Ready, Set, Change

Ready, Set, Change Ready, Set, Change   I was at work one day, calling on a customer who wasn’t answering her phone. Her voice mail message started out in the usual way, “…we’re not home, leave a message…” what followed was not so usual. It continued, “…by the way, we’ve recently made some changes in…

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Shonie Carter Interview Part 2

Shonie Carter – Mr. International Mr. International – none other than Shonie Carter. Shonie was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a renowned fighter and martial artist. Shonie started as a wrestler back in high school and then added Judo and Jujutsu. He was an All-American Wrestler and won state titles in Judo while in…

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Shonie Carter Interview Part 1

Shonie Carter – Mr. International Mr. International – none other than Shonie Carter. Shonie was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a renowned fighter and martial artist. Shonie started as a wrestler back in high school and then added Judo and Jujutsu. He was an All-American Wrestler and won state titles in Judo while in…

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Always Assume

Always Assume Okay, what’s up with these confounding messages? Last week you said, “Never Assume” and this week you say, “Always Assume”. Here’s the scoop. These are two sides of the same coin. Believe it or Not (thank you Ripley), they are saying the same thing. This concept is so important, we wanted to give…

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Never Assume

Never Assume It’s easy to believe that we are experienced enough in life that we can make some pretty strong predictions. This goes for our personal relationships, business relationships, dealing with clients, knowing how friends, family, and bosses are going to respond to what we are going to say before they ever utter a word.…

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Ron Rotem Interview

Ron Rotem – Hathiya Hod HaSharon, Israel   Ron Rotem is a Top Israeli Krav Maga Instructor and 5th degree Black Belt and has been training in Krav Maga since 1996.  His start in Krav Maga was very much like something out of a Hong Kong Fight movie where a would-be street fight ended up…

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Stephen Hayes Interview

An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes  Stephen Hayes is a real-life ninja! Having lived many years in Japan, he trained with Tsunehisa Tanemura and Masaaki Hatsumi in Togakure-ryu ninjitsu. Hayes was awarded the judan (10th Dan Black Belt) in Togakure-ryu ninjitsu from Hatsumi. In 1985 he was inducted into Black Belt magazine’s Hall of Fame as Instructor…

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Consider a Life Coach

Consider a life coach Life coaching is often mistaken for some form of therapy provided by an unlicensed practitioner. However, life coaching is not therapy. Life coaching represents its own unique role in helping people achieve success and accomplish goals in all areas of life. A life coach is not a therapist or medical professional.…

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