Trust the Process

I know you are all well aware, we are hitting a very critical time in our year. I have been striving to find the balance between pushing the team forward and keeping motivation at a high, and I am fully aware that there is some resistance from several members. I want to address this.

No one is asking you to choose between your health, family, job, well being or Kung Fu. I'm asking you to choose all of the above. We all have been putting in long hours, but in the end every hour you dedicate will show through, just as every hour you don't will show through. This is a personal choice. If you do not want to spend long hours at the studio, perfecting your technique, then don't. That's your prerogative. But, I ask you this- what were you looking for when you signed up for the I Ho Chuan? The journey was never meant to be easy, never meant to be all smooth road. If it was, then there would be no value in it. The effort you put into this program will directly correspond with what you get out of it in return. In the end, its your choice.

I think I've seen more of the candidates in recent months than I have my own husband. Definitely more than my family or friends. But you know what? I don't regret a second. The time I have with my parents and husband is sweeter because they see the changes in me, and they are happy to see me succeed. Just as I am happy to see the candidates succeed.

I joined this team for one reason- to give myself the chance to expand and better who I am. The key is the team- this is not an individual effort. If it was I would have failed, as I have failed every year I approached it that way. We are a team, meant to push and encourage each other, share knowledge and experience, support and be honest with each other. In the end, its your choice. But your choice will affect the team as a whole.

I know some of you think I'm pushing too hard. A sprained wrist will heal, but I'll never get a chance to be a part of this specific team in this moment of time again. The fact that I'm a member of a team weighs heavily on my decisions.

So what is expected from this team? Your very best. This is a process, this is striving for mastery. What you as an individual will get from this program is directly linked to what you put in. So again I stress- you can make the choice to be at practices and to put in long hours, our you can choose not to. I will never force you, but I will strongly encourage you, I will push you and I will be honest with you. This is my promise to every member, present and future.

I choose to dedicate myself to this team because I know I'll become a better individual, and the process will better my life as a whole. Money and my job pays for my bills, but it will never make me happy or fix the problems in the world. Only individuals working together can do that.

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