I admit my first goal was not to be a world champion. I actually reached the success of being number one in the world because that goal was set for me by Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee. My original goal for myself was to be ranked in the top 10 fighters in the country, because back then ...
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Invest these 10 "Assets" that are more Important than Money to Succeed at the Highest Level
[Editor’s note: This rotating column will introduce readers to new authors and consultants who will expand your thinking to drive your success. This column is an except from Jim Rohn’s book, Seven Strategies for Wealth and Happiness.] To start any part-time or full-time business, you typically need plenty of capital (money); but, occasionally, you’ll hear ...
Read More »The Seven Ingredients of Success Ingredient One: Peace of Mind
Any factor that you would consider important to your happiness can be placed in one of seven categories. These Seven Ingredients of Success are consistent with all of success and happiness.You must start with your vision of a perfect future. You begin unlocking your inner powers by “seeing” your life exactly as if it were ...
Read More »Accessing Your Intuition, Part 1
It has been said that men and women start to become great when they begin to listen to their inner voices. Your intuition is your direct connection with infinite intelligence. Intuition is so powerful that the greatest men and women of history have written and studied it for thousands of years. When you ...
Read More »Your Greatest Resource — You!
Our goal this month has been to remind ourselves how important it is to influence ourselves on a regular basis to stay motivated to do the right things at the right time. Plus if we do not learn the skills of motivation how can we get our support team motivated to do whatever it takes ...
Read More »Black-Belt Tests, Part 1
When I promote students to Black Belt, I want them to feel enriched, excited, nurtured and worthy. Black Belt tests should be a celebration of victory, not a journey into the unknown reaches of physical exertion, some mystical event that isn’t to be discussed in the dojo, or even an opportunity for the grading board ...
Read More »Practical Project Management
Some skills are peripheral to success. It’s nice to have them, but they don’t make much of a difference. There are other skills, however, that are absolutely essential to fulfill your potential; and you must develop them to a fairly high level, if you are to achieve all of your goals. One of these ...
Read More »Martial Arts Professional Asks… Jay Abraham, Marketing Guru
What would you recommend to martial arts school owners to improve their advertising? Jay Abraham answers… First, set very specific goals for your advertising. Make sure the ads are designed to be direct response and focused strictly on the reader, stating what is in it for him or her. Include a call-to-action message. Offer information, ...
Read More »A Special Tribute to Grand Master H.U. Lee and Chief Master Richard Reed
Without a doubt, I would not be who I am, where I am, doing what I do, without the powerful influences of Grand Master H.U. Lee and Chief Master Richard Reed
Read More »Conduct a Personal Inventory of Your Knowledge Resources
Self-knowledge has always been the key to prepare for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses and traits is essential to riding the front-end of the wave of change into the new century. To assess fully your talents, realize that studies confirm that what we loved to do when we were children continues ...
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