100 percent of nothing

In a particularly low point at the moment, so have decided to wallow in some self pity and retrospective angst.  I think I’m turning into a Goth, or worse, my sister when she was a teenager!  (..that particular joke will have some severe repercussions).

My karate, as with other things, has stalled.  Despite putting in what I feel is 100%, the execution seems to fall far short of the expected standard and the appearance of going backwards more than forwards is somewhat disheartening.

Maybe it’s just a recurrence of what a good friend once called “Blue belt blues”.

T’would seem my old managers favourite dictum, muttered every pay and bonus review time, has come back to haunt; “Remember, Andy, that 100% of nothing is still nothing”.

Wallowing, angst and other inglorious forms of self pity will of course be accompanied by some very loud music, in the Marilyn Mansun and Iron Maiden flavours methinks, and occassionally interspersed with some comedy genius.

…buggar!  Still not sorted this out either!

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4 Responses to “100 percent of nothing”

  • Phil Evans Says:
    November 19th, 2009 at 07:43

    If it’s any consolation . . .

    We were chatting about this the other day, the appearance of stalling when you get better at something. It’s apparently quite common. When you start doing something, you feel like you’re progressing very quickly, because you’re still learning about all the new things you can do. After a while you know how good you *could* be, and are more able to self-criticise because you’ve got more knowledge.

    It’s early and I’m rambling. Basically the better you get, the more you know what you don’t know, so it feels like you’re going backwards when you’re not. Stick with it :)

  • Ed Bennett Says:
    November 19th, 2009 at 14:29

    Seems those couple of numbers can be everyones bain “100%” !!!!!!

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    November 25th, 2009 at 14:53

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  • Mark Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 19:29

    “Remember, Andy, that 100% of nothing is still nothing”.

    Wise words – you would go far in my present employeer…