Learning how to speak to people about being more productive at work—without making them feel defensive—can be challenging. I’ve found that speaking to adults in a visual way helps them better understand both their flaws and the bigger picture. Sometimes, using analogies that they can visualize allows them to pause and reflect—thinking, “Wait… is that […]
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We’ve all heard it time and time again – the dreaded “s” word: “should”. It’s a word that keeps us in a perpetual state of denial because it is not based in reality. The “s” word often originates from expectations we place upon ourselves, stemming from beliefs rather than facts. In the world of martial
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In many cultures they have a concept of spiritual energy. They call it many different names: Nwyfre, Wyrd, Chakra, Ki, Chi. Even the ancient Alchemists and philosophers spoke of the spiritual and magical energies that glowed throughout all living and nonliving things. We are intricately connected and interwoven with this energy – flowing from the
The following comes from eight (8) year old Mia who had a revelation: Advancing in Karate is like getting through a maze. I truly love when people start to understand. Getting through life requires effort. It won’t always be easy. You just have to keep working. I look forward to more from our young ones!!
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Memory. An interesting concept that few enough people really understand the mechanisms for. We like to think of memory as a data bank, a place where we store memories and experiences so that we can go back and relive them later. In some cases we have even named other things after the same phenomenon we
What does Kime mean? To decide. A difficulty we all face on a day to day basis. Some days worse than others. The questions that occurs most often in our minds are: Can I do it? Or, should I do it? (Check out Sensei’s blog Can I, Will I, Do I want to) Usually the
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.~American Proverb A few years ago, I was a volunteer at a local animal shelter. There was one dog there that I’ll never forget. Mica was a gorgeous black lab mix who lived in a kennel with a giant red sticker
In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Socrates tells Glaukon about an imagined scenario by way of illustrating his argument. In this scenario there are imagined people who are born, raised and who die in a cave. They are made to watch what amounts to a shadow-play on the back wall of the cave. They are
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My original thought/title for this blog was “Discipline Requires Sacrifice”. This thought caused me wonder if this is why people don’t have or exhibit discipline. In general, people don’t want to give up anything. We have been told we can have/do anything we want. Sacrifice isn’t mentioned. We aren’t always told we have to work
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In Part One, I wrote about the some of the frustrations of mothering. (The Next Generation) Specifically discussed were the behaviors of our children. Again, these thoughts may ruffle your feathers. I ask that you read the blog before shutting down and stop reading. Getting to the end may offer some solutions to relieve the
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