Sensei Ron Thomas

The hidden go beneath the lessons we all observed Mr. Miyagi teach Daniel in the original Karate Kid movie to uncover their deeper meanings and usefulness. Each is an essential skill of life-mastery.

[SEE MORE] Takeaways: Each lesson reveals an insight or revelation which has a practical application in life, career, relationship, goal achievement, success, and fulfillment. The possibilities will inspire audience members to integrate the lessons into their personal and professional lives because I identify each as an essential step to showing up more masterfully.

Positive thinking isn’t bad; it’s just a strategy for sissies. Why? Because thoughts like, “When one door closes, another one opens,” or “There’s a silver lining in every cloud” are feel-good fluff. The reality is, you can be a positive thinker and still be broke. You can be a positive thinker and still be going through a divorce. So, while positive thinking is for sissies, mastery is for warriors. Mastery requires us to actually do something. It demands that we look in the mirror and own our stuff. Audience members will come face to face with the inner opponents they spar with every day. They will be shown precisely how these opponents are kicking their asses and why positive thinking doesn’t pack a big enough punch to knock them out.

[SEE MORE] Takeaways: While an excellent mindset to have, positive thinking is not enough. It’s not the answer to overcoming the things that are routinely kicking our ass, knocking us down, and choking out our potential. In the ring of life, we all spar with inner opponents. Becoming more masterful in the ring is the solution to coming out on top. We can live in misery, mediocrity, or mastery. Mastery insists we take command of our lives and lean into excellence.

Let’s face it, in this push-and-pull world, losing touch with our center is commonplace. We all get off-balanced. Life can throw us. And while it’s crucial to our ability to thrive, maintaining our balance can be challenging to say the least. Here I discuss the components of movement and balance, harmony, wellness, and keeping our center while moving toward goals.

[SEE MORE] Takeaways: Harmonious living is paramount to our well-being, success, and happiness. And balance is the driving force of harmony. So, the question then becomes, how do we secure our sense of balance? Through a strong mind, body, and spirit relationship, one that keeps us centered and anchors us in wholeness.