CHIP TOWNSEND – World Champion Martial Artist: World Champion School Operator (Part 6)

MAWN: Definitely. Learning the skill of managing your state is critically important because we want to run a high-high-performance organization so how do you facilitate that?  CT: In several ways, but first we talk about it fairly regularly. As instructors, we have to personify what we are teaching our students. We teach our students, when you take your shoes off, put your problems from your bad day in your shoes and get on the mat with an open mind. When you bow, pour yourself out and you’re empty and ready to receive. We talk about things like this and we have an instructor’s creed, “I will teach this class like