Why am I doing things I am NOT good at at this age, such as violin, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and MMA?
Shouldn’t I be at the top of something by now?
As a Japanese person who grew up there, I thought it would be so cool if I could say I used to do Judo. (Judo is a martial art that was born in Japan.)
I know now that that would be a huge advantage for BJJ. But I had no interest in doing that when I was young.
I met a woman who recently moved from Japan. When she saw my FB profile with the BJJ photo, she asked about BJJ. She said that she had been doing Judo from middle school to college.
OMG! That’s so cool. She is tiny and doesn’t look like someone with experience in Judo. I adore her.
I said I have no athletic background and started as a beginner last year.
She was very impressed.
Oh well, I didn’t think it’s impressive at all because I am not good at it.
But …maybe it is impressive, and I am cool.
I noticed I’ve been choosing what I am not necessarily good at simply because it’s attractive and fascinating.
I was not interested in restarting piano, even though I was good at it.
I am glad that I am not a software engineer anymore, even though I was good at it.
It’s a part of my personal reinvention.
It’s FUUUN. It doesn’t mean it’s easy.
I reinvented my whole life—my relationships, my identities, my life stories, my professions… and I keep going.
That’s something I can talk about all day long.
Maybe I am a master of reinvention.
And the best part is that I help others with their journeys of personal reinvention as a life coach.
Are you having an exciting life?
