One of Nick Vujicic’s inspiring life lessons, is to “finish strong”; no matter how many times life knocks you down, what’s important is that you finish strong.
Jeremy fought hard for his blue belt on Friday night. The week before, Jamison was in his place, earning her green belt. They had to re-grade after falling just short of the passing mark a few weeks back.
Chris accepted no excuses. For every mistake, they paid for it with conditioning exercises. Every time they dropped their guard, there were push ups; every time they straighten their knees, there were squats. They had to repeat every technique until Chris was satisfied that every detail was correct. Exhausted, their focus waivering, sweat dripping in to their eyes, the temptation to wipe off that bead of sweat would mean more punishing exercises or starting all over again. They pushed past pain, pushed past exhaustion, and finished strong.
Both kids found out what it took to achieve 100% during a grading. Their new belts represents a new level of expectations. They delivered beyond what they thought they were capable, so their realm of possibilities have increased. That change, although isn’t tangible, is very powerful. As I watched them leave the dojo, it’s like they’ve grown several centimetres. The pride eminating from their parents expressed it well.
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