Author Archives: Dan Ward (Ninja Dan)

This week I watched “Wild” with Reese Witherspoon, based on a true story. The movie is about a woman who decides to go on a trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. On this journey of self-discovery she learns what it means to have inner strength and persistent will to succeed.  Throughout the movie there wereContinue reading “Wild (MKE 14)”

This week was a challenge for me. I was working on the principles of the 7-Day Mental Diet. Trying not to form any opinions was hard Lol. It can be very difficult not to form opinions or to express them in today’s society with so many forums at our disposal. Facebook, Twitter and blog postsContinue reading “Mental Diet (MKE 13)”

Accomplishments.  We have all experienced accomplishments or strived for them.  Throughout our lives, we are often judged by our peers by the number of things we’ve accomplished, or by how big those accomplishments were. Who’s to say – or judge – how big or small an accomplishment is? Only YOU can say, because it’s yoursContinue reading “Accomplishments (MKE 12)”

The truth will set you free. I’ve heard that expression used many times when growing up from my parents to my teachers to clergy. As a child I just thought this was just something to say; little did I know the real value in what it meant.  Reading The Greatest Salesman In The World, byContinue reading “The Truth (MKE 9)”

Has anyone ever said to you, that you have a wild imagination? I never really liked that saying. It always made me feel as though I was just a dreamer, never the architect of my thoughts.  As a child, I used my imagination to conjure up ways to play and keep myself occupied when IContinue reading “Imagination – The Building Blocks Of Your Reality (MKE 8)”

I’ve been reading and thinking a lot about Creative Visualization — a term I’ve heard spoken about from when I was a child to the man I am today. I first started learning about creative visualization when I was three or four years old attending what I called “bowling school.” It was really a daycareContinue reading “Think, Visualize, Act (MKE 7)”

I can’t count how many times I’ve been told about the importance of paying attention throughout my life by my parents, teachers and my martial arts instructors. I would venture to say — many hundreds of thousands of times to be sure. When I was young I just thought it was something adults would sayContinue reading “The Power Of Concentration (MKE 6)”

The human mind is the most comprehensive computer in existence, complex in its design and function. It is said that we only use 10% of the power that it is capable of generating. So what about the other untapped 90%? Why is it that some people seem to utilize more of its power than others?Continue reading “The Power of Within (MKE 5)”

Have you ever used affirmations as a way of channeling your energy to bring about a positive outcome, goal or mindset? Ever since I can remember, I always felt a connection to a higher power (God, Spirit, Creator, Gaia). When I would look at the sky or see an animal or the leaves on aContinue reading “I Am In Service (MKE 4)”