I received my
promotion last night and, after some reflection, I've decided that it
feels good. I have to admit that, at first, the only thing I felt was
disappointment in myself for not getting it sooner. I have failed to
take advantage of a lot of opportunities over the last year in the form
of missed classes and not going to open training. But then I realized
that the path I took was the one that I chose and the amount of time I
put in was exactly what I was able to commit to at that point in time.
One
of the things that I still struggle with is not comparing myself with
others. When I was at open training last Saturday I noticed that the
people that were there are the same people that are progressing fairly
quickly, which, obviously, makes a lot of sense. If I want to progress
faster, I have to put in more time; I can't complain to myself for not
moving forward if I'm not doing that.
The
point of this is that I realized that I achieved my promotion at
exactly the time I was supposed to. While I think it's healthy to always
want to do better, you have to be able to appreciate how far you've
come and I think I do.
Cory Smid
http://kungfucory.blogspot.ca/
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