Six Camino principles

I’m getting started on my associate certified coaching accreditation as I want to become a business coach.  This is something I’ve realized that I have a passion for and can see myself doing for the rest of my life.  As I’ve started researching some of the courses I came across these six principles.  They spoke extremely loudly to me and I wanted to share them and how I see them relating to myself and my Kung Fu journey.

1.  Get over yourself - I envision this as seeing my ego and then working on parking it.  I don’t feel that I can progress past a certain point in both life and in Kung Fu if I don’t realize my own ego and then take steps to keep it in check.
2. Practise self care - I like this one a lot and it can apply to both mental and physical aspects.  The physical side seems easier to manage as I can feel a bruise or a pulled muscle.  It’s then up to me to decide if I want to properly manage this injury (smart way) or ignore it (dumb way) and have it cause related injuries that will take longer to heal.  The mental self care is a little trickier to mange.  No one can see my injury or pain, it can be easier to hide and ignore.  It’s no less important and I could argue more important than the physical injury.  
3. Let go - Everyone is on their own journey and on their own life path.  For me this talks about not comparing myself to others on their journey.  I’ve been guilty of this and it derailed my Kung Fu.  In my non Kung Fu life I compared my self to others and what they had achieved.  At times this was very demoralizing and set me back in my own personal and business development.  
4. Be in the moment - Love this one.  It’s about taking time to slow down and smell the roses.  My mind can run a “mile a minute” and accomplish nothing all at the same time.  When I started to bring myself into the moment I was able to learn so much more.  I was able to start to grasp the concept of the teaching as my mind was calm and focused on the task at hand.  “Where and I and what am I doing” was the catalyst for this progression.
5. Receive gracefully - This concept is all about understanding all the gifts others give us.  Reading other people’s blogs is one of THE biggest gifts I receive.  There is so much gold in them and most of us don’t even realize it.  Receiving gracefully can also be applied when giving.  This can be done through my blogging, through teaching in classes, commenting on others questions on Kwoon talk and just being engaged and visible to others.
6. Ask for help - Could be the toughest one on this list for me.  As a male, husband and father I’m supposed to be the strong one.  The one with all the strength and all of the answers, the rock.  This isn’t true and when I need help I need to improve on asking for it.  It’s no longer a sign of weakness but rather of strength.

Mr. Repay