Habit #1 Be Proactive Habit #2 Begin with the end in mind Habit #3 Put first thing first Habit #4 Think win win Habit #5 Seek first to understand than to be understood Habit #6 Synergize Habit #7 Sharpen the saw
Hi coach, I read the book in 2019 recommended by you, since then I change my job for a better one, working hard on a Masters degree and I have a better home. Hard work, suffering but the feeling of accomplishment is awesome.
Firas ive heard you talk about this book before. im one chapter in and basically stopped 95% of my daily smoking down to 1 a day. This paradigm stuff is deep man.
Man I can not explain how inspirational it is listing to you speak. So articulate yet simple to understand. Fell in love with your mind when I heard you speak on JRE. Trying to find more talks with you going deep into such topics. You should definitely do a philosophy podcast brother if you have the time. I think it would be very popular. God bless you and your family 🙏
Hey coach thank you for this video. Habit 2 and 3 hit me hard. During quarantine i came to a realisation that what i am studying is not something that i am interested in or desire to persue, this has impacted my motivation and commitment and I created bad habits. This video helped me by giving me a virtual slap in the face telling me to be more proactive and to develop an outcome-oriented mindset.
Came to that same realization back in August. Finally plugged up the courage to drop out. Developed a bunch of unhealthy habits over the years trying to cope with the stress/depression that comes with forcing yourself to finish something that you have zero interest in.
@@bez1196 your post is so relevant to me. I created unhealthy habits to cope with the stress and to hide/ avoid the situation i am in. I have hard time making that change because i am very uncertain about it
@@rubenwanders7184 I can relate bro, but don't waste too much time trying to decide like I did. You need to spend some time figuring out who you are and what you want out of life. Some books that helped me come to that realization: 1) "Late Bloomers" by Rich Karlgaard, it provided an important paradigm shift in my thinking because I used to think (and maybe you do too) that I needed to succeed within a given time frame or my life would be over. 2) Dark Horse by Todd Rose, it's a critique of the so called "conventional" way of doing things i.e. the standardized system of education/achievement. 3) "No Fears, No Excuses" by Larry Smith, a very good guideline on how to find your passion..
I'm currently reading "The Art of Impossible" by Kotler. He makes it very clear in the first few chapters that you put yourself at a severe disadvantage if you choose to pursue something that you're not motivated by. You're essentially working against your own biology. People who achieve excellence do so by working with their biology and thus achieve flow states much more frequently and with less effort. You cannot achieve excellence in something that you're not passionate about. You will do ok at best. Which means that you will be competing against people who, unlike you, are really passionate about the field that you are in and for whom work does not feel as cumbersome as it does for you. They will produce higher quality of work with LESS energy while you will be fighting an internal battle every step of the way. Hope my posts were helpful to you.
I just came to this video and it was super helpful for me. My dad passed away a few days ago and I just realized I was letting down my dreams. I understood so many things... So, as you said, its time for me to pick this habits and put first thing first. So much love to you, Firas. I hope one day I get to meet you and pick some knowledge from you. Saludos desde México!
I came off 10 minutes before just reading from the first habit and I see why you mention it as a priority. Thank you Firas for the recommendation of the book that I took from a video of the past. You are a true inspiration.
Thank you for putting that thoughtful and useful out there for other people's benefit. I hope that one day I will shake youe hand and thank you for your great videos and your great work in MMA! Keep up the good work! You're awesome!
@@jarrettpierce5626 nah but maybe i should try that next time. i grabbed the back of his gi so he couldn't roll out of it but i wasn't deep enough on his shoulder for him to tap. i originally threw up a triangle and couldn't get it and the omoplata presented itself so i went for it.
1) Be proactive 2) Think and act with the end in mind 3) First things first These top 3 are internal habits, the next few are external habits. 4) Think win win, in your interactions with others 5) Listen, understand, reiterate (sympathize) then reply 6) Synergize: Sync+Energy, basically sync your energy with your teammates, be interdependent rather than independent. 7) Sharpen the saw: not overworking yourself
Hey coach you said before that it's important for fighters to have something going on in their life aside from fighting, but is it possible to compete professionally while having a 9 to 5 job or still pursuing higher education? PS: you posted this video I the best possible time I needed this thanks again coach
someone correct me if im wrong, but i think GSP was training, travelling back and forth from new york and working alongside fighting professionally. You definitely can my man
Agreed, this one is about reviewing how you can evolve, improve and innovate better habits. Never get get complacent and stop sharpening the saw, that is yourself
Hello Sir , My name is Zakir ! I live in India , and I want to learn everything from you about all forms of martial arts/combat that you know and teach professional fighters in MMA ! Is there a possibility of making it happen ?
