Различитим годишњим добима, Различитим мисијама

Michael Hyatt recently wrote an article about retirement being a modern invention and dirty word. Слажем се са његовим ставовима са једним резерву. На различитим годишњим добима у нашем животу, је време да оде Сометхингс да простора за нове ствари. То добро нове ствари, we sometimes have to let go of the old.

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Me Breaking Boards around age 26

When I was in my twenties, I was trying to finish my education as a non-traditional student and started martial arts. After I married Tam in 1996, I had to drop the martial arts because raising my family and finishing school took up most of my time.

У 2000, I started training in martial arts again with my daughter Caitlin. I finished up my college degree during which time my sons “<Спан ббок_к = "482" ббок_и = "448" ббок_в = "29" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "210" плави = "31" алфа = "” and Caleb also joined us. I was still in my early thirties, so I was competing in about a tournament a month. Коначно, Caity went society on us but “<Спан ббок_к = "482" ббок_и = "448" ббок_в = "29" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "210" плави = "31" алфа = "” and Caleb continued training with me.

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Caleb and Me Teaching at My Instructor’s Class

During 2005, I earned my first black belt and began instructing. I quit competing in 2008 and moved into teaching full-time. I enjoyed teaching but over the last two years the almost twenty years of martial arts training and thirty years of weight training began to take their toll. As I sit here writing this article, I have an icepack on my neck and left knee.

While I cannot forsee retiring from the martial arts, I no longer train like a competitor. I focus on longevity and being able to train as I one day enter my sixties and seventies.

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Awarding “<Спан ббок_к = "482" ббок_и = "448" ббок_в = "29" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "210" плави = "31" алфа = "” his black belt on April 27, 2013.

In each season of life during my martial arts career, I had a mission. Првобитно, it was to learn as much as possible and compete. In the next season, I was still competing but I was learning how to teach. I transitioned into teaching at both my instructor’s and my school before preparing for the new season as a senior instructor. If I had tried to stay as a competitor and part-time teacher, I would never have progressed nor made the contribution that I should.

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