A Good Weekend
It's been a weekend, not only did I win my match and the Kosen Judo 2023 Nationals, but I got a 5-star editorial review for Ivan Ivanovich from Reader Views. I feel truly humbled and blessed. If you know me well, you know that I hate talking about my accomplishments, but I think it appropriate to share some thoughts on the process leading up to the wins I've enjoyed this weekend. Writing and combat sports seem completely unrelated, yet the emotions I experienced leading up to the release of my book and a tournament are the same, mostly fear. I was afraid my book would be rejected, made fun of, completely fail; likewise, I was afraid of how I'd perform during my match. The process it took to get me the win at the Kosen tournament was all-encompassing, it required physical, mental, and spiritual discipline and dedication....passing up this hamburger or that doughnut, making it to the gym to lift weights or making it to jiu jitsu and judo class after a long commute and day a...