Superbowl Success!

This last weekend the Colorado Taekwondo Institute hosted its 49th CTI Superbowl at Alameda International. With over 350 competitors, the day was a huge success! 

Congratulations to our four under black belt Grand Champions: Tristyn Cvanciger, Josh Stephenson, Emily Green, and Ahas Weerapura.

POOMSE

1st Place
Collin Kreutz, Kathleen Sautel, Eric Evans, Cody Jacobson, Ethan Price, Quynn Cotner, Marley Powers, Lance Schwartz, Meredith Botnick, Alexis Chavez, Tristyn Cvanciger, Carson Kolwyck, Evan Mcewan, Diego Quezada, Andra Vieru, Emily Green, Mason Zerbib, Rebekkah Copel, Rue Weerapura, Cooper Curry, Jackson Foster, Stella Reyniers, Zach Trujillo, Alice Burgin, Keegan Christenson, Anna Copel, Aspen Henderson, Eli Anceravicius, Carter Camp, Amallia Chapman, Joshua Dollar, Landon Dulmage, Anthony Garcia, Dylan Kiser, Warren Locken, Ron Meyer, Ecton Scherer, Everett Ungar, Duncan Zook, Elias Amann, Vivienne Anderson, Spencer Anderson, Isabel Cole, Erika Cooke, Austin Gross, Emery Hetzel, Teagan Locken, William Lopeman, Stephen Mines, Sheen Pandita, Natalie Turner, Jack Wicken, Jace Bauer, Aaron Botnick, Dominic Ditallo, Naomi Kaup, Peter Montano, Kolbe Pries, Jordi Thornton, William Turner, John Hicks

2nd Place
Peyton Brauch, Eileen Lindner, Hope Morgan, Ed Stanton, Lauren Dahlberg, Katie Minden, Caiden Murphy, Darcy Stanton, Lillian Eichelberger, Lily Laird, Jackson Sisk, Kayla Albrechtson, Ace Ashworth, Zachary Cotner, Hank Haubner, Ivy Jensen, Keira Sherman, Andrew Kahan, Keatyn Adams, Carina Dulong, Ryan Marine, Ellie Pechon, Ashley Slinkard, Tk Nguyen, Max Botello, Aliyah Huckaby, Hayden Jeffries, Dalila Lopez, River Manuelito, Truc Nguyen, Kira Rhyden, Joshua Stephenson, Adeline Alayash, Henry Chiabotti, Millie Hessler, Quinn Hester, Presley Hobler, Haley Holley, Gabriel Kahan, Cyrus Khatri, Lincoln Lenzmeier, Avery Liu, Stella Lockhart, Alina Madruga, Lincoln Rezny, Mireyah Santiago, Nolan Smedes, Lila Story, Garrett Thomson, Milo Vaughn, Hadley Wilkins, Jace Yost, Jaydn Bauer, Ben Buteyn, Nirajit Dhakal, Luca Dimarco, Mckenzie Farmer, Zane Farrier, Leia Johnsen, Adrienne Stanko, Brantley Harris

3rd Place
Nick Slinkard, Katie Dahle, Mark Scott, Vivi Brown, Konner Evans, Susan Burgstiner, Colston Yoder, Brandon Kirt, Ivy Strickland, Lily Strickland, Ahas Weerapura, Warren Mcdonald, Kaylyn Mcewan, Tegan Moore, Dale Sanders, Nethika Suraweera, Aarush Venkat, Avery King, Olivia Towe, Landon Adams, Christopher Cochenour, Hayden Green, Ronan Haydon, Elliott Myers, Dan Copel, Jase Hessler, Standish Kingsbeck, Aylani Lopez, Omar Platero Mancia, Natalie Teska, Lyra Bratz, Atlas Conger, Anastasia Contreras, Kristen Cooke, Asher Gearhart, Colin Gilbert, Lorenzo Gomez, Quinn Hetzel, Nash Huffaker, Landon Lenyo, Timofii Lesyk, Ailani Lopez, Maryn Meyer, Siri Molnar, Betsy Nanguse, Seth Raymond, Gwen Spilling, Ella Wilkins, Colin Williamson, Kim Williamson, Violet Wondel, Bryce Yushka, Hugh Dionne, Eric Phillips, Brady Tozier, Leo Van Remortal, Madison Janacek, Austin Janecek, Max Shine

