Battles are not fought during the fight but inside yourself when you train. Unknown (in reference to fitness training/events – not the battlefield)
Internalising your battles…
Rewards: Earned not Given…
I have a philosophy in life that rewards should be earned and not given, and the excerpt below brilliantly exemplifies that philosophy: There is a good story told, of one of Napoleon’s marshals, Lefebvre, the gallant old soldier who became Duke of Danzig. A civilian friend was once envying him his house and decorations and other awards. At… Read More
Discipline or Regret…
Suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret! Attributed to Jim Rohn: “We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
Persistence or Talent vs Persistence & Talent…
“In the course of achieving anything, nothing is more important than persistence.” Many will tell you that persistence or determination is more important than talent. However, without some talent (latent or trained), one will find it difficult to achieve an objective with persistence alone. For example, I don’t have the talent to run 10,000 metres… Read More
Today vs Tomorrow…
“Tomorrows battle is won during today’s practice.” Samurai maxim
Once vs 10,000…
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” Old Shaolin saying
Everything Can Be Corrected, But Stupid!
“Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.” Aristophanes (444-385 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Other versions include: “Stupid is forever, ignorance can be fixed.” “Ignorance can be educated and crazy can be medicated but there’s no… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 