5 Ways to Make 2009 your Best Ever!

How can you make 2009 your best year ever?

It doesn't matter whether 2008 was your best ever, a decent year or it totally sucked...I'll bet you'd like to make 2009 even better.

I know I plan on making it my best ever!

Would you care to join me? What's it going to take?

#1. Create Clarity of exactly what your best year ever means - If you look back at your past 1-3 years statistics, you should be able to see what your best has been from your past results. Look at your average monthly results, or your average quarterly results, then add a minimum of 10%, better yet...set your sights on the 20% or better target goal.

#2. Design your Massive Action Plan (M.A.P.) - Many times I witness students set a goal with little to no thought put to what actions they need to take to make it happen. Clarity of your exact goal gives you what to FOCUS on, your M.A.P. gives you the ACTION.

#3. Review your Goals and take Massive Action everyday - The more often you review your Goals and revisit your M.A.P., the more you increase your chances of success and achievement. As we finished Year 2008, there were some great reminders from the many members that did indeed have their best year ever. The key thing that jumped out, was the fact that they stayed consistently FOCUSED and took consistent ACTION.

#4. Record and review your results everyday - In other words, keep accurate stats on your daily results. If you want to kick butt this year, make it a habit to know your numbers better than ever before. The better you KNOW your NUMBERS, the better you GROW them.

At the end of the day, you can bet that Tiger Woods knows his number when he walks off the golf course. That would be true in competition as well as in practice. Tiger is extremely well paid doing something he loves. You can be paid extremely well too. But not if you are accepting mediocrity from yourselves and your team. Raise the bar for the New Year.

#5. Pay attention to what is working and what isn't - The best always get better. Why? Because they are constantly seeking ways to improve. They pay attention to what they are doing that is working and they remain plugged into other high achievers that are on the climb.

Top performers not only pay attention to what they are doing that is working, they also pay attention to what others are doing that is working. By constantly networking with others who have achieved or are getting the results that you want.

"Surround yourself with people most like the person you want to become. Stay away from anyone who can or will bring you down."

2008 was great...2009 is going to really shine.

Let's team up to make 2009 our best year ever!

"Tips For Keeping Kids Healthy"

Why does it seem that kids experience the most sick- time during the winter months?
Contrary to popular belief, it's not because they went outside with wet hair, or forgot to put their coat on. Illness isn't caused by exposure to cold, nor are germs more rampant during the winter

However, kids are cooped up more often in enclosed spaces during the winter. When they are cooped up together with less fresh air, it's easier for germs and illnesses to pass from one child to another.

Luckily, the majority of illnesses that kids get are relatively minor. While these illnesses can be annoying-fever, upper respiratory issues, diarrhea, and sniffling and sneezing are never fun-they are rarely cause for emergency.

That being said, every parent wants to do what they can to ensure that their kids are as healthy as possible.

What steps can a parent take?
The first step to staying healthy is practicing good hygiene. Train your kids to wash their hands frequently, and don't let them share items like cups or utensils. Most colds and viruses can be completely prevented with adequate hand washing.

Make sure your kids eat well. Good nutrition is another cornerstone to being healthy!
Keep your kids away from the high-calorie, sugary, processed foods and instead fill their plates with vitamin- and mineral-rich fruits and vegetables.
If your kids refuse to eat anything green, make sure they take a good multi-vitamin formulated especially for kids.

Certainly, if possible, get your kids started at an early age with regular exercise and fitness activities. It's never to early too help your kids get on the path of proper health and wellness.

While working with students to improve thier martial arts I'm frequently asked for help in the areas of fitness and nutrition. To shed some light on recent topics I'm sharing the article below:


Lose the Love Handles

You cannot target fat loss. Fat will be used as energy for your workouts and will be reduced after time performing cardio, resistance training, and eating healthy.

let's look at a routine that incorporates exercises that will help you work your love handles (the oblique region of the torso) over time and effort. Personally, I like to work my "obliques" on days I work my legs, so I created the Legs and Love Handles workout seen on the webpage with the link below.

As with any abdominal fat loss goal, you need to concentrate on three areas to help firm your mid- section.


Here are the three areas of concentration:

1) Healthy Diet (to build energy and burn fat);

2) Cardio-vascular and resistance training (to burn fat and build muscle), and;

3) Targeted Abdominal exercises (to help firm the muscles under the fatty area)

TEAM TIGER - GRACIE JIU-JITSU SEMINAR
with SIFU EDDIE CAMDEN


SATURDAY
28 FEBRUARY 2009
1:00 to 3:00 PM

World class Jiu-jitsu instructor, Sifu Eddie Camden
will be coming to AMERICAN BLACK BELT ACADEMY
to conduct a two hour seminar at the Athens Team Tiger location.




Sifu Camden is Shihan McElwee's Jiu Jitsu instructor and a Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Professor Pedro Sauer. Including the Black Belt in Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he holds multiple instructor ranks and six different black belts, under some of the most highly regarded martial arts instructors in the world, including Sifu Francis Fong, Guru Dan Inosanto, and Professor Pedro Sauer.

In addition to training with Professor Sauer, Sifu Camden has also trained with numerous Gracie family members including Royce, Royler, Rorion, Rener, Ryron, Ralek and the late Grandmaster Helio Gracie himself. He has also trained with Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Pedro Valente and trained and taught beside Romero Calvalcanti.

This a unique opportunity to train with a world class Gracie Jiu jitsu Blackbelt, whose background includes extensive training in: Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wing Chun, Kali, Muay Thai, and Jeet Kune Do. The seminar is open to students of all skill levels but space is very limited so be sure to reserve your spot today.

Don't miss this chance !!!