Words of Wisdom — Your Follower is Not Always Your Fan
Dr. Leonard Holifield · Phalanx Training Academy

WORDS OF
WISDOM

"Your follower is not always your fan.
Be careful who you trust — salt and sugar look the same."

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Diamonds don't scream
while they're being shaped.
They endure through the pressure and heat · Dr. Leonard Holifield
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"Your follower is not always your fan."
Be careful who you trust — salt and sugar look the same.
Dr. Leonard Holifield · Phalanx Training Academy
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"You're only as good as your last practice."
Dr. Leonard Holifield · EP Mindset
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"An attacker's strike cannot touch you if he is out of range."
Keep him there until YOU are ready to strike.
Dr. Leonard Holifield · CQC Philosophy
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"We were all disasters before we were Masters."
Dr. Leonard Holifield · Mastery & Growth
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"Diamonds don't scream while they're being shaped."
They endure through the pressure and heat that they must go through to become something greater than their peers — Emeralds, Rubies, and Sapphires.
Dr. Leonard Holifield · On Resilience
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"Don't blame or beat yourself up over a mistake."
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Dr. Leonard Holifield · On Self-Compassion
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"You say the cup is ½ empty. I say the cup is ½ full."
We're both right — simply different perspectives.
Dr. Leonard Holifield · On Perspective
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"Think about what you do, don't do what you think!"
Dr. Leonard Holifield · On Action
The Phalanx Philosophy
Principles We Live By
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Endurance
Diamonds don't scream while being shaped. The pressure you endure is what separates you from lesser things. Stay in the fire.
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Mastery
You're only as good as your last practice. Mastery is not a destination — it's a daily discipline. We were all disasters before we were Masters.
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Tactical Awareness
Keep the attacker at range until YOU are ready to strike. In EP, in life, in business — control the distance. Control the outcome.
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Discernment
Your follower is not always your fan. Salt and sugar look the same. Know who is truly in your corner — and who is merely watching.
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Perspective
The same cup can be half empty or half full. Both are true. The difference is in who is asking — and what they're planning to do about it.
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Action
Think about what you do — don't do what you think. EP professionals act with intention, not impulse. Every move is calculated. Every decision is deliberate.
Sun Tzu · The Art of War

KNOW
THY ENEMY

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."

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