In my last blog, I gave my opinion on “What is Loyalty”. This time I’m going talk about a word that pushes us to achieving our dreams & goals in life. Today I will give my opinion on the meaning of Dedication.
Definition: Dedication- the quality of being committed to something in your life.
As you can see in the definition it is all about having a focus toward completing a set mission in life. It pushes us to achieve our full potential in regards to the goals we want to accomplish in life. Don’t believe me, think back to the hard work your parents did to raise you to become a good person in society, think about them people who bust their asses on their jobs, or even (which I know a lot off) that bjj/mma/judo practitioner which hope to be the best at what they do. It may not be an easy road and sure may encounter some problems along the way toward achieving your goal but in the end if you work hard enough you always find a sense of high satisfaction of the road you took to get to your destination (being your goal).In all its about having the courage of your conviction and living your life with passion and perseverance to learn and put 100 % effort in what you do.
When it comes to me the word dedication has been around all my life pushing me to be the best individual I can be. My dedication has been devoted toward me being a student. Being a student of learning things not only for knowledge but also learning new traits about myself I did not know I possess. For instance when I 1st started grappling nearly 6 years ago at CSULA…I would have never thought I get to the point where I am today both in skill and personal growth. Or take me learning to drive for example when I 1st started learning to drive it seemed hard but after some practice, hard work, & determination I was able to learn not only how to drive but also get my driver’s license in the process. I don't have to rambling on & on but you kinda get the picture that this all goes back to what i mentioned earlier.
In closing I would like to say to all (especially everyone including myself), who may be competing in Mundials this year. To quote Lloyd Irvin you can be as talented as hell but with not putting hard work and dedication you will not get anywhere. Think about that in your training and anything you do in life whether its being a student, working to better your relationship with your spouse, or whatever when your facing that challenge in life that you want to accomplish just ask yourself one questions “ Where Your Heart At Yo ?” :-)
Monta
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
What is Loyalty ?
Well Folks it my 1st blog of 2010 and instead of talking about wsup with me, I’m gonna talk about a situation that is affecting lots of the peeps now a days & even all over the world. Today’s topic is Loyalty.
Loyal- (adj) - Faithful; steadfast (in other words)-steady in allegiance or affect or true a particular standards of one individual.
Loyalty whether you recognize it or not has been practice throughout the dawning of time from peoples religious beliefs to political parties to neighborhood street gangs to even being apart of a bjj academy. It is something that instills values in a person so they can have something to believe in which in terms shapes their character to react to a particular situation. In all when looking at loyalty it ask 3 main questions
Where are you going? , Who are you riding with? , What do you believe in?
When studying up on the word loyalty. I read that it is a double edge sword in many cases whether you’re loyal to something or not. For instance take being in a street gang for example you are taught rules and regulations by the OG’s of the gang, how to conduct yourself, what other gangs are your enemy, helping out your homie in need, and all that good stuff. However sometimes the loyalty card is not followed for you got guys that will not follow the rules, snitch on their homies , & go so far as to kill their friend 4 their own reason. which in term KILLS loyalty.
Another situation is something I’ve been caught up in as of late. There been a lot of people that been asking me “WHO AM I WITH” & to answer that question at this time I dunno. At one point I think about loyalty then the other side I think about “ME”. As mentioned in my previous example u can remain as loyal as you want but in the end in most case (especially in past situations I’ve been in) “u will get fucked” no one care about your feelings as long as their ego or feelings stay in a positive mode. So in term you have to do was best for your & not what other want you to do. Cuz in the end “Its you vs me” “plata o plomo” “eye for an eye.
The moral of the story is LOYALTY IS DEAD. Unfortunately for all of us, even though there are some caring people in the world SELF-PRESERVATION is the key focus for us all for we are looking out for our best interest. Sad to say but in all I feel we as humans at some point in our lives care about nothing but ourselves. It’s a dirt f***n world people and we are living in it.
Good night everybody.
Monta
Loyal- (adj) - Faithful; steadfast (in other words)-steady in allegiance or affect or true a particular standards of one individual.
Loyalty whether you recognize it or not has been practice throughout the dawning of time from peoples religious beliefs to political parties to neighborhood street gangs to even being apart of a bjj academy. It is something that instills values in a person so they can have something to believe in which in terms shapes their character to react to a particular situation. In all when looking at loyalty it ask 3 main questions
Where are you going? , Who are you riding with? , What do you believe in?
When studying up on the word loyalty. I read that it is a double edge sword in many cases whether you’re loyal to something or not. For instance take being in a street gang for example you are taught rules and regulations by the OG’s of the gang, how to conduct yourself, what other gangs are your enemy, helping out your homie in need, and all that good stuff. However sometimes the loyalty card is not followed for you got guys that will not follow the rules, snitch on their homies , & go so far as to kill their friend 4 their own reason. which in term KILLS loyalty.
Another situation is something I’ve been caught up in as of late. There been a lot of people that been asking me “WHO AM I WITH” & to answer that question at this time I dunno. At one point I think about loyalty then the other side I think about “ME”. As mentioned in my previous example u can remain as loyal as you want but in the end in most case (especially in past situations I’ve been in) “u will get fucked” no one care about your feelings as long as their ego or feelings stay in a positive mode. So in term you have to do was best for your & not what other want you to do. Cuz in the end “Its you vs me” “plata o plomo” “eye for an eye.
The moral of the story is LOYALTY IS DEAD. Unfortunately for all of us, even though there are some caring people in the world SELF-PRESERVATION is the key focus for us all for we are looking out for our best interest. Sad to say but in all I feel we as humans at some point in our lives care about nothing but ourselves. It’s a dirt f***n world people and we are living in it.
Good night everybody.
Monta
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