CoachingCreativity
Get Shitty Done Early
The biggest barrier to getting great work done is trying to do great work. Prolific writer and blogger Seth Godin shares that for every blog post he publishes he writes at least three, and this man...
Coaching
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CoachingLearning
Getting the Most from Mixed Experience Levels
We were all newbies once. We were all the person who worried that our lack of skill was holding others back in their practice. And in some cases maybe we did. It is difficult to manage levels of...
CoachingLearning
Bruce Lee's 10,000 Kicks and the Real Meaning of Mastery
One of the most quoted lines from Bruce Lee is "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." It's a quote that emphasizes the...
CoachingLearning
Three Things to Say to Yourself and Your Students
I no longer teach students. I teach teachers. I say this not because I only teach people who intend to share the art with others. I say this because over time I have realized that every student is a...
CoachingSwordplay
Excellence, Machismo, and Hardcore Training
Let me say first that I am all for the pursuit of excellence. Challenging yourself to be better is daunting, daring, and rewarding. On this road, you must find the edges of your comfort, push beyond...
CoachingLearning
Unsolicited Help isn't Help–It's Harm
When you’re working with a partner and you see them making an error it can seem like the right thing to give them a correction in order to help them improve. However, unsolicited help is often not...
CoachingLearning
How Noticing Your Students Outside Class Can Make a Profound Difference
Canoeing is one of the first physical activities I remember being captured by. I love the water, and there was something powerful and graceful about navigating a craft with a simple flat piece of...
CoachingLearning
On Talent, Practice, and Patience.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece called Three Things You Should be Saying to Your Martial Arts Students, where I encouraged teachers to reinforce for their students that practice matters more...
CoachingLearning
Five Rules for Being a Great Martial Arts Instructor
With one instructor intensive behind me and another coming in February, I've been thinking a lot about what it takes to be a great instructor. There are many false roads along this path and I've...
CoachingLife
The Journey of Being Vulnerable – Poetry and Words from Tanya Davis
I don’t usually share other links on my blog as the purpose for me has been to express my own thoughts, ideas, and feelings; To challenge myself to present myself in the world in a bold and...