Knock-Knock Who's there? Broken Pencil Broken Pencil who? Nevermind, it's pointless A joke, from a tv show that I watch, that was used to add some levity to the current nihilistic feeling of the characters. As the new year approaches, you may be feeling a sense of frustration. How many years have gone by,... Read more »
Posts Categorized: Motivational
You have to start doing it now...
...in order to be ready for your 2016 goals. Before I get into the tactics of goal setting, I'll paraphrase Tony Robbins a bit. Your goals don't matter. Unless... They illicit you to change your behavior TODAY. So it’s now it’s the week before Thanksgiving, and you are possibly making up excuses, scenarios or self-limiting... Read more »
Who influences you and your children?
Who influences the person who teaches your children martial arts? Well, let me tell you... When I teach children martial arts I draw my philosophy from a few different sources that have inspired me over the years. I know as an instructor I cannot simply impose my will along with a single-sided approach to instruction and... Read more »
Can a Child be Hyperactive AND a Good Learner?
Here's why martial arts classes may have the answer... Here, take this and calm down? I can remember being a student in elementary school years ago. I couldn’t sit still or focus on anything the teacher was pontificating on in their monotone voices. I started school at a strict Catholic school and my only fond... Read more »
How to be better at everything you do
In our day-to-day we often come across folks that just seem "better" at certain things than others. Often, we chalk this up to talent or ability, and perhaps, sometimes that is true. However, rather than being more talented, maybe they have a way of making things easier. And, this "way" is likely unconscious to... Read more »
