winner mindset | Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude© https://wallstreetdealmaker.com He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 20:28:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/wallstreetdealmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pitbullgif.gif?fit=32%2C22&ssl=1 winner mindset | Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude© https://wallstreetdealmaker.com 32 32 155119938 Testosterone https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2022/10/testosterone/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2022/10/testosterone/#respond Sat, 15 Oct 2022 20:24:11 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=2663 There are hundreds, if not thousands of newbies -some of whom bill themselves as coaches – who post on the subject of testosterone and anti-aging within the space of “self-improvement” for men. 2. Eat more eggs. (No you can’t have too many) 3. Rest for 2-3 minutes between sets, train … Continue ReadingTestosterone

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There are hundreds, if not thousands of newbies -some of whom bill themselves as coaches – who post on the subject of testosterone and anti-aging within the space of “self-improvement” for men.

A lot of men, some as young as 30, do TRT (injections, although it could be done as gel/patches/subcutaneous pellets). There are four types of injectable testosterone: enanthate, cypionate, propionate, and testosterone suspension. Many will recommend TRT and say that it has worked for them. Make sure that you do it under medical supervision if you decide to do it.

There are some who’ve taken it further and do peptides and HGH (IGF-1 LR3 + CJC 1295 + Ipamorelin is one protocol available). I have not done the research on peptides and could not speak for or against it. Physio Logic of New York lists here some of these peptides and their purported benefits.

But live a heathy lifestyle if you can.

This post will not be complete without the Ice Man, Wim Hof, which we first featured on the blog 5 years ago.

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Interview with “Don Johnson”, male, age 37, who has slept with 700+ women https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2020/11/interview-with-don-johnson-male-age-37-who-has-slept-with-700-women/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2020/11/interview-with-don-johnson-male-age-37-who-has-slept-with-700-women/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:10:28 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=2312 At the requests of more than a few of you, I pulled hard through my rolodex and made a phone interview with “Don Johnson”, a man I’ve known for a few years whom I’ll call friend of a friend. Now, before we give you the transcript of this call -this … Continue ReadingInterview with “Don Johnson”, male, age 37, who has slept with 700+ women

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At the requests of more than a few of you, I pulled hard through my rolodex and made a phone interview with “Don Johnson”, a man I’ve known for a few years whom I’ll call friend of a friend. Now, before we give you the transcript of this call -this was a phone call with New York City, let’s get something straight. This man is not a rockstar; he has never been in a band. He is not a celebrity nor does he wish to capitalize on his “record”. He does not have a Greek God body, he is 5’7″ and weights 150 pounds. He works out 6 days a week he tells me and tennis is his favorite hobby. He is not a Roland-Garros player, however, and does not have a Dan Bilzerian party-hardy lifestyle. He is not a millionaire, although admittedly has a 6-figure income from a job working in legal services.

Max: Hey man, thanks for agreeing to make this call public, on my website. I should say “public” with your name changed and no face shown. People have gotten so picky nowadays, if they don’t put a name to a face, Youtube or something, they get cramps.

Don: So let them get it. I can’t put my face out there.

Max: Understood. You have a regular job. Pulling ass is not your occupation. That’s how I introduced you: you are not a dating coach, not a Roland-Garros champion, not a heir to some fortune. Not a pornstar. Not a rockstar. We got that out of the way.

Don: Good.

Max: For 99.9% of men in America, you pulled a record. [I have a record of my own, but is smaller by comparison…]

Don: We’re all doing the best we can, Max. I know you’d be upping your numbers if you weren’t so damn busy.

Max: Let’s get right to it. What’s the secret sauce ? How do you get them, and how do you get them so fast ? Or I should say: How are you so effective ?

Don: Your vibe, man. The hippies were right: it’s your vibe. And by the way I get more women who are married / in relationships that I get single women. There is no such thing as a single woman, my man.

Max: My readers and I, we talk to women. But we don’t get them into bed. We get maybe 5%. How do you ?

Don: I’m pretty clear from the beginning. You see, just as women are gaging me, I gage them, too. I read women fast, within 5-30 seconds. If she is not a suitable prospect, I eject.

Max: And I thought I don’t try hard enough. I thought we [men] give up too quickly, or using your words,” eject” too soon.

