Dr. Peter Neiman explains the MVP principle: M for motives, V for values, P for priorities. He uses buttoning a shirt as a metaphor for how getting the present moment right aligns everything that follows and builds resilience.
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I think basically, if we get this moment right, I would almost say, like, this shirt that I'm wearing here, this button that I'm touching right now is the top button. And when all of us get dressed in the morning and while you're wearing a T shirt, but I'm sure sometimes you do wear a shirt, the key thing is to get that button right. Because if you get that button in the right hole, all the other buttons subsequently will fall into place. And I think that is the moment of the now. If we can get the now this moment right with a good attitude, with what I call my MVP principle, which is we think of MVP as most valuable player in sport, World Series or Super bowl or whatever. But in my mind, M stands for my motives, V stands for my values, and P for my priorities. So if I can get this moment right with the right motives, the right values, the right priorities, then just like this button concept, all the other things will fall into place.