Often we watch an athlete perform at the highest level on ‘game’ day. We don’t see or think about the massive effort that’s occurred behind the scenes day after day for so many years. No success in anything happens without persistent effort over long periods of time. Everyone… every man, woman, and child have incredible potential within […]
Jiu Jitsu is more than a type of fighting. It’s an art the teaches you that you can overcome challenges that others find insurmountable. It does this through experience not reading about positive mindsets. As you conquer each new challenge you develop a new confidence that allows you to tackle harder things on and off […]
Martial Arts Mindset and Achievement It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This one is really worth far more. The elephant is tied with a piece of rope that it could easily break. It has been conditioned since he was young to think that he’s stuck and can’t get away… so he […]
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a very powerful way to help kids develop confidence, fitness, and ability to overcome obstacles both on and off the mat. Often we think about Jiu Jitsu martial arts training as It’s not simply about fighting or learning to protect ourselves even though that’s part of it, there’s much more to […]
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to meet Larry Winget and hear him give a presentation on success and achievement. If you haven’t heard of him, he is an author (a 5 time New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling author), speaker, and television personality. (A&E’s Big Spender, Fox News, Fox Business, …) Larry Winget […]
We Are Built To Learn and Adapt To Our Obstacles Each Time Becoming A Little Better. Getting past each challenge makes us a little better at the next thing life throws at us. It’s really remarkable how we can always improve. Seneca, the stoic philosopher, on how overcoming challenges is a requirement for happiness. In […]
Martial Arts Are A Fun Activity For All Kids! Our kids aren’t getting enough exercise and this dramatically reduces their ability to deal with stress and causes so many problems for them. Their poor diets, heavy media use, and lack of exercise not only damages their physical health, but also devastates their self image often […]
Martial Arts As A Vehicle For Self Improvement. The value of challenging yourself and overcoming what you face is the path to becoming stronger mentally and physically. Unfortunately, growth doesn’t happen sitting on the couch eating chips and watching Netflix. Wait, this does cause growth, just of your waistline! Instead spend a little time every […]
Developing Resilience and The Ability To Overcome Challenges Through The Martial Arts. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.“ Helen Keller The only way to grow stronger is to push your boundaries whether we are a child […]
Faith In Ourselves, Self Confidence. A lack of confidence is why many people don’t achieve as much as they could, both on and off the mat in life. We are capable of achieving far more than we believe we can achieve. This limiting belief holds so many people back from seeing real success in everything […]
What We Achieve Is Largely Dependent On What We Believe About Ourselves. I realize this sounds like an abstract concept that doesn’t apply in our own lives, but bear with me for a moment as I explain. It’s an interesting thing where basically our confidence translates into taking bigger actions that lead to having greater […]
Why Do Some Kids and Adults Excel In School and Competition While Others Struggle To Make Things Happen? Grit, Mental Toughness and Martial Arts Psychologist Angela Duckworth who literally wrote the book on Grit found that the primary reason people are high achievers in any area was directly related to their level of grit. […]
Seneca, the stoic philosopher, on how overcoming challenges is a requirement for happiness. In the great movie, Fight Club, average people frustrated with their lives of boredom and monotony. They joined a fight club where they would beat each other up so they could feel more alive. They got carried away. Still though… We are […]
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