Don: No. You guys fluster and flip all over the place. You don’t have the right concentration. I take their buying temperature and raise it faster than mercury. Then, when I’m around them, you see, I always -maybe not now cause of the Covid shit -am right up to their faces. I am into their personal space. Even if I don’t say much, or say nothing at all. No need to grab their butts to do that.

Max: Makes sense. What else ?

Don: I used to throw a weekly party at my place, and I’d invite them.

Max: No cocaine at those parties, huh ?

Don: Nah. I don’t need that. I have a stripper’s pole, professional, and I let them wonder around it. Most chicks have never seen or used one.

Max: There you go. Cats can play with the string. You know, last Christmas in my gift buying list I recommended men buy and fix one up in their bedrooms. And where you do find them ladies ?

Don: Everywhere. On the street, subway, bus, classes, seminars, conferences, outings.

Max: You’re a class act. You make wives and girlfriends happy.

Don: I do. We are wired for novelty: when a man meets a woman, assuming they are attracted to each other, you have a period of 6 months, perhaps a bit longer, during which sex should be consumed. If she rejects you (or you reject her) for all intents and purposes she is relegated to history. If you can’t consume sex within that period, your attraction to her automatically drops. Simply put, your genetic screen blanks out to that woman. You see her again one or two years later: let me tell you, you won’t be attracted to her anymore. She’s the same woman, still looking good…but under the laws of nature, old news is no news. Meanwhile, if you two get together you might even fall in love but be prepared for the expiration date. There’s an expiration date for the attraction towards any woman, and I mean even the most beautiful woman in the world.

Max: I talked about the falling “out-of-love” concept too, in one of this year’s articles. But I never thought that your “attraction” receptors are a one time receptor and after one frequency gets used it never gets synced again. Am I putting this right, Don ?

Don: Absolutely. Falling in love is followed by falling out of love with ANY woman. This is why men must have rotations.

Max: I agree. How do you keep them from dumping you, though ?

Don: You don’t. Nobody is “dumping” you. The leaves are naturally falling of the trees. Happens every year.

Max: Wow, nobody has made that association before. Don’t you make any efforts to keep your women interested in you ?

Don: Not really. I keep it at a bare minimum. Remember, I used to make $25K a year when I graduated high-school. I had the same number of women in rotation back then. Some birds were staying for a month, while some were in for a year. I didn’t mind. You’re free to leave me when you do. I was sharing my lunches with some, while others were paying my rent. I did not mind either.

Max: Man, you sound like some freestyling, freewheeling Casanova. I bet you’re good in bed [no homo].

Don: I keep them on their toes. You can say I do what they don’t expect and what they don’t get. But it’s my razor sharp focus that allows me to score while others fail. But I don’t fuck every night. That would be exhausting to anyone with a busy career. However, I get some nights when I fuck three girls, the 8 PM shift, the 10 PM and then the 12 AM shift.

Max: What else can men do to get to your level ? Obviously, most men don’t go out every night, especially during Covid you can’t really go out anywhere. The clubs and restaurants have to close at 10 PM in New York.

Don: Stay busy. Learn how to read a woman and raise her interest. Be social. Close on the spot. Let her talk about herself -women think more of themselves than anything else. Their favorite subject is themselves after all.

Max: Listen, I need to do a Part Two with you. Thank you for this call.

Don: Sure. Bye.

Music video: Dancing people are never Wrong. Even if you don’t like this music, you gotta keep ’em dancing.

Until next time,

Your Man,

Max

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Even the filthy rich lost during the quarantine https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2020/06/even-the-filthy-rich-lost-during-the-quarantine/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2020/06/even-the-filthy-rich-lost-during-the-quarantine/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:19:53 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=2178 Perhaps it is time and regular folk and rich -as in flithy rich- agree on something. That something is the quarantine doesn’t work. (we knew that from the beginning, BTW). As the economy is slowly and surreptitiosly reopening, we heard that Renaisance Technologies RENTCH has lost 20% this year (article … Continue ReadingEven the filthy rich lost during the quarantine

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Perhaps it is time and regular folk and rich -as in flithy rich- agree on something.

That something is the quarantine doesn’t work. (we knew that from the beginning, BTW).

As the economy is slowly and surreptitiosly reopening, we heard that Renaisance Technologies RENTCH has lost 20% this year (article at Financial Times and Bloomberg).

