My Friend, John Maxwell

My friend John Maxwell shared 15 Ways to find the joy in the journey with me and a few of our other friends at a seminar in Orlando the other day.

Here is the video I did about it Thursday if you’re interested. 

I call John my friend for 3 reasons:

1. His teachings have positively affected my life and, by proxy, the lives of the many students that have come through my dojo over the last 24 years for so many years.

   His 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership was one of the foundational works of my own leadership philosophy and the Blackbelt Leadership Program that I developed early on, and that has evolved to be better and better over time.

We will be studying the 21 Laws over the next 18 weeks by the way.

By the way… and make sure you’re sitting when i tell you this; there are only 19 weeks left in this year.

I hope you’re crushing your goals!

2.  He’s a kindred spirit. He’s made a living and a life teaching leadership, coaching leaders and helping others become better versions of themselves. He is passionate about his calling and, even now, at any age when most have long since retired, he’s still at it.

   He also says, and I believe, that if you truly love what you do, and are living your purpose, you never work a day in your life.

3. He always closes his lessons, live or elsewhere with, “I’m John, and I’m your friend.”

   So, since he says so, I figured he wouldn’t mind me repeating it. 🙂

Truth is, John is one of many mentors that I am grateful for, each and all that contributed to my own personal and professional development and helped me be the leader that I needed to be to create our Blackbelt Leadership Academy and to serve and mentor the Sensei, staff and students that I am honored to serve there.

To him, and all the others, I am grateful.

My name is Steve, and I’m your friend.

Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!

Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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p.s. when you’re ready, ask me about one of our great programs:

• our Krav Maga Martial Arts adult or family classes at the academy
• our new monthly program, where you train from home and join us once a month!
• our Elite Training Course 2025, for those looking for the fastest, most intensive way to learn my art, earn their Blackbelt and make 2025 better than 2024, and your best year yet!

Just click the reply button and let me know if you’d like to discuss any of these in more detail! I’ll be honored to help you!

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.

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