiencing what everyone else experienes as well: the sacred space called plateau.

Pleateaus in sports,fitness,family life and business are a natural part of the process of achieving.In fact ,we want you to know that most worthwhile learning happens during these periods of plateau. For this reason alone, love and embrace this delightful stage of improvement. We ask that you accept this time as natural and essential: a time when body and mind catch up to your new, emerging level of performance. It provides opportunities for deeper learning and self-mastery.
This is the sacred purpose of the plateau, and most of us fail to realize its importance.

So many people become frustrated and fight times of plateau, feeling that they are stagnating and not improving. This is both incorrect and counterproductive.
Listen to ancient warrior wisdom and accept this plateau stage as nature´s way of perfecting what you have recently learned.

You are here for a period of time , and one day you will wake up and think that you´ve reached a higher level overnight when, in reality, you´ve been slowly developing during this grounded,learning plateau phase.



Declaration: I accept my plateaus as important stages of development during which my body and mind  is adjusting to new levels of excellence never reached before. Without plateau, I will not go - ahead.

Reflection: If I could embrace my plateaus in this way, what effect would this have on my physical, emotional and spiritual life? What obstacles to shifting to this way of thinking stand in my way?






[paraphrased and inspired by Spirit of the Dancing Warrior]

Level 3.65 - Practice

Level Your Life - [The Level of Practice] [3.65]

Practice

According to Sun Tzu in "The Art of War" the war is won before the battle begins.
 Years of experience have convinced us that tommorows game is won in today´s practise, before the war ever begins.  Be reminded that attention to detail through consistent, intentional practice positions us for extraordinary performance.

Practice is the way of mastery. 

It´s the eagerness to do everything necessary to be the absolute best you can be.
The warrior journey of mastery may be a thousand miles, but it begins with a single,high-quality first step called diligent preparation. This focus on the initial step alone is considered success.
We encourage you to practice each day as if you are preparing for an important event in your life, in other words, such preparation is usually done with greater-than-usual focus, intention and intensity.
We invite you to prepare as if this was your last chance to prove your worth in your RESPECTED field .
When you make this level of commitment  your performance becomes extraordinary.

You don´t become a champion, you choose to be one now, in practice.

Trust that consistent, intentional preparation is, in itself, extraordinary behavior.




Declaration: Practicing through diligent, consistent preparation is the joy and achievement I experience. Mastery is the practice itself. Results are the by-product of my efforts in preparing for extraordinary performances.

Reflection: What three things have I not been doing that I can do in today´s practice/work to help me kick my performance up a notch or two ?

[paraphrased and inspired by Spirit of the Dancing Warrior]