Philosophical Guidelines The mindset and principles that guide your transformation journey

"Perfection" is a waste of precious time. Because no one ever reaches perfection, attempting to reach it can cause unhappiness. And attempting that, which is truly impossible means always failing, which in turn, is not The Right Path to happiness.

The Japanese have a philosophy called Wabi-Sabi, which is the view of finding beauty in every aspect of imperfection in nature. It emphasizes simplicity, beauty and transience. Both Wabi-sabi and Kodawari acknowledge that perfection can never be reached.

To say that something created by human effort is "perfect" is never correct, because human action can never reach a final or flawless state. Even nature itself is not "perfect"; it is dynamic, evolving, growing, and changing. Therefore, perfection does not exist in lived reality. Only near perfection can be true, because "near" acknowledges the ongoing movement of refinement and change.

From now on, I suggest that with anything we do, be it sports or academics or art, and especially, your body, we avoid saying it is perfect. Say it is "near perfect" and you can often, and, perhaps, always be right! Near perfect (used without a hyphen before a noun, as I do) isn't even grammatically correct. It should be near perfect with a hyphen, or one could simply say nearly perfect. But near perfect is near correct, and that is the point.

I feel that near perfection, or near perfect is very attainable. You just have to want something bad enough and then stick to a plan. Relentlessly pursue it and EMBRACE IT. But the plan must not be a gimmick. It must be grounded in common sense.

This is the philosophical foundation of my book. And I believe that in my book, with respect to happiness, you can truly find near perfection and you can also walk on The Right Path.