Question 127: Rank Certification Part 2

I wrote you few months earlier asking for your guidance about rank certification. Your kind reply was a great inspiration to me. Through your web site, I was able to get in touch with the General Secretary of ITF-USA and ultimately found a great instructor with which to train. I am now certified with ITF-USA and a proud co-owner of a martial art school of approximately 60 students. I truly appreciate your advice during my time of crisis.

Reply

Good to hear from you again and that you are doing well.

After my first few years in the Navy, I was just doing my job in the electronics field and teaching TKD at night; content, but not progressing. One day, while chatting with a TKD student who was the Navy law enforcement field, he mentioned that, with my interests and skills, I could probably achieve more if I changed to the law enforcement field. This casual remark got me thinking and changed the course of my life. I changed to the law enforcement field, started college, and went on to retire as the highest enlisted rank with 2 master’s degrees and numerous Navy commendations. Sometimes you never know how much something you say or do may affect, good or bad, the life of another person. It is good to hear that something I said had a positive effect on your life.

Always remember that every little thing you say or do may have a good or bad affect on the lives of others, even when you are not aware of it.
I wish you well in your school and in life.