Abstract:

We face a challenging and unpredictable time, which requires a high degree of resilience from people and organisations. People have faced similar situations repeatedly in the past. They were looking for ways to use the possibilities and abilities of a man. They have developed several practical approaches and methods that have served people´s development. Good strategists and leaders sought self-cultivation as a prerequisite for self-development. Confucius understood self-cultivation as a psychological process cultivating an individual´s mind and body and attempts to reach a normal state.

The recent times allows us to get inspired by the ancestors´ experience, build on them, or even develop them. We have the advantage of modern technologies that allow us to objectify and permanently maintain desirable mental and physical states, positively affecting the way of people´s leadership. The ancient war masters´ goal was the equilibrium and the use of inner potential to resist better the environment demands and, above all, to emphasise the individual's spiritual development. Today's advanced, still simple technologies provide accurate heart rate variability (HRV) measurements as a primary biomarker. They enable an accurate analysis of the autonomic nervous system´s current state and offer the opportunity to train desirable psychophysiological conditions in a controlled manner and achieve sustainable changes in self-development. The article deals with the possibilities of connecting traditional, proven approaches and modern diagnostic, analytical, and training methods.