Key characteristics of the person who exhibits fudoshin

Research indicates one’s mental edge is honed by strongly focusing on and supporting the following concepts:

Own effort will make a difference

High achievers, great athletes, and survivors of disaster developed coping skills at early ages. Experiences such as camping, scouts, athletic and cultural achievements help train the young mind to achieve excellence. Although the skills of success are best learned while young, they may be achieved at any age.

Success is gained by personal effort. Steven Hawking, who has ALS and should have died years ago, is still challenging the greatest mind in the world. Rick Hanson is a Canadian that took his wheelchair around the world and became a leader on the International Olympics Committee. Others have not only used their efforts to become great, but have also inspired those around them to greatness.

Acknowledge fears and recognize weaknesses

A person cannot grow if they are unable to recognize their weaknesses and build upon them. A person will not always be at the top of his or her game; there is always sickness, injuries, or age. Therefore, people must believe in themselves enough to take or create an opportunity. If he or she does not believe, the tendency is to wait, which passes the opportunity to the opponents. By not overcoming the fear of failure, one fails. Tony Dorsett of Dallas Cowboys fame won the Heisman trophy. At the beginning of his senior year Howard Cossell stuck a mike in his face and asked him, "What are you doing to win the Heisman, Tony?" Dorsett’s response was something like, "Last year I got hit a lot and I don’t like that. I have been lifting weights and doing wind sprints all summer. This year I am twenty pounds of muscle heavier and a lot faster. This year I intend to be the one doing the hitting."

This may seem a strange indicator for Fudoshin, but survival of the fittest in humans most often relates more to intelligence and grace, than to physical strength and athleticism. Reading allows the reader to build a mental experience of fortitude without experiencing the physical pain.

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