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Possibly the Most Important Leadership Skill

3/7/2018

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When you step into our karate dojo, you may think you are merely learning the art of self defense.

However, once you are actively involved as a student, you’ll will find that karate is really a leadership academy.

The skills taught are things like...


  • ​self discipline
  • respect
  • honesty
  • perseverance
  • courtesy
  • patience
  • focus
  • positive mindset
  • tenacity
  • strength
  • self confidence
  • humility
  • and many more!

One leadership quality that has been proven to be more important to success in life over intelligence or any other quality is Time Management.

In life, each of us are given the same number of hours per day. No one gets more than 24 hours in a day. The most successful people in the world that are masters at their craft, were never granted more than 24 hours per day to accomplish their tasks.

What sets those who succeed in life apart from others is their ability to manage time.

Whenever I hear someone say they don't have time for Karate I am disappointed.

It tells me that the person is failing to manage their time and their life. They have not made their health or their dream of achieving a black belt in karate a priority.

Here’s why saying “I don’t have time” is a poor excuse.

Karate classes only run 60 minutes. You are to attend twice a week.

There are 168 hours in a week. If you are at karate 3 hours per week (including drive time) that’s a mere 1.8% of your week.

That’s a small spec in your time schedule!


If you are not making classes it is because you are letting other people and other things manage your time. If you want to succeed in anything of importance in life you have to block out the time on your calendar and make it non-negotiable. Instead of allowing other things to steal your time, make a commitment to yourself that those class times are sacred. No one can take them from you. It’s YOUR time.

Schedule your karate classes into your week. Time management is part of learning to be successful.

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
~ Earl Nightingale
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    Vashon Borich, Sensei teaches traditional karate & kobudo in Branson, Missouri. She considers herself a life-time student of the arts. Her blog is an open journal of lessons learned in the martial arts. If you are a martial artist and would like to contribute to her blog please contact her.
    All blog entries are authored by Vashon Borich unless noted in the first line.

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