One way we make leaders is to give them goals. Then we hold them accountable. Then we make course corrections. We celebrate the victory! Then we do it again.
The problem is that most children don't get the opportunity to practice leadership. The school system is not in the business of making leaders. Not their job. Martial arts,, done right, is a great way for a child to learn what it takes to lead! First themselves, then others.
One way we do that is through our belt system. Each time they move up in rank they automatically have people they are responsible for that are newer than them. Then we have all the team drills in that everyone must participate and everyone must lead as well. Then there are the examples of great instructors.
Children and Habits - Building Good Habits Every Day!
Posted: April 06, 2022
Build good habits and quit bad habits. It is easier to just build a lot of good habits when we are younger. Once we get older, we have to really work on overcoming the bad habits with good habits.
If you have been doing something for 25 years, it’s a lot harder to stop than if you have only been doing it for 5 months.
Children grow up to be adults and just like us, they are going to have habits. If they are fortunate enough to have more good habits than bad, their life might be more balanced and heather. Something we all want for our children.
The Main Problems Most Children Face and How We Solve Them
Posted: April 06, 2022
Even though the list of problems might seem a mile long, these two top the charts for all the problems they cause later in life.
Not Enough Confidence
Not Enough Focus
Let's Learn to Focus!
Posted: April 06, 2022
Focus. The ability to block out distraction.
The ability to stay on task and complete what you started.
The quality that builds success and confidence.
Is Quitting Becoming a Habit?
Posted: April 06, 2022
Is quitting a habit?
Does your child quit everything they start? Worse, do they not start things because they think they will quit?
We all quit things all the time. It doesn’t make us bad people.