“The East Setauket, New York-based firm is best known for its Medallion fund, which is only open to executives and employees and has had annualized gains of roughly 40% over the past three decades.

Bloomberg News

Surprised ?

Meanwhile, make that call to see how we can help you.

If we cannot help you, and we determine that in 10 minutes or less, you”ll only pay a cancelation fee.

And if we can give you the right directions… It’ll be one of the best call you’ve ever made.

Now if we can really help you – as in signing on an Engagement Contract with flying colors- you have the best in the world working on your issue or issues.

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Corona Game https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2020/03/corona-game/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2020/03/corona-game/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:08:05 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=2065 We’re leaving the nerds behind today. Did you really think I like talking about The Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT), SIEVE, Cross-Fault Tolerance (XFT), Proof of Elapsed Time, Hyperledger Iroha, Hyperledger Burrow, Ripple & Stellar Blockchain, Ripple Consensus Protocol Algorithm, Stellar Consensus Protocol Algorithm, and other nerdy stuff ? No … Continue ReadingCorona Game

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We’re leaving the nerds behind today.

Did you really think I like talking about The Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT), SIEVE, Cross-Fault Tolerance (XFT), Proof of Elapsed Time, Hyperledger Iroha, Hyperledger Burrow, Ripple & Stellar Blockchain, Ripple Consensus Protocol Algorithm, Stellar Consensus Protocol Algorithm, and other nerdy stuff ? No way !

Three readers who wished to remain anonymous and self-described themselves as “woman-pros” emailed me with their “Corona -time” women lay tips. While the rest of the male population (sadly including myself) have less lays these days, three guys, Bill, Evan and Mike, say they’ve increased their lays -the number of women they’ve slept with – organically and under the conditions of “social-distancing”.

How the fuck is that possible if public venues are closed, you can’t go to show, a pub, a meeting and (for most) you can’t even travel anywhere ? At first I thought they’re getting the women who smoke cigars – like the guy below probably did.

Fidel was a womanizer alright


This is what these three noble gentlemen had to say (mix-and-match)

Bill: It’s nurses time

Nurses and health-care workers have their priorities straight. I got a nurse whom I spotted in a parking lot on a same-day lay. I came straight-faced to her when she was almost getting ready to get into her car:

  • I said: I know you’re washing your hands. Let’s go home and get into the shower together.
  • She looked at me starry-eyed and said: I’m sorry ?
  • I said: You know hygiene and contamination protocols. C’mon , let’s go. I live 10 minutes away – a short walk. Leave your car where it is.
  • Her: Whaaat ?
  • I said: You’ve worked hard all day. You can’t even go outside without a mask anymore. Leave your stuff in your car. Let’s go.

We went over to my place and it was a better fuck than I’ve had in weeks…and the best she ever had, to be sure. Remember: a nurse, coming from work (she was still wearing nurse uniform) is ready.

Evan: Grocery store soldier

In a grocery store I spotted a hottie in black leggings, blond hair cropped short, good curves. Once she crossed my path more than twice I knew it was time to act.

  • From a distance: Me: I’ve been doing some running myself, you know.
  • Her: No response.
  • Me: As long as we’re keeping the 6 feet distance, I feel safe. (looking over my shoulders, 360 degrees around)
  • Her (responding for the first time): I know.
  • Me [looking over the items in her cart]: Boy, I’m glad these nut cases left some cheese for us.
  • Her: no response.
  • Me: You’re not working now, are you ?
  • Her: No.
  • Me: I just can’t stand it. What’s your number ? I’ll call you in a few hours to check up on you.
  • Her: Gives out phone number. After I entered it, I got her to say her name out to me, then left. Easy-peasy.

Mike: Old contact lay

Yesterday morning I went though my phone. I have to say I never cleaned my phone list, not in last 5 years for sure. Although I do have it organized-a bit-, there are plenty of numbers of women that for some reason or another I never followed up on. I thought that I should call some of these numbers. And so I called Nancy, who I must have met two years ago at a meeting. I think it was a formal meeting of sorts. Phone rang, and she answered.

