“Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Vince Lombardi If you already haven’t done so, I suggest you pick up the book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey. It’s an amazing book. I recommend both […]
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Take Risks, or Risk your Security…….
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. -Helen Keller Let’s talk a little about “security” and why people seek it […]
How to be a Super Hero
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. -Joseph Campbell As children, we’ve all had dreams of becoming Batman or joining the X-Men. As we grew up, we soon learned these are pretty impractical lifestyles and move on. Our experiences begin to shape our reality and […]
The Security Box
“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them” -Henry Ford Let’s talk about the importance of critical thinking. It’s something I feel the school system neglects too often. In my opinion, our current school system conditions children to think being wrong is a terrible thing and it doesn’t encourage […]
Fight for your Habits or Fool Yourself
“Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth.” -Mike Tyson Since my time in the Golden Gloves, I figured I’d write a little something about fighting and the intense challenge it is, physically and mentally. Fighting has become an art form in many disciplines. From karate to boxing to mixed martial arts, […]
Conformity is Deformity
The Fall of the Golden Age
Habits of Change
So why change? There are many reasons change can be good (and sometimes bad) for you. Physical, social, mental, spiritual change, etc are all dependent on the habits that we develop over time. Sometimes we develop these habits intentionally like when we are learning an instrument and we’re getting our muscles/nerves to react a certain […]