Posts Tagged ‘goals’

Reason to Wake up Daily

Do you have a reason to wake up in the morning? If not, now is the time to get one! The New Year is a great time to reflect on where we are, and what we’d like to do to improve upon that. Enter ikigai: it is just one of the many habits and lifestyle…

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Goal-Setting with Karate

Goal-setting was unknown to me as a child and youth. I had dreams, hopes and standards. But I did not have the tool of writing down smart goals for a roadmap to help me accomplish what I wanted. As a young adult I learned how to set well-crafted goals from my karate instructor, Michael Newland…

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Follow What?

By Jenifer Tull-Gauger “Follow what you love, and it will take you where you need to go.”  -Natalie Goldberg Then there’s the quote attributed to David Gerrold, “Life is hard and then you die.” Following what you love will not take away the hard times and difficult things in your life.  Following your bliss is…

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GOALS: ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS

By Jenifer Tull-Gauger One of my mentors, Michael Newland Renshi, was the founder of East Valley Martial Arts – Kenshin Kan.  He taught me the importance of writing down goals.  Newland Renshi taught me the “SMART” goal-setting system: goals should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and have a Time table.  I still have more to…

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