We all have crappy days/weeks/etc. The important thing is what we do with them.
All tagged mental health
On Perseverance
Perseverance, or the ability to keep going, despite hitting brick walls repeatedly is a great skill to have. Having it means we can weather unexpected challenges more easily, and makes it easier to reach if they crop up.
Flexibility
Flexibility is an ever-more-important skillset. Bending yourself to a task lets you meet new folks, explore new areas, and even avoid things you don’t want to do.
Make Time to Connect
Frequently back-and-forths are a signal that text communications are failing. When you notice this it’s best to change the medium - look for voice or video (or in person!) based communications to break the cycle.
Self-Awareness
It’s easy to learn a system by exploring it… just click around and learn. Learning yourself, however, is a bit more complex.
Three Doctors
Frequently the folks who get the most praise are the ones who solve problems after they happen. It is, after all, quite easy to see their impact. To me, what’s more impressive are the folks who prevent problems before they even occur… the challenge here, is how do we recognize and encourage that?
Forward Movement
Moving forward towards a threat is counterintuitive, but offers a number of advantages over other options. Being closer lets you see what’s really happening, makes response easier, and reduces long-term risk. Uncomfortable? Yes. Something we all need to practice? Definitely.
The importance of having a good stance
Martial arts training is all about building strong foundations. These can take the form of strong basic concepts, like focus, or physical alignment. Regardless of which application, a strong foundation, or stance, is absolutely necessary for success both in the martial arts and in the rest of life. Not having a strong stance means falling over, weaker strikes, and more.
Play a little, train a little, work a little every day
Taking time to train, play and work each day not only helps keep us balanced, but helps ensure we have time to do things that are meaningful to us.
There aren’t many of us who can be “the best” at any one thing. This means we have to learn to be OK being the best “me”.
We all make mistakes. It can get dangerous when you begin “tilting” - allowing those mistakes to distract you into causing more mistakes. It’s very important to both recognize, and recover from, tilting.
Keeping track of your accomplishments is important. Not only can it help during performance evaluations, but more importantly having a stock of positive messages can help pick you up when you’re down