As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).

After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.

Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Getting my Head Back in the Game... Wednesday, March 23

Plans for my Second Dream have been put on a hold for a bit and I didn't really notice they were until a particular friend from the States commented about it.  I've been in Canada for about 7 months now but how much closer am I to realizing my Second Dream? What do I have to show for these 7 months beyond a promised fight, two actually, that never happened and a lot of wasted time and energy at a boxing club many told me from the start that I perhaps shouldn't have attached myself to.

When I first arrived here I told myself I had one year to figure things out, to figure out my Second Dream, but I feel like I was closer to finding it out two months ago compared to now.  

Today I wanted to just be left alone.  Left alone to think and try to figure things out in my own head.  I decided I needed some "me time".  I needed to get out of this funk I've been in and just focus on what it is I came to Canada to do -- train, fight and find my Second Dream.  I'm confident with the new coaching team I have so I know a fight will happen, but as for my Second Dream, it's been on the shelf for a bit.  I had consciously put it on the shelf a little while back because I really needed to up my training and work on networking but I hadn't yet taken it off that shelf. 

I feel desparate for a mental break...from everything and everyone.  I just feel so mentally exhausted because I am so not on par with where I should be in terms of head space.  Ultimately this has been interfering with the quality of focus and effort I have been bringing to my training.  The change in clubs has most definitely brought upon a feeling of renewal and it's been refreshing.  I love the intensity of training with Coach Perez and I love the positive and fiesty encouragement that comes with doing the team training with Coach Rico.  Coach Perez suggested for me to stop weight training which would ultimately mean stop going to System but I just can't bring myself to quit that place.  I've been going to System since I was a university student and every time I've visited Canada they've always welcomed me back to train there with open arms, literally as in hugs from staff and fellow System folk.  

All this was sparked after a text message I got at 5:13am.  I woke up to it, responded, and then the text messages continued well throughout the day, back and forth.  

I have to reprioritize my thinking, focus my thoughts, and put them into action.
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