Attitude Is The Key To Success
And we are officially over half way through 2010. Can you believe it? I sure can’t. This year is moving by sooo fast, but we couldn’t be happier with our members here at Ocala Karate & Fitness. www.ocalashinbukan.com We have been able to accomplish all of our goals so far this year and we are looking forward to the second half of 2010. This leads us to our topic of today. And that is ATTITUDE.
Attitude is the one element that really impacts and has serious influence over each of our lives. It has a tremendous effect over how we go through life day after day. It is key to determining how you are going to feel, day after day. Every morning when you get up, having the right attitude can change the whole day before you even get started. Let me explain how Okinawan Karate can help.
First off. Okinawan Karate is much more than a system of learning Self Defense. Okinawan Karate is a way of LIFE. Having said that, let me take it a step further.
All my members here at Ocala Karate & Fitness hear me say this over and over again in class. Karate is a way of life. This is due to the way that the Okinawans’ structured and cultivated this art. You see, it all starts everyday when you walk through the door and enter the dojo. “DOJO” means “Place Of The Path To Enlightenment” This should be everyone’s mindset upon entering the dojo. This is where we make a BETTER you.
A Fresh Start
Upon entering the Dojo, and stepping out on the floor, you must focus on making yourself a little better than the last time you were here. Every night you come in, focus should always be on making yourself a little better than before. Not better than the person beside you, but better than YOU were. Whether it be strength, balance, agility, is not important. Just always, always strive to better yourself in one aspect. If you continue to do this while training, it will have a positive effect on how you start approaching everything else in life. You begin to take it from the moment you get up out of bed every morning. Try to make your life a little better than it was yesterday.
Remember that the beautiful thing about life is that “EVERY” morning when we get up, we control our OWN destinies. Every second of every day, we make decisions that effect what happens to us. This is just ONE small example of how Okinawan Karate can change your life forever. It creates a new “Positive” mindset on the dojo floor, which over time can be carried off the floor with you and into your life 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The first of our Dojo kun says what? “To strive for the Perfection of character” Think this through carefully, and start putting it to use today. Stop back by in a few days and I will expand further on this Subject. Everyone have a safe holiday, and we look forward to seeing everyone next week. 
Gambatte
Robby Bray