PeaceWalker Blog

  Really!? Ever heard the tale of the tortoise and the hare? Spoiler alert: the tortoise wins. This isn't just a children's story; it's a life lesson in the glory of taking things slow and steady. Setting the bar low might sound like an underachiever's motto, but let's be real—Rome wasn't built in a day, and anything worth achieving in your life won’t be either…  (Like your PeaceWalker / Krav training… for instance!) Imagine this: you’re ready to take on the world, inspired by Jocko Willink's 4:30 AM wake-up calls and David Goggins’ relentless pursuit of pain. You try it, and by day three, you’re resembling a zombie who needs a GPS to find the motivation you lost somewhere between your bed and the coffee maker. Instead, why not set a goal of waking up just 15 minutes earlier each day? Progress! Jocko might scoff, “You call that discipline?” while doing a one-handed push-up with a tank strapped to his back. Meanwhile, Goggins would probably run a marathon in ...

  Ahhh, Mondays… One Step… An old Chinese saying is that… “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step..” True. Then what?! Well… An old Japanese term that I use a lot is… Gambatte  (がんばって) It is a verb that can mean  "do your best," "stand firm," "stay strong," or "hold out" . It can also mean  "persevere"  or how I was taught to say it… Keep Going. Some Days… Some Things… It doesn’t matter if you are starting out your week, or you are at the beginning of some completely new journey or adventure… Taking that first step is important... Following that step, with another, and another, and yet another, also has profound importance. Many don’t begin this journey at all. Instead they continue to research it, talk about it, read about it, watch it, maybe even worry about it, but some never truly begin. What separates those who begin from those who don’t? Simple. The action of doing. Doing doesn’t usually mean doing it right. It ...