It's Louse Time! Same o' - Same o'

If you're new to my list of focused, motivated, self- starters, Welcome.

(if you're not new jump right away to today's lesson below)

Every day I communicate to you the best ways to train and the kind of mindset it takes to get results either in your physical fitness or martial art training.

Friday is always what I call: "Louse Time". Modeled after Bruce Lee's strategy in Enter the Dragon.

You know that part where he's having tea with the government agent but he's disturbed by one of his students and Bruce Lee tells the agent: It's Louse Time! The agent replies with his British accent: "yes of course".

Since I'm 6 years old that scene has always stuck with me and I'll be using that same strategy with YOU every week.

Friday is where I share with you Life Lessons and Direction given to me by my dad (and Sifu) every Friday.

Today's lesson is: Same o' - Same o'

Now that the festivities are over, you and I can get back to what brought you on my list in the first place.

Fitness, Strength, Mastery, Martial Arts and Success Strategies.

You might of heard the expression: "The past does not equal the future" and if you plan to do the same things you did last year this year, thinking you'll have different results, think again.

You either look at 2008 with disappointment and a drive to do better this year or you look at 2008 with personal satisfaction knowing that you did what you set out to do earlier that year.

Every new year should feel like you're re-inventing yourself.

Using the previous year and the ones before as maps to make this new year the best one you've ever had.

What do most people do?

Most never make the plan in the first place. No goals are ever written and one year usually matches with the preceding one.

Same o' Same o'.

Make it your nature to constantly search for ways to improve yourself and keep track of your evolution through a goal book and personal journal.

These two tools used in conjunction with each other are very powerful.

The goal book is harsh and represents reality, it's all there in black and white, you wrote them therefore if you have any self-respect for yourself you're gonna follow through on them no matter what.

The personal journal will capture the essence of what you're trying to accomplish. It is a tool to record growth.

Growth is hard to track.

So much so that some of you might get discouraged along the way because you don't feel like you're improving.

When you feel that way you simply re-read past logs from 6 or 12 mths ago in your journal, and it's amazing how much you've grown. Things you were writing and thinking about back then are either accomplished today or about to.

"Was once hard now easy"

Put these 2 tools to good use, they'll come in handy.

Master Yourself,

And let's make this year your most consistent, productive year ever in the areas of health, mastery and personal development.

Sifu Martin