If you think you need to believe in a god in order to have objective morality, it's because you haven't heard believers calling The Atheist Experience when Matt Dillahunty is on the air.
Atheism has no objective morality, history showed that.. What is morally right roday might not be morally right tomorrow for atheists but Atheism is just following the chaging morality of community.. No set of objective morality. Thats why most heinous dictators like stalin, chinese mo, albanian murderous regime and so on were atheists and were all for atheism. Atheism has no accountability coz they have no one to fear and being accountable to, so everything they do is all good... Coz there is no consequence, at the end of the day they will turn into bones and to earth as they believe no resurracrtion and judgement day and high power that will question their deeds.
@@saabiq Is this the result of objective morality? "Anyone who *beats their male or female slave* with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, *but they are not to be punished* if the slave recovers after a day or two, *since the slave is their property."* - Exodus 21:20-21 If you believe what you say is true, why don't you call the program and explain it to them? Thousands of people who don't think like you and don't believe in gods will have the opportunity to realize that they are wrong. Those dictators were also men. Don't you see the problem with that argument? It's the same kind of reasoning you are using. Haven't there been dictators who believed in gods? The most famous of them (the German one) was openly a "theist", not an atheist.
@@saabiq Atheism makes no reference to morality, neither objective nor subjective. You blame atheism for being something it is not, yet you associate it with things it has no business in. Despite what you have heard (probably from people who do not identify themselves as atheists) atheism is not a moral system (neither good nor bad) just as not believing in the god Vishnu is not a moral system either. Atheism is just a label for those who do not believe in any of the gods. But you are treating atheism as if it were a religion. It's called "the law of the instrument." _The _*_law of the instrument_*_ is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. As Abraham Maslow said in 1966, "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail."_ If atheism were a religion then not playing golf would be a sport. Not smoking, a vice. Off, a television channel and not collecting stamps, a hobby.
@@vejeke since athiesm makes no referrence to morality.. Why do athiests always point fingers and critisize thiests using morality arguments like you did now.. taking verses from exodus like you are Superior in morality lol...athiests always act like champions of morality and human rights.. While most horrific criminals and dictators were athiests who didnt believe in god.. And had nihilistic world view.
@@saabiq You still don't get it and you keep doing the same thing... You keep treating atheism as if it were a religion. It's called "the law of the instrument". Since not being Italian has nothing to do with morality why do non-Italians use moral arguments to criticize things that are clearly immoral? You have a misconception of what atheism is surely because almost everything you have heard about atheism comes from theists. It is as if to understand what Christianity is I have only been informed by Muslims (or the other way arround). All the dictators you mentioned are men, does being a man have anything to do with being a tyrant? Why do you keep using the same flawed example? I don't know about you but in my country we had a dictator for 40 years who forced people to pray in schools and made Catholicism the official state religion. By the way... Are you okay with not being punished for beating your slave, the one that the god of the Bible says you can buy? "Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them *you may buy slaves.* You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. *You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life,* but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites" - Leviticus 25:44-46 I bet you don't, so welcome to the club of those of us who are morally superior to the Bible, it didn't take much at all, did it?
Habit #1 Be Proactive
Habit #2 Begin with the end in mind
Habit #3 Put first thing first
Habit #4 Think win win
Habit #5 Seek first to understand than to be understood
Habit #6 Synergize
Habit #7 Sharpen the saw
true knight
What's the book called?
@@ad4m-10 7 habits of highly effective people
then* to be understood my friend
Hi coach, I read the book in 2019 recommended by you, since then I change my job for a better one, working hard on a Masters degree and I have a better home. Hard work, suffering but the feeling of accomplishment is awesome.
That's awesome. Grinding is beautiful as long as you're pursuing something meaningful.
Good for you brotha keep pushin
what book is this? :) is it the first thing first?
@@xXLuisOmerXx 7 habits of highly effective people
@@xXLuisOmerXx The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Firas ive heard you talk about this book before. im one chapter in and basically stopped 95% of my daily smoking down to 1 a day. This paradigm stuff is deep man.
So glad I found this channel. Truly a hidden gem. No fancy editing or marketing schemes just pure value
Man I can not explain how inspirational it is listing to you speak. So articulate yet simple to understand. Fell in love with your mind when I heard you speak on JRE. Trying to find more talks with you going deep into such topics. You should definitely do a philosophy podcast brother if you have the time. I think it would be very popular. God bless you and your family 🙏
Your channel is one of the best things about TH-cam. From your MMA contents to self help topics all are great. God blesses you coach Firas.
