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1. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
2. By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
3. Respect yourself and others will respect you.
4. It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop.
5. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, did two graves.
6. A journey of a thousand miles began with one single step.
7. Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising every time we fall.
8. Learning without thoughts is labor lost.
9. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
10. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Belief is the knowledge that we can do something. It’s an inner feeling that we can accomplish the things we desire and decide to achieve. When you believe in yourself, you gain power and your eyes are open to opportunities that lead to greatness. To achieve high levels of success and achievement, you must believe you can and will succeed. You must also take action.

“Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.” – Books of Han Dynasty

Warriors do not make excuses. They take responsibility for our own destiny. This includes whether or not they are happy, sad, successful or unsuccessful.

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right!” – Henry Ford

Your thoughts can be positive and filled with belief, or they can be negative and filled with disbelief. Either way, your mind will convince you to succeed and achieve, or to fail. The choice is yours.

“What the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve” – Napoleon Hill                                                                                      

Confidence and self-belief are like muscles that have to be exercised and used to become stronger.

“Believe you can and you are halfway there.”   – Theodore Roosevelt

Fill your mind with thoughts of success and victory and there will be no room for thoughts of failure and defeat. Surround yourself with people that support and encourage you to go for it versus the naysayers that fill your mind with fear and doubt. Live your life “full out” and practice the habit of self-belief.  See it…Believe it…and you will Achieve it as long as you take action!

Be Well, Stay Healthy, & Believe!

One of the most effective ways to condition yourself for success and achievement is to constantly feed your mind with positive thoughts, ideas and goals. There are many ways to accomplish this. It can be done by reading, listening or watching inspirational and educational materials. You can accomplish it by modeling other successful peak performers. Yet another way is to network, attend seminars and webinars, and most importantly apply what you have learned. We call this closing the gap or turning intent into action.

You can also achieve this by observing your thought, contemplating or reflecting on your reality, and or meditating on your future success. Yet another method to train your brain is to focus on your intention, attention, and attitude.

• Intention: setting the stage with no attachment to the outcome. Examples include adding value, seeking to improve, relieving suffering, and doing no harm.
• Attention: what you focus on manifests. This is why you are best to focus on what you want rather on what you don’t want.
• Attitude: how you perceive your life experience. It is how you read things. It is being mindful that life is full of duality. Good and bad, life and death, give and take, high and low, blessing and curse.

It’s been proven that the more good you put in, the more good will come out. If you constantly allow garbage to go into your mind and body, you better be ready to deal with the garbage that is going to come out.  Positive input, combined with positive self-talk and affirmations, will keep you motivated and inspire you to take massive action toward your goals. Champions in life frequently use these powerful tools to prepare themselves for Peak Performance.

For most people, one of the biggest enemies to success is their own limited thinking and the feeling that they’re not good enough. Some people even put themselves down and fill their mind with fears, uncertainties and doubt. Better known as F.U.D.’s.  This can be very damaging to your desire and motivation to succeed. The more you fill your mind with positive thoughts, ideas and goals, the greater your self-esteem and confidence will become.

Every day you train your brain is a good day indeed so train your brain today and most importantly stay healthy!

I was doing some good reading the other day and the message the
author was sharing was “Anger is your Enemy”. This message appears to
be one that many on Facebook need to learn!   I am very observant
with a few years-experience under my belt…and I do see many people,
especially on what little time I spend on Facebook (almost none actually) that
are letting their negative emotions get the best of them. Between the Federation,
the Foundation, my school, and my work, I have a pretty good eye for what’s
going on. Whether it is amongst our highest ranking members, in the training
hall, and or in our communities…I am concerned for the amount of negativity
that is shared via Facebook and via email. I am also amazed at the amount of “look
at me” that is going on. I am not sure what happened to humility but it
appears it has gone the way of the Edsel.

I am encouraged however that not all have chosen to focus on
negativity or what I call the “dark side”. I am also encouraged that sometimes
just a bit of awareness is all people need to realize they may be letting the
negatives sink deep into their subconscious where it can do the most damage for
the long haul. Guard the temples of your mind my dear friends as the peddlers
of doom and gloom are never far away!

Here’s some more food for thought. EVERYTHING IS ENERGY. Anger is hate actually turned inwards. Our martial way symbol or Moo Do represents stopping the sword. The sword cuts both ways. We stop the sword to stop inner and outer conflict. The root of anger includes self pride and the root of self pride is EGO. Did you ever hear the best way to win an argument? Don’t get in one! Choose not to participate…walk away come back another day. Would you rather be right or be happy? Remember, there are three roads you can walk. The low road, the middle road, or the high road. I choose to walk the high road!

I’d rather be happy, which is why I usually concede to those
who argue and must be right no matter what. I see the EGO for what it is which
is Eternally Guaranteed Obsolescence! There is a great Chinese proverb
that goes, “If there is no enemy within there is no enemy without.” The EGO is
the enemy within and it prevents us from experiencing peace of mind. If you
want more peace of mind and to reduce inner and outer conflict, let go of your
ego. It is that easy and that hard.  I think you would agree that’s it’s
so much more fun to smile, laugh and live life in a happy way.:-) Which is why
I remind everyone that listens…

“Every day we train is a great day…which is why we train every day and please understand that training starts with the heart and goes through the mind before it gets to the body!” Lead from the heart first as that is where you center truly is. Then use your leadership or peak performance lessons to guide you to a higher level and then train the brain to make it automatic. If you are just training your body you become just another earthen vessel or “crack pot” who misses the bigger picture in my humble opinion. As we are all cracked as part of our human condition, it is our mind and spirit that helps keep it all together. For this reason alone, I encourage you to consider the mind, body, and spirit when you train and especially now during the Covid-19 pandemic.

There is no better workout for the mind, body, and spirit than emptying your cup, stilling your mind, and doing some serious hyung practice. That is why I train hard and train often.  Want to feel better, look better, and become better than you were yesterday? Train your brain, your body, and your spirit every day and do remember to magnify the positives and shrink the negatives.