Carry a flash light or a glow stick visible to those around you. Walk, don’t run to the house. Look both ways before crossing the street and only cross at street corners. Don’t cut across yards to get to the next house, you might run into something you don’t see. If your costume has weapons Read more about Halloween Safety Tips[…]
As parents, we want to help instill a can-do attitude in our children. We know if they have this attitude they can conquer anything. But sometimes we over do it when it comes to helping instill this attitude; we have a tendency to do the task for them. Self-confidence for kids comes from the fact Read more about Let Them Do It[…]
Feeling sorry for yourself is a problem many are facing today. They think their situation is the worst, their problems can’t be fixed, their health and physical well-being is lacking more than others. If you find yourself feeling this way, try this one for size. The next time you feel yourself wallowing in your problem, Read more about Feeling Sorry For Yourself?[…]
It might be difficult to understand why disciplining your child leads to more discipline. Studies have shown that children raised with little to no discipline have low self-esteem, become more dependent, achieve less and feel more out of control. To the contrary, children raised with proper discipline have the opposite results. In order for discipline Read more about Discipline[…]
President, Vice President, CEO (or in martial arts terms, Master, Kyoshi, Honshi) Most cultures value titles, it’s been a part of tradition since the beginning of time. But in truth, titles are meaningless and empty. People who make their ultimate goal of reaching that title end up there but don’t feel any different. That’s because Read more about What’s a title?[…]
Sometime back I was listening to one of my mentors talk about how to allow good things to happen in your life. One thing that stuck in my head was him saying, “People focus so much on what they don’t have that it becomes and obsessive thought. They think about NOT having it so much Read more about Give What You Want To Get[…]
There’s a saying that goes, “you can always tell the true character of a person by how they treat the least important person in their life.” Parents, here’s a spin for your kids. “Your true character shows by how you treat your siblings.” If there is one sibling treating another poorly, tell them this saying Read more about Sibling Issues?[…]
Black Belt is often a level that people stop training. They believe that they have achieved a certain goal and that’s the end of the game. It would be like a baseball player being signed to pro level and quitting the very next day. Doesn’t make much sense does it? This not only exists in Read more about Excellence Is An Act?[…]
There are many things that parents can do to help instill self-esteem in their child, being a great role-model is one of them. To become a role model to your child the first thing you need to make sure you have is good self-esteem yourself. Children pick up on the body language and the subtle Read more about Respected Role Models[…]
We end almost every class with a game of dodgeball. It’s a fun, high-energy and exciting game. The practicality of this game goes beyond footwork to avoid a ball or fast hand reaction to protect ourselves from being struck. But I want to equate dodgeball with life because it’s not the score that matters, it’s Read more about Dodge Ball[…]