Taking the Time for You

By Eric Scott

The Martial Arts Perspective

I have an amazing job. I teach full-time, and get to use mixed martial arts and self-defense as a vehicle for personal development for adults and kids. The children get it that they're meant to be learning full-time, and their mom and dad invest in them. The parents are rather more of a challenge when faced with their own personal development. At times , adults would rather sacrifice than put aside the time for their own development plan. Some adults think it's egotistic - that learning and personal development is a luxurious excess.



Lifelong Learning

Learning is not a luxurious excess , but it's a leisure activity; but learning is the only activity that provides a return on the investment of money and time. We're most of the way through 2015. My students hear it from me one or more times every month. Next year will be the same as this year, excepting these three things - the people you have met, the books you've read, and the things you are better at. Human connections, and skills.

Starting an Israeli Krav Maga self-defense programme is enfranchising but might not be for everyone, but the plan must include something that is challenging and time-bound. One difficulty is the kinds of goals we will set and enjoy don't seem brave. But the truth is that if we're not growing a little, we are dying a little.



A Basic Development Plan:

I don't get preachy with adults, but when I am getting questions, I share an example of what I do each month:

Read one book a month on an interesting subject

Make a short list of work and personal abilities I want to work on, and do it. Not moving mountains, tiny things. Lynda.com can be a great resource for this. I learned video revising, which is superb for personal and business. There is a boom in learning possibilities for anything you'd wish to learn - including my online Krav Maga programs.

Put the phone down and strike up an engaging conversation with somebody at the coffee bar once a week, and spend 20 minutes finding out about what she or he does. It's the easiest place in the world to have a real conversation, while not having to "network. " (Yuck)

The months roll by and I I never have the time I'd like. Neither will you. It's satisfying to understand I am making a tiny bit of progress at a time, which is coincidentally also the key to progress in selfdefense skills.

About the Author:

Eric Scott is a professional self-defense skills instructor and creator of Self-defense Global . Self-defense Global offers gear, training, and coaching missions for a safer life. He offers a free video introductory class that has additional information than most paid programs including a week of video lessons, and a free electronic book.

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