About Author: Nicklaus

Nicklaus
Website
http://japanesemartialartscenter.com
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Nick has studied the martial arts and philosophies of Asia for 44 years, and has used their principles to start five successful businesses, including SEO Ann Arbor. He's an attorney, entrepreneur, consultant, and author of four books on martial arts, including Budo Mind and Body, which was featured in Black Belt Magazine. He advises a wide variety of businesses and individuals on marketing, motivation, mastery, success, and kicking your ass into gear.

Posts by Nicklaus

  • Outside of rare, really good comedy, I think a culture has been created by those who believe they're pro-minority and pro-women, and imbedded in that culture is the wrong-headed notion that because wrongs were done to the group they support, the situation can be balanced by doing a subtle or overt wrong to the group they view as inappropriately privileged.

    Be Offensive, Be Very Offensive!

    Otherwise, let's get past race and gender and on to greater things
    Posted on November 10, 2011 | No Comments
    Outside of rare, really good comedy, I think a culture has been created by those who believe they're pro-minority and pro-women, and imbedded in that culture is the wrong-headed notion that because wrongs were done to the group they support, the situation can be balanced by doing a subtle or overt wrong to the group they view as inappropriately privileged.

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  • Pay attention when you get angry and ask yourself,

    One

    That's how many "true" selves you have
    Posted on November 9, 2011 | No Comments
    Pay attention when you get angry and ask yourself, "who's angry?" If the answer is, "me!" then ask, "but who asked the question?" It takes about one-tenth of a second to realize that it's not you that's angry, but some part of you that you don't necessarily have to validate at that moment.

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  • Most of us adults think we have to work with a purpose in mind, but maybe we just have to remember what it was like to play. Have faith that new insights will occur, and immerse yourself fully in whatever your life's mission may be.

    Play!

    It's not just for children anymore
    Posted on November 8, 2011 | No Comments
    Most of us adults think we have to work with a purpose in mind, but maybe we just have to remember what it was like to play. Have faith that new insights will occur, and immerse yourself fully in whatever your life's mission may be.

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  • So I dropped HUGE dollars for books - ten to be exact - and came home with two weeks' worth of reading material. One of the books is Thank God it's Monday! - A Tool Kit for Aligning Your Lifevision and Your Work, by Tim Hoerr. It is the height of irony that a book with this much to offer should be found in a place where overlooked, under-marketed books go to die.

    Thank God it’s Monday!

    Why wait until friday to start living?
    Posted on November 4, 2011 | No Comments
    So I dropped HUGE dollars for books - ten to be exact - and came home with two weeks' worth of reading material. One of the books is Thank God it's Monday! - A Tool Kit for Aligning Your Lifevision and Your Work, by Tim Hoerr. It is the height of irony that a book with this much to offer should be found in a place where overlooked, under-marketed books go to die.

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  • I've been working on aspects of advanced swordsmanship with two of the most extraordinary swordsmen in the world, and we've been bashing our heads in (so to speak) trying to figure out how to write about what we do.

    A Job Well Begun

    Is a job half-emailed to your co-conspirators
    Posted on November 2, 2011 | No Comments
    I've been working on aspects of advanced swordsmanship with two of the most extraordinary swordsmen in the world, and we've been bashing our heads in (so to speak) trying to figure out how to write about what we do.

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  • If you work with low expectations when the challenge is great, it may help you get through the tough work of doing one incremental task at a time without stressing about achieving the greater goal right away.

    What do you expect?

    Expect nothing, get ....
    Posted on October 31, 2011 | No Comments
    If you work with low expectations when the challenge is great, it may help you get through the tough work of doing one incremental task at a time without stressing about achieving the greater goal right away.

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  • What used to work was just to dig in, start working, and do whatever came to mind. When I was running a single business, that actually worked pretty well, as long as I had enough caffeine in my system!

    Task Management

    What works for you?
    Posted on October 28, 2011 | No Comments
    What used to work was just to dig in, start working, and do whatever came to mind. When I was running a single business, that actually worked pretty well, as long as I had enough caffeine in my system!

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  • Mastery is not only a means of accomplishing the things of the world, but it is that by which a person fulfills the purpose of his life. It is not necessary for man to leave all the things of the world and go into retreat. He can attend to his business, to his profession, to his duties in life and yet at the same time develop this spirit in himself which is the spirit of mastery.

    Greed Really IS Good

    and it's not just Gordon Gecko who said so
    Posted on October 27, 2011 | No Comments
    Mastery is not only a means of accomplishing the things of the world, but it is that by which a person fulfills the purpose of his life. It is not necessary for man to leave all the things of the world and go into retreat. He can attend to his business, to his profession, to his duties in life and yet at the same time develop this spirit in himself which is the spirit of mastery.

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  • So when my golf swing felt so great as a result of paying attention to one seemingly minor aspect, I knew the following days weren't going to be as exhilarating.

    Personal Development … Enjoy the fall!

    The road to success isn't always up hill.
    Posted on October 25, 2011 | No Comments
    So when my golf swing felt so great as a result of paying attention to one seemingly minor aspect, I knew the following days weren't going to be as exhilarating.

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  • When you immerse yourself in your subject matter, constantly practicing, studying, and always seeking improvement, you will either happen upon the keystones yourself, or you will develop a deep, intuitive understanding of the ones you learn from someone else.

    Keystones – they’re everywhere!

    And searching for em's half the fun!
    Posted on October 21, 2011 | No Comments
    When you immerse yourself in your subject matter, constantly practicing, studying, and always seeking improvement, you will either happen upon the keystones yourself, or you will develop a deep, intuitive understanding of the ones you learn from someone else.

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