Coach Zahabi has a fantastic outlook on life. It’s old school, it’s proper and it’s logical.
Now how did Kevin lee get that tattoo?
lol he ain't Kevin's dad, ask him
Kevin will never step up because kevin is only thinking about bullshit
@@akuras3338 Kevin is typical beta feminine male unless he changes that he will never reach his potential
Hey coach thank you for this video. Habit 2 and 3 hit me hard. During quarantine i came to a realisation that what i am studying is not something that i am interested in or desire to persue, this has impacted my motivation and commitment and I created bad habits. This video helped me by giving me a virtual slap in the face telling me to be more proactive and to develop an outcome-oriented mindset.
Came to that same realization back in August. Finally plugged up the courage to drop out. Developed a bunch of unhealthy habits over the years trying to cope with the stress/depression that comes with forcing yourself to finish something that you have zero interest in.
@@bez1196 your post is so relevant to me. I created unhealthy habits to cope with the stress and to hide/ avoid the situation i am in. I have hard time making that change because i am very uncertain about it
@@rubenwanders7184 I can relate bro, but don't waste too much time trying to decide like I did. You need to spend some time figuring out who you are and what you want out of life. Some books that helped me come to that realization: 1) "Late Bloomers" by Rich Karlgaard, it provided an important paradigm shift in my thinking because I used to think (and maybe you do too) that I needed to succeed within a given time frame or my life would be over. 2) Dark Horse by Todd Rose, it's a critique of the so called "conventional" way of doing things i.e. the standardized system of education/achievement. 3) "No Fears, No Excuses" by Larry Smith, a very good guideline on how to find your passion..
I'm currently reading "The Art of Impossible" by Kotler. He makes it very clear in the first few chapters that you put yourself at a severe disadvantage if you choose to pursue something that you're not motivated by. You're essentially working against your own biology. People who achieve excellence do so by working with their biology and thus achieve flow states much more frequently and with less effort. You cannot achieve excellence in something that you're not passionate about. You will do ok at best. Which means that you will be competing against people who, unlike you, are really passionate about the field that you are in and for whom work does not feel as cumbersome as it does for you. They will produce higher quality of work with LESS energy while you will be fighting an internal battle every step of the way. Hope my posts were helpful to you.
I just came to this video and it was super helpful for me. My dad passed away a few days ago and I just realized I was letting down my dreams. I understood so many things... So, as you said, its time for me to pick this habits and put first thing first.
So much love to you, Firas. I hope one day I get to meet you and pick some knowledge from you. Saludos desde México!
Sorry for your loss bro.
Great coach, great man. The Zahabi family must be very proud of him.
I came off 10 minutes before just reading from the first habit and I see why you mention it as a priority. Thank you Firas for the recommendation of the book that I took from a video of the past. You are a true inspiration.
Allahumabaarik
I hope you continue to make videos like this in the future. Absolutely amazing! Thank you for all that you do.
Hi from France love what you're doing
Thank you for putting that thoughtful and useful out there for other people's benefit. I hope that one day I will shake youe hand and thank you for your great videos and your great work in MMA! Keep up the good work! You're awesome!
Young man starting out in mma! Excited for the journey
Met you when my old gym came to tri-star for some in-house fights! Hope to come by again sometime in the future now that I am coaching!
Read this book years ago ! Thanks for the reminder Firas, gonna read it again.
@0:20 Zhabi sounding like al pacino there.
Just when I was out....they PULL ME BACK. IN!
Very useful, thanks.
Would love to you to start a philosophy podcast coach!
Thank you for this insight!!!
i almost landed my first omoplata today. and by almost i mean i tried and wasn't even close
Did u underhook the leg?
@@jarrettpierce5626 nah but maybe i should try that next time. i grabbed the back of his gi so he couldn't roll out of it but i wasn't deep enough on his shoulder for him to tap. i originally threw up a triangle and couldn't get it and the omoplata presented itself so i went for it.
Happy new year coach! 🤍
Obsessed on how to learn to defend myself
Such an excellent book!
1) Be proactive
2) Think and act with the end in mind
3) First things first
These top 3 are internal habits, the next few are external habits.
4) Think win win, in your interactions with others
5) Listen, understand, reiterate (sympathize) then reply
6) Synergize: Sync+Energy, basically sync your energy with your teammates, be interdependent rather than independent.
7) Sharpen the saw: not overworking yourself
Awesome video 👏🏼
These are solid principles.
