"Take me back to the days before this was a job, before I got paid. Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank. Back when I was" rolling "for the hell of it. But nowadays we" rolling "to stay relevant."

These days, Jiu-Jitsu is my job, and it's great, I couldn't ask for a much better life. Yet, the problem is that it causes me to take things too serious. Sometimes I find myself longing for the days, when it was my hobby, when I could have fun losing in practice, when I didn't try to pick apart every little mistake I made in training. It can get quite frustrating sometimes always working hard to be the best. Is it fun? Sometimes. For the most part, hard work isn't fun. Ask anyone who's acheived anything in their life; you have to do things that you don't want to do. Seems like these days, I'm just doing what I can to stay one of the top guys in my division. It would be nice to find some kind of balance between job and hobby. With my goals though, it seems like I'm stuck with the never ending hard work. Looks like I'll have to have fun when I'm done.

The Gift That Kept on Giving

Hey guys, I recently wrote an article for Yahoo about my experience with a great high school wrestling coach and what hard work really is. Check it out here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6040532/the_gift_that_kept_on_giving.html?cat=14