Commitment

I received a text last week and the month before, and a few months prior too from a student saying – “I’ll be at training next Tuesday”. Cool, I thought the first time, which then progressed to a grin after receiving the same message a few months later, which has now evolved into a fully blown out laugh out loud with a drop of pee in my pants moment. Too often people and students seem to talk about wanting to do something, wanting to train, only resulting in not even turning up. Do I and should I care? I understand training is not the number one priority in life, however wasting other people’s time…. that’s a naughty no-no.

For people who can’t commit to anything, what real benefit or reward is there to reap? Not just in the dojo, but generally in life. Why is it that these types of people cannot see it themselves? Some, well actually most would say I’m on the other end of the spectrum. When my mind is set on attaining something, it will be accomplished no matter the cost. This too I can see being problematic and so, have consciously attempted on numerous occasions to dial back my over-eagerness, or as the wife puts it – impatience. I guess everyone is different - C U Next Tuesday!