"Happy, Excited and Grateful

By Kyoshi Steve LaVallee

Start your year strong with happiness, excitement and gratitude.

In order to attract abundance and more of what you want in life, you must first acknowledge and appreciate the abundance of what you already have. Best selling author, Darren hardy says "If you operate from what you lack, you will continue to produce outcomes to match it."

In order to turn this around, you must focus more on the abundance you already have in your life. This attitude creates a positive energy force that will attract more of what you appreciate into your life. What you feel on the inside will begin to show on the outside.

A great way to attract more of what you want is to express your gratitude and appreciation for what you already have. Here's a positive affirmation to use... "I'm happy, excited and grateful for my health, my family and the many great friends I have."

The first part...I'm happy excited and grateful...sets the tone for whatever you wish to express your gratitude and appreciation for. In other words, whatever you wish to attract into your life, you must first express your gratitude for already having it.

The Attitude of Gratitude is like a magnetic attraction and energy force.

"Gratitude is what starts the receiving process." -- Jim Rohn

Here are some great questions to ask yourself...

What is great in my life right now? (Ex: family, friends, health, work, community)

What's great about me? (Ex: Skills, personality, passion, ambition, desire, etc...)

Are you feeling blessed and abundant yet?

You should because you are and you need to remind yourself of this so you'll attract more good into your life. LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE. An abundance state of mind will always bring more positive into your life than focusing on what you lack in life.


"Be thankful for what you have, you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." ----- Oprah Winfrey

Integrity - Then Ethical Behavior
By Zig Ziglar

There is much talk today in America about how to reinstall ethical behavior in the home, school and business environments. While I applaud the conversations, I believe it's putting the cart before the horse. The horse, in my opinion, is integrity. Integrity is who you are, a measurement of your character and, consequently, the determining factor in your behavior. Ethics are the result of our integrity. It's true that people of integrity will occasionally do unethical things. However, it will be a rare occasion because, according to Dr. Joyce Brothers, you cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

Question: Do integrity and ethics work in our society of today? Well, according to an article in Forbes Magazine, it worked for CEO John Teets, retired CEO of the Dial Corporation. I know Mr. Teets personally and I believe he epitomizes what we're talking about. According to Forbes, he is the opposite of the cold-hearted CEO, ensconced in an isolated executive suite. Personal tragedies and early obstacles have made him deeply spiritual. His Horatio Alger-like rise from mean circumstances has deepened his humanity rather than snuffed it out. He is generous; he took a keen personal interest in the people who work for him. He demonstrates that commerce and religion are not incompatible and, in fact, that religion can help an executive be more sensitive to the needs of others, which is the essence of business - fulfilling the needs and desires of customers in an ethical manner.

Message: The good guys and the good gals really do win. They not only live well, they finish well. They have more of the things money will buy and all of the things that money won't buy. So wake up, America! Let's take one step back and build some integrity in our young people. The ethics will naturally follow. Think about it. Live with integrity and I'll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!

FOCUS ON RESULTS!


You've been training steady and you've also been improving your nutritional habits and staying well hydrated.


What results are you seeing in your overall health and fitness?

Are you seeing an improvement in your energy level?

How about your recovery after workouts or between rounds?

Have you lost body fat and increased your muscle mass?

Are you leaner, more toned and fit looking?

FOCUS ON RESULTS...is a reminder that you are training to improve yourself... your fitness... your conditioning... your appearance and your overall health and well being.

Always keep your eye on your target goals and objective.

If you're training for your next belt level, getting ready for competition, or eager to lose weight, get more muscle tone or just take your conditioning to the next level.

Know what your objective is and FOCUS ON RESULTS.

Always aim for excellence and never accept mediocre results.

CHAMPIONS TRAIN FOR GAIN...BY FOCUSING ON RESULTS!

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ATHENS' WOMEN'S EXPO 2011

Total You 2011 Northeast Georgia Women's Expo
@ The Classic Center in Athens, GA

SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2011

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

FREE WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES

SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2011


AMERICAN BLACK BELT ACADEMY will be conducting FREE Women's Self Defense Calsses featuring techniques from our SEXUAL ASSAULT FUNDAMENTAL ESCAPES (S-A-F-E) Course.

Two group class times will be available at the Expo;

10:20 - 10:50 a.m.

2:35 - 3:05 p.m.


LEARN MORE ...

We will be holding our February
Belt Presentations during our SPECIAL
FUN FRIDAY split schedule;

Children: Lil Dragons & Goshin Juniors will test on
Friday 25 February 2011

Adult Martial Arts & Jiu Jitsu will test on
Saturday 26 February 2011

Please review the testing schedule, check the exam roster at the school, and ask about upcoming events. To get more information and see how it may affect you,
visit our website

FEBRUARY BBC DATES !!

FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY 11

FRIDAY 11 FEBRUARY 11

FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY 11



DON'T MISS IT !!!

FEBRUARY
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