Can I Get A Spell Check Please?
Hello Wah Lum® Family,
“Seriously!? Again!?”
That is my internal response when my wife finds grammatical errors in my weekly emails. The feedback usually (and maybe too often) goes something like this:
“Oh… oops! You wrote ‘there’ instead of ‘there are.’ Huh?”
I proceed to take a deep breath and forgive myself.
Because it’s ok to make mis-steaks (That was intentional. We are nearing lunch time as I write this).
Especially when it comes to health, nutrition, fitness, AND your martial arts training. Most of us have failed in a particular goal because we expected total perfection.
Fear of failure can be motivating for certain things, but when it comes to diet, weight loss, or your training, chasing perfection is an impossible trap.
For example, the best meat you can have is grass-fed beef.
Great, but was it ethically slaughtered?
Was it ethically slaughtered by a Tibetan Warrior Monk?
By a monk with one arm?
Right arm or left arm missing?
Those are ridiculous questions, especially the last one because everyone knows it has to be the left arm.
But our minds have a funny way of rationalizing failure, “Well, I went to a family gathering and I wasn’t 100% perfect on my diet, so… time for a tub of Ben and Jerry’s.”
Ditching perfection as a goal is an act of compassion and kindness towards yourself.
Forgive yourself, move on, and decide to do something that will get you closer to your goals.
If you are training at Wah Lum® and your body just doesn’t have the ability yet to do something, the instructors will help our students make adjustments to a particular exercise or move.
Or if you were stuck in traffic, just drive safely and get into class a little bit late. (Though if possible, just leave earlier… you know who you are!)
Showing up and doing something is always better than doing nothing!
With nutrition, stop worrying about everything you need to eliminate, and start thinking about what you can add to make your meal more nutritious.
That’s all for know. I have to help my almost perfect wife with something. (see what I did there?)
See you in training.
Sifu Oscar
P.S. Whenever you’re ready, here are 2 ways we can help you get started:
- Request a time to observe a class Interested in Kung Fu or Tai Chi? The first step is to watch a class and see if we would be a good fit! Email kungfu@wahlum.com for an appointment.
- Join our 30-Day Mindful Eating Challenge ($19) Ditch the “all-or-nothing” diet mindset before the holiday season hits. Join our 30-day guided challenge inside my coaching app to practice simple, daily habits, forgive the slip-ups, and build real consistency. Email kungfu@wahlum.com with the subject line “CHALLENGE” to claim your spot.