It is important to bring together the mind, body and spirit to experience true success in life.

In my many decades of practicing Aikido, I have come across four invariable truths called the Four Basic Principles of Aikido. Actually, there are really five of them and I call them the Five Noble Truths. I have found that the principles are not limited to Aikido but ones that you can use everyday to attract success into your life.

FOCUS ON YOUR ONE POINT
Keep One Point teaches you to keep focused.

If you are not focused, you are saying to the universe of success, “my mind is cluttered, there is no room for success.”

RELAX
If you are not relaxed, it is a big “Speak-to-the-Hand” sign to the Universe of Success. You are putting up a mental stop sign called stress.

KEEP YOUR WEIGHT UNDERSIDE
Don’t say to the Universe of Success, “Go away, I can’t take anymore weight on my shoulders.”

EXTEND KI ENERGY
If your ki does not flow, you will be saying to the Universe of Success, “I don’t want to give my ki up to you. Give me, give me, give me.” Don’t expect the Universe of Success to answer.

To determine if each all of the Four Basic Principles have been mastered, one must successfully complete the following simple test. Take a Test: Remove the paper that the disposable chopstick comes in and break the chopstick with it.

Here’s a Hint: If you followed the rules of this exam by thinking to yourself, “Keep One Point, Relax Completely, Keep Weight Underside, Extend Ki,” you would FAIL miserably. The Universe of Success will not be able to hear you through all that chatter in your head.

If the Four Basic Principles were truly mastered, you already understood the Fifth Noble Truth.

THE FIFTH NOBLE TRUTH is: Forget Everything - Just Do
For example, when you learned how to drive a stick shift; you had to learn how to shift gears, step on the gas, work the dashboard and the brakes, never mind all the traffic rules. Remembering to do all of the steps at once resulted in frightened looks from people you almost ran over.

But things surprisingly changed after mastery. You don’t recall pulling out of the parking lot and you don’t care because you are enjoying the smooth ride to empowerment. This is the Fifth Noble Truth – Just Do. It’s nothing new. When you open your mind to the Universe, happiness, business opportunities, relationships immediately open up just for you and you will be there to accept it.