By teaching and preparing classes, I train 30 almost hours a week, more or less. Mostly is Tai Chi (even if it looks easy it takes a lot of training and work on legs and arms), then there are Total Body and Kardio Kombat classes. In the meantime I also write classes, choose music and study. Many weekends I have to attend workshops and classes to improve my teaching skills. Is it worth it? Yes, but only if you love what you do. There are days when I lie on the floor and the only thing I want is to rest and not to move a single muscle for days. Then I realize that I can do it, I must do it, so I stand up and I keep working. Why? Mostly because I love what I do, but also because I know I want to do it.
After each workout, I feel better, stronger, more accomplished. Plus when I practice Tai Chi is not only about the body, but also about an expansion of my mind potential. When I add something new to classes, I'm happy and customers are happy. Curiosity and research make my job better, for me and for the people I train with. My motivation is to improve every day, to do something different every day and to test myself every day. Mostly I push myself because I know where I want to go and how. I know that limits are only in my head and I do my best to overcome them.
So it's ok to lie on the floor and rest, rest is yin, work is yang and we need them both.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
- Steve Jobs -
