Denny Strecker's Blog

Reactive or Proactive Person

Posted August 31st, 2009

A Reactive Person:
1. Relies on chance or luck
2. Feels "victimized"
3. Avoids responsibility for results
4. Would rather have someone else or a group share the responsibility for an outcome
5. Instead of training others, they do the work they should be teaching somebody
else to do
6. Treats all tasks alike rather than orgainzing by them by priority
7. [...]

Respect for Your School Teacher

Posted August 28th, 2009

I am working on a project to improve the respect that should be given to all school teachers. In many cases, circumstances have gotten so bad that the teacher is little more than a babysitter – and that is just wrong!

School teachers are one of the key ingredients in helping our children become healthy and happy [...]

Shibumi – The Pursuit of Perfection

Posted August 24th, 2009

Occasionally, you experience moments of perfection: A day when no matter what punch, kick or move was thrown at you, you were totally on your game and you were untouchable and felt indestructible.
This is what you should strive for every day. The ultimate goal is to experience this on a more regular basis, working [...]

Preparing your kids for “Back to School” Season

Posted August 18th, 2009

I have been promoting to the parents in my karate school that to best prepare your child for the upcoming school year, that they should start now!
Going to bed and waking up at the time they are going to need to for school will take the hassle out of your mornings when school starts.
Parents always [...]

Great Resource of Parents

Posted August 16th, 2009

You hear it all the time, "Kids dont come with a manual."
Well, I have found a resource that answers that question.

It is called How to Raise Rock Solid Kids and was written
by my coach and mentor Keith Hafner.

Click Here to learn more…

 
 

Word Power

Posted August 10th, 2009

 Your intelligence is directly connected to the words you know. If you know only simple words, you can only understand simple concepts.
Imagine that the only words you had to describe something were "Good" and "Bad".

You would see life in very black and white terms. All of life’s complexity…it’s texture and shades of meaning would be [...]