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I was visiting one of our Martial Arts academies the other day. During my visit, the school
manager (a great, hard working, ethical guy) was explaining to me how he was working on
this incredibly sophisticated formula to track students’ progress and attendance. He felt like
he was onto something, but there were a lot of moving parts and it would be some time
before he had it all figured out. “Too complicated,” I thought.
I love this story because it reminds me that so often we manage to over-complicate our lives,
our careers, our relationships. For example: In my field, martial arts school operators
tend to get easily sidetracked by the latest trend or the newest ad, and in the process
they sometimes forget that in order to have continued success, they must stick to just
a few basic concepts.
So, the next time you find yourself in over your head and not sure of which way to turn,
remember, “When laying sod, always put the green side up.”