Greetings Team,
I wanted to spend a few moments today Team, on the the subject of Personal Development. Last week we talked a litte about the people with whom we surround ourselves. This week, I wanted remind you, that success truely starts on in the inside.
I have found over time that the more I "work" on myself, the more successful I am. I'm happier, have more energy, and I am definately more productive. There are many things that we know we should do, but without the proper mindset, we rarely DO what we should. It is very critical to constantly educate ourselves on how we "work". Our thoughts, emotions, our views of ourselves and the world around us. The more we do, it gives us a clear vision of what we want to become. That makes it easier to take the ACTIONS necessary to bring our Vision to reality.
There are MANY books you can read, cd's you can listen to, and audio you can download, to educate yourself. The real key is to find the right information and the right messanger. Meaning, find people to read and listen to that inspire you to get yourself moving! We all need different types of motivation. Find authors and experts who energize you...that make you want to not only learn the information, but apply it! And most of all--->do it DAILY!
The real key Team, is to read or listen to things that inspire you and educate you every day. Even if you feel energized, you can ALWAYS get more fired up! When you are in a Great State of Mind, you will take GOOD ACTIONS! You won't eat that piece of cake. You'll get on the Mats and get a Great workout. You will listen to your spouse even if you don't "feel like it." You can never underestimate the power of a energized and positive mindset!
So my encouragement for you this week Team is to CONSTANTLY WORK on your PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. It truely is the key to your Success!
Hope you got some benefit from this Today Team!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
If You Lay Down with Dogs...
Greetings Team,
Have you ever heard the Phrase, "If you lay down with dogs you'll come up with fleas"? That phrase is our topic of conversation today Team. My interpretation of the phrase is simply, whomever you associtate with, you tend to emmulate. So my encouragement for you this week Team is to choose wisely the "dogs you lay with".
Teenagers are often warned to "watch the crowd they hang out with." As impressionable youth, choosing friends that provide negative peer pressure can often lead to bad actions. As adults, however; that rule still applies. If we associate with the negative people of the world, it can skew our view point. Do you know someone who ALWAYS finds the WORST in any situation? Do you know them VERY personally? :) My point is there are so many people who almost go out of there way to find out what's WRONG in a given situation. This type of attitude can be contagious in a very bad way. These are the same people who ALWAYS bitch and moan. The economy sucks. The President is terrible. Gas prices are too high. Why spend so much time and ENERGY on NEGATIVITY??
Now let's flip that. Do you know anyone that know matter what finds a SILVER LINING? They do their best when given a challenge or heart ache to turn a negative into a POSITIVE. THESE are the people you want to associate with. And if you do have a positive outlook, it is KEY to ONLY interact with other like minded individuals. Just as negative energy is contagious, so is positive energy. When you aren't feeling at your best, you can rely on the positve energy of the people around you to help get you back on track.
So you see gang, the TEAM you chose to surround yourself with is so important to becoming and staying successul and being happy. No GM of a athletic organization purposely goes out to draft players that they feel are not winners at heart. And once they find they are not, they are quickly dismissed. That's the only way to win. The most successful teams are exactly that... a TEAM. They rely on each other for strength. So, choose your team with the same discretion. Chose goal oriented, postive people to be on your Team.
Every day at our Gym we create that type of environment for OUR TEAM. Make sure that when you are off the mats, you have the same quality of players on your roster. If they aren't, they need to be dismissed.
Hope you got some benefit from this today Team!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
Have you ever heard the Phrase, "If you lay down with dogs you'll come up with fleas"? That phrase is our topic of conversation today Team. My interpretation of the phrase is simply, whomever you associtate with, you tend to emmulate. So my encouragement for you this week Team is to choose wisely the "dogs you lay with".
Teenagers are often warned to "watch the crowd they hang out with." As impressionable youth, choosing friends that provide negative peer pressure can often lead to bad actions. As adults, however; that rule still applies. If we associate with the negative people of the world, it can skew our view point. Do you know someone who ALWAYS finds the WORST in any situation? Do you know them VERY personally? :) My point is there are so many people who almost go out of there way to find out what's WRONG in a given situation. This type of attitude can be contagious in a very bad way. These are the same people who ALWAYS bitch and moan. The economy sucks. The President is terrible. Gas prices are too high. Why spend so much time and ENERGY on NEGATIVITY??
Now let's flip that. Do you know anyone that know matter what finds a SILVER LINING? They do their best when given a challenge or heart ache to turn a negative into a POSITIVE. THESE are the people you want to associate with. And if you do have a positive outlook, it is KEY to ONLY interact with other like minded individuals. Just as negative energy is contagious, so is positive energy. When you aren't feeling at your best, you can rely on the positve energy of the people around you to help get you back on track.
