Denny Strecker

New Stretching Class Begins

Having a healthy and flexible body will add years - and possibly even decades - to your quality of life.

To help the friends and families in our community lead healthier and happier lives, we are starting a stretching class called “Stretch for Success.”  

This program will take participants through a head to toe stretching program teaching them how to stretch more effectively and safely.

This program will run for 12 weeks starting on December 4th. It is open to anyone between the ages of 6 and 70 years old.

There is no charge to attend this program.

Participants are not required to attend every class in order to participate.
To register just call the school at (586) 573-3881 and get started on a
healthier body.

Serving the Community

Students at Denny Strecker’s Karate are walking the walk this holiday season. It is easy to “talk” about helping others less fortunate, but it is another thing to actually DO something about it. Students from the ages of 4 to 63 years old made a goal to help 33 Warren families that are struggling to make ends meet this year.

     Starting back in October, students brought $1 each time they came to class and dropped it into the “Donation Bottle”. After just two months, the students managed to raise over $1,000 for this cause.

     “The goal is to show the students that a bunch of small actions can lead to something grand.” said Denny Strecker. People tend to think that you have to do something HUGE in order to have any impact on a problem. Nothing could be farther from the truth and this project proves it.

     It is our responsibility as members of our community to help others when and where we can. 33 Warren families will now be able to enjoy a nice Christmas dinner and open gifts on Christmas morning.

Way to go team!!

Using Your Mistakes to Springboard to Success by Zig Ziglar

Each of us at one time or another has thought about how wonderful it would be to have as much foresight as hindsight. Then we could avoid making mistakes! Not only is that hope unrealistic, it's also unwise. Mistakes are often the springboard for major accomplishments.

Here's a good example:
Thomas Edison was working with a lab assistant who was coming up dry after over 700 experiments. In discouragement, the assistant told Edison that after all these mistakes, errors, and false starts, he simply didn't believe that the project was valid. Edison quickly told him that he wasn't wasting his time and that the assistant now knew more about the project than anybody alive. Edison wisely observed that the assistant hadn't made mistakes but instead had acquired an education as to what didn't work. Needless to say, the assistant went back to his project with renewed vigor.

     If you take Edison's approach to life, you end up accomplishing much, much more. You need to understand that after every mistake you can look back and grow from the experience so that you can move forward with confidence and avoid making the same mistake again.

     Here are three tips for handling a mistake, either at home or work:
Don't let a mistake depress or discourage you. See a mistake as a step on the road to a solution. Realize that depression and discouragement are negatives that limit the future.

2. Admit the mistake. Yes, admitting your mistakes takes courage, but recognition of errors is a sign of maturity. Not to recognize them is to deny them, and denial limits your future.

3. Understand that when you confront your mistakes, you can take full advantage of them as the positive experiences they can be. When you ignore mistakes or try to conceal them, they almost always have a negative impact.

. . . Adapted from Success For Dummies by Zig Ziglar. Look for this book at your favorite online or offline bookstore! Success For Dummiesone of the Fastest selling books in the DUMMIES series.

Ha Ha Ha!

A man was driving down the highway with a car full of penguins.  A policeman pulled him over and told him if he didn't want a ticket he'd better take those penguins straight to the zoo. The man promised he would and drove off.

The next day, the same highway, the same car, the same guy, the same officer and the same penguins - only this time the penguins were all wearing sunglasses! The officer pulled the guy over and said,

"I thought I told you to take these penguins to the zoo!"

"I did" said the guy,

"Today I'm taking them to the beach!"