I’m a little bit ambitious with my goals – but it’s always been that way. Career, education, sports…if I don’t get more responsibility, harder work, or opportunities to grow, I go bananas!
Fun for me is learning, growing, and ultimately achieving – when asked why I don’t dance “for fun,” for example, I’ll say “the fun for me is in training, competing, and reaching new levels.” I want a challenge, and I want to progress – plateaus don’t work for me.
As soon as I moved to a new state some months ago, I knew I had to find a place to train – not just lift and workout, but to TRAIN. My Grandmaster in Teakwondo is the real deal, and I feel a bit reluctant to go to another Dojang right now. But I NEED activities – I did my due diligence and found a Ninjutsu school, as well as Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, as well as a place to do Aerial Yoga.
At first, I had thought about just doing one sport – one is often enough, and really who has the time! But like I said…I’m ambitious, and usually have a goal in sight with anything I do. I have wanted to trade the spin bike for something more fun, in part – I get bored very quickly and I need change. I also wanted to fill in what I perceive as gaps in the training I have had thus far. So…I took on two new Martial Arts (one of which exposes me to a third, traditional Japanese JuJutsu), as well as the Aerial Yoga (which I do once a week.)
It’s a lot, there’s no question… It is a lot to keep up with, and it requires as much discipline to train as it does to take days OFF (I’m MUCH better about that now!) But as exhausted as I get, I feel like keeping involved also fuels the fire – I love acquiring and honing skills, and I can’t do that from the sidelines. So no matter how whooped I feel at the end of the week, I am elated to get back to it.
Some people think I am overly ambitious…but I don’t feel like I’m chasing after anything. More so, it is aiming to keep up with my passions… Easy? Not all the time. Worth it? 1,000%!
The fire is already coursing through my veins and I know if I didn’t get it all in, I’d not only get ancy, but I’d feel downright glum! Keeping up means staying in the game – not only is my body happy, but so are my mind and spirit – and I need ALL cannons firing! 😉
You have an awesome outlook. And from the look of your pics, you are meeting your goals! I’d say you are doing something right in mind and in body! Way to go! Cheers!
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I appreciate that so much – THANK YOU! I love being active and am so thankful I can be. It really is a gift to oneself! I also love to encourage others – often we have so much more in us that WE think of ourselves! 🙂 Thank you again for the kind words! ❤
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