http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/thoughts-on-progress en-us 60 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>Progress comes</em></p><p align="center"><em>To those who</em></p><p align="center"><em>Train and train;</em></p><p align="center"><em>Reliance on secret techniques</em></p><p align="center"><em>Will get you nowhere.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">~ Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of the Martial Art of Aikido</p><p align="center">from <em>The Art of Peace</em></p><p>It&rsquo;s funny how it all comes back to fundamentals.</p><p>In the immortal words of Aristotle: <em>&quot;We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.&quot;</em></p><p>Are you looking for shortcuts?</p><p>Or, do you have the wisdom and the discipline to train and train and train and &hellip;</p><p>Good.</p><p>Nice to meet another training partner. Can&rsquo;t get enough camaraderie from inspired souls, eh?</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:10 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:111:111 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/111