All of life is a risk. You take a small risk when you drive to work or walk across the street. You take a larger risk when you start a business or invest a sum of money. You take a risk whenever you venture into the unknown that cannot be exactly determined. The [...]
Your leadership success and the success of your team will be determined by how well you foster the five qualities of productive work teams throughout the stages of your team’s development. The first quality is shared values. Ask your team to help you list your shared values on a large board or flipchart. [...]
There are seven secrets, or principles, of sales success. The highest paid salespeople practice them every day. The regular application of these principles is virtually guaranteed to move you to the top of your field. Secret #1: Be serious! Make a decision to go to the top of your field. Make a decision today to [...]
Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. The most effective men and women are those who can quite competently organize the cooperation and assistance of other people toward the accomplishment of important goals and objectives. Of course, everyone you [...]
The Law of Cause and Effect The Law of Cause and Effect says that for every effect in your life there’s a specific cause. If there’s an effect in your life that you want more of, you merely need to trace it back to the causes and repeat the causes. If there’s an effect [...]
Project Forward Five Years Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad, the strategic planners who wrote the book, Competing for the Future, encourage decision makers to project forward several years when they strategically plan. The authors encourage executives to imagine that their company is the top company in the industry some years in the future. They then [...]
Over the next few months, here in Martial Arts Professional I will ne explaining to you the Seven Laws of Mental Mastery. The United States spends more its gross national product on health care than any other nation, and the costs are increasing. More people are sick, overweight, unfit, and unhealthy than ever before. Today, we [...]
While an instructor may run a class with stern discipline, that doesn’t always translate well when that instructor puts on his management hat. The job of the owner/manager is not to be a dictator, but to tell people how they’re doing, what they’re doing, give encouragement, and give advise. IN motivation, we only become committed to [...]
In the final episode of this martial arts-specific interview, fellow Black Belt and world-renowned “professional” imparts a wealth of knowledge on a wide variety of significant topics. Addressing The Seven Key Result Areas in selling and in management; the 80/20 Principle; the zero-based thinking, and more; we present to you… Master Brian Tracy. MABusiness: One [...]
Martial arts is about reaching your potential. Like learning an intricate kata, success is a matter of learning the right techniques, and then executing them in the correct sequence. It’s not a miracle, nor does it depend on luck. This magazine and the ACMA program present you with techniques and sequences. Your job is to [...]
As an instructor and school owner, you are very familiar with the topic of goal setting. Often, the Black Belt is a metaphor for excellence and a worthy goal. This is a critical lesson that must translate into you and your students‘ lives. The ability to set goals and make plans to accomplish those goals [...]
The first three ingredients of success are Peace of Mind, Healthy and Energy and Loving Relationships. The fourth is financial freedom. To be financially free, you must have enough money, so you don’t worry about it continually, as most people do. It is not money that lies at the root of all evil; it is [...]
In my previous columns, I explained that the first ingredient of success is peace of mind. Peace of mind is achieved by creating a vision of your perfect future. You begin unlocking your potential by envisioning your life, as if it were exactly how you would want it to be. Then, you work backwards from [...]
Where you Use your Keyword Counts!
In my previous column, I explained how to determine the optimal key phrase for your Web site as well as some online tools to help you with this process. As I have already mentioned, Search Engine Optimization is selecting keywords (or key phrases) that rank your Web site higher in the list of search engine [...]
Why I Love Martial Arts Fitness
I’ve recently been reflecting on the impact my programming has had on people and the difference between what I hear my students say today as opposed to when I taught only a traditional martial arts program. In the past, the compliments were mostly about how a child improved in school or how much more confident [...]
Protect your Assets with the Right Business Entity, Part 1
As I wrote in my August/September column, the best way to keep what you have is not to have anything in your name. To implement that strategy, you must choose the right business entity (or entities) to limit exposure of your assets to (successful) lawsuits and separate your asset ownership. This month, I’ll explain Sole [...]
