Positive Traditions and Rituals of World Class Achievers

Following are some of those traditions and rituals that this Cardinal likes:

* Waking up early morning before the sun rise. [Wang Xu, Sun Bin, Napolean, Many IMA players, etc.]

* Using spacious standing tables to strategize, manage and control; [ DaVinci, Mozart, etc]

* Always looking at things and events from a top down pov; [Wang Xu, Military Generals, etc.]

* Taking detailed notes proficiently; [Many achievers]
In the past, many achievers had a set of notebooks to record their system and achievements. Knew many high level IMA players who carried one notebook that summarized everything.
While scientists and engineers managed numerous notebooks.

* Diagraming ideas from an outside to inside to outside view; [DaVinci]

* Always preparing a 25 Plays script before any gameplay. [Originated from Bill Walsh]

* Playing music from Bach and Mozart to calm the spirit and the mind;
[Friends who went to Ivy League graduate schools, plays a lot of Bach during their study sessions.]

* Developing an toolset of experimental tools that is world class in terms of performance;

* Constantly experimenting with the tool and improve it constantly;
[A favorite of many techies and engineers.]

* Concealing one's intellectual property within one's own settings; [Leonardo DaVinci]

* Wearing dark blue suits and white shirts for professional and casual use. [British]
[Heard the story of purchasing a new suit and shirt before the beginning of each new year.]

* Reading the classics (Eight Strategy Classics, DDJ, ZZ, etc) a min. of once a yr. [Chinese Strategists]

* Drinking high quality Dragon Well green tea to celebrate a great win.

* Drinking high quality Pu-Erh tea before the conclusion of a great dinner.

* Having a solitary place to go and think.

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Traditions of Warriors and Martial Artists
Musashi was famous for carrying and using two swords during combat. During the off-time, he always kept a bladed implement nearby for protection.

* Bonding with one's own customized tool; [World Class Weapon players]

* Practicing internal martial arts exercise 30 min per 12 hrs.

* Carrying palm-sized implements;
[World Class Weapon players esp. BGZ players. It has been rumored that Cheng Ting Hua BGZ players wore a vest jacket that carried a high quality leather pocket pacs with numerous pockets.]

Eat sparingly and drink more hot water (more superior green tea).
"Eat to appease your hunger. Eating too much creates problems." --- Dong Hai Chuan (Founder of BaguaZhang)

The less one consume, the more the metabolism burns, the stronger the Qi becomes.

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The focus of these traditions and rituals is to develop a level of internal stability and order within one's life.

* Focus on being an "above the norm" achiever not watching people achieving past you.

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"Some born with greatness. Some achieve it. Some has it thrusted upon them." Those who have to achieve it, practice some of the habits listed above.