Are You a Doer... or Just Talk Like One?

Occasionally, I get approached by some grappler asking me for some
"hidden secret" to improve their mat performance.

And when this happens, I generally give the same advice: show up
for class on time, drill, listen to the instructor's teaching, and
trust us to give you a fundamentally sound grappling base.

That advice is usually taken with lots of enthusiasm, a promise to
carry out the instructions to the letter, and some challenge to
wait and see how they perform.

And that's exactly what I do; I watch and wait for them to perform.

Unfortunately, the performance rarely happens.

The reason the performance rarely happens is because good training
advice was essentially wasted on a Talker, not a Doer!

A Talker is the person that:

- Spends too much time trying to make an impression on his
instructors or coaches, by talking about all the big things
they're going to achieve
- Wants to be recognized as a "big dog" in training, but won't put
forth the effort to be one
- Needs a different training approach that they approve of before
doing it instead of one that's been proven to work for others
before them
- Signs up for my emails; but rarely reads them since he already
knows "the basic stuff" I'm talking about anyway

Most grapplers (or people in general) will NEVER achieve their life
goals because they choose to live and die as Talkers. They have
the ability to choose what directions their training (or lives)
will take, just like the Doers, but choose to talk rather than take
action.

Fortunately, the Doers are the exact opposite of the Talkers.

A Doer is the person that:

- Takes every piece of information given to them; dissects it,
analyzes it, figures out how it will work for them, and puts it
into action
- Isn't worried about getting attention or being recognized as one
of the "big dogs" at the school
- Gets noticed by training and working harder than the Talker
- Doesn't get offended or tired of hearing "the basics" being
repeated because they know if it's being emphasized, it's both
important and MUST be mastered to ensure success

So, are you a Doer... or just talk like one?