The Tougher You Are On Yourself, The Easier Life Will Be On You.

As a martial artist, being diligent in how you execute the techniques you are taught, can be a major benefit. As you aim for excellence during practice, if the real situation ever occurred, you will be accurate and efficient. It will also extend to other things in your life as well. However, most people try to get by in life and do their best to just coast through without putting in any real effort. What they do not know is that the situations in life which are ahead will make them eventually pay the price they have been trying to avoid. Life is designed to be tough for everyone, the more you lean into it and work hard, the more up-and-coming challenges will be easy for you. 

 The reason why is because you will be used to working hard for what you want and fighting through challenges. The lazy person will crumble and fail once an obstacle comes their way. Due to the lack of mental or physical preparation. So you do not have to be jealous of people who do not work hard and seem to get by. They have their own challenges ahead waiting for them. 

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence were on the famous 90’s shows, “Fresh Prince of Belair” and “Martin”. The way they shoot on those television shows was fast-paced and fluid. You have to know your lines and be in character to pull it off successfully. Shooting each scene was like rapid fire. After they shot a scene, off to the next one. When both of these men got hired for the film “Bad Boys”, they said it was a fun experience, because they found out on set that they could shoot a scene and reshoot it if they did not like it and things were done at a slower pace. That is why you could feel the fun and excitement of those two through the screen. They were genuinely enjoying themselves and doing improv in the joy of the moment. Their arduous work on television prepared them for making very successful movies. Where most people are nervous and worried, their earlier routine toughened them up to create magic on the set; making them movie stars. 

A person who has tried to just coast by in life without working hard will be met with disappointments. Earlier in my life, I was like this, the only exception was with my martial arts training. I did not play around with that. When I was 19 years old, I had a singing audition in Manhattan. I did not really want to be a singer though, I was just doing it to open the door to something else I wanted to do. So I literally practiced the song at home twice and stopped. Now I could sing, but if you do not warm up your vocal cords, they will not be ready for the high and low notes. That is why Usher, Adele, Beyoncé, and every other professional singer warm up their vocal cords before they perform, or their voice will crack when they sing. So, I went to the audition in the morning and did not warm up my voice or practice the song that day either. Now when I sang, everything went great except for this one high note. My voice cracked on it and I tried to sing another song at the end, but they did not overlook what happened. My second song went great, but the crack in the first song overshadowed my whole performance. I tried to play catch-up on something I should have already been on point with. Needless to say, that is when I learned a valuable lesson to always put my best foot forward and practice every endeavor diligently. 

Let me ignite the fighter dormant within you and teach you how to be tough on every endeavor you face, so your life will be easier when real challenges come your way. Sign up to the A.O.M.A. family and take advantage of the course, Learn the Basics of Martial Arts. Or you can join our monthly membership program, where many are saving 23% on the cyclic courses being offered. It is a wise thing to take these courses in the order that I have laid out, because the previous course sets you up for the following course