Had a Bad Day?
hello KMMA tribe,
Have you had a “bad” day lately?
I was having a bad morning this morning…
well, not really. I got up and did my prayers, wrote my goals, did my personal and professional development and got a good workout in.
But for some reason, I was letting some little things get to me.
I was making it a bad day.
Have you ever done that. I think that you likely have. I think everyone has.
Of course, I could be wrong.
Anyway, as is often the case, God sent me just the reminder I needed to hear.
It was from one of my virtual mentors, Darren Hardy.
Here’s the podcast if you wanna listen to it too.
Here’s the cliff notes if not:
1. Get a grip. You’re not alone. Everyone goes through obstacles.
2. Control the controllable. Focus on the things you can control and let go of all the rest. 99% of the mental burden will be lifted. What happens doesn’t control our destiny; how we respond does.
3. Ask for help.
4. Just keep moving. Do what’s important next.
Of course I already know all this.
In fact, two of the lessons that I teach through my Blackbelt Leadership Program at my martial arts academy are:
1. The 10/90 rule- that life is 10% what happens and 90% how we react to what happens, and
2. Circle of concern and control- that only the union of those two circles is where we should invest our time, energy and attention (TEA).
But knowing something intellectually isn’t enough to benefit from it.
In fact, in the words of Aristotle, “knowledge without action is useless.”
It’s why it’s important that we ruminate in wisdom.
And that’s why what we listen to, read and who we associate with is so important.
When we’re having a bad day, but are reminded positive, right and noble truths, we get back on track quickly.
When we are feeding on negative associations (through what we read, watch and hear) we will ruminate in that- and that rumination leads to ruin.
It’s why our Blackbelt Leadership Program serves up so much positive and edifying material- to prepare students to survive and thrive in any situation, while also empowering them to lead, where they’re at and into their future.
Improve your associations by joining our tribe.
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
TampaKravMaga.com StephenDelCastillo.com
About Grandmaster Stephen J. Del Castillo: Grandmaster Del Castillo is the founding Master Instructor of Krav Maga Martial Arts and has been empowering lives in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties since October of 2000. He is a 7th degree Blackbelt, MBA, author, mentor and success coach, a US Army Veteran and a proud father and grandfather. He is married to Ms. Barbara Del Castillo who helps him run the school. Grand Master Del Castillo began his training in the early 80’s and has high level blackbelts in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Premier Martial Arts and Krav Maga Martial Arts as well as experience in kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do and Jiujitsu. He has high level instructor certifications from BBSI, IKMF, and KMG and has been featured in numerous Martial Arts publications and also Success magazine. He was a competitive sport karate and American Kickboxing instructor until he enlisted in the US Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he won an Army Green to Gold scholarship and proceeded to ROTC and the University of Tampa. He was commissioned in 1992 and went on to serve in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division and then in several other posts in the US until he left military service to pursue his dream of creating KMMA in 2000. Today I continue to train, learn, sow and grow under the mentorship of World Champion Grandmaster Jeff Smith, who regularly visits the academy to help sow into my teams and students as well.
The Krav MagaMartial Arts Headquarters is in Lutz, FL at 1900 Land O’ Lakes BLVD and now our new location in 8836 US 19, Port Richey! Krav Maga Martial Arts serves Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Port Richey and surrounding areas.
See stephendelcastillo.com for more information and to order my book, Developing Your Superpower, Meditations on Mastery, Volume 1.
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