SHAKERS & MOVERS n BUSINESS COACH
The Martial Arts Mind-Set for
Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
WHAT MAKES "THEM" GREAT?!
You´re at your desk, looking at a mountain of assignments and in through the door comes a message that you’ve gained
hundreds of new clients simply due to your laser focus, refined campaign and determination to target the heart of your
audience. The bonus is you feel completely calm because you´ve increased your inner capacity and become a master
at organizing and delegating with such precision and timing that the term “stress” has now become a city on mars…
By Samir Di Johansson, Business & Success Coach
Grand change happens—over time… Regard-
less if you´re working on your body, mind-set
or business. You apply 100% focus on putting
your plan into repeated, daily action, letting
nothing get in your way. Nothing!
Having coached and trained both business
owners and larger organizations to higher
productivity, sales results and breakthroughs,
I have witnessed time and time again what
really makes a winner a winner. I call it having
a “martial arts mind-set”.
Having practiced elite martial arts and been
a sales leader for more than 3 decades, I can
tell you there´s nothing that will ever substitute
having an ingrained “never-quit”-attitude.
So, which bridging gems make this trait so
effective in the entrepreneur world? And how
can YOU begin excelling in every single area
of your life by activating this all-important
mind-set which has created some of the
world´s most successful entrepreneurs?
THE ESSENCE
1. Aim behind the target. SEE and FEEL
yourself doing whatever it is you aim to do —
and then exceed your past self in actions to
get there. This creates NEW and even larger
opportunities – stemming from an increase in
courage, belief and self-esteem.
2. Hone focus and clarity on a daily basis.
Have ONE mission for each day, removing
ALL distractions.
3. Advance through discipline. Gradually
increase the size of your monthly goals. It´s
the awareness of the fact that it´s the bruises
that make you stronger, which creates the
final masterpiece you become.
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“Your connection to your dream
becomes greater than
your connection to your pain …”
The greatest bonuses from implementing
martial arts training into your work day does
not come from attaining belts, but from the
effect it has on your brain and character,
literally speaking. And this is where it spills
over into all other areas of your life including
business and entrepreneurship. Martial arts
training has proven to have a direct impact
on the amounts of synapses fired in the brain.
The reason is that martial arts training is a
mix of soft and hard activities and therefore
develops several areas of the pre-frontal
cortex and the rest of the human brain.
Alone timing, fast decision making, increased
focus and attention puts you way ahead of your
competition. The martial arts are based upon
thousands of years of trial and e