Becoming a Modern Samurai is about discipline, clarity, and purpose in a world full of distractions. You train your mind the way a warrior trains with a sword, cutting through noise to focus on what truly matters. Instead of chasing everything at once, you build mastery in the skills that bring the highest impact. That takes a level of introspection most people don't employ. Curated by Martin R. Ricketts Learn to balance strength and adaptability. Just as the Samurai lived by the Bushido code, embodying duty, honesty, respect, courage, and honour, you define your own code to guide your decisions and actions as an entrepreneur in the modern world. This keeps you steady even when challenges arise because your foundation is rooted in values, not trends. If you walk the walk, your clients know it. Above all, you step into each day with deliberate intention. A Modern Samurai is not about fighting battles with others, but about mastering yourself. By sharpening your discipline, guarding your attention, and acting with purpose, you create a life of clarity, resilience, and impact. The real battle isn’t out there, it’s within. Every time you resist distraction, refine your craft, or choose discipline over comfort, you win a silent war that most never fight. The Modern Samurai lives by choice, not by chance, carving order from chaos one deliberate action at a time. Do Work You Love. Monetize Your Story. Design Your Future.

As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably come to a crossroads and discover that you must make an essential choice - to work hard or to work smart. It’s not easy to be an entrepreneur to start with, as you are often faced with carrying out multiple roles. It's not enough to be talented or clever. You need to be wise too. A wise practice is the smart actions you take on the journey to your goal. When it comes to being an entrepreneur, many people have unique talents. Few know how to leverage that through the smart use of intelligence, good habits and technology. That’s why we teach entrepreneurs a "Samurai Mindset," a focus on precision of execution and efficiency, so you can gain a tactical advantage where success is concerned. We teach clients how to leverage Samurai Thinking in the Digital Age. In other words, you can gain a tactical advantage by leveraging ancient mental training techniques practiced by Samurai Warriors for 1,200 years, so you can "master the mundane" tasks required each day that are the bedrock of your success. We also teach clients "Samurai tactics" to follow every day that leverage technology so you can get more time and freedom to do what really matters to you. Do you download files to your phone so you can access them even when you're offline? A Suggestion that speaks to the Core of Digital Samurai's Doctrine of One. Everything involves Everything Changes. Winners will be those who adapt to change the fastest. Take back time by learning as many ways as possible to leverage underutilized time, such as waiting in line or blackouts. Try different modes of communication for collaborating and learning. Sometimes the best tool is an audio recording; other times, it's a text, image, or diagram with arrows. Speed matters in the digital world of Commerce, which means efficiency and precision matter. Speed, efficiency and precision of execution are the primary elements of Digital Samurai's core philosophy, the Doctrine of One. We know less is more, slow is smooth, smooth is fast. We celebrate the Elegance of simplicity.