Author Archives: scorpion6knives

There are a three things that never lie… Yoga Pants, Drunk People, and Kids. This second grader is speaking more truth to everyone than almost any “life coach” has ever said in a $30k seminar. This kid knows he wants to be famous… He also knows that right now, he cannot have that opportunity becauseContinue reading “Things That Don’t Lie”

Anything that costs you your mental health is too expensive… Read that again. Anything that costs you– your– mental health is too expensive… You’ve all surely heard the story about giving and taking from your life in terms of withdrawals/deposits, but that is more attention and energy based. When your buddy has asked for yourContinue reading “Balance Your Budget”

How many times have you been told this? And how did that make you feel? You always hear, especially in difficult situations, that you should never tell someone to just “get over it.” It doesn’t validate their feelings, it makes them feel even worse, and it doesn’t solve anything other than making you look likeContinue reading “Get Over It”

I know, when you read that caption you came in here thinking I’d be talking about adrenaline and risky behavior. Not even close… I’m talking about a different edge, and something we need to be doing more of. I’m talking about the word audacity… Now there are two definitions to audacity thanks to the EnglishContinue reading “Living on the Edge”

“Iron Sharpens Iron“ I absolutely love this quote… Because it doesn’t make any sense, especially from the mind of a bladesmith. Since when has anyone ever tried to sharpen iron with iron? I would pay good money to watch that circus… but I digress. I understand the concept of the quote, but there are someContinue reading “Iron Sharpens Iron”

Let’s look at the last 12 hours in a glance… It’s Saturday, and I’m at my daughter’s defense class. They are working on body strikes and takedowns today. Terribly fun and exciting to see. I spent all week finishing up a batch of custom handmade knives that have taken months to complete. I did notContinue reading “Show Up”

Drinking a cup of coffee a day can keep you healthy… Drinking a cup of coffee a day can kill you. It’s the little things that matter most but don’t sweat the small stuff…. Lifting weights is bad for your heart, but cardio won’t help you lose weight… It’s insane, especially in todays technological world,Continue reading “Filter”

So let’s say you have the motivation, you have the purpose, you have the passion- to seek out and accomplish your goals- But… When? You have a full time job, you have a side hustle, you have a family you want to be involved with… How do you find the hours in the day toContinue reading “Fueling the Fire”

The human body by design will find any and every excuse to not exert energy. It’s actually a survival mechanism engrained into our bodies. Before the modernization of things, you had no idea when you’d eat next, or need to chase after a mammoth. So your body fights to keep you from expending energy justContinue reading “Persevering”

Motivation is the “why”. The reason for the change. You are motivated to look better, you are motivated to make more money. That’s your “why”. Why is easy. Wants and needs are simple to quantify. Everyone says to grab the bull by the horns, but what happens when you have two handfuls of horns andContinue reading “Momentum vs. Motivation”