Tuesday, December 20, 2016
December Word of the Month: Gratitude
Week 1
“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”
--Eric Hoffer, 20th American philosopher and poet
Week 2
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
--John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
Week 3
“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”
--William James, 19th century American philosopher and psychologist
Week 4
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”
--Cynthia Ozick, 20th century American novelist and short-story writer
Saturday, October 22, 2016
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.”
“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.”
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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
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
Sunday, September 18, 2016
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
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