shit needs to get done

Started writing a blog early January looking back over 2009 and looking forward to 2010 and my future plans for 2010.

However 2009 was ages ago now so all i’ll say on that was it was totally bitchin’ for me on a personal level. Turned pro….won 3 fights….magic.

But thats all done now so not being one to rest on my laurels lets get looking forward to 2010.

Recently it seems to me the more i make definate plans the more some kind of spanner gets thrown in the works and fucks my plans up….. so i’ve abandoned my initial plan of 2010 that had set goals and i’m going to continue drifting along nicely and let good shit happen to me.

Well kinda…..i’m going to try get more shit done though. already got 2 books finished i was taking too long with,booked in for recert work courses and 1 upgrade course and updated my cv and sent it out. still have to do one online course this week though…hopefully do that tomorrow.

This year i have a few modest aims….win more pro MMA fights,get better at all aspects of fighting,improve my coaching and hopefully find a way of not having to work away as it can be a pain in the arse!

For those of you that dont know,i work offshore as a rope access and NDT technician.

Now i quite like my job,the people i work with are usually pretty cool and good fun and yes working offshore pays pretty well.

 however its either a feast of a famine. i guess i make it a bit harder for myself as i like to take time off to train and fight,the last company i worked with,Servtech were pretty cool about this actually,letting me come and go as was my want, but now its seems their current projects have come to an end and it seems like i’m back to square 1 again. waiting by the phone for someone to call with work.

this kinda makes planning life and fights a bit of a c**t.

my initial plan was to work most of january and february then take march and april off to fight on Absolute Combat 3 but it doesnt look like there’s goin to be much work this month so back up plan is possibly fight on the Oran Mor show on March 14th…however i could end up getting a call to work near the end of the month. do i let the promoter down and take the job or do i not work and therefore not get paid?

it also makes it hard to do lifes ‘normal’ things. ideally i’d like to move in with my girlfriend….as shes pretty fuckin’ cool. but i cant really commit to a mortgage or rent if there’s the chance i wont have work for 4-5 months

the simple solution is to take work all the time but that ain’t goin to help me get…or win any fights. it will also lead me into depression,not see my mates,family or missus as i’m away all the time and i’ll be a massive fat bastard as they feed you tonnes! not good

so in the spirit of ‘getting shit done’ i’m trying to find solutions to this problem. i’m still working on this though so i think i’ll keep it under my hat for now.

what have i been up to recently? well….mostly trying to get stronger as strength really isnt my strength. its a labourious task but i’m sticking with it. hopefully my numbers will start to go up and people will notice a difference soon.

i’ve also been watching a lot of boxing. mainly mosley v margaito,cotto v mosley,and pacquiao against anyone.

i find i pick up stuff better if i just watch it over and over then try implement….or blatently copy things i’ve seen into what i’m doing. already feel that my boxing has improved…maybe just cos i’m thinking about it or maybe i feel that i have to improve it to justify spending nearly 200 notes on my new Winnings gloves(they’re fucking awesome btw)

my top boxing tip today is…..litening to this improves your footwork about 37.61%

the 2 books i finished in the last month were the Watchmen and Ranulph Fiennes book ‘Mad Bad and dangerous to know’ both were excellent…really enjoyed the Fiennes book. He is one tough crazy dude. He suffers from vertigo so decide to climb Everest and the Eiger to try get over this “silly psychological problem” legend.

Started on Four Kings the other night which i’ve heard good things about while still reading Definitive Wolverine

Busy couple of months at the gym just now…loads of guys,and a couple of gals fighting. really good to see new people coming through the ranks and it keeps everyone on their toes,shaping up to be another eventful year for the DNFT!

or as i like to think

“Some got hopes and dreams
We got ways and means
The supreme dream team always up with the scheme”