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JAMAL MURRAY CONTRIBUTOR The first martial arts movie I ever watched was this old Chinese film called  Five Deadly Venoms.  I was seven years old. My dad and I were sitting in front of the TV on the floor in our living room. It starts out with this old kung fu master and his student. They’re in a temple or a cave somewhere in China and there’s smoke rising from a fire. The student is heating water for the master’s bath. The master is old and dying. He has one last wish. He instructs his student to go on a mission to defeat the master’s five former pupils, who have turned evil. Each of the bad guys has a unique fighting style named for an animal: the Centipede, the Lizard, the Scorpion, the Snake, and the Toad. To take down each one, the master explains, the student will have to learn all five styles. As a kid, a lot of these movies went over my head. I couldn’t really follow the dialogue all the time. But that didn’t matter. I just loved them. Even the fact that they ...

Jean Boyd is Arizona State University's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development. In this capacity, he leads Sun Devil Athletics' commitment to graduating and preparing student-athletes to become high achievers in life. He also coordinates student-athlete well-being programs and leads the department's diversity and inclusion efforts.  👇 https://youtu.be/m01SaohHdes In this clip, Boyd shares tips to help busy student-athletes stay organized:  Set aside time to be organized. Student-athletes have busy lives, and setting aside time to get organized is critical for successful time management. Identify time at the beginning of the week to lay out what you have coming up. This helps you prioritize what's most important. Differentiate between urgent and important. He uses the example of a paper due tomorrow and an exam in two weeks. The exam is important, but the paper is urgent. Understanding the difference helps you prioritize your efforts. _...