February 2012
2 posts
21 Suggestions for Success
1.Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. 2.Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent. 3.Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 4.Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know. 5.Be forgiving of yourself and others. 6.Be generous. 7.Have a grateful heart. 8.Persistence,...
January 2012
2 posts
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December 2011
6 posts
What does Love mean?
What does Love mean? A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?”
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her...
Learning from mistakes
Let’s set a goal to make as many mistakes as possible, mistakes from which we can learn
Our favorite story regarding mistakes comes from a quote by Thomas Edison. Edison’s goal was to find a suitable filament to make the incandescent electric light a viable device.
”I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work....
“Setbacks are inevitable, but misery is a choice.”
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Becoming a Champion Over Adversity
Lesson of the Week.
“Tough times never last but tough people do.” We all have to deal with adversity, from the mild and mundane to the catastrophic. What strengths do you possess that can get you through the stressful times in your life? Try building your C.O.R.E.
C=Control
What is everything beyond my control?
What can I influence?
O=Ownership
Where and how I can make a positive...
November 2011
2 posts
Permanent Employment...
“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.”
A farmer had several boys and he worked them extremely hard around the farm. One day, one of the neighbors pointed out that it wasn’t necessary to work the boys that hard to raise a crop. The farmer quietly but firmly responded, “I’m not just raising crops, I’m raising...
Dealing with Bullying and Bullies
Our schools have rules against bullying, and punishment for those who break those rules, but it still happens. Our teachers and parents will give the best advice to us on what do to if we are ever teased or picked on, but how we handle it deep inside is our responsibility.
If someone is picking on us and sees that we are bothered by it, they will keep it up.
If we ignore them, maybe they with...
October 2011
5 posts
SURRENDER A LITTLE -- LOSE A LOT!
Hey YOU! Yes you, come over here a second.
Looking for someone to solve your problems for you? Don’t get me wrong, mentors and tutors are necessary for our success, but when we stop trusting our own instincts and put our future in the hands of those who tell us they have our best interests in mind we are heading toward big problems in our lives.
Let’s all gather around the soft...
How to Build your 'Vision'
There is a great line in the movie, “Miracle”, with Kurt Russell as the coach of the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team Herb Brooks. When he is told that his dream of fielding a team to beat the Soviet Union is a ‘pretty lofty goal,’ he says, “That’s why I want to pursue it.”
Here is a challenge for you. Think of something you want to have and ask yourself,...
“The art of goal setting is to focus on one specific detailed objective.”
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“Our daily objective should include an honest effort to improve on yesterday.”
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September 2011
9 posts
“The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss...”
– Michelangelo
The Value of Experience - 10 Do's & Don'ts
Experience gives a karate student his/her confidence. We earn confidence through every success and failure in which we attempt to do the extraordinary in our lives.
For every success there are many failures, kind of like how most of an iceberg is below the ocean’s surface, so are our successes built on those many failed attempts that lie just below the waterline of our lives.
Okay,...
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.”
– Mark Twain
“The young do not know enough to
be prudent, and therefore they attempt the...”
– Pearl S. Buck
“Logic will get yo from A to B.
Imagination will take you anywhere.”
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How to Raise Your Child’s Self Esteem
Beware! There is a thief near you! And that thief is not after your iPod. This thief is after something far more valuable.
The “thief” is after the Self-Esteem of your most precious possession…your children. My friends, we live in a largely negative world, and unless you are vigilant, that negativity will steal the Self-Esteem of our sons and daughters.
Protecting the...
Making a strong first impression
Today, September 1, is the first day of school, and a great time to meet people and make new friends.
The old saying that, “We only get one chance to make a strong first impression,” is true. When we meet others for the first time, our inner self shines through, and gives the other person an insight into the kind of person we are.
Our actions always give us away, whether it be lack of eye...
August 2011
6 posts
“Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy,...”
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“You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice...”
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“Never worry about numbers.
Help one person at a time,
and always start with...”
– Mother Teresa
5 Starter Steps to a Healthier Self-Image
One of the hardest molds to break is the one that holds your self-image. It clings to us with a white-knuckled fury for most of our lives. So how can we build a better self-image?
First, understand that success will come in bits and pieces, one victory at a time. When we have setbacks, and we will, we need to square our shoulders, put of mouthpieces back in and get back in the fight. Remember...
“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,...”
– Mark Twain
July 2011
2 posts
“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering...”
– From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33
“Never take a person’s dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing...”
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June 2011
7 posts
Real Time classroom...
Watching Instructor John K and Ms Korb building great rapport by asking students to explain techniques and concepts: ‘Explain confidence to me’, ‘Explain how we do a punch’, ‘Who can walk us through our form JOURNEY?’
Excellent!
3 Challenge Questions to Ponder...
Think of a person who made a positive difference in your life. What qualities does that person have that you would like to develop
Imagine 20 years from now - you are surrounded by the most important people in your life. Who are they and what are you doing?
If a steel beam (6 inches wide) were placed across two skyscrapers, for what would you be willing to cross? A thousand dollars? A million?...
“The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their...”
“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of...”
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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in...”
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10 Keys to Success
This are my notes from a video presentation by Dr Wayne Dyer in 2002.
1. Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing
a. Most people spend their lives looking for occasions to be offended
b. Progress is impossible if you always do things the way you’ve done them
c. Happiness is dependent on those that I love being the way I wish they’d be.
2. You can’t give away what...
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right...”
– W. Clement Stone
Vision, Passion & Purpose
Here are some notes from Michael Gerber’s book ‘E Myth Mastery on
‘Vision, Passion & Purpose’
Passion is simply emotion & their manifestations
A vision is what you see through feeling
Passion of the heart & mind creates vision
Vision is creating in the mind
Vision is where passion lives.
Purpose is our doing that fills the space that passion cannot...
May 2011
3 posts
Where is the Center of your Life?
Where is the Center of your Life?
Where do you focus most of you time?
Friends Centered – You identify yourself with a group of friends. Although friends are important they should never become the center of your life. Why? Friends can be fickle, they may ask you to take part in things that are good for them but could be bad for you.
Stuff Centered - You identify yourself with what you...
“Find yourself, for courage and confidence are as easy as breathing to the person...”
– Vernon Howard
April 2011
12 posts
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s...”
– Atticus Finch
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into...”
– Anon.
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting...”
– Samuel Ullman
