Failure is not an option. It’s mandatory!
While we work hard doing everything we can to avoid failure, the fact of the matter is we will never fully appreciate our achievements and successes without it. We would also never realize our short [...]
The Option
Daniel: Hey - you ever get into fights when you were a kid? Mr. Miyagi: Huh - plenty. Daniel: Yeah, but it wasn't like the problem I have, right? Mr. Miyagi: Why? Fighting fighting. Same [...]
Leggo My Ego
You stand in the middle of the training center with your brand new brown belt wrapped around your waist. A white belt walks up to you and asks if they are doing their technique correctly. [...]
The Weakest Creature on the Planet
The votes are in and the winner of the weakest creature on the planet is.......HUMAN BEINGS! When it comes to physical ability, the human being is one of the weakest and most physically pathetic creatures [...]
Martial Arts Tradition and Easter Hams
As a young girl watches her mother prepare a ham for dinner that evening, the girl notices that her mother cuts the ends off of the ham before placing it into the oven. This prompts [...]
Golf, Shelves and Martial Arts
An elite Golfer, a high ranking Martial Artist and a hand crafted Book Shelf walk into a bar... Follow me on this, those three things do connect! I once had someone tell me a story [...]