How Long Will It Take To Get My Blackbelt?

If I had a dollar for each time I was asked that question….I’d have a few bucks by now.

Most people are always stuck with how long a thing will take to achieve or to receive.

When I have a new karate student walk in my door 9 out of 10 will ask that question. How long will it take for me to get my blackbelt?

I usually say….. As long as it takes.

Can you imagine if people walked up to Thomas Edison and ask… “How long will it take you to get that light bulb thing worked out?” I’m sure Edison would have responded … Until it is done!

Human nature has a tendency to want things ..NOW.

I can understand that train of thought, we are all wired to do things as fast as we can and to fill our needs as fast as we can.

If you look back through history, humans had times when they didn’t know what to expect day to day. They did know that life was short and they had a need to conserve energy because their needs may not be meet for long periods of time.

Am I saying that people are lazy? For the most part…..Yes. Again…we are wired that way.

But, that is not altogether a bad thing!

If you look at most of the advanced technology over the past 50 years, it came about because we wanted things …Now!

Think about all the things in your life that are now faster, better and bigger and have changed over the past few years.

But, never forget….. some of the things you work toward will take as long as it takes.

That will apply to Business, Relationships, Fitness, Education and many other areas in life.

Learn -> Apply -> Learn -> Apply -> -> -> It Never Ends.

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R. Lynn Lane