So you see gang, the TEAM you chose to surround yourself with is so important to becoming and staying successul and being happy. No GM of a athletic organization purposely goes out to draft players that they feel are not winners at heart. And once they find they are not, they are quickly dismissed. That's the only way to win. The most successful teams are exactly that... a TEAM. They rely on each other for strength. So, choose your team with the same discretion. Chose goal oriented, postive people to be on your Team.
Every day at our Gym we create that type of environment for OUR TEAM. Make sure that when you are off the mats, you have the same quality of players on your roster. If they aren't, they need to be dismissed.
Hope you got some benefit from this today Team!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Rule of 80/20
Greetings Team,
For those of you that here me speak often, I'm sure you've heard my speech on the 80/20 rule. If you've heard it before, today will just serve as a nice reminder. For those of you who have not, I'm sure you will get some benefit from this great rule.
So often in our training Team, we get caught up in being "perfect". Being "better than the other guy." The challenge with constantly COMPETING on the mat is that you don't do enough LEARNING! We get so focused on doing or being the best that we don't relax enought to ENJOY our training. When you relax and take your time, you more often get the hang of a skill. More over, training becomes FUN! If you leave the Mat frustrated, it is more than likely because you are putting TOO MUCH PRESSURE on yourself. Take it from someone who knows. Let me share a story....
When I first began Gracie Jiu Jitsu with Mr. Tony Rinaldi I had a very big problem. EGO. You see, I owned my own school, had been doing martial arts for years, and had already had 1 Professional MMA fight. I began with Tony because I knew I needed to learn REAL Gracie Jiu Jitsu. The challenge was the way I went about learning it. I made a point to go ALL OUT anytime we would spar on the mat. I HAD to tap the other guy, and NEVER wanted to get Tapped. I spent 100% of my time COMPETING.
After a VERY long time of making this mistake, I came to the realization that I needed to just RELAX! I needed to SLOW down and just LEARN. When I did, training became VERY fun. I learned to play more games, and just TRY new moves, not matter the outcome. The more I did, the better I got. Go figure. ;)
So my encouragement for you this week Team, is to spend 80% of the month playing games and experimenting with skills. Then spend the other 20% "sparring" or "competing". It's a great method to keep training fun, but to also get GOOD. Every scientist knows they have to experiment! You must be A SCIENIST on the Mat. Play games, test them out. Play games, test them out. Just like any good scientist, come up with theories and then try to prove them. If you do this enough, you will have some SERIOUS skill down the line. And did in mention you will have FUN? :)
I hope you got some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
For those of you that here me speak often, I'm sure you've heard my speech on the 80/20 rule. If you've heard it before, today will just serve as a nice reminder. For those of you who have not, I'm sure you will get some benefit from this great rule.
So often in our training Team, we get caught up in being "perfect". Being "better than the other guy." The challenge with constantly COMPETING on the mat is that you don't do enough LEARNING! We get so focused on doing or being the best that we don't relax enought to ENJOY our training. When you relax and take your time, you more often get the hang of a skill. More over, training becomes FUN! If you leave the Mat frustrated, it is more than likely because you are putting TOO MUCH PRESSURE on yourself. Take it from someone who knows. Let me share a story....
When I first began Gracie Jiu Jitsu with Mr. Tony Rinaldi I had a very big problem. EGO. You see, I owned my own school, had been doing martial arts for years, and had already had 1 Professional MMA fight. I began with Tony because I knew I needed to learn REAL Gracie Jiu Jitsu. The challenge was the way I went about learning it. I made a point to go ALL OUT anytime we would spar on the mat. I HAD to tap the other guy, and NEVER wanted to get Tapped. I spent 100% of my time COMPETING.
After a VERY long time of making this mistake, I came to the realization that I needed to just RELAX! I needed to SLOW down and just LEARN. When I did, training became VERY fun. I learned to play more games, and just TRY new moves, not matter the outcome. The more I did, the better I got. Go figure. ;)
So my encouragement for you this week Team, is to spend 80% of the month playing games and experimenting with skills. Then spend the other 20% "sparring" or "competing". It's a great method to keep training fun, but to also get GOOD. Every scientist knows they have to experiment! You must be A SCIENIST on the Mat. Play games, test them out. Play games, test them out. Just like any good scientist, come up with theories and then try to prove them. If you do this enough, you will have some SERIOUS skill down the line. And did in mention you will have FUN? :)
I hope you got some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
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