As you progress with your training it is natural to look around and compare your progress and your state with others around you.
But the important thing to remember is that you only have control on your progress. And where you are going to be at the end of the day depends on what YOU are going to be doing today. Not what others are doing.
Keep investing in your self. Keep making daily progress.
This weekend is the NBA Allstars weekend. These basket players are elite performers and athletes. And the are are doing what they love.
I often heard this mantra - do what you love and you will be happy. But what I love is not paying the bills. Heck - I’m not even that good at it and I’m not even sure I would love it if it was my full time job.
So I think sometimes it is ok to settle with something you are ok with. Not something that will make you miserable. Then make sure you are allowing for enough time and resources to do what you really want.
We are so polarized. About everything.
The government should stop mandating masks. The government is removing the restrictions too fast.
You should restrict screen time for kids. You should let kids make their own decisions.
Oh Boy. The extremes has never done good to society. There should be a balance between things, between decisions. Balance.
When I am doing a technique and asked if I am pushing or pulling the answer is that physically I do both. My intent might be to pull or to push a specific part of my body but 99% of the time, it is a combination of a pull and a push at the same time.
Take for example the horizontal elbow strike. Is it a push or a pull? Your elbow is going out and striking the target - your hand is pulling and your shoulder is pushing. One side of the hips is pulling while the other is pushing. What are you focused on? For me is making sure I have most effectiveness in my strikes so in the elbow strike example, I will make sure that my shoulder is not the only part of the body engaged (pushing) and that I incorporate my hand, the other shoulder, the hips, the feet... sound like the 6 harmonies...
I like setting plans. I like knowing exactly what I am going to do. As a black belt (and as I progressed with my leadership at work), I learnt to make adjustments along the way.
I still start at the END. What do I want to achieve. What is the purpose of the project. Then I set a plan to get to that end result. The best way to get there is not necessarily the most straight way. It might also not be what might seem the easiest route. I make adjustments to handle changes that are happening. Still seeing the end result in mind.
This is true with every technique in Kung Fu and it is also true in multi year, multi million project.
