"I wish I had someone that could give me a call to kick my butt into doing what I need to do!" Lack of motivation is one of the greatest dangers facing our kids these days. Is it more fun to play baseball or play baseball on Xbox 360? These days, it is important to be fit, confidence, and healthy. A man who lost his wife in the tragedy of 9-11 was interviewed and he was asked, "If this were to ever happen to again, what advice would you give America?" His wife didn't make it to the bottom of the World Trade Center that she was working in because of her fitness level. The man said, "You have to be as fit as you possibly can."
This summer is the test for parents in helping their children reach their goals. Something called "Narrow Mind Focus" will affect 70%-80% of our students this summer. N.M.F. goes like this: A student is swimming in a pool on a warm summer day. It's about 4pm and it's time to get ready for class, mom walks up to her son and says, "Tommy, it's time to get out of the pool and get ready for karate!" Tommy says, "I don't think I like karate anymore, I want to quit." Two weeks ago, Tommy told mom about how he wants to be a karate instructor when he grows up and he was so excited to earn his stripe and now he wants to quit? No. Tommy is testing mom and has Narrow Mind Focus! All he is thinking about is swimming in the pool and doesn't want to get out so he says what he thinks mom will react to.
The lack of motivation usually starts with mom letting Tommy quit karate. Then while Tommy is "searching for something else to try," he starts playing video games and is locked in to something that isn't as beneficial as martial arts training. It's important to remind Tommy about his goals and keep him committed to them! When you first enrolled Tommy into a program, he didn't understand the power of commitment - but you did! This is a commitment for Tommy to always try his best, the instructors to keep him excited IN class, and Mom and Dad to commit to bring him to class no matter what! Don't you wish you had someone [like you] that would kick your butt every time you wanted to quit something that you started out strong with? (Working out, quitting smoking, eating better, etc)
This summer, ATA is going to be THE PLACE TO BE! We are going to have an awesome ticket contest, referral contest, fun events, water gun and balloon battles, special competitions, and a bunch of other cool things, too! Of course, some cool movies are coming out and we're going to be doing special themed classes and movie nights where kids can win a NERF Gatling gun! They are going to love martial arts this summer, have a cool group of friends, and you will help to inspire them and teach them about the POWER of commitment!
Read this and apply it to FORCING Tommy out of the pool:
"Commitment in the face of conflict produces character." -Unknown (but not me, until now!)
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