Personal Tao

Ku shen fei tao wei
Strong body is not the way to power and success

Strength without determination,
reaps few benefits
strength without confidence,
leaves much to be desired

This is called the Te of determination
this is called the power of mind over body
this is called the Tao of success

I intended this personal Tao to reveal the power that the mind has over the body. It points out two specific aspects of the mind, determination and confidence, with regards to performance. These two attributes aid in permofming to the maximum of your abilities and they are often the difference between under and over acheiving. This does not discount certain physcial impairments that may impede with some activites, nor does it say, for example, that a 140 pound person could fight a proffesional boxer with just determination. There needs to be a healthy balance between body and mind.