Category: Weekly Updates

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Need More Patience???

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could pick up more patience from the store? Or even better yet, we could put it on our Amazon Prime reoccurring shopping list. It magically just shows up at your front door each month. Waaa-la! If it were just that easy, right? We can all use some extra patience. How can we get more? Let’s take a look.

Start Small – If you are lacking in the patience department, start working on being successful with the little things. Little by little, you will build your patience for the bigger situations.

Have a Plan – Having a plan will be a huge help in this endeavor of improving your patience. Make an agreement with yourself to walk away, take a few calming breaths or just remember this person or situation is not worth you getting upset over. When you start to feel like your losing your patience use your plan to help you not blow your stack.

Balance – When we are getting good rest, eating right and exercising, we feel more balanced. Lower or take away one or all of these and we are setting ourselves up failure. Get your rest, eat healthy and don’t skip your workouts. Doctors orders.:)

Patience is a virtue, and it takes some work. By starting small, having a plan and living a balanced life, we will develop more patience. The journey of improving your patience starts with yourself. Best wishes to a more patient you!


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Taking Steps Toward Your Goals?

How are your goals going for 2021? Writing down our goals can be really exciting, but it’s the next step that most people struggle. It’s getting started. Need some help? Keep reading.

Make a Plan – Working on your goals without a plan is like trying to find your destination without a map. When developing your plan, make sure to be realistic in your approach. Small doable steps is a smart way to help you get started. Too big of action steps can often lead us to not doing anything at all. Keep it simple.

No Excuses – A million other things will creep up when it’s time to work on your goals. Don’t let your excuses stop you. Leave your excuses in the dust, and rise above them. Make the time to work on you. You are worth it.

Start With the End in Mind – Getting started is half the battle. One trick that I’ve found that works really well is thinking about how it’s going to feel after completing the goal. Just the simple action of taking steps toward my goal feels great. Focus on that feeling. Start with the end in mind.

This is your year to accomplish your goals. Make a realistic plan, don’t give into your excuses and start with the end in mind. Best wishes in your journey of becoming the best version of yourself. See you at the top!
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Got Goals? Make them SMART

It’s that time of year again. You know, when we all start to figure out what we want to accomplish. So what goals do you want to reach in 2021? Maybe it’s to improve your fitness, relationships or financial situation. Whatever your goals are this year, let’s make them SMART Goals.

Let me explain.

S = Specific
Smart Goals are very specific. If you want to accomplish a specific thing, you will need to articulate it. Write down your specific goals, post them in a visible location and read them daily.

M = Measurable
Smart Goals are also measured. In other words, create a chart or system that helps you track your progress toward achieving your goal. Visibly seeing your progress on your chart can be a source of motivation to keep you going on your quest to improvement.

A = Achievable
Smart Goals are attainable. When creating your goals, we want to be challenged but not to the point where we won’t hit the mark.

R = Realistic
Smart Goals are ones that are realistic. Can we achieve the goal with the right amount of resources and time?

T = Time-based
Smart Goals have a start and finish date. When a goal has no end, we often times will put it off. It will give you more of a sense of urgency and motivation to accomplish your goal.

As we wrap up 2020, let’s start the new year with goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-based. Now, that’s being SMART.

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GoT sTrEsS???

Have you ever noticed how the most joyous time of the year is often the most stressful time of the year? Our stress can often times be avoided, and be replaced with joy.

Here are my top 3 tips to help us deal with stress.

#1 Giving is Living – slow down and look at what we are doing as a gift vs as a chore. The best gift is that of giving of ourselves. Giving brings about joy in our heart. Give-Give-Give.

#2 Just Say No – overloading ourselves with too much can be a big contributor to stress. Pace yourself and know your limitations.

#3 Don’t Skip It – with the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, you need to be sure to stay ahead of the stress with your workouts. If you don’t workout, try taking a walk for 10-15 minutes each day. Another idea is to take a minute to take some deep cleansing breaths.

We all have stress in our lives. Don’t let if overwhelm you. this season by giving, saying no and not skipping those needed workouts.

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Are You a Finisher?

Doesn’t it feel great to finish something that you started? Were you able to complete many of your goals from last January? As we begin to approach the end of this very bizarre year, let’s finish strong.

Taking inventory of goals that we set out to complete is a great idea. Careful to not start beating yourself up for the area(s) that you fell short. We are simply shining a light of encouragement to finish what we have set out to accomplish.

I’m all about the life filled with goals. It gives us direction on where we want to go in life. In the pursuit of improving ourselves, don’t lose sight of the beauty of life around us.

