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		<title>Who is the boss of YOU?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chances are, sometime in your life you have heard a child say &#8220;You&#8217;re not the boss of ME!!  I am&#8221;.
I&#8217;m not debating whether or not this is an appropriate comment, as it probably depends on the context.  For me this comment raises an interesting question and that is, are you really the boss of you? Your first response [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/246</link>
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		<title>HOW TO BE A TEAM PLAYER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are few things more important to  the long term success of a martial arts school than having a cohesive team.    When a team is working well together, more gets done and the process is more enjoyable.  In essence, everybody benefits.
Following are some general guidelines that will help you keep your team in the flow.
Be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/244</link>
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		<title>I Remain Calm Even in Challenging Situations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Years back, I was taping a series of four ½-hour instructional videos for MAIA.  Each video was made up of a combination of martial arts drills, skills, teaching tips and a huddle discussion for kids.  I had just finished the third video and was feeling great about the quality and content.  Experience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/239</link>
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		<title>Internal Referrals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Few people would argue that the best source of referrals is word-of-mouth from existing students.  Of course, people are only going to talk up your school when they are excited about training.  So remember, the number of potential referrals is in direct relationship to the quality of your program.  If you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/241</link>
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		<title>I deflect negative energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the nine mastery mindsets that we teach at Kovar&#8217;s Satori Academy is &#8220;I deflect negative energy.&#8221; This mindset refers to the importance of not letting situations or people steal your joy. Chances are, there&#8217;s been a time when you were having a great day until somebody came along and said some negative comment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/227</link>
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		<title>Dave Kovar Receives MAIA&#8217;s Lifetime Achievement Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello to all our friends in the martial arts industry.  This is Dave Chamberlain, C.E.O. of Kovar’s Inc. and this may be the only time that I ask Kyoshi Kovar to step aside so I can write an entry in his blog.  But today’s news is so big that I couldn’t wait to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/229</link>
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		<title>How to handle the &#8220;I&#8217;m-taking-a-break-for-soccer&#8221; line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every one of us has had our share of students that quit because of a sport. Most tell us that they will be back after the season, but we know that this is rarely the case. When the season is complete, it takes a lot of effort to get back into the routine of Martial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/217</link>
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		<title>Is Your Guard Up or is Your Hand Out?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a demo I have done several times over the years to demonstrate how your attitude can affect others. It is very easy to do and always brings the same conclusion.  Here is how it works:
I call up a person to the front of the room and ask them if they will give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/211</link>
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		<title>School Self Analysis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is important for us to remember that our students have a lot of options when it comes to where they spend their time and money. And they will always have enough time and money for the things most important to them. One of our jobs for every time they leave is to make sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/208</link>
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		<title>Parent Orientation for Junior Beginners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this post, I would like to share an outline with you that we use to help educate parents of our Junior students on how they can maximize the value of our program. You will see a lot of similarities between this one and the Little Dragon (4 to 6 year-olds) post.
The goal of our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kovarsblog.kovarsystems.com/archives/206</link>
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