​​LOOK FOR THE GOLD

During the 1920’s, one of the wealthiest people in America was a man named Andrew Carnegie.  What was even more amazing was, not only was Mr. Carnegie wealthy, but at one time, Mr. Carnegie had several millionaires working for him. 

One day he was asked why these people were so valuable to him that he paid them a million dollars to work for him.  He said, “When these men came to work for me, they didn’t start off worth a million dollars.  I built them up to that point.”  

He went on to explain that you build men like a minor mines for gold.  A miner will sift through tons of dirt to find a single gold nugget, but he doesn’t go in looking for the dirt.  He looks for the gold!  
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What’s the point?- You build people by being a good finder. The lesson of Andrew Carnegie teaches us that we build people up by being a good finder.  In order to build up our young people, or our children, we need to be a good finder.  We need to constantly remind them of the good that is in them, and then get them to focus on it.  We certainly don’t build up others by criticizing them, and focusing on the dirt or the negative.  By getting others to focus on the good that’s within them, we increase their confidence  which in turn gives them the expectation to become all they can be.

What’s growing in your garden?

Let’s pretend you are going to grow a garden. If you want an apple tree, what kind of seeds do you need to plant? How about a peach tree? What if you want a tomato plant, what kind of seeds do you need to plant? What if you plant nightshade, want kind of plant will you get?

Your mind is like a garden. If you put in the positive, you grow into a positive person. If you put in the negative, you grow into a negative person. You can’t put negative in and expect to get positive out. Impossible! 

Because our minds work like a garden, we have to be careful about what we allow into our minds. If you are unfamiliar with the plant nightshade-both the foliage and the berries of this plant are extremely toxic! We don’t want that in our garden and we certainly don’t want any toxic thoughts taking root in our minds. Be careful to guard yourself against allowing negativity from the outside influences to find a place to call home in your mind. What you allow into your mind ultimately determines what you will become.    

Our martial arts school is the perfect place to develop your mind, body and spirit. We have a unique culture here where each student is encouraged through his or her training to develop the attitude and mindset of a champion.

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