From the Desk of Keith Hafner Looking for Tiger Tracks Grandson Markus, now six years old. Each summer, beginning when he was four, Markus and I would "gear up" (binoculars; walkie-talkies; big gloves, hunting [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner How to Live a Long and Happy Life Here's how. Forgive everybody who has ever injured you in any way. The big injuries. The small ones. And everything [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Lighten the Load Go to the mall and watch the people. You won't be there too long before you will see a rude clerk; a disgruntled customer; an [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Life is a Do-It-Yourself Project! author unknown One morning, a carpenter told his employer, a building contractor, of his plans to leave the house building business and live [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Give Your Body a Break! Your body has a lot to think about. It can do wonderful, miraculous things. Provide you with the energy you need. Fight off [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Learning to Do Stuff Learning to do new things is often HARDER than you expect. You've decided that you'd like to learn to ride your nephew's skateboard. Try [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Karate Stories: More on Focus Max and Oscar both started tennis lessons at the same time. As beginners, they made good progress. When the class was over, Oscar [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Martial Art Schools Are Not All the Same! I received an interesting e-mail the other day from a guy named Larry (not his real name). Larry had come [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Pulling Back the Curtain. Recently I mentioned that part of our teaching strategy is to reward approximations of success. I like to share our teaching strategies. Here's why: [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner One Way to Goof Up. You've finally decided to begin that exercise program. Your first scheduled workout is tonight at 6:30 p.m. You finish work; take care of [...]