Our minds are capable of phenomenal things. Precision is one of them.
Mentally we have the inbuilt ability to employ laser like focus in the pursuit of a goal, skill, aspiration, or achievement. Most minds though are only directed to scroll through social media, watch Netflix for hours, and pour over any concern no matter how small. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You have the art within you to utilise mental precision.
Others have magically done so.
Koji Mayuyama is known as The God Hand. In his native Japan he is a revered person. As a self taught ceramatist, he is the one museums, collectors, and organisations turn to when they need pottery and ceramics restored. But, they are not just any pottery. They are ancient artefacts, historical dynasty collections, and national treasures.
To normal restorers they are beyond repair. Fragile, brittle, highly damaged, and largely broken pots, bowls, vases etc that were made through traditional methods centuries before that have long since gone out of practice. Their materials no longer common or rare. The job would defeat everyone. Not Koji. This is how he gets his title as Japan’s Master of Restoration.
If you watch him at work (see link above to BBC series) you will see huge attention to detail (through researching and sourcing natural minerals and compounds to augment his restoring), patient crafting, and, above all, complete mental precision.
It’s not just the preparation that makes him so sought after. It’s the pure unadulterated focus to complete the job. Whether that’s umpteen weeks, many months….or even longer. It’s also why he purportedly commands 5 figures per piece for some of his work.
He has turned art restoration into the art of mental precision!
Mamba Mind.
Some careers are slow burners. A rare breed though are meteoric.
In 1984 a young American boy was living in Italy due to his father’s work. He was an avid sports fan and particularly enjoyed football (soccer) as it was the Italian national game. But, he also participated in basketball because his Dad played the game. When they moved back to Philadelphia in the early 90’s, the die was cast. Basketball called his name.
He was a natural player and mover on court and in a few short years he was training with the famous 76ers to get fitter. Then came his bold move. Despite having good grades at school, he decided to abandon his studies and aim for the NBA itself even though he was still in high school. A gamble all young would-be basketball hopefuls just would not take.
He was different. He was drafted and soon traded to the LA Lakers. Here his legendary rise to fame began it’s sharp rise to international stardom. The young man led the team to the NBA championship, played on winning Olympic teams, and led the league in scoring for two years in a row.
That player was Kobe Bryant. His stellar confidence shone through. His ube belief never wavered. Where did he get it from?
It came from his self-created Mamba Mentality. He defined this as ‘focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most. It’s the ultimate mantra for the competitive spirit’. Absolute mental precision in other words. Set the belief, keep it like steel, never waver, hold the nerve, see it through. And succeed in a pinnacle way. He even wrote a best selling book called, ‘The Mamba Mentality: How I Play’.
The Mamba man who became one of the sporting greats.
Find your precision.
Kobe Bryant and Koji Mayuyama found their mental precision.
Found it where they could deliver it. Found it so they could use it in something specialist they could pursue to iconic outcomes and personal mastery.
That type of future can be destined for you too. Just like a novice restorer or novice basketballer, before you what you would seek may seem out of reach, beyond possible, crazy to consider, and a pipe dream. But, with mental precision, a locked in mindset of belief that does not let go of achieving the very best no matter the unfolding events around you, the best of yourself with it, the result will skyrocket you into a world very few ever experience.
To win your gold medals or be chosen to bring ancient treasures back to life.
It’s not WHAT you choose to achieve or become. It’s the MENTAL FORTITUDE you take with you on the journey. What mental companion you let accompany you on your pilgrimage to prominence. Find something that will force and forge something great within you to come to life. Take the higher road with your mind.
Step into ongoing mental precision and excel yourself.
References – www.biography.com – Kobe Bryant.
www.brittanica.com – Kobe Bryant.
medium.com – Mamba Mentality.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes – japans-master-of-restoration.
Photo attribution – https://pixabay.com/photos/male-model-fashion-portrait-9707881/ – free for use under the Pixabay Content License.
