"If you love life, don't waste time — for time is what life is made up of.” — Bruce Lee

• Time is the most valuable commodity.

• To get ahead in life, we must not waste time.

• Choose wisely who and what you spend your time on.

In the 70s, when the song “22,000 Days” by The Moody Blues was written, it represented the average life expectancy of a person — around 60 years. In recent years, that has increased to about 75 — which brings it to roughly 27,000 days. Regardless, the song’s not about numbers and statistics. It's about making the most of our time on Earth, knowing it won't last forever.

A couple weeks ago when Master Tim Hawk joined Tim Hoover and Steve Mittman he talked about the benefits he’s experienced from training in the martial arts for 60 years — including confidence, discipline, patience, and fitness. Continuing where he left off, he discusses what he’s gained mentally and spiritually.

Can you have too much discipline? What about confidence? Can it get out of control? Speaking of control — can one have too much self-control? Or how about being so aware of everything that you become paranoid. Life is all about having a perfect balance. It’s the ancient philosophy of yin and yang.

“I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.” — Terence

After training for 60 years, Master Tim Hawk has learned a thing or two that have carried over to everyday life. He shares his observations with us on these things and more:

• Confidence

• Discipline

• Patience

• Fitness

Soon-to-be Doctor Cyrus Sholevar joins Tim and Steve to discuss how the martial arts have impacted his life. He attributes self-discipline to being able to focus on reaching goals, achieving difficult tasks, and overcoming discomfort — while pushing himself to new heights.

Getting back to basics is the simplest way to find calm in this chaos. Forget biohacking or looking for the next healthy fad, let’s stick with straightforward, commonsense health basics.

“There is absolutely nothing more important than meeting our basic human needs.” — Abraham Maslow

“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful.” — Eric Thomas

Bernie shares his version of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which he views as:

• Ignorance

• Gullibility

• Stubbornness

• Foolishness

He, Tim, and Steve also talk about fear — how some use it for control to make you do or say things you might not otherwise. Focus and awareness are good — and both are necessary — but too much focus (and not on the right things) can lessen your overall awareness.

"Listen to the whispers, and you won't have to hear the screams." — Cherokee proverb

"Two things are infinite — the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." — Albert Einstein

“Life is everything and nothing all at once.” — Billy Corgan

Tim and Steve talk about seeing nothing while seeing it all, along with:

• Attitude

• Awareness

• Focus

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” — Zig Ziglar

Len, Tim, and Steve talk about faith, family, friends, and fellowship. If you have something positive to share, it's important to do so, because you can never underestimate the effect you may have on others.

After listening to our podcast episode, watch this video with Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly:

As we talked about before, the flagship school of Hoover Karate Academy has been sold. Many memories live on, and so does HKA's Allentown location. Tim, Frank, and Steve have one last conversation inside the old dojo — about the reality of truth and other lessons learned.

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” — Arthur Conan Doyle