One of the most common excuses you’ll hear, in almost any circumstance, is that a person cannot “find the time” to do something. What does that even mean? Does time trickle inbetween the seat cushions of our couch? Do we forget it inside the pocket of our winter jacket that’s been stored away […]
We often confuse the idea of “toughness” with “dominance.” We see the big, scary bully, with giant muscles and fists the size of cinder blocks, and we think to ourselves: “that guy looks tough.” What we really mean is, that guy looks dominant. Those big scary guys, well, sometimes they are tough. Other times, they […]
Happy Monday Team! Man, this is gonna be a busy week.. in addition to keeping the flame going on the mats, we have our Five Year Anniversary + UFC Viewing Party this weekend! Essentially, here’s how it will go: In the main room, we’ll have a projection screen displaying the UFC Fight Night event. […]
We’ve all heard that expression, “so-and-so talks the talk, but does he walk the walk?” I’m sure we can all relate to this on some level: we know a few people who talk a big game, but when it comes to delivering on their word (or threats) they are (un)surprisingly a bit lackluster. In fight […]
MONDAY MINDSET: THE SWORD YOU SHARPEN IS THE ONE YOU CARRY INTO BATTLE Although most of us will intuitively understand this, there is absolutely a major difference between understanding and application. Too often we conflate the visualization of a task with the accomplishment of that task. On a chemical level, visualizing the completion of a task–say, going to the […]