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for these masters of living, presence to the day -to-day learni ng process is aki n
to that purity of focus others dream of achi eving in rare climactic moment s
when everything is on the line.
The secret is that everything is always on the line. The more pr esent we are
at practice, the more present we will be in compet ition, in the boardr oom, at
the exam, the operating table, the big stage. If we have any ho pe of attaini ng
excellence, let alone of showing what we’ve go t under pressur e, we ha ve to be
prepared by a lifestyle of reinforcement. P resence mus t be l ike breathi ng.
