Yin vs YangThe Battle for Success in Life

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Article by Peter J. Normandia. Follow me on Twitter.

Normally, today’s post is about personal development through Jiu Jitsu. However, today is not just any other day. First off, it’s Groundhog’s day. Secondly, in a few short house I will be leaving my 20s behind, and passing into the next phase of life otherwise known as my 30s.

Thirty years ago today (2/2/1979), at 1:22 pm, a 22 inch, 9 pound, 2 ounce bundle of joy arrived. I was the first child in my family, and the only male child for a long, long time. To celebrate this Yinvsyang style, I felt like writing a personal post to myself about what it’s like to look back on 30 years, and what to look forward to.  Read more... (494 words, 2 images, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Chances are if you are reading this, the entrepreneur spirit is deeply embedded in your soul.  One of the mistakes I learned the hard way is to set realistic goals for yourself.

We all have a habit of thinking big, or we would not be entrepreneurs.  Thinking big, though, is not enough.  In fact, it can be detrimental to achieving those goals.  The reason is because those unrealistic goals can cloud the reality of getting to them.

For example, let’s pretend you wanted to open up a Jiu Jitsu school.  Not just any Jiu Jitsu School.  But the biggest and baddest Jiu Jitsu school ever created in the history of Jiu Jitsu Schools.  You want to train champions. You want to have every great practitioner in the area train at this school. You want it to be nationally recognized, become a franchise, and blaze the trail that all other Jiu Jitsu Schools will follow.  Read more... (894 words, 1 image, estimated 3:35 mins reading time)