Healthy outlook.

“the UFC is not looking out for me. My wife is looking out for me, my kids are looking out for me and that’s what I want. I want to be their father. I want to go to work every day, come home and be with my family” https://twitter.com/MikeHeck_JR/status/1381247386446614533
I tell this to young fighters who sometimes pick my brain.

What’s your actual goal? How will you get there while minimizing damage? How do you plan to get out the other side?

Important for folks to keep the big picture in mind.
Whether you are pursuing fighting or any other career - don’t get so caught up in your dream that you can’t see when it turns into your nightmare.
A lot of fighters have too much tunnel vision to see this sometimes. Probably comes with the territory. You need to be wired a bit different to choose violence as a profession. So those close to fighters need to really look out for their friends.
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