4th Place
Don Johnson, Tyler Murphy, Shekina Detienne, William Schwartz, Mateo Piza, Matthew Roberts, Aidan Sturm, Elsie Mcdonald, Zoe Economou, Khristin Paisley, Lucy Paisley, Joel Hall, Jaxson Hipsher, Dennis Mack, Dominic Pintur, Sam Powers, Zuri Cady, Aspen Swift, Rose Basnet, Bradley Beckner, Milo Connor, Eddie Garner, Armando Gomez, Mary Groff, Ariana Lamb, Landon Woodland, Bill Graves, Leroy Hutchison, Issay Mendoza Cruz, Josephine Phillips, Christina Sanders, Hastin Smith-Ruckart, Sawyer Smith-Ruckart, Giovanni Stone, Luna Bratz, Ellie Combs, Levon Dose, Easton Ellender, Aveline Forster, Graham Heffner, Shreeyan Khatri, Leia Kooyman, Henry Lewis, Celia Lunardi, Arwyn Robinson, Saheli Sinha, Keira Teska, Ozi Yalaz, Asher Yushka, Andrea Deiotte, David Enriquez, Lamija Imsirovic, Rowan Lamkin, Jordan Lawyer, Thomas Mcnair, Hazel Niles, Jackson Husted, Owen Meeks

TIGER POOMSE

1st Place
Charlie Lopeman, Theodore Peterson, Jasper Walsh, Clesse Hilton, Luke Hilton, Skylynn Benefield, Leighton Evarts, Abram Gearhart, Neev Pandita, Dagan Wilkins, Madelyn Coble, Silas Corbett, Olivia Madruga, Ben Newhouse

SPARRING

1st Place
Kathleen Sautel, Nick Slinkard, Eric Evans, Vivi Brown, Quynn Cotner, Marley Powers, Katie Minden, Caiden Murphy, Mateo Piza, Aidan Sturm, Ahas Weerapura, Elsie Mcdonald, Emily Green, Mason Zerbib, Zachary Cotner, Ivy Jensen, Andrew Kahan, Carina Dulong, Jaxson Hipsher, Dennis Mack, Sam Powers, Ace Garcia, Olivia Towe, Zachary Kahan, Tk Nguyen, Hayden Green, Elliott Myers, Eddie Garner, Mary Groff, Owen Eberhard, Hilde Groff, Cole Robertson, Hope Wilcox, Carter Camp, Amallia Chapman, Ron Meyer, Max Botello, Joshua Stephenson, Leroy Hutchison, Giovanni Stone, Ezekiel Oliveira, Aleina Evarts, Emery Hetzel, Haley Holley, Gabriel Kahan, Cyrus Khatri, Mireyah Santiago, Milo Vaughn, Lyra Bratz, Quinn Hetzel, Siri Molnar, Betsy Nanguse, Gwen Spilling, Colin Williamson, Ron Deiotte, Dylan Huckaby Rap, Savine Sinha, Tyler Tillman, Jaydn Bauer, Nirajit Dhakal, Adrienne Stanko, David Enriquez

