Intelligent

I find it a pity that I don`t write things on here that take much effort, so I`m taking this chance to sound intelligent.
Here we are. Less than a week and a half till the test and only about 2 days till conditioning. So where are you now? Are you ready, focused and determined? Or are you going to wait until its time to go and be shocked by what we are going to do.
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
Start eating right for conditioning day NOW. The more easily your body is going to digest those gronola bars, the better. If you are ready and energized for the day, you won`t be shocked about how your food is reacting to you. Go for a run, plan healthy snacks, meditate. For something as big as our blackbelt test, we always need to be prepared for everything, even when we don`t exactly know what that "thing" is.
Together Everyone Acheives More
Are you nervous about saturday? Talk to a fellow tester! Share your concerns. When you`re done, you won`t feel as stressed. And the less stress you have on conditioning day the better. On conditioning day, find someone who has similar atheletic skills to you, and erge each other the whole day to do better. This way, everyone improves, and everyone feels like a team.
"I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how i react to it."
Not everything is going to go smoothly. I don`t mean to dishearten anyone, but each one of you is going to mess up. And trust me, I know from experience. I FAILED my conditioning test for my 1st Degree. And I`m learning not to be ashamed of that. Be honest with yourself, if something is hurting, don`t baby it any more that it needs to be babied. And keep in mind that you will get frustrated, and exhausted. But why do you think we have memorized all these quotes? We memorized them to keep them in mind when we are frustrated and exhausted.
"we are in charge of our attitudes"
Stay focused always. No matter what is thrown at us, we need to stick together as a team, and stay focused on the goal ahead. And we need to have fun with it! If we didn`t all have this fun quirky spirit inside of us, we would all be doomed from day one. So let it out! And I don`t mean giggle and laugh each time KJN tells us to run a mile. I mean make the best of everything that happens from here on out. Because as a team, we can do whatever we need to do to acheive whatever belt we are striving for.

Dare to Dream my friends.


"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, 'press on' has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race."
Calvin Coolidge

"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature." John D. Rockefeller

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." Conrad Hilton