KnovaMind ? Sunao Mind
LIfe is in Real Time
In today?s world there is a trend that there?s no going back from and that is everything we do is in real-time. Not only
are things being done in real time, they are being heard in real time, and they are being conceptualized in real time.
Thus when everything is real time, no one can control everything and no one can know everything, or be expected to. The
people who do best in real time are those who can learn the fastest and see the greatest number of possibilities as they
avail themselves.
"We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else
but beginners, all our lives."
?Contemplative Prayer - Thomas Merton
Learning in real-time is the ultimate risk reducer. Your mind needs to be positioned for opportunity so that can learn
the fastest and see the greatest number of possibilities ? this is a key understanding at KnovaMind. This is why
Beginner?s Mind is so important ? to ensure beginner and expert alike thwart arrogance and close-mindedness.
In Martial Arts it is paramount that to achieve a whole new level in skills, (as designated by a belt or Dan) you have
to be willing to rethink everything that up to that point you had learnt about the discipline that you have chosen. You
cannot add new skills and achieve a new level of capability if you do not. Thus you have to go back to the beginning, or
in Japanese culture or Zen your mind goes back to Sunao mind and it?s central values. Basically, Sunao means a
harmonious and natural state of mind through one?s self and others, nature?s way. With this comes the key values to
success and maintenance of success, these values include openness, freshness, vitality, honesty, simplicity and
humility.
Indeed what becomes clearer through the years is the more you go through a process like that you realize there is always
more to learn thwarting arrogance and close-mindedness. You are humbled by the art and conscious that to continue to win
you must continue to learn. Here is an important point about trading; trading is an art NOT a science and why the mind
is so important in the development of your trading skills.
Sunao Mind - What does it mean?
To learn more about the other components of KnovaWave Methodology just click on the link below.
- New ideas,
- New people,
- New possibilities,
- New eurekas.
Putting this in perspective with the modern world as we know it for investors and traders alike Konosuke Matsushita,
founder of the $65 billion a year Matsushita Electric and one of history?s most accomplished entrepreneurs, practiced
beginner?s mind, which he called "Sunao Mind? for his entire life. Indeed he credits his success on that achievement. He
believes this gives him an open mind and the willingness to learn the two most necessary attributes of success in life,
for a trader they are the two very pillars that are enable a trader to attain levels of success throughout his or her
trading life. Not unlike gaining belts for a Martial Artist.
"Sunao mind is an untrapped mind, free to adapt itself effectively to new circumstances. A person with
this mind looks at things as they are at the moment and colors them with no special bias, emotionalism, or
preconception. A biased person sees everything through filters or a distorting lens. To him, white paper might look blue
or a straight line crooked. With Sunao mind one can learn from any source, anytime, any place."
?- Konosuke Matsushita
Two inspirational works that in Knovacology we feel encapsulate two integral facets for achieving success are the
version of the ancient Japanese poem ?Sunao Mind? which Konosuke Matsushita hung behind his desk. The second is
John Jay Chapman?s commencement address to the Hobart College graduating class of 1900. Take the time to read
through them and focus on them as a part of your daily life as we at KnovaMind has.
KnovaMind - LEARN, PROFIT & ENJOY!
