In this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Sifu Karl Romain, a Certified Master Coach, World Martial Arts Champion, Hall of Fame Member, and Best Selling Author to talk with us. Sifu Karl shares lessons he learned in his journey, from overcoming adversity and experiencing many drastic life changes to coming out on top and dedicating himself to coaching others through their own struggles. Sifu notes how “Our emotions, our responses, our nervous systems are actually conditioned” and teaches us the steps to winning the battlefield within our mind in four stages: 1) awareness, 2) practice & repetition, 3) emotional wins, and 4) habit. Sifu encourages us to take a look at our own lives and schedules and see if we are making room for habits and values that align with our goals and higher selves and put the effort in to take action to capture the life we dream of.