Exciting Times!

Our students are working harder than ever this month! February is always a busy time, not only because it is a shorter month (not a 'leap' year....we only have 28 days), but also because several of our students are busy preparing for multiple events and tests:

We have students grading for Kyu belts on Wednesday, February 25th at the South School and Thursday, February 26th at the North School; we have Brown Belts preparing for Pre-test #1 (which will take place on Friday, February 27th at the Oxford School at 6:30 pm) - this is the first of four pretests which will take place as prerequisites for their Black Belt grading in September 2009; we have students preparing to compete at Army Rizzo's tournament in Hamilton on Saturday, February 28th; and finally, we have students in the final stages of their preparation for the Ontario Provincial qualifiers for Team Canada which will take place here in London on Saturday, April 4th!!

It is important for our students to make plans, stay organized and take appropriate actions; they must plan every day in advance in order to stay on track with their goals. As Alan Lakein says, "Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now."

And we have all heard of the saying, "Failing to plan is planning to fail." How many times have you found yourself scrambling at the last minute because of mismanagement of time or failure to prepare properly?

We want each and every student to be successful at whatever it is they are working towards. If you need help sitting down and preparing for your Black Belt test or any other event at our School, please speak with Shihan or Sempai Tammy; we would be more than happy to help you organize your training schedules and help with goal setting and time management skills.

Close to 15% of 2009 is now gone and completed. Time really does go by quickly. Have you scratched any short-term goals off of your New Year's Resolution list? Have you completed at least 15% of your long-term goals? Are you on the right track?

It's never too late to start....make a decision today and move forward!

Have a great day!
Sempai Tammy Bernardo