Promise

There is a promise you make when you join kung fu, intending to earn your black belt and beyond. You make a promise that you will consistently do your best. You will develop the knowledge AND the skill at a standard that represents you and those who came before you. There is a difference in mindset between a white belt and a black belt, this is consistent eye for detail.

By the time you are grading you need to be sure that you have fulfilled your promise. I feel I have done my best to do this, but know there is more I can do to prepare. Even if I am consistent now, it might not be enough if I am not consistent on the day of the grading. 

This being said, the more consistent I am now, with my training, my eye for detail and my blogs, I am confident I will be successful. I will be sure to use the tools given to me, to turn the gifts of knowledge into skill, to convince those around me that I will be successful as well.