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 [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Reading So - this young guy I know. Good intelligence. Not too educated. I've been trying to get him interested in reading. Not too much success, yet. I [...]