“Make progress not excuses”

Our jiujitsu program at edh bjj has a few components of training at is off the mat. One component involves building an elite mindset through discussion and reflection. Here is a response from a student named Shayne.

I believe that this quote is straightforward in its primary message but it also has different messages that many people will take different understandings from. For one, there is the obvious of, you cannot progress if you continue to fall back on your weaknesses and attribute your failure as part of who you are. Anyone can be good at anything, so long as they try hard enough is really what this quote is going for, but I also believe that this quote means that you have to combat the moral dilemma that everyone has inside of themselves. Everyone doubts themselves, everyone feels like giving up sometimes, but the only way to grow not just in jiu Jitsu, but in every aspect of life is to force yourself to do what’s hard, and to pursue your dreams and goals relentlessly.

Thank you Shayne for sharing your thoughts with us!