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Old 10-22-2009, 11:34 AM   #23
MattMiddleton
 
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Re: Discouragement, Failure, Fear! (Newbie Anxiety)

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George S. Ledyard wrote: View Post
The commercial McDojos have developed systems that are 100% geared towards retention. You can bet those schools with a thousand members aren't making their students feel like idiots every time they come in the door and then tell them its for their own good.
I can't speak for anyone else here, but my experience was that my feelings were caused by my own self-doubts, not the behaviour of anyone at my dojo. Quite the contrary, everyone there has been so supportive of my efforts (as well as those of everyone else at the dojo). Certainly, none of the instructors have made me feel like an idiot, and I don't think I've ever seen them do that to anyone else.
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