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“While change can be risky, remaining the same can even be riskier.”

By Bill Reeb

John, my instructor, teaches us that there is a hierarchy to learning martial arts.

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First you learn techniques, like punching and kicking. As you gain confidence in your technique, you can jump to a higher level and incorporate interval into your self-defense toolkit.
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This extends to how you use and train your people.

By Bill Reeb

Overachievers typically don’t have a problem working hard, but they often have a problem working “better.” So let’s focus on learning how to work better.

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Regarding any technique, know that by remaining open to learning while doing the work (letting go of what you think you know), that is where you will find the “wisdom in the work,” which can bubble up into profound thoughts and ideas that can help you work better.
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Make sure your plans are sustainable.

By Bill Reeb

As you continue doing the work, as you make progress toward your desires, much of your focus should rightfully be on “What can I do today to move me one step closer to whatever I am trying to achieve?” While “doing the work” really seems to be about actions you should take, often it is just as much – if not more – about what actions to stop.

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In martial arts, regardless of the activity, learning to use proper technique is essential.
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Are you putting in the work to be where you think you should be?

By Bill Reeb

During golf season, I like to hit practice balls at the driving range. I also like to take lessons with my golf professional – mostly playing lessons as opposed to ball striking lessons, because just hitting the ball is far less of a problem than the lapse of synapses striking properly in my brain.

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To clarify, during a normal game, I try to hit shots that I have no business hitting, or forget to stay in the moment, or fail to focus on hitting one shot at a time. But during my playing lessons, I review with the pro what I plan to do and why I am making the shot choices I am proposing. It should be no surprise that with this level of concentration and shot-by-shot focus, I play some of my best golf with my pro in tow.
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