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The Result: Connection to All Wisdom People are always asking me if I studied yoga, Zen, or tai chi, which for years, I did not, although in recent years (from the time of this writing) I have become a student of Siddha Yoga meditation. I’ve simply decided that effortlessness would be my prime consideration, that anything not played from an effortless place is not worth playing. I don’t get my technique from studying technique. I get it from letting my hands and arms find their way without my interference. In doing so, I have unwittingly connected with the wisdom of the ancients. As I now read the writings of the great sages, I realize that I am on the same path, having the experiences they describe. Effortlessness allows us to become our own teachers, paving the way to mastery. If you get nothing else from this book, hopefully you’ll at least walk away with the realization that effort gets in the way of great playing. Effort and/or lack of preparation blocks true mastery.
Effortless Mastery
Kenny Werner
Ask wisely. Despite what many of us assume, experts rarely make good instructors. Knowledge is a double-edged sword: knowing something makes it impossible to imagine not knowing it. To get the most out of your conversations with experts, you need to come prepared with questions, elaborators, and clarifiers that prompt an expert to reveal his or her journey, process, and discoveries. Experts aren’t the only people who can help you improve—nonexperts can be just as valuable. The trick is to invite the…
Decoding Greatness
Ron Friedman
Sociopaths fight hard for what they want and are inclined to employ devious tactics. In their effort to win at all costs, they may appear to become unhinged when, for example, they try and fail to wiggle out of a contractual obligation. In his effort to evade responsibility and increase his portion, a factory owner may become emotional. He may appear to us on the verge of tears, or he may raise his voice in anger. Threats that started off as veiled will become more lucid, and as the heat level of the conflict builds, the foreign team will become increasingly nervous about tensions reaching a crescendo. Seeing that the factory man is ambitious in the extreme, we presume he will explode if he does not get his way, yet this does not happen. After a point, understanding that the pressure to honor his obligations are significant and satisfied that he gave wiggling out of them a good shot, he simply shrugs his shoulders, cedes the round, and begins planning for the next transactional challenge.
What's Wrong With China
Paul Midler
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