What is your intention? I was having a discussion with my instructor team and we referred to story 13 in the book, “The Tao of Leadership”. (Great book). It talked about how praise and recognition could be a source of anxiety and stress. How? If a teacher is speaking to a group and the audience applauds, the teacher will feel …

Empathy vs. Judgement In many of the articles I have written I often talk about empathy. Wikipedia defines Empathy as: The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference. No-one really ever knows what it’s like to live in the shoes of another. Therefore, how can we have the right to pass …

Always return things in better condition then when you received it This is a lesson my parents taught me at a long age and one that I work hard to instill in my children. My son’s car is in the shop and he asked if he could borrow my daughters car in the mean time. I mentioned to him that …

What does your checklist look like? As I mention often in my posts, I am truly blessed to have the continued guidance of so many great mentors in my life. One being, Grandmaster Byung Min Kim. He has encouraged me to create a personal checklist to make sure I am diligent with my training. He said recently, the only way …

“Do what others don’t do now so you could do what others can’t do later” I don’t know who wrote this quote, but I love it! I have shared this with my children, my team, my students, my clients and pretty much anyone whom I have had the honor to work with. I believe many people tend to take the …

What is an investment? I was in a seminar a while back and my old partner Rick was working to sign people up for a group coaching program. He said to the group, :The coaching doesn’t cost a cent”. I was watching on the sideline very concerned and thinking, “What the heck is he doing! How in the world could …

It’s not the destination….It’s the journey. Happy 2021! We did it….we made it beyond 2020 and there is a new sense of hope and optimism for the new year. Many of us have set goals, resolutions and have given thought to what we want to accomplish in 2021. I was thinking about some of my personal goals for the year …

What is true happiness? Well, I am very proud to announce that I have finally found true happiness. Of course I am very happy with my life; I have a great marriage to my beautiful wife Kathy, great kids, great family & friends, great team at UMAC and Empowered Mastery. I am extremely and grateful blessed with the exciting life …

What do you want for the holidays? The holiday season is upon us and people are shopping, spending, giving, receiving and all of the stuff that comes with this time of year. To see so many people being festive, hanging lights, and spreading holiday cheer has been very nice to see. Especially after this crazy year. I always love the …

Why I hike in the rain? Many people ask why I will hike in adverse weather. My answer is simple; why not! The way I look at bad weather is that I need to be stronger than my environment. Don’t get me wrong, I love to hike when it is 60 degrees out and blue bird skies and very much …