Bo staff was cool but the speed of the sticks I loved. Good luck in your next tournament.

And man, that tournament was tough. I recently competed in my second tournament and placed second in my limited division. The most important thing for me was getting over my fear of being hit! I don’t compete in weapons, but I would love to learn more on bo staff (or “sul”, for us Korean MA people).

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Part of making good decisions is the analytical process. Donald Trump is hit with new scenarios every day. With those scenarios, he needs to analyze everything: the person, the company, their money, their position, etc.

It’s important to analyze everything when it comes to making the right decision. It’s not something that you can drill.

. . . By the way, congrats on your tournament win and trophy! I remember my martial arts days. I only competed a few times, never won a trophy. The only thing I have are some memories and weapons that hang on the wall. My favorite weapon was the sticks. Loved those sticks!

As a fellow (ex) martial artist, I see things in the same light as you. It’s interesting how the philosophies of ancient teachings live through the times.

Mental visualization is one of the best things you can do and is something I preach and preach and preach. It’s one of the most important things to do when it comes to learning.

In real estate, envisioning buyer’s and seller’s problems and how I would solve them is a big part of what I do in learning and training myself to “have answers.”

That said, I’m not sure you can “drill” yourself into good decision making.

I see what you’re saying. Mentally visualizing moves and remembering tactics, replies, and scenarios will contribute some to good decision making. But what is key is to not just practice and remember those things, what is key is how you piece it all together like a puzzle; or to put it another way, make connections and links.

The things you learn need to not only be remembered but understood. There’s a certain level of intuitiveness that Donald Trump has come to and it wasn’t just by mentally visualizing scenarios.

Does that make sense?

What I’m saying is that I believe that a person needs to consciously drill oneself in good decision making. A strategy I would use is to come up with “what if” scenarios - how would I solve problem X, if it were to come up? I know that I would need to research a lot until I got the hang of the idea (I know nothing about business, unfortunately) but after a while, I believe that instinct would prevail.

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