October Word of the Month: Criticism

Week 1

“All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.”

Week 2

“Criticism is more effective when it sounds like praise.”

--Arnold H. Glasow, one of America’s most quoted humorists

Week 3

“Don’t mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it. If it is unfair, keep from irritation. It if is ignorant, smile. If it is justified, learn from it.”

Week 4

“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish one’s growth without destroying one’s roots.”

Sensei's Recommended Reading

Youth and Adult Jiu-jitsu Students--

1--Psychology of Winning (Ten Qualities of a Total Winner)-by Dr. Dennis Waitley **Available on Audible.com

2--What to Say When You Talk to Yourself--by Shad Helmstetter Ph.D.

Adult Jiu-jitsu Students--

3--Living the Martial Way (A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think)--by Forest E. Morgan

4--In the Dojo: A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts--by Dave Lowry **Available on Audible.com 

5--Musashi's Book of Five Rings (The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy)--by Stephen F. Kaufman

6--Bushido: The Warriors Code--by Inazo Nitobe

September Word of the Month: Achievement

Week 1

“It’s your aptitude, not just your attitude that determines your ultimate altitude.”

--Zig Ziglar, international motivational and personal success speaker and consultant

Week 2

“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.”

--Frank Clark, president of ComEd, Chicago-based electric utility giant

Week 3

“`I can’t do it’ never yet accomplished anything; `I will try’ has performed wonders.”

--George P. Burnham

Week 4

”The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.“

--Michael Altshuler, known as The Results Coach,  is one of America’s top authorities on personal achievement,  sales  and  valued-centered living