Goal Setting Secrets for the New Year!
Success Coach, Speaker, Author, and the creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System shares a quick and easy 5 step goal setting and...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out Saying YOSHI or Let’s Go!
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out Saying about Yoshi which in Japanese means "Let's go" or "I'm going to do this now." It's a way to get...
OverProtective Parents: Helpful or Harmful?
My mom and I were speaking on the phone yesterday about a recent New York Times article on overprotective parents called “helicopter parents,” their...
The Stone Carver
There was once a great "Stone Carver" who longed to be even greater...
One day - he wished he could be all powerful...the next morning...
Master Aaron Banks and Old School . . . Osu
It is 1993, the vision of the Sport Karate Museum was already in my head and Johnny Kuhl had given me Master Aaron Bank's...
Teacher of Teachers Dr. Maung Gyi
For martial arts legends, martial arts is a journey of ego, but controlled ego, if trained under the right teachers, very special teachers like Dr. Maung Gyi.
Don’t Be A One-Upper
Don't Be A One-upper (A re-post from my book "Brief Moments of Clarity")
Several times in my life I've caught myself trying to outdo someone...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Falling
In case you practice parking lot ice skating that ends in a fall on concrete? Or if you are clumsy and end up tripping...
Discover What You Have to Contribute
I don’t want to spend the life I have left just squeaking by, I’m going to “go for it”. When I say “squeaking by”...
Running A Martial Arts School
A few things I have learned about running a martial arts school from my travels.
Over the past few years I have the privilege of...
Quick Rappel with a Bowline Knot
Rappelling is a ton of fun. But what if all you have is a rope and the knowledge of how to tie a bowline...
Living Lessons: Choices
Every day we are faced with myriad of choices. Most of the time, they seem pretty insignificant.
I am hungry for a snack, should I...
Buying An Hour of Daddy’s Time
The man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy,...
Dave Kovar: I Bring Value to All My Relationships
At Kovars Satori Academy, we practice what is referred to as the Mastery Mindsets. These are nine “power affirmations” designed to keep you in...
The Value of Good Citizenship For Children
Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
The Principle of Flow and its Hidden Meaning
Baseball and The Principle of Flow
This week we celebrated a birthday of one of my favorite student’s, Justin Ray Harvey. It’s significant because Justin...