Failing Your Way To Success

“The way to succeed is to double your error rate.” Thomas J. Watson Recently, I’ve been reading “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Stanford psychology professor and researcher Dr. Carol Dweck. I’d recommend it for anyone – it’s a clear and well-supported explanation of why your mindset has so much to do with success. [...]

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The Crisis Threatening Traditional Values In The Martial Arts

…And What I Plan To Do About It Yesterday, I told you that the only way to preserve traditional martial arts values in this industry is for like-minded instructors band together. I’d like you to know, that’s exactly what I’m trying to do through the Martial Art School Alliance International. But before I tell you [...]

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Is Your Marketing Confusing Your Prospects?

“I tried that and it didn’t work.” “We ran ads in the paper, and never got any calls.” “I can’t see the point in updating our website – it never brings us any students, anyway.” “I don’t understand… we used to get great results from our ads, but they’ve dropped off to almost nothing.” “Advertising [...]

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No Room For Fear – Maintaining An Entrepreneur’s Mindset In Your Martial Art School Operations

Fear makes you do stupid things. I think all martial artists know that it’s a basic sparring strategy to get your opponent to act out of fear instead of logic. And, that’s because fear causes you to hesitate, to freeze up, to second guess your gut. Fear makes you dumber than you really are. “Fear [...]

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Taking The Martial Art Black Belt Exam Beyond Technique

Ah, the Black Belt test. That rite of passage that marks the entryway from beginner into the ranks of those who are recognized as no longer being novices, but something closer to fully accomplished martial artists. Now, I’m not about to get into what I think the physical requirements for a Black Belt test should [...]

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