Learning the Hard Way

I learned a valuable lesson last night when I got my form stripe. 

I had previously been very hard on myself for not progressing. I kept focusing on the fact that I was not making progress alongside my classmates. In reality I shouldn't have expected to keep up when I had missed so much class. My classmates were able to do their forms and receive constant corrections and feedback. Because I wasn't in class, I was doing all my work at home and, without correction, I had developed some bad habits. Once I returned to class, Sifu Player corrected me and I tried to apply those corrections. A few weeks later and the effort has paid off.

It's a constant struggle for me to give myself credit. I only see where I need to improve. Many people have been telling me this over the last few weeks. If you've tracked me down to speak with me or if you've commented on my blog, I was hearing you, but I guess I wasn't really listening. I'm very stubborn by nature and I learn EVERYTHING the hard way.

Hopefully this journal entry will act as a reminder the next time I start getting down on myself.