October 7, 2008 – 1:27 pm
For those of you who don’t know me, I am currently a purple belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu. I have been training for over 4 years and I can safely say Jiu Jitsu has changed my life for the better. I have not only become a better Martial artist, but I have become a 1000x better person as well. Jiu Jitsu is a martial art which naturally permeates throughout the rest of your life.
This is because Jiu Jitsu takes persistence, patience, and perseverance to be successful at, just like anything else in life. Even getting just my purple belt is probably one of the accomplishments I am most proud of in my young life. However, if you don’t train Jiu Jitsu, then you probably don’t understand why. Lucky for you, that’s what I’m here to explain. 
By Peter James
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Posted in Balanced Life, Mixed Martial Hearts
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Also tagged get a black belt, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, how to be balanced, how to be happy, how to get rich, how to live a fufilling life, increase self awareness, jiu jitsu, keys to success, secrets of success, self development
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October 6, 2008 – 8:55 am
“Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes
Too high or too low there ain’t no in-betweens
And if I stand or I fall
It’s all or nothing at all
Darling I don’t know why I got to extremes” -Billy Joel: ‘I Go To Extremes’
For whatever reason, I have always been someone who could not walk away from a challenge. My wife even uses this to her advantage by dropping her tangled jewelry in front of me and watching as I grumble incoherently for however long it takes to untangle. She knows I can’t stop until it is done, even if I want to.
It’s how I’ve always been since I can remember. Growing up, if you told me not to do something, all I heard was…
After struggling for the last few months, and surviving by the skin of our teeth, my company Reimagine’s hard work has finally paid off. We calculated our balance sheet for the next few months, and finally, some money is starting to trickle in. It has been a long journey, but I finally feel we are breaking into a new plateau. We have reached the next level.
