Attack Life Not Others

The way you think, the words you speak, and the actions you take — it's all energy.

Focus your energy on what you want, rather than what you're looking to avoid.

"I will never attend an anti-war rall…

Tim and Steve talk about how training in the martial arts is unique to other forms of physical exercise. Some of what's discussed includes:

• Martial arts training "rewires your brain"

• No place for…

Steve Fleisher joins Tim and Steve. When people ask exactly what it is he does, he tells them he does a little teaching, a little preaching, and a little reaching. Some of the topics include:

• “Top …

Kevin McGee joins Tim and Steve. Some of the topics discussed include:

• Forget the phrase “It is what it is” — because it is what you make it

• A warrior shows up and puts in the hard work

• Become …

If we've said it once, we've said it a thousand times: Life is about choices. You and those around you will live a fuller, richer life, and perhaps discover the reason you're here if you decide to:

• …

Do an online search on “how to focus” and you’ll find many “expert” blogs recommending to get rid of distractions. Good luck with that! You’ll NEVER be able to eliminate all distractions life throws …

A means to an end helps achieve what you want, although it may not be valued or important itself. Tim and Steve suggest examining your motives, goals, and priorities in your life.

Are you doing somet…

There is no doubt we are living through a dark time. As Theodore Roethke wrote: “In a dark time, the eye begins to see …”

Collectively, our eyes are opening up to the external world. Individually, we…

Tim and Steve share a story with a duck and an eagle. You can be either. The choice is yours. If you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you’ll rarely disappoint yourself. Ducks quack …

Controlling and learning about fear and anxiety has been the topic the last couple weeks with Tim Hawk, Tim, and Steve. We continue this week with these topics and more:

• Fear is a gift given to us …

Last week Tim Hawk, Tim, and Steve discussed fear. On this episode, they dive deeper into understanding anxiety (especially through the pandemic). You’ll hear things you can do to eliminate both fear…

Tim Hawk — with a background in psychology — joins Tim and Steve to discuss being afraid. Fear is a primary emotion we all experience at times, in different ways and at different levels.

What can we …

Tom Parker is on to talk about ikigai — the Japanese concept of finding purpose in your life.

Ikigai • 生き甲斐 • A reason for being

Enough fear already. We’ve grown weak and it’s long past time to get our inner strength back. If you feel weak and afraid — you must replace that with hope and courage. If you feel brave and strong —…

Any boxer, martial artist, or any kind of athlete knows what it's like to be in the "zone" — where you're not thinking about the past, the future, or anything else — you're just in the moment. That's…

Eric Mintel joins us for part 2 of our conversation. (Check out last week’s show, where we spoke about the universal rhythm and cadence in music, martial arts, and all things in life.)

• Find mentors…

We’ve talked extensively about the desired balance between the "crash" and the "flow.” Homeostasis wants to occur. It can be seen all through nature, systems, structures, and relationships between al…

It’s our 200th episode! Tim and Steve talk about what Attack Life, Not Others means to them. We have an all-star cast of special guests — including Master Tim Hawk, Dr Jarrod Spencer, Chelsea Hoover,…

We often fear change because the outcome may be unknown. However, there's a difference between just change and purposeful change. It's OK to not always be in control of things, especially when the pu…