I want you to think of a tree.

Imagine it’s root system dug deep into the earth, the trunk climbing to the sky, branches reaching out further and leaves to rest on the ends.

Got the image in your head? Ok good, save it because we’re going to use it in just a minute.

So in yesterday’s email I talked with you about a powerful tip. A simple idea that changed my game.

Just do techniques to the weak side. 

But I wanted to follow up on the idea with you today because as simple as that idea is, it was hard for me to implement years ago. As it will be for you if you try.

Know why?

We don’t like going down.

When I started doing techniques to my weak side I failed a lot and it was tempting just to go back and do them to the strong side where I knew I could be successful.

You see, when things are going well we expect them to always be or to get even better. We associate growth with UP and expect it to continue in a steady march.

But we hate the idea of things not going so well, of failure and mistakes which we associate with DOWN. We see any descent as a bad thing.

And I’m just as bad as anyone with this. Maybe another time I’ll share more about my past neuroticism with this. But for today I’ll share an idea that has been a game changer for me.

Going back to that tree. . . does a tree just grow up? No, right? The tree is growing up but it’s also growing down and around. If a tree never thickened at the trunk or grew it’s roots deeper, it could not support continued growth.

We aren’t so different. When you fail, make a mistake and get put in a descent. It’s not a terrible thing. It’s a chance for you to grow your roots and strengthen your foundation so that you can support growth in the future. And so if you decide to take on the challenge of doing techniques to your weak side (or any new endeavor off the mat).

Be ready for a descent and don’t see it as bad. View it in the way we spoke about today. A chance to grow in a different way.

Talk to you tomorrow.

-Chewy

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