Amateur versus professional
Intro
Some differences between an amateur instructor and a professional instructor.Differences
Amateur: Wears what he/she feels like.Professional: Wears professional uniform.
Amateur: Operates classes based on whelm.
Professional: Operates classes based on planning.
Amateur: Blames everyone.
Professional: Takes responsibility for everything.
Amateur: Demands attention and affection.
Professional: Allows him or herself to receive it.
Amateur: Demands respect.
Professional: Gives and receives respect.
Amateur: Constantly aware of the time.
Professional: Constantly aware of what he/she does with the time.
Amateur: Demands respect.
Professional: Gives and receives respect.
Amateur: Counts the hours of teaching.
Professional: Pays close attention to what goes into the hours.
Amateur: Wears a black belt.
Professional: Is a black Belt.
Amateur: Influenced by his or her mood.
Professional: Influenced by his or her duty and responsibilities.
Amateur: Says whatever he or she feels like.
Professional: Thinks before saying anything.
Amateur: Thinks he or she is a gift to students.
Professional: Knows that he or she is here to serve students.
Amateur: Lives a life of duplicity: One life at the studio, another at home.
Professional: Lives a life worth based on natural principles right and wrong.
Amateur: Takes everything personally.
Professional: Takes everything in context.
Amateur: Listens with intent to reply.
Professional: Listens with intent to understand.
Amateur: Has a personality of a hammer and treats everyone as a nail.
Professional: Has a personality of a leader and treats everyone with respect.
Amateur: Talks him or herself out of problems.
Professional: Fixes problems.
Amateur: Demonstrates mastery using words.
Professional: Demonstrates mastery using actions.
Amateur: Doesn’t know or want to know anything about business.
Professional: Wants to learn about all aspects of running a school.
Amateur: Looks for sins in other and gossips about everyone.
Professional: Looks for people’s talents and reassures them of their good qualities.
Amateur: Only looks at what students are doing.
Professional: Looks at what students are doing and what they are capable of doing.
Amateur: Practices techniques.
Professional: Studies techniques and seeks perfection.
Amateur: Talks.
Professional: Behaves.
Amateur: Tries.
Professional: Does.
Amateur: Teaches.
Professional: Empowers.
Amateur: Compares.
Professional: Appreciates differences.
Amateur: Ignores tradition.
Professional: Learns from tradition but is not bound by it.
Amateur: Lives in the past.
Professional: Lives in the now but plans for future.
Amateur: Sees things, asks "why?"
Professional: Observes things, asks "why not?"
Amateur: Sees the glass half empty or half full.
Professional: Sees the beautiful flower that could be kept in the glass.
Amateur: Views everything as a curse or a blessing.
Professional: Views everything as a challenge.
Amateur: Believes that students should not pay for lessons.
Professional: Believes everything has a price and sometimes the price is tuition.
Amateur: Constantly looks for ways to demonstrate the chosen martial art.
Professional: Constantly looks for ways to become better at the chosen martial art.
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