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May 4th, 2022
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HABITS & SYSTEMS

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Have you ever set a goal to lose weight (or gain weight), and go to the gym 3 times per week? Many people have, and many people fail in their grand endeavours to lose weight, gain weight, get more fit, eat healthier, get rich or get that promotion – because they throw in the towel too quickly. We want... Read More >>

April 26th, 2022
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BLACKBELT IN BULLSHIT

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We all have our areas where we can pursue and obtain a “Blackbelt.” Monkey Brain’s Blackbelts lie in the areas of Bullshit and Blackjack. Master Zen has Blackbelts in Karate, Meditation, Ikigai, Kindness, Sharing, to name a few.  YOU, if you have not found it yet, need to find the thing in your life which you can pursue, and... Read More >>

April 25th, 2022
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BLACKBELTS

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Gambling can be fun, but don’t gamble your life away – study and do something useful, like Karate. Find your Ikigai – your true purpose in life. A blackbelt in Karate is probably more useful in life than a blackbelt in Blackjack.  Arnold Snyder, legendary professional gambler, wrote the book “A Blackbelt in Blackjack.” In his book he writes:... Read More >>

April 24th, 2022
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Monkey Brain = Lingchi

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Lingchi, a method for carrying out a gruesome death sentence for hard criminals was used in China, Vietnam and Korea from approximately 900 CE up until the practice ended around the early 1900s. It can be translated into “The Death of a Thousand Cuts”, and can be used to analyse our lives, to try to pinpoint all the little... Read More >>

April 22nd, 2022
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SUCCESS MEANS SAYING “NO”

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The ability to say “no” to people, to ideas, and to things in general is something we need to learn in order to become highly successful. Successful companies are generally very specialised and have a relatively narrow product range. When Steve Jobs came back and took over Apple he apparently fired over 3000 people and scaled back the range... Read More >>

April 20th, 2022
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Hansei Log Book

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Hansei is a self exploration exercise that never ends. You don’t do it for only a week and then draw conclusions. You do it every day, for the rest of your life. You do it to identify areas in your life you can improve on – analysing what went wrong and how to do it better next time. Like... Read More >>

April 19th, 2022
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Hansei Kai – reflecting upon mistakes

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Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards. Hansei is a Japanese concept that, loosely translated, means “self-reflection” – looking back to examine your life and your actions that has led you to this particular point, good or bad. Take a bit of time each day for a Hansei Kai, a self reflection session, specifically looking... Read More >>

April 18th, 2022
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HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR IKIGAI?

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This is worth paying attention to – finding your IKIGAI, your true calling in life, is worth searching for. If you have not already found it. It’s what gets you out of bed in the morning. If you are not excited about getting out of bed in the morning, chances are you still need to find your Ikigai. Most... Read More >>

January 25th, 2022
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ADDICTED TO ARGUMENTS

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Arguments. The source of all conflict – wars, fistfights, divorce… to have different opinions about things is natural, and good. Starting an argument for a sake of starting an argument, is not. Discussing different ideas, different ways of seeing the same thing, is creativity. Argumentation because your ego is too big for your own good, is a destructive force,... Read More >>

January 7th, 2022
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ARE YOU STUCK? CAN’T CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

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This is a big one. I have a friend who firmly believes people cannot change – as if our brains are hardwired, and cannot be re-wired. It’s sad, because that belief, for those who believe it, will make it exactly so. While others, who believe they can change – will go ahead and do it. Don’t believe you, or... Read More >>

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