“Yu” - Japanese For Courage, Bravery

Having The Courage To Manage Your Time

It is not so much what you believe in that matters, it’s more the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.”
*Lin Yutang {1895-1976 Chinese Author}

The Samurai listed seven virtues of bushido, or the way of the warrior. One of those virtues is “Yu” or courage and bravery. These key virtues are just as important in personal and business success today as on the battlefield in ancient times.

Standing face to face with another warrior, razor sharp sword in their hand and knowing that in minutes, one of you would be dead, required a special type of courage and ruthless mind control.

The modern warrior however, has different worries and fears that they must face, overcome and conquer. Not better or worse, just different.

Anyone that achieves success in any area of their life understands the key fundamentals and makes them a part of their personal and business mission statements. Success that is achieved is usually based on overcoming fear and taking action. If you are contemplating doing something different or moving on a faster track, the first step is having the courage to make the decision to take action, and one of the best ways to overcome fear is to take action very quickly. Not sitting around and waiting for the right time, or putting things off shapes success and allows the average individual to accomplish more in a short time than most people do in a lifetime. Life is short, no time to waste.

Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.”

My mentor Dan Kennedy talks about time vampires, the people around you that suck the productivity and your valuable time right out of your life. Time is your most precious resource. It is all you really have. It is your life. As long as you have lots of time, you can do almost anything. But if your time is cut off for any reason, all of your possibilities are cut off as well.

Most people don’t have the courage to ruthlessly guard their time, and therefore allow others to control what they accomplish and achieve. Of course a modern warrior needs to have the courage to face obstacles and over come forces they identify as keeping them away from their goals, and people that waste your time should be high on your list of enemies.

There is a Japanese word called “kime” which means maximum efficiency with minimum energy. For the successful person today, spending maximum time on the most important actions is the key to success.
The path to black belt excellence always factors in what the most important thing to be doing at this very moment, and does not allow distractions or time vampires to keep them form reach their goals.

To Your Success,
Terry Bryan

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