From the Desk of Keith Hafner Three Tips for Developing Self-Discipline in Your Children 1. Always, always, do what you say you are going to do. Remember that your children learn from EVERY encounter [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Think for Three Days. Here's a strategy I've used with great success. When faced with a challenge, I will write it down, in question form, and stay focused [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Right Way to Learn I'm usually taking 2 or 3 college level classes at a time, through "The Teaching Company." Mostly humanities stuff. Just finished a class [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Responsibility Model. How many times have you said to yourself, ‘I wish my child would be more RESPONSIBLE!???’ As parents of ‘Rock Solid Kids,’ we want our [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Plateau. You are making progress. You are energized. Excited. Motivated. You practice all the time. Then, you reach the ‘plateau.’ Suddenly, nothing works. You do the same [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Old 'Switcher-OO’ I admit it. We pull 'the old switcher-oo' on our students. We give them some things that are hard to learn. Techniques, forms, sparring. We [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Most Important Success Secret. There is one ‘Success Secret’ that can, if you diligently apply it, immediately transform your entire life. It doesn’t require any special skill [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Most Important Habit Prayer. Neglect this and you are in trouble. The best time? Right in the morning, the first thing after you get up. How long? [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The Missus… It was 1976. I had less than $200 in the bank. I drove a beat up white Ford pickup truck. I had a $3,000 stereo and the [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner The ‘Freeze’ Drill. Picture for a moment a well organized, focused Karate class. Students are taught that, when in position, they don't move. If their nose itches, they [...]