Now that we are about halfway through the calendar year, hopefully you are on track to achieve your main goals.  As we discuss at the beginning of each year, setting goals is extremely important!  See my previous post on setting goals:

Summer is just a few weeks away!  Kids are about to get out of school and the pools are about to open to be a huge source of fun.  But this also means that Spring classes are coming to an end.  Specifically, kids karate classes will stop in the middle of June and not pick up again until September.  So, the question we commonly get is, “What should I work on this summer?”  Here are some suggestions:

Are you one of those people who love to play a sport or a game to see who wins?  Are you driven by the idea of testing yourself against others to see who is best?  Does winning matter “a lot” to you? 

If so, then I would describe you as a competitive person.  Some people find great motivation in competing, while others shy away from it and avoid it whenever possible.  I would suggest to you that if you are one of those people who avoid competition, you might wish to reconsider, and here’s why.