Life is all about visualization. We create goals and dreams in our mind and we tell ourselves that we
want to achieve them by any means. Everything from a career to relationships to life’s ambitions, these
thoughts become a goal and we tell ourselves that this is what I want to achieve in my life and we set
forth on that journey.

However, many times, we aren’t ready for the hurdles or obstacles along the way. Things become too
hard or we compromise with ourselves saying that something is not worth it. We all had this impression
that things should have been easier. That visualization that we started with suddenly starts to fade
away. However, anything worth having will not come by easily. When we started off with that goal, we
need to tell ourselves that we are willing to achieve it no matter what obstacles come your way.
Training in the martial arts helps us condition that mental state of determination and perseverance. At
Jung SuWon Martial Arts Academy, we go through physical, mental and emotional challenges and we
are pushed to our limits. However, when we push through that hurdle and overcome, we come out
stronger and feel good about ourselves. Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim teaches this principle to her
students and demonstrates that in her life. She reminds us that nothing in this world worth having will
come easy. When we visualize our goals, we need to want it more than anything else and no obstacles
will hinder us from achieving it. That creation and visualization of that goal needs to remain strong and
vivid, no matter how hard the circumstance. This is what Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim teaches at her
martial arts school to all of her students, to visualize your goals and be willing to persevere through all of
the obstacles.

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