Outside of teaching, one of the things I love to do most, is learning about our students and families at Sunshine Coast Karate. There is so much enthusiasm within our community of people wanting to do more, be more and give more not only in the dojo but also in life. Striving for more success and happiness in our lives seems to be an underlying focus for many of us, so I’ve taken the time to pull together my “top 10 practices” which I call my “Success & Happiness Loop”.
Investing time, thought and energy into these practices “most days” has rocked my world for the better in all areas of my life and I know it will bring about positive change in your world too. If you like the idea of having greater clarity and energy than these ideas will do wonders for you. If you want to get excited about life, experience the joy of jumping out of bed with a smile from ear to ear ready to start your day or simply feel more present, alive and in control of your life, these 10 practices will open up these doors for you. If you are a little Karate crazy like me, there will be no stopping you.
You’ll notice that I say, “practices”. This is the key to bringing about greater levels of success and happiness. We have to make a decision to value ourselves enough and give ourselves the time to practice these things often.
Success and Happiness Loop: Top 10 Practices
1. Respect yourself and others
2. Practice self-awareness. Learn about and explore your mind and body as if your life depends on it.
3. Choose to always be a student first. You can learn from everyone if you are open to receiving.
4. When you do help others, meet them where they are at. There is greatness in everyone, and you can help others to learn, grow and enjoy life more.
5. Appreciate, enjoy and “practice” the little things that make a BIG difference
6. Avoid the temptation of getting ‘lazy’ with the practice of these little things when everything seems to be going well. When in doubt, think of your future self. What would your future self want you to be doing at this moment? It sometimes means doing the hard things today so that you can live with more ease in the future.
7. Direct your energy. Ask yourself often, ‘what level of energy am I bringing to each moment?
8. Seek balance, harmony and health of both mind and body by giving:
a. Yourself time to prepare. The more prepared, the more chance you will have to live in the moment and win your day without rushing and becoming overwhelmed.
b. Your best effort in all that you do.
c. Yourself ‘time’ to re-charge in the perfect way for you.
9. Be patient and practice kindness to yourself and others
10. Lead by Example.
If this message resonates with you, take the time to think about these practices and how you can apply them in your life. But don’t stop there….. The magic happens when you revisit these practices and go a little deeper each time. Just the same as you would with your technique development in the dojo. If you would like to discuss any of these in more detail, send me a quick message.
Let’s keep growing together!!
Excellent piece, said so simply but goes so deep, thanks Sensei 🙂