05/15/2026
Congratulations to two of my students, Michaela Chee and Alex Hall, both passed to Chum Kil (green level). Both worked extremely hard and put in all that hard work and effort to reach this milestone. They saw the goal, knew it was going to be extremely difficult but achievable, and worked towards completing that goal.
“Hardness is earned by recognizing desires and goals and enduring what ever it takes to fulfill them. To do this, the goal must be important enough to sustain. I have always held that hard physical effort affects deep psychological growth, with the caveat that the effort must last long enough for one to observe and potentially, steer the outcome.”
As Bruce Lee once said, “All goals apart from the means are illusions.” Some interpret it as “What is the point of an unrealistic goal?” Most will think, "If you can’t get there, then don’t mark the point on the map. Maybe choose a different point?"
Nah, we rather practice learning how to succeed.
