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Impeccability by Carlos Castaneda

“A warrior must learn to make every act count, since he is going to be here in this world for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.” ~ Carlos Castaneda from The Wheel of Time

Impeccability. The word literally means “without sin”--where sin means to “miss the mark” (think missing a target in archery). So, to be impeccable means to hit the mark--to be “on target,” to live your ideals. The Toltec warrior is impeccable.

In my philosophy, there are two primary ingredients (both with roots in Toltec): 1. Intention: We must know who we are, what we stand for and what we will give to the world; and, 2. Impeccability: We need to do what needs to be done. Without consistent, impeccable execution, all the best intentions will be meaningless.

Who has the clearest intention and the strongest impeccability? The people you admire the most. Tiger Woods comes to mind for me. Or Barak Obama. Or Oprah. These (amazing!) people have remarkably clear intentions and equally powerful impeccability.

How’s your intention? Your impeccability? What can you do to optimize each?