12/19/2021
I don’t know who needs to hear this but….
There will be those moments in life where you’ll be tested, pushed and stretched to your absolute perceived limit!
There will be moments in life, like this one was for me, where you’ll be up against an opponent, a challenge, a task that you’re NOT entirely sure you can overcome!
When these moments occur you only have 3 choices…
FREEZE
FLEE or
FIGHT
At the time this pic was taken my opponent was about 25 years old, had a 6-3 winning record and had knocked out 3 his last 4 opponents. In contrast; I was about 36 years old, my record was a 2 -3 losing record and I had just came off my very first and only KO victory.
When I got in the cage with him I felt his presence immediately! He was every bit the fighter that his record said he was. Facing him at that moment made me, for a milli second, want to seriously reconsider my options…
FREEZE
FLEE or
FIGHT
Mind you, this kid’s KO wins where straight highlight reels; NO CAP!
Strangely, as he came confidently forward my body switched gears and it made me do something that I’d never quite done before. I instantly and instinctively went into ATTACK mode. Not in a wild and crazy way (except I think I did try to do a flying jump kick at him right out the gate) but in a sharp, patient and calculated way.
I kept him confused and off balance, I beat him to the punch and the kick, I mitigated his power with speed, I showed no fear (except one time where I threw a kick that put me off balance, with my back to him so I had to literally sprint away from punches that were whistling behind my head until I could turn and face him again😳).
Ultimately, I WON by unanimous decision!
I’ve heard Will Smith once say,
“Nobody knows what you are….even sometimes you don’t really even know what you are. You gotta take your shot!”
When these moments come for you, I hope you remember that you have 3 choices. You won’t always get it right, things won’t always go your way; this I know from personal experience. But I also know that if you can find the strength and the strategy to FIGHT back you might learn that there is more to you, far more than you ever realized!
Bless Up!!!