Martial Arts Champion Plays Acoustic Guitar On Video

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Martial Arts Personal Growth Success

For martial arts and personal growth success, we often have to learn new habits and/or skills.  In order to make such new skills stick so that we don’t give up on them, many experts claim that we have to put continuous efforts into them for 21 to 30 days at minimum.

This way, new skills or techniques we learn in martial arts or in any other field for that matter, will be absorbed into your system which is exactly what we want.  When habits or skills become absorbed into your system, they become second nature.

First Time Showing Acoustic Guitar

As an example, I will be showing for the very first time in my motivational video series Motivational WebTV, my acoustic guitar playing.  I used this as an example of new skills because when I play guitar, I often do not know verbally, what notes I’m playing.  However, my body does.

My fingers know where to go on the guitar and this is a result of playing songs and musical passages over and over again.  In other words, my body has absorbed the notes.

Make New Habits Second Nature

You can do this for almost any area you want to get good at for personal growth success.  We do this all the time in martial arts so we can do the same for other things as well.  Just work on them daily over time until they become second nature.  Be prepared to put in the continuous efforts required to make new habits and skills stick.

Here’s the new episode of Motivational WebTV featuring my acoustic guitar playing for your added entertainment.  Hope you like it.

Share This Video About Personal Growth Success

If you know others who would like this video, please share it with them so they can benefit for their personal growth success as well.  There are buttons on the blog post to easily share it on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and by email.  All past episodes are at my Motivational WebTV Archive.

If you have recently been successful in making a new habit or skill second nature, please feel free to share below.

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Toronto Motivational Speaker In Martial Arts Videos

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Toronto Motivational Speaker

Sometimes as a Toronto motivational speaker, I share personal stories of mine that involved GUIDANCE.  One story I share with my readers is about my first snow skiing experience with guidance.  However, since this is a martial arts blog, I will pull a story out from my martial arts background which is what most people equate me with as well as being a Toronto motivational speaker.

When I was with the Canadian National Karate Team, one of our coaches told me that my martial arts bo staff weapon routine had too many different techniques in it.   He thought that it looked too convoluted.

I didn’t really know what to think of this but when I went home to review video footage with his comments in mind, he was absolutely RIGHT!

I just couldn’t see this with my own eyes.  I needed a pair of external eyes to catch my flaws.  I was not able to do this on my own.

So I cut out a few of the weaker techniques and retained only the strongest ones.  The result was a much more competitive routine and I became a more consistent winner in competition.

This improvement was due to the direct GUIDANCE I had.  Like my previous snow skiing example, this martial arts story was yet another area where I had major success due to somebody helping me out.

In many of my talks as a Toronto motivational speaker, I stress the great importance of being with like minded people to help you with your goals.  This example clearly showed just how effective this is.

I probably would not have experienced these successes as fast or at their higher levels if I did not have any guidance or coaching.

Toronto Motivational Speaker In Martial Arts Video

Now for your entertainment, especially if you have never seen a full martial arts weapons form from me, here’s a martial arts video of my bo staff form from several years back.

My routine has since changed quite a bit to become even better (as a result of FURTHER COACHING no doubt) but I don’t have any recent martial arts video yet.  However, the one captured in this video is the routine I used for many years in competition.

To see more of my motivational talks, sign up to get access to my free personal development videos just below.

Enjoy my bo staff form.

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Inspirational Pictures On Calendars To Motivate Martial Artists

Inspirational Pictures To Motivate Martial Artists

Sometimes martial artists need extra motivation to train as well as do other things in life.  If you saw my very first episode of Motivational WebTV, then you might recall that I revealed the various Sources Of Life Motivation that I turn to to help keep me motivated each day.  Some of these included motivational postersI have on my own home gym wall in this video.

I like calendars that have great inspirational pictures on them with some sort of related motivational quotes.  I think they are great for both home, office as well as gym or dojo environments.

New 2012 Motivational Calendars Are Up

I have a separate webpage at my site that shows the front covers of quite a few of the new motivational calendars for 2012.

I’ve reproduced them here for your viewing pleasure.  Just click on each image to see more of each particular motivational calendar.  Sorry for having them on a long straight column – for some reason, I was not able to arrange them in rows in this post.

Motivation 2012 Wall Calendar
Keep Calm and Carry On Quotes 2012 Desk Calendar
Dream Big, Stay Positive, and Believe 2012 Wall Calendar
Simplicity 2012 Wall Calendar

Motivational Classics 2012 Wall Calendar
Inspirations 2012 Wall Calendar
Attitude 2012 Wall Calendar
Challenge 2012 Wall Calendar

Solitudes 2012 Wall Calendar
Inspiration 2012 Wall Calendar (9781421673646)
Nature's Inspiration 2012 Wall Calendar
Inspiration 2012 Wall Calendar

Inspiration 2012 Hardcover Engagement Calendar
A Year of Hope and Inspiration 2012 Wall Calendar
Inspiration 2012 Wall Calendar
Inspirations 2012 Wall Calendar

Zen 2012 Wall Calendar
Soar to Success 2012 Wall Calendar
Soar to Success 2012 Hardcover Engagement Calendar
Soar to Success 2012 Desk Calendar

Inspirational Pictures With Bruce Lee

And don’t forget that there’s the annual tribute calendar to Bruce Lee for all of you fans.  Just click below for more details on this one.

