POSITIVE RITUALS

A PLACE FOR POSITIVE RITUALS:
Top researchers, physicians, businessmen, Olympic and world champion athletes, all share some very specific daily attributes. They all at some point take the time to apply a positive ritual system as an means of resource management. More specifically this 'positive ritual' system is applied in a very consistent manner to assure that the most important resource is plentyful. What is that resource? If you haven't realized I'm not talking about time or even the management of it, though important, it is not near as important as the management of one's energy. You see in the course of a business day, or in the rush of the E.R. time is always a critical resource, but if the businessmen and physicians do not learn to conserve energy the result could be catastrophic.
Each of the above accomplished individuals have taken the time to identify their key values, develop a vision, then creating rituals that address their primary performance barriers and finally hold themselves accountable each day to that process which exemplifys itself as commitment. Further the ideal of discipline and will power are not deeply rooted in this process. In fact, the specific steps assure that will and discipline are the end result but not the initial attribute to assure commitment is in place. You see will power and discipline both extract from that same resource mentioned earlier, therefore, will and discipline both are important variables to utilize only under the most demanding and high priority senarios. The result is a step by step process that transform the individual into a "master of conservation of energy" with a deeply seeded value system to fuel them toward their goal with unlimiting purpose. So, if you find you haven't or can't seem to answer the questions of why you do certain things in your life then consider this formula further and stick with me as I expand in the coming weeks on each the steps.
An example of this very process in action:
As usual here is a flow cast of Dr. Joe Vigil Deena Kastor to an Olympic medal in Athens in the marathon our first in several. This video reviews Coach Vigil's awe and perspective of this process in action. http://www.flocasts.com/flotrack/speakers.php?sid=104
Additionally, here is an attachment of Deena's and Joe's plan and how carefully laid plans, and goals were a part of the entire process.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/the-anatomy-of-a-medal.shtml