Connect and make friends. Through jiu-jitsu, I’ve become friends with an assortment of people, including a movie producer, doctors, a rocket scientist, police officers, and more. Some have become close friends, and these are people I would never have met if it weren’t for jiu-jitsu.

What I’ve noticed is the ones most ready to quit, are the ones who think they can do it on their own. These are the ones that arrive “right on time” to class and leave immediately after.

It seems to me that the ones who last are the ones that make connections on the mat.