Dear Students, Teachers and Parents,

Congratulations to all those that attended the weapons seminar this
weekend, I am glad to see a great turnout. As we are entering the
tournament season, it will be good to see more wins in the weapons
divisions.

Next belt test is October 5th at the main school. There has been some
misunderstanding, so let me clarify a couple of points. White, Yellow
and Orange belts are allowed to test every month if they know all
their material and have all 4 stripes. Students at the Novice and
intermediate level should test every two months, if they know all the
requirements and have all 4 stripes.

October 19th will be an in-house tournament which will be held at the
main school to give everyone practice for the city wide PPMAC event
which will be held on November 23rd. Please talk to Mary if you are
interested in competing.

October 26th look for our Halloween party at the dojo.

This is the time of year when many new students look into taking
karate. Please help us by handing out our guest passes that are for
one month free to your friends that may want to explore martial arts
training. We do very little advertising other than word of mouth. We
appreciate those referrals and also give $25 karate bucks for any one
of your referrals that join. This is a great way to get money for
belt testing, seminar fees or buying any equipment we have in the
store. Please see Sensei Dawn or Sensei Mary for your guest
passes.

Our Streetwise Success program is getting a lot of recognition
currently. I have currently been discussing with several television
shows, including Jay Leno, for guest appearances as well as a couple
of local radio talk shows. The Streetwise Success program is based on
using the key principles of the martial arts for being successful in
all areas of your life. This program has been very successful for
children and teens and now we have had offers from several experts to
help our adult students in other areas such as investing, growing a
business and legal self defense. We are exploring the option of
having monthly seminars on different topics for our students on a
variety of subjects. If you would be interested in information on
these topics, please e-mail me at Kyoshibryan@....


Lesson of the Week

Mokuteki o Motte Hajimeru - Begin With the End in Mind

As an educator, I constantly remind students that it does not matter
where you are coming from; all that matters is where you are going.
To know where you are going it is imperative to understand that your
future will be based on your actions of today. If you plan your
current actions based on where you want to be in 1 year, 3 years or
even 5 years from now, you are indeed beginning with the end in mind.

In Japanese this concept is described as Mokuteki o Motte Hajimeru
and the kanji translates as – see, target, hold it, and begin; or in
other words to see the target, hold it in the mind and then begin.
This very powerful concept of seeing the future you want in the mind,
and then living your life as if it was already a reality is one of
the real keys of success in anything you want to achieve in life.

The true warrior knows his skills, weaknesses, values and
prioritizes his actions based on his future goals. Before you can be
successful, you must identify what it is you really want, create an
action plan to achieve these goals, and constantly work on that end.
In goal setting, first identify your true values, do long range
planning and work backwards to quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily
goals. Know what you want, know what it is going to cost, and be
willing to pay the price.

Earl Nightingale once said, " Happiness is the progressive
realization of a worthy ideal." You will only feel happy when you
are moving, step-by-step, toward the accomplishment of a clearly
defined goal. In order to achieve goals, it is important to
constantly evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses.

Here are 7 steps towards successful future planning.

1. Dream big dreams

If you could be, do or have anything in life and were guaranteed you
would not fail, what would you do. Go for it, don't hold back.
Visualize yourself 5 years in advance and everything worked out just
right, what would it look like. What would make you happy.


2. Identify your unique talents and abilities

What makes you special? What do you find easy to do, but others
think is hard? Sometimes, ask others what they think you should do.
Many times they will see unique talents that you have over looked.

3. Resolve to do, what you love to do, and commit to be
excellent at it.

It is only when you are growing in something that is important to you
that you feel alive and in touch with your world. Remember that
excellence is not a destination, but a life long journey.


4. Accept 100% responsibility for who and where you are in life.

You are where you are because that is what you have chosen. You are
what you are and where you are because of your past behaviors. If you
want to change the future, then you need to change the behaviors you
are doing today. True maturity begins when you realize that no one is
coming to the rescue, but that you are totally responsible.

5. Be honest with yourself

Refuse to engage in the idea that the laws of cause and effect will
ignore you. You know that every thing that you get will because of
something that you have put in. The biggest mistake is to expect
something for nothing. Success only comes from paying in full, in
advance.

6. Set clear specific goals

Less than 3% of people have written goals, and everyone else works
for them. Only serious goals are written down. The more you write
down your goals, the clearer they become in your mind and the more
you believe they are attainable. The more they become attainable in
your mind, the more you are willing to overcome the obstacles that
will come in the way.

7. To resolve to persist until you succeed

Be willing to endure the problems that you are going to face.
Persistence is self-discipline in action. Your persistence is your
belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. The more you believe
in yourself, the higher your self-esteem. Soon you will develop an
unstoppable attitude.

If action without thought is the cause of most failures, then action
based on proper strategic planning is the foundation of all successes
and the core to black belt excellence.

Respectfully,

Terry Bryan