From the Desk of Keith Hafner One Way to Be Free. Many people are emotionally crippled by painful memories. Their lives are miserable today because of things that happened long ago. Make this resolution: [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner What I Told My Sons. Jason and Ian were just little guys. Two and three years old. One thing I taught them: ‘You can do hard things.’ I knew [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner One Person Who Cares. As usual, I've been thinking a lot about ‘Keith Hafner's Karate’ kids. Not just our current students. But all the kids (in excess of [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Okay, So You Goofed. It doesn't matter so much that you've made a mistake. What really counts is what you do AFTER the mistake. Don't ignore the mistake. [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Powerful Body Language. I was recently at an event that was attended by, literally, thousands of young kids. If you were there, I'm sure you would have seen [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Popularity Issues A popular person is one who is liked by many people. It's nice to be popular...but the pursuit of popularity can lead to trouble! Heather says, [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Risk Analysis If you read today's news, you won't have to look very hard to find a story about somebody who took a huge risk...with disastrous consequences. ‘Why [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Respect: Tony's Story Tony was disruptive at school, and rude and inconsiderate at home. Tony had been suspended from school; he was not obeying curfews, and constantly used profane [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Mrs. Dobson's Story Mrs. Dobson was growing tired of the disrespectful behavior of her 14-year-old daughter, Emma. Emma began to openly challenge her mother's authority. They frequently fought about [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Caleb's Story Disrespect usually begins at a very young age, with disrespectful verbal behavior. Caleb began, at age three, to say "No!" to his mother when she asked [...]