Are You Teachable? What is the cause of the closed mind?
Most important Are You Teachable? What is the cause of the closed mind? To put it simply their care 2 causes and these are both related.
One, the ego. And two, indoctrination into some ideology. Both are very dangerous places to be.
I had a student send me a message the other day about how discourse, discussion has been closed down by a large number of people in the world today. No one discussing anything.
And you are just supposed to accept their narrative. Most important is this is the result of indoctrination in a very dangerous ideology called communism. And because it is a failed and evil ideology, it is therefore the cause of the failure of the Western Culture. And the cause of hundred of millions of documented deaths in the 20th century, and now the 21st century. Are You Teachable? Becoming teachable!
Are You Teachable?
Most important to note is that I have been teaching martial arts a very long time. And I have seen many students become very proud of themselves, their success and therefore cease to learn. Suddenly know everything! And will love to argue with the teacher, and other students about how things should be done.
So are You Teachable? And while the goal of any good martial arts teacher is to make the student better than they are themselves it becomes interesting when the student thinks they have arrived.
Are You Teachable?
The other day I had a rather rude email from a man who stated. "are you kidding me? I am so much better at this then you!!" I read this and smiled. Most important to note is this person is not teachable. Now the email was a reply for a promotional email about my book the Complete Kyusho Jitsu Learning Guide from A to Z.
Perhaps, he is really better at Kyusho Jitsu, Kosho Ryu, Hapkido than I am. What does this mean? My services are no longer required. Hence I terminated our relationship. Or he is a troll, being very disrespectful trying to illicit a response from me. Well, I tend to think it is the latter.
Are You Teachable?
Are You Teachable?: And with all this in mind, it becomes necessary to "fire the student." Therefore I removed all his access and all potential future access to my works. I did not reply to the email wither. There was no need.
Do you have students who are unteachable for whatever reason? Over the years I have been very tolerant of these people. But today I am not. For me time is very important and I do not like to waste it. Therefore I am very fast to terminate the teacher / student relationship, especially when one does not exist.
What about the guy with the smart ass email reply? There is no return for him. Not because I am mean or vindictive. He has not offended me either. His opinion is his own, and not my business or concern.
But I value my time, and so I do not change my mind when it comes to this type of behavior. Are You Teachable? The majority today are not.
Are You Teachable in Conclusion
So if I am not bothered by the email why this article? Because since I have so many decades of teaching and Dojo running experience I offer advice.
And that advice is do not be afraid to FIRE students who art not teachable.
Forget the loss of income from them leaving.
They will pollute your school and your business and cost you far more in the long run. And for me personally I never allow anyone to disturb my peace of mind.
I hope you enjoyed Are You Teachable.
Most of all thank you for taking some time to read this article called Are You Teachable.
Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day! Keep Learning!
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