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Master Your Future

What is in store for you in the future? It is a difficult question to answer because none of us knows how long our future is. Some plan heartily for the future.  Someone my age, nearly 57, thinks of retirement years.  Someone my daughter’s age, 16, thinks of career choices.  Others in their early adulthood,… Read More Master Your Future

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Floating in Time

Sometimes, I feel like I am floating in time.  Have you ever felt that way? I catch a glimpse of the past at a random moment.  It happened recently.  I realized that it has been nearly two years since I moved from Florida, where I had lived since 1981, to Tucson.  It brought back memories… Read More Floating in Time

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Be Brave.

Do you consider yourself brave? Neither did I. Not until I started to assess the world around me and decide that I was going to step up to the challenge of making it a better place. Where can I start? How can I do it? These are the questions I ask myself and that you… Read More Be Brave.

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Negativity Doesn’t Deserve to Win

The haters will try to catch you off guard, and you may let your guard down, but you must stop and remember that you are and always will be  amazingly unique and brave, and no one can ever take that away.… Read More Negativity Doesn’t Deserve to Win

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Open New Doors

How is your day going?  I only ask because many times I hear people complaining.  They hate their jobs or dislike their surroundings.  Nothing is right.  I admit it. We all have bad days every now and again.  Circumstances change in an instant and everything we believe becomes a blur.  The thing is, friends, you… Read More Open New Doors

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Stop Hindering Success

You probably have a hectic schedule, like I do.  If you are raising a family, building a dojo, working full time, or teaching martial arts, life can be exciting but draining.  Every morning you wake up with a list of “to-do” items and you set your sights on accomplishing as many as possible.  Still, at… Read More Stop Hindering Success

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The Crossover

What exactly is “the crossover?” It is the point in your martial art path, or in your life, when you are redirected.  It may happen if the status of your health changes, you move, or you make the choice to start a new career.  A new situation or experience may seem scary or uncomfortable at… Read More The Crossover

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Success in Martial Arts is Success in Life

I didn’t plan to learn a martial art. So, before you start thinking that I was a woman determined to take on the world, the truth is that I had no idea what I was getting in to. It was my husband who suggested that we go to our first martial art class together a… Read More Success in Martial Arts is Success in Life

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Create a Pathway to Success

I receive a lot of messages on social media from people asking how they can overcome a fear or an obstacle. I don’t mind listening. If they ask my advice, though, I will give it. It is not always what they want to hear.  My advice often centers on the fact that life changes constantly.… Read More Create a Pathway to Success