Every one of us is reaching for success in at least one area of our life.

Right?

And if you're like me and my family you're aiming for excellence in all areas of your life.

How do you feel when you see someone close to you make the climb up the ladder of success?

Happiness or Envy?

This reminds me of the Crab bucket story. You know this story?

If you don't, listen up. If you do, best to hear it again to make sure it sinks in.

A son and father are walking down the beach when the son sees a fisherman close to the boardwalk selling some of the day's catch.

The son sees a crab bucket next to the man and it doesn't have a lid on it. The son turns to his dad and asks why the crabs were not able to escape.

The father said, "If there was only one crab in the bucket it would certainly escape. However, when there is more than one crab in the bucket, if one tries to crawl out, the other crabs would grab hold and pull it back down so that it would share the same fate as the rest of them."

"You must ignore the crabs if you want to be a success in life."

This is true with people. If you attempt to better yourself, other people might attempt to drag you back down to share their fate.

Do you know crab people? Have you attempted to better yourself only to have family and friends to discourage you?

Surprisingly, in our line of work, even some competing martial art school owners engage in this kind of crab behavior. You would think that this thinking would be non existent in the martial art industry.

We are supposed to work together in a common goal of helping people reach their goals through the wonders of martial art training. Still, some would prefer to try to tarnish our image or attempt to destroy what we've spent the past 30 years building just because they might be less successful than we are or because we don't hold the same credentials as they do, maybe even just because we practice a different style all together.

The crab schools can stay together in the bucket. We made it out of there a long time ago.

You might share the same experience in your life. Some people around you might have the mentality that: "If they can't have it, then neither can you"

You can be slim, toned, strong, confident and happy.

You can be the most successful person in your field.

You can be in a relationship, madly in love and enjoying every minute of it.

You can have the nicest house on the block.

Aim for excellence in all areas of your life and watch out for the crab syndrome, it's contagious.

If you're on my list I'm gathering you're an independent self-starter, motivated and ready to jump out of the bucket?

Let me warn you, you must be physically fit to do so. Those crabs are clingy little suckers.

Let me suggest you start with our Basic Fitness System to get you started on your ascension.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

Labels: Character, Confidence, Fang Shen Do, Fitness Courses, Goals