Saturday 16 June 2018

Value of Team


|We are not a team because we work together.

We are a team because

We respect,

Trust and care

For each other.

We each joined the year of the I Ho Chuan for our own personal reasons; however, I believe if you were to look closely and compare ones list to another, they would most times be working towards similar goals and directions. Looking around our circle of teammates it is quite obvious that we are a group made up of very different personalities.  It is the combination of all these people put together that have the potential to make a great team with the ability to accomplish fabulous and extraordinary things. Although there are parts of a year in the I Ho Chuan that are quite individual there is a huge part that is team.  This team portion is the part that for some is more difficult than others. Those who may prefer to work it on their own and to focus solely on their own personal goals and ambitions may miss out on a big benefit of what being part of this team has to offer.  As I have found myself in a tough place personally I have been deeply touched by the reaching out of a couple of teammates.  It is the sincere reaching out, honest, respectful, caring actions that have had the power to keep me moving forward even though at a turtle pace. It is the qualities that these individuals have demonstrated that I see as true qualities that make up not only a person worthy of a black belt but one that is a gift to the world they live in.  It is even more incredible to me when the outreach of support and care comes from someone whose balancing of life does not allow them to be present at every class or event however they are more in tune and engaged than what many might recognize.

I really encourage each of us to continue or for some start reading each other’s blogs and for those not blogging, start.  Allow the entire team to be a part of your journey.  Let each member of this team know that someone has their back, that there is a group of people who care, respect and are looking out for them. The moments we believe we are the only ones struggling, the only ones who have ended up detoured, I will guarantee there is at least one of the many who make up this team who has found themselves in a similar place and who may be able to offer help.  Why struggle alone in silence when we have such a wealth of resources at our finger tips? Why not help others from our own lessons learned? 

I am truly grateful to those who have reached out to me at a time that was low and discouraging. You will never know completely how much it meant and the difference it made! You have reminded me how important it is to be aware of, watching out for and caring for those around us, whether they are there in the flesh or from a distance. Thank you thank you thank you!

Alana Regier

Picture of the week, a slam on the brakes look at that barn moment!
I love old barns, old stuff of all kinds actually. Love to think of the stories they could tell!

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