Archive for the ‘Familial’ Category
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
You're often told that practice doesn't make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect. Unfortunately, this redundant cliche lacks meaning and guidance. Firstly, even if you could practice a perfect technique, the body always adapts neurologically, so technically... perfect practice would make perfect-er.
But that's not the problem is it? The difficulty isn't ...
Posted in mastery, challenges, development, skill refinement, patience, education, pediatric, progress, learning, success | 6 Comments »
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Do you seek abundance in all 7 aspects of life:
Physical
Mental
Spiritual
Familial
Social
Vocational
Financial
Without attention to challenging growth in each of those seven "muscles", the entire organism suffers. When appropriate stress is given to each, you unlock unlimited flow to permeate throughout your life benefiting each arena in a mutually reinforcing manner.
Keith Ferrazzi (NYT ...
Posted in Spiritual, Mental, Social, Familial, Physical, Vocational, Financial | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Kai Sonnon takes on his much more seasoned (but still good looking) father in a round of fisticuffs... because the Son got scolded but Dad was wrong, so now... is payback time.
I try to not teach my kids martial arts believe it or not. We only play. We've been playing ...
Posted in boxing, education, Familial, parenting, kickboxing, martial art, kids, pediatric, learning, children | 13 Comments »
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
My mother helped me seek out many alternative educational approaches as a child. But due to my rampant forms of dyslexia, I found great difficulty in comprehending language, understanding concepts and internalizing ideas. So often did I have that glazed over look in the classroom that my teachers nicknamed me ...
Posted in Sambo, parenting, culture, courage, challenges, language, dyslexia, education, inspiration, kids, children, pediatric, learning, martial art, empowerment, success | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
As my children continue to sprout, I find myself focused on sharing with them the essential skills which I believe a self-sufficient adult should master. These are low-tech, perennial disciplines which I intend to offer my family. And as a obese, under-privileged, mentally and physically challenged child, I dreamed of ...
Posted in Familial, Physical, leadership, education, parenting, cooking, hunting, gardening, boating, public speaking, awareness, kids, children, energy, yoga, pediatric, learning, martial art, green environment, healing, exercise | 7 Comments »
Monday, September 8th, 2008
As a coach for decades, I have over-heard trainers advising people, "don't worry, it'll get easier." I believe that this lie ultimately does not serve you, which is why some of my students misunderstand my coaching as "tough love."
I've found being a parent to be the most difficult and most ...
Posted in Mental, parenting, patience, Familial, pediatric, children, kids, yoga | 2 Comments »
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Many months ago, when one of my colleagues announced online that I had been inducted into Mensa International - the "High IQ" Society - there was a lot of backlash of hate mail. It really surprised me.
It reminded me of the reactions that I used to get when I was ...
Posted in inspiration, empowerment, change, freedom, leadership, motivation, pain-free, abundance, children, health, progress, learning, wealth, success | 11 Comments »
Monday, August 4th, 2008
Read this and break out the card, because this is what matters most: our children. This just in from Circular Strength Training Instructor, Jeffry Larson:
"There is rising threat in this country that is affecting more and more people every day: Autism. Current statistics show that 1 in 4 people in ...
Posted in autism, running, pediatric, kids, children, Circular Strength Training | No Comments »
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Guilt is learned. We are not burdened broken or ill by nature. Guilt is a legacy, hazed unknowingly by our predecessors generation after generation.
Early in life, most people are their most impressionable. The reason is that the amygdala, and its emotional imprinting develops prior to the 'higher' functions of ...
Posted in wellness, change, love, compassion, freedom, Familial, rage, parenting, Mental, grace and poise, inspiration, anxiety, breathing, stress relief, fear, empowerment, flow, relationships, panic, emotions | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
This just in from RMAX International's Forum Distribution List:
Dear RMAXers,
What is the #1 requirement and demand of all people? What do you NEED more than any other wellness virtue, even if you may want others like strength, power, agility, speed, endurance, stamina, flexibility, et cetera?
You can have all of those ...
Posted in Physical, wellness, joint mobility, workshop, Vocational, Familial, Mental, Spiritual, Social, healing, injury prevention, certification, clubbells, kettlebells, Financial, health, Webisodes, immune system, Circular Strength Training, coach | 2 Comments »
