Success

In reading Seth Godin's blog, I came across this entry on how to be successful. (It's really titled "how to make a million dollars" and even though I'm not trying to make money, I am trying to make an impact.)

I've applied the advice to my earlier entry on the Martial Arts Book of Knowledge or MABOK. The advice is to focus your topic to a group that cares enough to engage. If you visit KarateForge.com you will now see that the MABOK has been restricted to the KBOK - the Karate Book of Knowledge. This has allowed me and others to make forward progress on defining something needed by the karate community.

If you're into karate and know something about it, please contribute to the pages. If you're seeking to learn more, please participate in the community.

Live with Passion and Ignore the Critics

The dojo kun is a set of five principles that guide the practice of karate. The first of the dojo kun's precepts is to "seek perfection of character." While this precept has many and deep meanings, one of the ways I've adopted to improve my character is to try to

• live with passion and to inspire it in others.

When I come across items that particularly relate to this topic, I will blog about them here. One writer to whom I regularly turn is Seth Godin, somewhat of a marketing guru, but who believes in excellence. He has written a book called "The Dip" that is a NY Times bestseller on persevering through adversity and also knowing when to try something else. In his blog dedicated to the book, he has a entry that is remarkable for its ability to touch one's heart and inspire us to follow our passions.