Learning the small lessons sometimes makes the greatest change.

Words that help, words that hinder. Actions of initiative or inaction that leads to paralysis. 
When we’re troubled or uncertain, what makes things better and what makes us fall back into cycles of negative thinking?
We’re programmed to ride the wave of our emotions, to continue patterns we’re used to without considering the many things we could [...]

In Martial Arts there are two ways to meet an attack.
One method is to lean on your heels, waiting for the attack to come in. In this posture, all the weight is on heels. Ill-prepared to meet an attack, you usually lose because of your lax posture.
Or…
You get on your toes. You lean forward, knees [...]

The Ironman Triathalon doesn’t take just anyone. You not only have to know how to swim, bike, and run, but you have to be really good at all three to win.
The mindset of the successful Ironman competitor is simple. If you’re naturally talented at all three skills, you’ve got it made. You’re lucky and rare.
If [...]

A central tenet of Martial Arts is “Partners not Opponents.”
When you think of someone as a partner, there’s no aggression, no ego, no need to outperform. Instead, there’s teaching and learning, sharing to make each other better.
Working together like this helps both the skilled partner and the novice. The novice learns technique and skill through [...]

We all want to progress and improve. We all want success and to achieve goals that make us proud, and to help others around us.
That’s a really good thing.
In order to do those things, some days you just need to live. Be honest with yourself about your good intentions and forget how big the world [...]

Failure scares people. Rejection can be a painful experience. Many people are more scared to give a speech in front of their peers than they are of death itself. It seems ridiculous, but the reality is that for many many people, the anxiety associated with failure crippling.
The flipside (the Truth) is, if you embrace failure [...]

Hercules is strong. But like the rest of us, he needs help every now and again.
One day Hercules was outside and he saw a nasty-looking beast rear its head on the side of the road. He took his club and smashed the beast’s head. To his surprise, the beast grew three heads instead of one. [...]

In tennis, No-man’s land is not where you want to be. The space between the baseline and volley line, it’s where you’ll likely hit the least shots.
The problem with no-man’s land is that you reach too far to hit long balls and too far to hit short balls. The middle is not an advantageous position [...]

Language is important.
When helping others or giving advice/feedback, language is critical in determining the outcome of the situation. It sets the tone for how both parties will feel after the interaction is over.
When we use “we” “our” “us” instead of the singular “I” “you” “me” that we’re so often used to, it creates a shared [...]