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 What's Your Reserve? Kindness. Good feeling toward others. Generosity of spirit. Your "big" self has plenty in reserve. Enough, not only for ourselves…but also enough to accommodate the [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner We Always Have a Choice. We always have a choice, don't we? To be our BIG self…the one that is gracious and generous. Or, the SMALL self. The [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Want to Get Along Better with People? Easy. Burn down your ‘dog house.’ Don't dismantle it, board by board. Burn it down. And -- just so we're absolutely [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner How to Lead. Two ways to lead: authority and influence. Each has its place. Need to get some people out of a burning building? Jump up and down, [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner A Simple Tip for Teachers, Parents, Bosses and Leaders To be an effective teacher, you must understand that your goal with your students (employees, team members, etc.) is [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Be Careful with These Two Words When dealing with kids (or really anybody, for that matter...read: spouse), be careful how you use the words ALWAYS and NEVER. Have [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Baby Watching. Two milestones in a soon-to-be one year old's life: learning to walk and learning to speak. These two skills represent two different ways in which we [...]
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