  • I said: Hey.
  • Her: Hello, who is it ?
  • Me: This is Mike. Met you some time ago.
  • Her: Ahh.
  • Me: You’re at home ?
  • Her: Yes
  • Home alone ?
  • Her: Yes.
  • Me: You’re not working.
  • Her: No.
  • Me: Bad girl (laughing)
  • They’re keeping us safe like pets in a cage.
  • Her: says nothing, except suave giggle.
  • Me again: I know where you live you live by 24th street (I had no idea where she actually lived)
  • Her: No, I live in East Flatiron.
  • Me: Are you washing your hands ?
  • Her: I do.
  • Me: I have to see you do it.
  • Her: But I do.
  • Me: I’m not saying you don’t, I have to see you doing it. I’m coming over there. Unless your mom is there too. (I threw that in there, although she first said -lied- she was all alone)
  • Her: She is.
  • Me: Then come over to my place. No, wash your hands first, then come on over.
  • Her: I don’t know
  • Me: You know to wash you hands, don’t you. Come over, Cinderella.
  • Her: Who is Cinderella
  • Me: You. (I texted her my address) Tell your mom you’re going to the grocery store ’cause you need something for a smoothie
  • Her: What smoothie ?
  • Me: The one you’ll be having at my place.
  • Her : No response
  • That’s it. I already made it. It’s Mm-mm.

She made it. And we had one smooth-of-a-time. So my tips for folks: answering machines – hang up. Disconnected old numbers -remove. Hard nos- remove. Soft nos -90% they are hard nos. Remember: it started with a phone call, NOT a text. Do not text a woman who may not even remember you.

Videos, Page Two: Women smoking cigars -NSFW unless you’re working at home

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Inertia is the enemy https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/11/inertia-is-the-enemy/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/11/inertia-is-the-enemy/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2019 21:44:56 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=1900 Poker pro and two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster  Jennifer Shahade hosts a popular strategy-based podcast called “The GRID“. In an Nov. 26, 2019 article in PokerNews, she says poker has taught her “to remain aware of those moments when she is just coasting by, or not taking enough … Continue ReadingInertia is the enemy

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Poker pro and two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster  Jennifer Shahade hosts a popular strategy-based podcast called “The GRID“. In an Nov. 26, 2019 article in PokerNews, she says poker has taught her “to remain aware of those moments when she is just coasting by, or not taking enough risk”. “I now look for signs of inertia in all aspects of my life, from preflop strategy to negotiating to fundraising.”

If you play poker, can you talk about the hand from the other perspective ?

In the article, she covers a few things we’ve known for years, such as anchoring, avoiding zeros and even numbers (at salary negotiations, for example).

” Applying this idea to poker, value bets use precise sizes, while more splashy round numbers are used for bluffing (when still at level one of a leveling war, that is — at level two, the opposite could apply). I look out for this one at live tourneys, even when my only read is that my opponent is so annoying he bet 5,075 when I have no green chips.”

Jennifer Shahade

Shahade concludes her article with something I’ve said for many, many years: “too few risks is the biggest risk of all.

I’ve listed some online resources for those who want to learn poker in the Book of The Underdog. Here are those listed in PN: Websites To Play Free Poker Games Online. (I have no affiliation to those sites)

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Freedom from time https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/09/freedom-from-time/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/09/freedom-from-time/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2019 17:57:35 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=1825 If I were to conduct a survey among my readers on which is their single most-prized, more endearing and the most satisfying thing they are after my gut tells me that freedom will be their answer. Of course, freedom comes in many ways; there is freedom of action, financial freedom, … Continue ReadingFreedom from time

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If I were to conduct a survey among my readers on which is their single most-prized, more endearing and the most satisfying thing they are after my gut tells me that freedom will be their answer. Of course, freedom comes in many ways; there is freedom of action, financial freedom, freedom of choice of a life partner where you choose not just the partner, but the length of the partnership. That makes one chuckle: getting married for 3 years, right ? How would you like them apples ? What about freedom from the mind ? Freedom from time (hey, time rules over the rich and the poor alike !)

I was watching an Eckart Tolle video last night where he says that to get out of over-thinking one must have the spiritual rigor to come out of perception as opposed to thinking. And of course mindfulness. Not following the thought. But I want to go beyond that.

“Only like can know like. So to know God we must become like God. To do this, Hermes advises us to imagine ourselves at all places at all time, to see ourselves as still in the womb and yet already dead.”

