We’ve all heard the cliche question, “do you see the wine glass as half full or half empty” to determine if you’re more optimistic or pessimistic inclined. My favorite answer to this question was always, “I’d just drink the wine!” Jokes aside, I don’t think it’s necessarily a binary mentality; Continue Reading
Philosophy
Share The Energy to Boost Your Training
As a master, I no longer line up with the rest of the class when I am training at my instructor’s studio, Elmhurst Tang Soo Do. When I train there, I bow-in at the front with Master Michael and/or Master Holly Inoshita, and then I go to the back of Continue Reading
The Importance of Going at Your Own Pace
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
The Importance of Sticking To Your Guns: Your Qualified Opinions Count!
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
Patience: Trust the Process!
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
Trick Your Brain and Disguise Repetition
I was having a discussion with a coworker over lunch about a year ago, and while he is not a martial artist, we came to talk about our different philosophies for exercising. One thought that came up in our discussion was the importance of muscle confusion – That is to Continue Reading
Self Betrayal Will Set You in the Wrong Direction
Think about the last time you were supposed to do something and didn’t. Maybe it was something related to work, or something you were supposed to do for your family or a group you are a part of. When you didn’t accomplish what you were supposed to, did you begin Continue Reading
Take a Compliment – Humbly Respect the Gift
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
Positive Pre-Framing: Setting Yourself Up For Success!
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
The Importance of a Good Role Model: You Better Find One!
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