For The High Achievers, Studying Gave Them

Ceos Are Hired For Their Intellect And Business Expertise - And Fired For A Lack Of Emotional Intelligence.

Western Business People Often Don't Get The Importance Of Establishing Human Relationships.

Every Morning, I Go Off To A Small Studio Behind My House To Write. I Try To Ignore All Email And Phone Calls Until Lunchtime. Then I Launch Into The Sometimes Frantic Busy-ness Of A Tightly Scheduled Day.

There Are A Host Of Surprises Among Longer-term Meditators, Like A Boost In The Immune System From A Day Of Practice, Which Is Not Seen In Beginners, And A Rapid Recovery From Stress Or Pain. At The "olympic Level" We Find There Is No Anticipatory Anxiety When The Stress Of Pain Is Certain To Come, And No Lingering Aftereffects - Unlike The Stress Reactions In Ordinary Folk.

For The High Achievers, Studying Gave Them The Pleasing, Absorbing Challenge Of Flow Percent Of The Hours They Spent As It.