The 10th Article of Tang Soo Do states, Always Finish What You Start. As we finish the year, let’s follow this great advice of being a finisher. It all starts with one step. You can do it!

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Testing Schedule

The last test for 2020 is almost here! Once you and/or your child pass Pre-Test, you will be eligible to register on Wednesday, November 3 via PTSDA Karate Facebook page.

Below are the dates and times for the examinations.

Nov 4
Tiny Tiger Belt Testing
Tigers that have earned all 5 stripes on their belt will be eligible to test on this day during their class time. Students that did not earn all their stripes are encouraged to stay home.

Nov 6
Children’s Prgm Belt Testing
White – Yellow Belts (2:45pm)
Orange – Green Belts (3:30pm)
Red – Black Belts (4:30pm)

Nov 7
Traditional Prgm Belt Testing
White – Orange Belt (9am)
Green Belts (10:30am)
Red – Black Belt (12pm)

Note: All of our testings will be available through ZOOM and Facebook live virtual. For family that can’t be in attendance, they can observe remotely or at a later time.

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Testing

With testing right around the corner, I thought it would be a great idea to discuss testing and ways we can make it more enjoyable.  

Prepare for Success – by consistently practicing and attending class, you are setting yourself up for an enjoyable testing experience. Things like suitable rest, hygiene, exercise and nutrition are also important contributing factors to your success.  

Visualize Success – this is a very powerful tool. Highly successful people use it all the time. Picture yourself doing well on each aspect of your exam. We tend to gravitate toward where we focus. So why not focus on doing exceptionally well.  

Be Present – instead of focusing on the part of your exam that you are concerned, try shifting your focus to whatever you are doing in the moment. If you are in ready stance, make your ready stance the best it can be. Being in tune with the now allows us to be better now.  

If you are stressing about your upcoming test, just let it go. Pour your energy into doing the work, visualizing success and giving your best on each aspect of your exam by being present. It’s time to turn stress into enjoyment.  

Best wishes on preparing for a successful exam. You’ve got this! Tang Soo!
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Renew

We are a few weeks into our new school year, and I believe all of us could use some renewal of our minds and bodies. The new school semester along with COVID 19 has presented a slew of challenges for all of us. No details needed, right? To help us manage our frustration and road to burnout, let’s adopt some strategies to help us refresh ourselves.

Here are my top 3 tips to recharge your batteries

  1. Get Out in Nature – go for a hike, swim in the river or kayaking are great ways to recharge your batteries. There’s something healing about getting out of the rat race and getting out into nature. Give it a try!
  2. Stop & Breathe – when you find a person that has a very busy mind, you will usually find that person has a busy body too. Constantly moving. Guilty. I’ve found that by taking 15-20 minutes of quiet time helps to renew the mind and body.
  3. Change It Up – when you feel like you are heading toward frustration and burn out, pause and see if you can change up what you are currently doing. A simple change up in your routine can give you that extra spark needed to help renew yourself.

I hope this helps to encourage you to take time each day to renew your spirit. Renewing ourselves is like taking a shower. If we don’t do it often, we will feel stinky. Best wishes in your pursuit of being and giving your best!

Make time to be still and breathe.
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Kindness

Our challenge this week for all of us is to spread kindness wherever we go. Start with being kind to ourselves through our self talk and care. Like a pebble dropping in a pond, we will be the ripple effect of kindness in our community and beyond.  

Here are my top 3 tips with kindness
1. Smile – as you go about your day, give a smile to others around. It’s really infectious and rather contagious. Be the sunshine in others life through your beautiful smile.

2. Listen – when others speak, listen to understand not respond. We all want to be heard. Nothing shouts kindness more than listening to others, especially when they have a different outlook on a situation.

3. Help others – nothing feels better than helping others around you. It could be a simple task or big project Just give. Remember, giving is living.

We all know how to be kind. Start with a warm smile, listening and helping others. Be the change that we desire to see in this world. Give kindness a try. It’s free.
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Learning

Who out there loves to learn? Me too. It’s fun to learn new things. Life is filled with learning opportunities. Whether it’s a new form in class or discovering something new about the world we live in.

Obviously, learning isn’t just for our kiddos. As adults, we can continuously grow ourselves through learning too.

Here are my top 3 tips with learning

  1. Rest & Nutrition – having a good night’s rest and a proper diet, we will be bright eyed and bushy tail when approaching learning.
  2. Patience – some areas of learning will come natural to us, while other will not. Learning is a process. Just keep trying.
  3. Be in the Moment – staying focused can be challenging at times. Remember to look, listen, think and do.

Having a goal of learning something new each day is a great way to help us grow. Aren’t you excited to learn new things this week? Ready, Set, Time to learn:)