The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs

It seems that God (if there is one) does something spectacular, he takes time out of the equation. (he also takes the space out, but I’m not going to dwell on that). I wrote about memory and time earlier (see also here).

Q: Max, what happens when we die ?

A: Same thing that happened to you when you were born.

Me

If you want to be like the Big G (God, not gangster here…or maybe ?!) you must constantly recreate yourself. Come out of your own ashes.

Memory plays a funny game. It goes back and forth, back and forth on that line… Timeline that is… But it is only from what it says, is the beginning. So Buddhists have designed this visualization exercise a long time ago, where you see yourself on your deathbed, and work your way backward from there.

So timeline seems vulnerable to mind exploits, but what about time ? Is time that solid we can’t break it ?

Time is clearly a creation of the mind. How come it is that strong and is always referencing you back ?

It is time that crucifies you. For the ultimate freedom is freedom from time. Freedom from the mind. Freedom from thinking.

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Birthdays https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/06/birthdays/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/06/birthdays/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:12:03 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=1662 Perhaps your birthday is coming up. Or it has already been. What does that mean ? It means one more time to be labeled and classified. When I say your B-day is your Death day, dumbshits get perplexed. Uneasy. The don’t like that type of classification. Here is another question … Continue ReadingBirthdays

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Perhaps your birthday is coming up. Or it has already been.

What does that mean ?

It means one more time to be labeled and classified. When I say your B-day is your Death day, dumbshits get perplexed. Uneasy. The don’t like that type of classification.

Here is another question I have asked before: How old would you be if you didn’t know when you were born ?

  • 20-Year old to 30-year old: You’re old.
  • 30-year old to 40-year old: You’re old.
  • 40-year old to 50-year old: You’re old.
  • 50-year old to 60-year old: You’re old.
  • 60-year-old to 70-year old: You’re old.

You see how that works.

My birthday is irrelevant. It is a stamp put on my head by those who’ve found me around first. I didn’t choose those people, but they keep pushing me into this box.

And what keeps you in the familiar past ? Emotions do. Emotions are the attracting force.

Emotions are the dark matter of the human experience. Do not confuse dark matter (21% of universe) with dark energy (74% !) But don’t take my word from it, here’s what modern astronomers say:

"Because of the names, it’s easy to confuse dark matter and dark energy. And while they may be related, their effects are quite different. In brief, dark matter attracts, dark energy repels. While dark matter pulls matter inward, dark energy pushes it outward. Also, while dark energy shows itself only on the largest cosmic scale, dark matter exerts its influence on individual galaxies as well as the universe at large. " - Source:  Hetdex: Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment. Interestingly, as recent as 2008 we thought dark matter accounts for 85% of the universe, there wasn't a concept of dark energy.

Let me go to the “beast”, the subject of this site. You’ve been given a lot of things: a name, a birthday, but none of that means a thing. They give you something so they cal pull your strings.

Emotions are the power of the collective. There are three skill levels:

  1. Emotions control you (most people). You’re easily manipulated.
  2. You control your emotions at will.
  3. No emotions = mastery. Now you’ve moved in the most rarefied strata of people. The true 0.1%. The truest elite in any generation, society, and historical period.

If you still care about your birthday, you’re not in the third category.

Joe Dispenza talks about how emotions put you in the familiar past

Why did I put in the dark matter and dark energy mention ?

If you’re in the no-emotions zone, the third and most elusive category, you’re acting on dark energy dispersing the shit away. No birthday on B-day, or you’re having a B-day celebration whenever you want to have one.

Interesting news:

Black holes ruled out as universe’s missing dark matter

Dark Matter is Real. “Dark Matter” is a Terrible Name for It

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Book review: Discipline equals freedom: Field Manual https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/02/book-review-discipline-equals-freedom-field-manual/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2019/02/book-review-discipline-equals-freedom-field-manual/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:50:32 +0000 https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/?p=1408 This book was gifted to me. Discipline equals freedom: Field Manual is by a fine man, a veteran, most you know (if you follow my blog): Jocko Willink. The book is a hardcover printed on fine paper over the black and white pictures of Jocko’s iron workouts. The floor. The … Continue ReadingBook review: Discipline equals freedom: Field Manual

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This book was gifted to me.

Discipline equals freedom: Field Manual is by a fine man, a veteran, most you know (if you follow my blog): Jocko Willink.

