Dear Students, Teachers and Parents,

As we come close to the end of another school year, I want to take a
moment to congratulate all our students for a successful year. Many
of our students are graduating from high school and heading for
college, where I am sure they will continue in their path towards
black belt excellence. We wish you much success and happiness in your
future.

Also congratulation is in order for our newest instructor candidates
that just finished their comprehensive instructor-training program.
We are blessed with many talented students that wish to give back to
their community, by mentoring other students in our many programs.
This fall we are planning on having several after-school programs
throughout the city and are going to need plenty of help in making
this mission a reality. If you are interested in helping, please talk
to Kyoshi or Mary.

We will be closed Monday the 27th for the Memorial Day holiday.
Please take the time to remember those that we have lost.

Lesson Of The Week – The $25,000 Idea

Have you ever heard the story of the $25,000 idea? Well, the story
goes that the president of a big steel company had granted an
interview to an efficiency expert named Ivy Lee. Lee was telling his
prospective client how he could help him do a better job of managing
the company when the president broke in to say something like he was
managing the company the best he knew how. He went on to tell Ivy
that what was needed wasn't more knowing, but more doing. He said, "
We know what we should be doing. If you can show us a better way of
getting it done – then I will listen – and pay you anything you ask
within reason.

Lee handed the executive a blank piece of paper and said, " Write
down on this paper the 6 most important things you have to do
tomorrow." The executive thought about it and then did as he was
requested. It took three to four minutes.

Lee then said, " Now number them in their order of importance to you
and to the company." This took another couple of minutes.

Then Lee said, " Now put the paper in your pocket, and the first
thing tomorrow morning take it out and look at number one. Don't look
at the others, just number one and start working on it. If you can,
stay with it till you are finished, then proceed to number two and so
on till it is time to quit for the day.

Lee went on to say, " Do this everyday and after you are convinced of
its value, share it with your employees. Take as long as you want and
then send me your check for what ever you think the idea is worth.

The story goes that within a few weeks Ivy received a check in the
mail for $25,000 and this company went on to become one of the
leading steel companies in America.

I suggest you try this $25,000 idea for 7 days and I think you will
see the tremendous benefits of planning the most important activities
to accomplish on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. As the saying
goes, " Take care of the days and the years take care of themselves."

Respectfully,

Terry Bryan