Inspiration

When I was a blue belt (black belt candidate), I was in my mid-twenties, single, and full of energy.  There were times where I would go to the dojang 6 days a week and do multiple classes a day.  I was a junkie for training and I loved it!  After Continue Reading

My dojang at the university is naturally a revolving door simply due to the fact that people graduate and leave. By the same token though, there are always new students that arrive on campus each semester that begin their training with me. Sometimes these students are true beginners. Other times Continue Reading

I remember when I was about 12 or so, my family and I went camping in the Badlands, South Dakota. It was my first time camping and I had a lot of fun, and my favorite part was looking at the stars; you could see everything so clearly in the Continue Reading

A few weeks ago, we heard from David about the power of giving somebody a sincere compliment. You can find that article below! There’s an aspect of ego that plays into the act of giving/receiving a compliment that isn’t what you’d expect: the person receiving the compliment should humbly accept Continue Reading

Sometimes we may be dreading something, or even looking forward to it, but have a lot of anxiety surrounding the event. Whether it be a competition, work review, or starting a new project, nerves are completely natural. There are prior steps you can take that will make it easier for Continue Reading

Who is your role model? When you look at Daniel Coyle’s The Little Book Of Talent, a book that helps the reader develop their talents or special interests through a series of tips, one of the first tips that Coyle provides the reader is “Stare at Who You Want to Continue Reading

“If a thing is worth doing, It is worth doing badly” – GK Chesterton When we look at the quote above, we can easily become very confused. Why would we want to do a bad job with anything? Often, we hear the opposite, “If you’re going to do it, do Continue Reading