I had the opportunity last weekend to travel to Midlothian, Texas. It's a suburb of Dallas. I was there to support a United States Taekwon-Do Qualifier tournament, and train with colleagues. Here's some of my experience from the weekend!
FRIDAY
I woke up at 4:50am, did the usual getting ready for work (it was a fasting morning, so I was able to skip breakfast). Then, I headed out to train a couple of clients and run a group class. After that, I went to the airport, got on the plane, and headed up to Dallas. I met up with another Master Instructor from Florida who had rented a car, and we travelled to the hotel together. In the early evening, we headed over to the event host's Taekwon-Do club for some physical and technical training. Out to dinner after, and crashed in bed at around 11:30pm.
SATURDAY
Up at 6:30am, down to breakfast in the lobby, and off to the tournament venue. I had the opportunity to work as an Umpire, Jury President, and Center Referee. The day was long, but went off smoothly. It was a well-organized and run event. Following the tournament, we went out for a nice dinner, and I was asleep around 11pm.
SUNDAY
Awoke at 6:30am, went down again for breakfast, checked out of the hotel, and hitched a ride to the airport for my flight home. During boarding, the co-pilot came out to discuss a maintenance issue. They decided to de-board the plane. Turns out that the glass for the auto-pilot was broken, and would take between 45 minutes to 5 hours to replace. So, they found us another plane on the other side of the airport. Off we went, boarded the plane, and we sat at the jetway. The caterer failed to properly load the plane with the appropriate napkins, silverware, and cups necessary to serve the passengers. In all, we were delayed about 3 hours. We were scheduled to arrive at 4:58pm, but instead arrived at 7:45.
Here's my insight:
Nothing is more important than positive relationships with people. I'm lucky enough to be involved in a martial art for over 30 years, which has allowed me to travel the world as a competitor, coach, umpire, and instructor. I've met wonderful people, and maintain strong relationships with most of them. The same is true for my wellness company.
Sometimes, stuff just goes wrong. When it does, it very well may be out of our control. We need to take a deep breath and realize that there are elements we cannot control, but what we can control is our REACTION to the circumstances. I could have gotten super angry and frustrated, and in the past, I very likely would have. But, I've been working on my PERSPECTIVE, as well as meditating. That's allowed me to take a step back from those things that I cannot control, and simply flow with the environment. This lesson is probably the most valuable one I can convey.
Your PERSPECTIVE, ACTION, and REACTION are all things you can work on. When life presents you with difficulty, don't despair. Instead, work to troubleshoot, if possible a positive outcome. Here's the reality: There are and will be times when things simply don't go your way. If you learn to shake it off, you'll deal with adversity well. If you get hyper-focused on things that you cannot control, you'll simply waste energy.
You get to decide how you feel about things.
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