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
Philosophy
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
Harness Your Nerves and Unleash the Energy
I was a very shy and anxious kid growing up, and where I’ve gotten a lot better, sometimes I still feel that extreme inner child anxiousness where it feels like the world is crashing down around you. Where it feels like your mind is being squished and then pulled apart; Continue Reading
Do a Bad Job at Something Important, It’s Worth It
“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
Trust The Experts, Not Your Ego
Let’s face it, everyone hates being wrong about something you thought you knew. What makes it worse is if the person who corrected you makes you feel bad about it. While you can’t control what others say, you can control how you respond to them. What’s important is to not Continue Reading
Use Things You Like to Learn Things You Don’t
There was a show I loved watching growing up, Drake and Josh, a comedy about two high-school age students who couldn’t be more different. Drake was a guitarist who played in a cool rock band, got all the girls, and didn’t care about school. Josh was an honor student who Continue Reading
Intentional Amateurism: Expand Your Horizons to Help Your Professional Life
Across many different sources of psychology and even philosophy, one of the main things that sticks out is the idea of the benefits of being an amateur. When we look at the word amateur, very quickly we think of negative qualities: unprofessional, bad or unskilled. When we look at the Continue Reading
Loyalty: Which Side of The Belt Means More to You?
Now I’m not out here to say that any martial arts organization is better than another, or to judge those people that are no longer part of an organization they once were. I happen to be very happy and loyal to my organization, but I am not here to criticize Continue Reading