The book is a hardcover printed on fine paper over the black and white pictures of Jocko’s iron workouts. The floor. The sweat. The hand calluses.

Discipline equals freedom: field manual has two parts: Part One is Thoughts. Part Two is Actions, containing three sections: Feeding the machine, Injury prevention and Recovery and the Workouts.

Jocko: “Give the full measure. Make yourself stronger, mentally and physically. Stand and Fight. Fight against weakness. Against fear. Against time and against decay.. FIGHT BACK…

STAND UP. GO FORWARD. “

In the Appendix Workouts, Jocko gives you four Series for Beginners, four for Intermediate and four for the Advanced. They each include Pull, Push, Lift and Squat movements.

Example: In the Beginner series IV, <u>the Lift</u> movements are

Primary work: 5 mins of handstand holds

Secondary work: arm haulers,

Tertiary work: arm circles, side, front, overhead

Gut: 2 minutes of v-ups,

Metcon: run 400 meters 2 times”

I imagine the part most useful to my readers will be his Road Warrior: Workouts on the road (the last chapter) where he tells what to do when you’re on the road. People working in sales and consultancy find themselves in the situation they’re away from home and the home gym for multiple days perhaps

Like me, Jocko is a fan of martial arts ( he has a BJJ studio) and writes about them as well.

Let’s see if we can learn about grappling today

Buy Discipline equals freedom Field Manual

BI article on Jocko Willink

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Attaining great function in life https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2016/11/attaining-great-function-in-life/ https://wallstreetdealmaker.com/2016/11/attaining-great-function-in-life/#respond Sat, 05 Nov 2016 20:16:00 +0000 http://wallstreetdealmaker.com/index.php/2016/11/05/attaining-great-function-in-life/ The great book “The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War” by samurai Yagyu Munemori gives a shrewd account of what attaining great function is: “When marvels come forth immediately and naturally at the appropriate time because the potential is always there within, this is called great function.” … Continue ReadingAttaining great function in life

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The great book “The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War” by samurai Yagyu Munemori gives a shrewd account of what attaining great function is:

“When marvels come forth immediately and naturally at the appropriate time because the potential is always there within, this is called great function.”

“Encountering someone with the great potential ia like a mouse running into a cat.” In the warrior’s view, the mouse is mesmerized by the cat.

Have you ever encountered someone with great charisma, with stalking power?

Not talking about physical beauty and prominent features here, but that someone with an aura of seducing strength, warmth and comfort. Someone that’s still in your mind long after they’re gone. Where does that come from ? That comes from “great functionality” and the samurai tells us “All the great positions, grabbing a blade, kicking someone down, are great function when you attain independence, beyond what you have learned.” 

In the battlefield,  “It is the swordless art of not getting killed when you have no sword.”

If you have no sword, than what do you have ? You do have your mind, presumably. What kind of mind ?

“It is the mind,
That is the mind,
Confusing the mind,
O mind,
To the mind.” -P. 101
This riddle of “no mind” can also be described as the flow mind or non-attached mind. “If your mind stops and stays somewhere, you will be defeated in martial arts.”-page 105 

Do you have the “quiescent” sword ? 

When you stabilize the spirit in situations where swords are quiescent, thereby all sorts of marvels appear in the hands and feet, causing flowers to bloom in battle.
The spirit is the master of the mind. The spirit resides within, employing the mind outside. This mind, furthermore, employs psychic energy. Employing psychic energy in external activities for the sake of the spirit, if this mind lingers in one place, its function is deficient.
Therefore it is essential to make sure that the mind is not fixated on one point.”

It seems the mesmerizing mind is the “no-mind”, not fixed to any particular destination, outcome or spatial thing. Can this be applied in today’s world ?

If you read Jeffrey Pfeffer book “Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don’t”, power in the corporate world needs to be taken decisively, with self promotion and engaging networking effects as tools. Since we live in an ultracompetitive world, I tend to agree with that. The question is, can the “mesmerizing”, unmovable mind of the samurai help to attain that power in society and life in general ? Moreover, since [most] people are not trained in martial arts and are certainly not living in the killing fields of ancient Japan,  is it possible to develop the “no mind” functionality described in the ancient text ?

I want to have that “no mind” power if it can advance my career. More on that: Part 2 is for email subscribers only: subscribe to my newsletter to get it.

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