Thank you for the recommendation, I bought the audio book :)
Best summary ever
Coach hope to see you soon...🐐🙏 #damcovid
Salam coach! Can you make a video of books you recommend in 2022? 🤝
Hey coach you said before that it's important for fighters to have something going on in their life aside from fighting, but is it possible to compete professionally while having a 9 to 5 job or still pursuing higher education?
PS: you posted this video I the best possible time I needed this thanks again coach
Jeff neal ufc fighter still had a 9 to 5 while fighting for the company along with many other mma fighters. You can do it too man :)
Stipe Miocic still got a Job
someone correct me if im wrong, but i think GSP was training, travelling back and forth from new york and working alongside fighting professionally. You definitely can my man
@@Combat-Mindset awesome man, thanks for the info
Khabibs been in college while fighting as well. It's not a well known fact lol
I think sharpen the saw is something different - you are improving all 6 habbits
Agreed, this one is about reviewing how you can evolve, improve and innovate better habits. Never get get complacent and stop sharpening the saw, that is yourself
Well said ❤️
Favorited!
I used to be stubborn and argue for no reason. But when I started actually listening, I learned and developed so much alhamdulilah.
Hello Sir , My name is Zakir ! I live in India , and I want to learn everything from you about all forms of martial arts/combat that you know and teach professional fighters in MMA ! Is there a possibility of making it happen ?
When do you think tristar will be back open?
YES !!
💎 gem
coach what happened with ottman azaitar?
❤️
Habit 5 understand your boss, Allow him to bully you. !!! 🤬
If you think you need to believe in a god in order to have objective morality, it's because you haven't heard believers calling The Atheist Experience when Matt Dillahunty is on the air.
Atheism has no objective morality, history showed that.. What is morally right roday might not be morally right tomorrow for atheists but Atheism is just following the chaging morality of community.. No set of objective morality. Thats why most heinous dictators like stalin, chinese mo, albanian murderous regime and so on were atheists and were all for atheism. Atheism has no accountability coz they have no one to fear and being accountable to, so everything they do is all good... Coz there is no consequence, at the end of the day they will turn into bones and to earth as they believe no resurracrtion and judgement day and high power that will question their deeds.
@@saabiq Is this the result of objective morality?
"Anyone who *beats their male or female slave* with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, *but they are not to be punished* if the slave recovers after a day or two, *since the slave is their property."*
- Exodus 21:20-21
If you believe what you say is true, why don't you call the program and explain it to them? Thousands of people who don't think like you and don't believe in gods will have the opportunity to realize that they are wrong.
Those dictators were also men. Don't you see the problem with that argument? It's the same kind of reasoning you are using. Haven't there been dictators who believed in gods? The most famous of them (the German one) was openly a "theist", not an atheist.
@@saabiq Atheism makes no reference to morality, neither objective nor subjective.
You blame atheism for being something it is not, yet you associate it with things it has no business in.
Despite what you have heard (probably from people who do not identify themselves as atheists) atheism is not a moral system (neither good nor bad) just as not believing in the god Vishnu is not a moral system either. Atheism is just a label for those who do not believe in any of the gods.
But you are treating atheism as if it were a religion. It's called "the law of the instrument."
_The _*_law of the instrument_*_ is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. As Abraham Maslow said in 1966, "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail."_
If atheism were a religion then not playing golf would be a sport. Not smoking, a vice. Off, a television channel and not collecting stamps, a hobby.
@@vejeke since athiesm makes no referrence to morality.. Why do athiests always point fingers and critisize thiests using morality arguments like you did now.. taking verses from exodus like you are Superior in morality lol...athiests always act like champions of morality and human rights.. While most horrific criminals and dictators were athiests who didnt believe in god.. And had nihilistic world view.
@@saabiq You still don't get it and you keep doing the same thing... You keep treating atheism as if it were a religion. It's called "the law of the instrument".
Since not being Italian has nothing to do with morality why do non-Italians use moral arguments to criticize things that are clearly immoral?
You have a misconception of what atheism is surely because almost everything you have heard about atheism comes from theists. It is as if to understand what Christianity is I have only been informed by Muslims (or the other way arround).
All the dictators you mentioned are men, does being a man have anything to do with being a tyrant? Why do you keep using the same flawed example?
I don't know about you but in my country we had a dictator for 40 years who forced people to pray in schools and made Catholicism the official state religion.
By the way... Are you okay with not being punished for beating your slave, the one that the god of the Bible says you can buy?
"Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them *you may buy slaves.* You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. *You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life,* but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites"
- Leviticus 25:44-46
I bet you don't, so welcome to the club of those of us who are morally superior to the Bible, it didn't take much at all, did it?
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