Thought for the Week (October 23rd 2000)
Sensei Judy Barnhart
Shihan Go-Dan
Okinawan Karate Dojo
Florida


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LEARN FROM YOUR FAILURES 
AND
DON'T BE AFRAID TO FAIL OFTEN.

A very dear friend of mine, who is at the top of his profession said to me last week---
(in reference to a comment I made about my new career of finding people who are
ready for a change in health and financial freedom)----- in reply to my
comment of
"IT'S GETTING EASIER!"

"EASY? If my employees say, 'THIS IS EASY!' then I see a RED FLAG.
RECRUITING
ISN'T EASY."

That got me thinking. I need to challenge myself to work a little harder.Push
my comfort zone and learn by making more mistakes. Believe me...this past
week I made quite a few mistakes and that was GOOD!!! Next week I plan to
make even more. I'm facing the fear and the lessons are plentiful!

This week I bought some red material and attached the material to some
sticks.
They look like RED FLAGS. I've hung them in my kitchen as a reminder…I'm not
working hard enough. If I want to have that feeling of success everyday, I need to
practice more on the things that I don't do very well and keep pushing out my comfort zone. 

This idea of practicing over and over new skills can be applied to anything especially our karate techniques.
Sincerely,
Sensei Judy Barnhart
Shihan Go-Dan
Okinawan Karate Dojo
Florida