Bruce Lee 2012 Wall Calendar

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Bruce Lee Wall Calendar For 2012 Is Up

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Bruce Lee Wall Calendar

The new 2012 wall calendar featuring Bruce Lee is now up at our favorite source for calendars.  To check this calendar out, just click on the image below.

Bruce Lee 2012 Wall Calendar

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Dogs Have Martial Arts Training Ethics

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Dogs With Training Ethics

Most serious martial artists have great training ethics in a way that they are consistent with the training and do not complain during sessions.  Most are happy to workout and these ethics come from the discipline that we develop in martial arts.  In many way, dogs have such martial arts training ethic already built in themselves.

One thing I noticed is that most dogs actually like training whether it’s just obedience, agility, tricks or even the required drills I use to put my two dogs through during their potty training dog progressions.  They would never complain or resist going through their drills no matter what time of day it was or how many times I asked them to go through these.

Since one of the secrets to successful dog training is repetition, we drilled various skills in quite high numbers in terms of repetitions but they never complained.  Try doing this with humans, even us martial artists.

Dog Training Requires Discipline

Successful dog training requires discipline and probably more from the human’s point of view rather than from the dog’s.  It seems that the dogs will always be willing participants but that’s not always the case with their owners.  That’s why as dog owners, we have to put in the same type of training ethics in dog training as we do in martial arts.

Be Prepared To Train Hard With Dogs

If you are going to get a dog, be prepared to train hard, not just in terms of training the dog, but also yourself.  Learn as much as you can about general dog obedience and even take classes.  Then commit to working out with your new dog.  He or she will actually enjoy training with you since it’s quality time and bonding involved (as well as training treats).

To help you get started, there’s a free dog training video I shot with my own two dogs to cover the basics in dog obedience.  These are the minimum standards that all dogs and their owners should learn and training drills are fully demonstrated as well.

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Martial Arts World Champion To Join Millionaire Business Speakers In Niagara Falls

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Millionaire Business Speakers Coming To Niagara

Note – This event has been POSTPONED until spring/2012 – updates to come as we receive them

HOT NEWS!! —  The Powermastery group from New York is bringing their 4th annual New Business Frontiers weekend event to Niagara Falls, Canada in October 1 and 2, 2011.  This event is for business owners, entrepreneurs and those who want to start their own businesses.

This will be a weekend event and here are just some of the incredible speakers lined up;

Scott Letourneau – business turnkey specialist
Peggy McColl – NY Times best selling author
Adam Urbanski – marketing guru
Nik Halik – millionaire entrepreneur
Loral Langemeier – millionaire entrepreneur

Double Presentations From Martial Arts World Champion

Martial arts world champion Clint Cora will also be a featured speaker at New Business Frontiers and not only will he be doing his signature motivational presentation based on his book, ‘The Life Champion In You‘, he will also going to do a second presention which will be his diversity one called ‘Kick Down Diversity Barriers For Success‘.

Since business owners want to do well in today’s diverse business environments, additional skills to help you interact well with people from all sorts of different background will come in handy and he’ll show you how!  Descriptions of both of the talks that Clint Cora be doing is at his Business Motivational Speaker webpage.

Here’s a quick video from Clint Cora to announce this event;

Awesome Deep Advance Discount

This will be a $600 event and given the top caliber of the speaker lineup plus the fact that you can interact with them in smaller sessions, it’s a great bargain.  But for a very time limited period, Powermastery is offering an awesome DEEP discount for advance registrations.

They will discount the overall fee by about $500 – that’s right!  By about $500 off the $600 price!!  You just pay the $97 for registration and materials.  WOW!

Get to the New Business Frontiers website for more details on this incredible offer and program.

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Inspirational Words For Martial Arts

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Inspirational Words Posted

Here are the inspirational words I posted at my Motivation Facebook page during the final week of July.

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. if I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it.  On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” ~ Dalai Lama

“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.” ~ Martin Fischer

“Commit to quality: if we all give our best, we will all get the best.” ~ Janet Boulter

“Life’s real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.” – Thomas Edison

“It is always your next move.” ~ Napoleon Hill

“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.” ~ J.M. Power

“Anyone who dares to waste one hour of life has not yet discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin

“A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks, he becomes.” ~ Gandhi

“What is the use of running when we are not on the right road?” – German Proverb

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn

The inspirational words above by Jim Rohn are so powerful.  It really defines those who are successful from others who are not with discipline as the key factor.  If you don’t have discipline to actively work on your goals, they will never be achieved.

Discipline of course is a major factor in martial arts.  It’s something that we learn to develop as a result of the training and it also helps us become better martial artists.  But the one thing to really understand is that this discipline can be applied to other areas of our lives as well, not only in martial arts.  In fact, it should be applied to other areas of life.

