Belt Preferance

Gerry Seymour

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Richard Branson,

i met him when he was selling records out of a back street shop in manchester
"...there were times when they struggled to pool together enough money for food, which Richard says was a great motivator to follow up on calls to potential advertisers." From this site.

That's an external motivation.
 

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"...there were times when they struggled to pool together enough money for food, which Richard says was a great motivator to follow up on calls to potential advertisers." From this site.

That's an external motivation.

no being hungry is definitely an internal motivator,
 

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no being hungry is definitely an internal motivator,
Okay, not exactly the same, but I can accept that distinction- then try this quote, from the same article: "I always wanted to go out there and prove myself"
 

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I just want to know people's opinions on black belts. Do you like to keep your same black belt, or get a new one when you test and why?

I don't worry about belts much. It's never meant anything to me. What means a lot to me is that I get to grow & to learn. I would wear a white belt, even if I had the training & the knowledge of a black belt.

As long as I know, & my Sensei knows that I'm growing & improving, that's all that matters to me.

Others like to measure their performance by wearing belts; to each his own, really.

My Sensei doesn't believe in an easy way to gain a belt. He will only grade you when he feels you're ready. Otherwise, he won't.
 

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