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#1: Are You a Fighter? [Podcast]

Posted on February 27, 2013November 30, 2020 by Ando Mierzwa

Welcome to the first episode of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, Are You a Fighter?

In this show, I introduce myself (Hi there!) and the goal of spreading the wisdom of the martial arts to anyone and everyone.

We then dive into the question of how we react when life blocks our pursuit of success and happiness. Do you fight back? Do you give up? Do you have a bad habit of either fighting too much or not fighting enough?

You’re not alone!

Using the simple tools discussed in the article Who Knows You the Best, we take a little time to examine how we fight, when we fight, and with whom we fight… all in the hopes of being better able to choose the right time to fight and the right time to walk away.

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19 thoughts on “#1: Are You a Fighter? [Podcast]”

  1. Netra Neelesh Vaidya says:
    May 18, 2017 at 1:00 am

    I actually don’t know if am a fighter or not . Sometimes I get afraid . But when the times right I do stand for myself no matter what the circumstances . I really enjoyed your show Ando πŸ™‚ Thankx!

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      May 20, 2017 at 7:31 am

      Hi Netra! Nice to meet you! πŸ™‚

      Thanks for listening and for the comment! Keep fighting!

      Reply
  2. Ingrid Bashor says:
    July 27, 2017 at 9:44 am

    (07/27/2017) To answer Sensei Ando’s question about the list of reasons for which I would fight for, I will only say: keeping growing.
    “Mental fitness” and “physical fitness” to repeat his words; I like that vocabulary!
    I want now to consider the plans of building a happy life as THE strategy that will push me to keep growing and that will offer me more opportunities and choices in life.
    I can already picture myself being happy walking through the path of success.
    Thanks, Sensei Ando, for your words of wisdom!

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      July 28, 2017 at 8:35 am

      I love all of those words and ideas, Ingrid!

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings here! Beautiful!! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Michelle says:
    July 31, 2017 at 11:58 am

    I started with Martial Arts again some months ago and I am happy with it [Hapkido] I was looking around on YouTube and found your channel. It’s awesome how you explain things with humour and tell us something about your experience, had to laugh several times and learned sth πŸ˜€
    I can’t find the podcasts 1-10 on iTunes, do you know why?
    I would like to save them on my phone, so I could listen to them when I’m on the bus etc.

    Greetings from Germany! πŸ™‚

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      August 4, 2017 at 11:17 am

      Hi Michelle!

      Greetings form the USA! Nice to meet you! πŸ™‚

      Thanks for the very kind words… they mean a lot to me. I’m not sure how iTunes works, really. But I’ll do a search and see what I can find.

      Keep smiling!
      ANDO

      Reply
    2. Ando Mierzwa says:
      August 4, 2017 at 11:23 am

      UPDATE! I think I fixed the iTunes issue. It may take a day or two for them to update their files, but you should see those episodes soon! Thanks for letting me know! πŸ™‚

      Reply
      1. Michelle says:
        August 5, 2017 at 1:54 pm

        I can download them now, thank you and have nice day! πŸ™‚

        Reply
        1. Ando Mierzwa says:
          August 6, 2017 at 3:55 pm

          Yay! Thanks for letting me know, Michelle!

          Reply
  4. Johnny says:
    December 31, 2017 at 4:14 am

    Thanks for given your wise advice and 7 day challenge it really helping.

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      January 3, 2018 at 8:45 am

      Awesome! That make me very happy. Happy new year, sir!

      Reply
  5. Aisha says:
    March 10, 2018 at 9:34 pm

    Hy ando
    i’m aisha….followoing ur advise
    u r just like an angel for me
    i”lk soon get rid from the scars on my body by lazr therapy Insh aa Allah
    pray fr me

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      March 21, 2018 at 10:11 am

      Prayers for you, Aisha! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Kye says:
    July 24, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    I really want to thank you for your words and wisdom they really do help me

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      July 26, 2018 at 8:48 am

      Hi Kye! That makes me very happy. Thanks for letting me know. πŸ™‚ Keep fighting!!

      Reply
  7. Rick Wlliiams says:
    January 23, 2021 at 7:18 am

    I gotta feeling listening just one time is not going to do it. πŸ™‚ Thanks Ando!

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      January 23, 2021 at 8:31 am

      Hi Rick! These episodes are lessons I keep needing to re-learn myself. πŸ˜€

      Thanks for listening!

      Reply
  8. Issa says:
    September 24, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Hi Ando!
    To me I regard you as a philosopher, thanks for your time

    From
    Issa
    Tanzania

    Reply
    1. Ando Mierzwa says:
      September 24, 2021 at 3:44 pm

      Issa! Thank you for sharing a kind word.

      Keep fighting, my friend!

      Reply

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