Share These Inspirational Words With Others

I post these types of inspirationsl words on a daily basis at my Motivation Facebook page.  If you would like to get them at your Facebook newsfeed as they are posted so that you could be inspired on a day to day basis, just hit the Like button at my Motivation Facebook page – can also do this at the sidebar of this blog.  Also use the various social media buttons below too.

Which one(s) from the above do you really like?  Feel free to comment at the comments section below.  If you missed the last quotes summary, see it at Inspirational Motivational Quotes.

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Inspirational Motivational Quotes Posted July

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Inspirational Motivational Quotes Posted

Here are the inspirational motivational quotes I posted at my Motivation Facebook page last week for July week 3 that are great for us martial artists.

“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson

“You will never find time for anything. If you want the time, you must make it.” ~ Charles Buxton

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

“I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.” – Malcolm X

“No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.” – T.S. Eliot

“If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.” – Spanish Proverb

I really like the one above by Charles Buxton.  Many people complain that they don’t have the time to train or do this or do that.  However, they magically can always find the time to watch American Idol or have a few beers with friends.  So this quote suggests that if something is important enough, they you can always find the time for it.  You just have to make time whether it’s for martial arts training or anything else.  Here are the other inspirational motivational quotes I posted last week.

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ~ Angelou

“Life is not a game of solitaire; people depend on one another.” ~ Jon M. Huntsman

“Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“Once you learn to quit – it becomes a habit.” – Vincent Lombardi

“We have to learn to be our own best friends, because we fall easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.” ~ Roderick Thorp

“To handle your self use your head, to handle others use your heart.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Out of the above inspirational motivational quotes, the one by Vince Lombardi really stood out for me.  It implies that we should never get use to quitting the important goals we have in life.  Otherwise, we get so use to easily quitting that we will never end up accomplishing anything important.  After all, you don’t advance in martial arts by quitting your training.  This should be the same with everything else you do in life.

Share These Inspirational Motivational Quotes

I post these types of quotes on a daily basis at my Motivation Facebook page.  If you would like to get them at your Facebook newsfeed as they are posted so that you could be inspired on a day to day basis, just hit the Like button at my Motivation Facebook page – can also do this at the sidebar of this blog.  Also use the various social media buttons below too.

Which one(s) from the above do you really like?  Feel free to comment at the comments section below.  If you missed the last quotes summary, see it at Motivational Quotes posted July week 2.

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Twenty Ten Theme For Martial Arts WordPress Blog

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Martial Arts Blog On WordPress

As a self development books and martial arts author, I do a lot of writing not only for my books like The Life Champion In You, but also a lot of articles and blog posts (not to mention videos).

I then switched over to WordPress from Blogger since I wanted a blog that would be part of my martial arts articles website.  I started on WordPress by using their default Kubrick theme which I found very challenging to modify.

Now With Twenty Ten WordPress Theme

Over this past weekend, I decided to update all of my websites and blogs to set them to fit a wider screen size.   The websites were easy enough but for the WordPress blogs, I had to change to a new theme.

So I tried the new WordPress default theme which is called Twenty Ten (probably because it was introduced in 2010).  All of my WordPress blogs have now been switched over to that theme as I found it quite easy to use.  I wanted something easy to use so that I don’t have to waste time on technical stuff.  I would much rather utilize my time on writing new martial arts and self development articles.

The only modifications I did was of course to use a new header graphic, my own menus, remove the blog main titles from some of the blogs and retained the same main elements used in the sidebars.  These modifications were really easy.

Overall the Twenty Ten theme is such a nicer WordPress theme to work with and it’s much easier to read too.

Other Blogs By Martial Arts Self Development Author

Here are the other WordPress blogs in addition to this one that I maintain just in case you might be interested in any of these areas.  Note that they are from a variety of fields and not necessarily related to martial arts.

Self Development Success Blog

Life With Dogs Blog

Pharmaceutical Sales Blog

Native Art Blog

WordPress by the way, is included for free as part of web hosting at Bluehost which is the service I use.

You will also notice that info for my free 3-part Personal Development Video Series is up top at the sidebar as well as one of the menu items just under the blog header.

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Martial Arts Website Tools Used

Martial Arts Website Tools

As a martial arts inspirational speaker and personal growth author, the internet has been fantastic in helping me bring my information out to the world.  But the interesting thing is that I’m not a computer programmer or technie plus I’ve never hired anyone to create or maintain my websites for me.  I’ve been doing all of this work on my own and although this might surprise some of you, it really isn’t all that hard.

What I usually tell people are have small businesses and want to get online, if they can use Microsoft Word, than they can easily learn how to create and maintain websites.  The various programs for creating websites are really no more difficult to Microsoft Word and many programs are quite similar anyway these days.

Website Tools Internet Resources Revealed

I’ve decided to put up a new webpage that briefly decribes many of the various website tools and internet resources that I use for not only my inspirational personal growth and martial arts articles websites, but all of my other websites in areas that I’m interested in like my dog litter box training website for example.

I go through what I use as website tools for creating and maintaining websites, web hosting, subscriber list management, online sales transactions, social media, video, graphics and much more in terms on internet resources.

To see this new webpage, just go to my Website Tools page.

 

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