What I learned from the fast food industry
What I learned from the fast food industry. In every aspect of life is the opportunity to learn. Even buying a burger! So I based my business model on something as ordinary and everyday as McDonald’s, the burger chain. The product is clear, everyone plays a part. Its...
No-one’s going to hand it to you on a plate
No-one's going to hand it to you on a plate. How are you feeling this Monday? Pumped up and ready for the week ahead? Or tired, demotivated and sorry for yourself? Unless you have a mission in life, a reason for doing what you do – you’re going to struggle...
What I learned from TV’s Gladiators
The lessons I learned from training TV's Gladiators Now we come to the very exciting lessons I learned from one of media’s top fighting brands, and a few lessons I taught them myself! I was proud to work with and train two of the TV series most famous Gladiators,...
Raise the energy for spring!
Raise the energy for spring! This is a true story about raising energy. By that I mean – getting ourselves really pumped, feeling fired, focussed, unstoppable. It's a powerful state of mind. At Panther Taekwondo, two coachloads of supporters would always come along...
What I learned from being knocked out
What I learned from being knocked out We've been talking a lot about winning. But my fighting career wasn’t all winning. I can still remember my first – and worst - knock out. My first time at the French Open Championship, I won the first round – got through quite...
Stick at it! That’s how you’ll find mastery
Stick at it! That's how you'll find mastery As Bruce Lee said: don’t fear the fighter who knows 1001 ways to kick and can do them all quite well. Fear the fighter who’s done one kick 1001 times, because that fighter has mastery. So this one is simple – it means STICK...
Nothing is impossible to the willing mind
Nothing is impossible to the willing mind Can you walk through a wall? No... but if I really want to get through it, bit by bit, it will weaken under my attack. Eventually bits will start to fall off that wall and cracks will appear. In the end, if I want to, I will...
Excuses are like ar!%oles… we’ve all got them and they all stink!
Make one excuse... and pretty soon, you'll make another. "I've got too much on my plate right now ..." "I'm having family problems..." "I just need to wait until..." We've all got so many excuses for not doing the things that we know we really ought to do. But...
What I learned from Seve Ballesteros
What I learned from Seve Ballesteros Right now we're talking about work and the attitudes that help up to power up the way we make our living. One of the most important of these is following through. I used to run a security firm, and once time I was assigned as...
Keep flexible, stay creative!
Keep flexible, stay creative! So how was your Monday? Or maybe you work shifts and you're just heading out of the house? (If you are, I hope your night goes well). Photo by redbarrnex, used under Creative Commons licence. Or maybe you're a jobseeker right now, with...
Good morning, Monday!
Good morning, Monday! Good morning – you're probably reading this on your way to work. The workplace is changing, and that can be challenging. So this morning we're going to think about accepting and coping with change. This rate of change isn’t slowing down; it’s...
The way of the foot, the fist – and the future
The way of the foot, the fist – and the future So what's taekwondo? The word is Korean. It means ‘the way of the foot and the fist’. It’s a martial art, with roots going back over 2000 years. In Korea it’s always been known as much more than a sport or a means of...
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