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Extend Your Ki to Get a New Job by Scott Brown
If you have studied or read about martial arts, you are most likely aware of the basic principle that most of the Asian martial arts teach is that each individual possesses an inner strength that can be used and projected to enhance that individual's prowess and abilities.
In Japanese martial arts, this energy is known as Ki. In Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese dance-like martial art, the energy is referred to as Chi. In Qi Gong, another ancient Chinese martial art, this energy is referred to as Qi. Ancient Ninja referred to it as Hara. Luke Skywalker from Star Wars knew it as 'the Force.'
What is Ki?
Have you ever read a story in the paper of how a 140 pound woman moved a 2000 pound car to save an individual trapped under the car? Have you ever watched on TV when in martial arts demonstrations the little, tiny 80 year old man breaks an incredible number of cinder blocks with just his fingers or with his head? Have you ever watched those gruesome shows where people pierce their backs with huge stainless steel posts and then are suspended hundreds of feet in the air by those posts?
These are all examples of where ordinary (and sometimes not so ordinary) individuals have tapped an inner well of strength and energy and focused and controlled it so tightly that they were able to perform acts that are considered impossible or unbearable.
Another example I can offer is from a friend of mine who uses Ki to calm his child when he has a full blown tantrum. The way he explained it (which helped me to understand the concept better) is that he focuses every inch of his being, his love, his strength, his empathy and his passion on his son as he tries to calm him. My friend pictures an envelope of these feelings emanating from him and encapsulating the baby until the baby is overwhelmed with these feelings and succumbs to his father's ministrations.
One other important aspect of focusing your Ki, my friend explained, is that you have to completel
About the Author
Scott Brown is the author of the Job Search Handbook Job Search Handbook. As editor of the HireSites.com weekly newsletter on job searching, Scott has written many articles on the subject. He wrote the Job Search Handbook to provide job seekers with a complete yet easy to use guide to finding a job effectively.
Find your own Ki... its approximately 3 inches below your belly button...that's the centre of your energy being...see if you can become aware of it during the day.
RJF