2nd Place
Collin Kreutz, Katie Dahle, Mark Scott, Cody Jacobson, Ethan Price, Lydia Willis, Colston Yoder, Meredith Botnick, Tristyn Cvanciger, Evan Mcewan, Diego Quezada, Andra Vieru, Lillian Eichelberger, Lily Strickland, Zoe Economou, Khristin Paisley, Dominic Pintur, Henry Andonov, Cooper Curry, Ellie Pechon, Zuri Cady, Tara Cady, Oliver Garner, Anna Copel, Bradley Beckner, Armando Gomez, Dean Barrieau, Landon Dulmage, Everett Ungar, Dan Copel, Jase Hessler, Christina Sanders, Elias Amann, William Lopeman, Stephen Mines, Jack Wicken, Henry Chiabotti, Millie Hessler, Avery Liu, Stella Lockhart, Kristen Cooke, Timofii Lesyk, Ailani Lopez, Seth Raymond, Ella Wilkins, Violet Wondel, Luna Bratz, Arwyn Robinson, Saheli Sinha, Jack Arland, Jean Culbertson, Laurel Cummings, Olivia Ivie, Olivia Roberts, Jace Bauer, Aaron Botnick, Kolbe Pries, Jordi Thornton, Brady Tozier, Dominic Salgado

3rd Place
Hope Morgan, Don Johnson, Zach Greaves, Ed Stanton, Lance Schwartz, Darcy Stanton, Matthew Roberts, Jasmine Salamera, Lily Laird, Ivy Strickland, Allan Stanton, Warren Mcdonald, Dale Sanders, Nethika Suraweera, Lucy Paisley, Rue Weerapura, Aarush Venkat, Joel Hall, Logan Martin, Stella Reyniers, Connor Burgin, Franco Ramirez, Alice Burgin, Aspen Henderson, Landon Adams, Ronan Haydon, Weston Evarts, Rylan Lamkin, Makenzie O'Connell, Anthony Garcia, Dylan Kiser, Duncan Zook, Kira Rhyden, Standish Kingsbeck, Aylani Lopez, Omar Platero Mancia, Issay Mendoza Cruz, Josephine Phillips, Leo Duffy, Carol Wilsey, Vivienne Anderson, Spencer Anderson, Isabel Cole, Austin Gross, Sheen Pandita, Alina Madruga, Jace Yost, Ellie Combs, Audrey Mallow, Sophia Palfreyman, Yugal Poudel, Chris Ray, Luca Dimarco, Zane Farrier, Eric Phillips, Lamija Imsirovic, Ashton Hogue, Jay Karkula, Asher Whalen, 

4th Place
Peyton Brauch, Eileen Lindner, Konner Evans, Lauren Dahlberg, Carson Kolwyck, Kayla Albrechtson, Hank Haubner, Tegan Moore, Paul Paisley, Lee Tomjack, Rebekkah Copel, Ryan Marine, Avery King, Aspen Swift, Landon Sidley-Mercado, Ariana Lamb, Julie Pham, Connor Thomson, Joshua Dollar, River Manuelito, Bill Graves, Hastin Smith-Ruckart, Finn Deiotte, Adeline Alayash, Presley Hobler, Hadley Wilkins, Asher Gearhart, Lorenzo Gomez, Kim Williamson, Bryce Yushka, Keira Teska, Syriss Deherrera, Madison Dewoody, Torin Dimascio, Atticus Marquez, Stryder Martin, Dawson Portera, Elijah Yushka, Peter Montano, Mckenzie Farmer, Rowan Lamkin, Jordan Lawyer, Thomas Mcnair, Caroline Fogg

FIRST POINT WINS!

1st Place
Nick Slinkard, Hope Morgan, Mark Scott, Cody Jacobson, Ed Stanton, Quynn Cotner, Caiden Murphy, Lauren Dahlberg, Ahas Weerapura, Meredith Botnick, Tristyn Cvanciger, Diego Quezada, Ivy Strickland, Emily Green, Zoe Economou, Hank Haubner, Andrew Kahan, Jaxson Hipsher, Sam Powers, Aarush Venkat, Olivia Towe, Tk Nguyen, Hayden Green, Mary Groff, Owen Eberhard, Armando Gomez, Alice Burgin, Aspen Henderson, Ronan Haydon, Ariana Lamb, Max Botello, Joshua Stephenson, Ezekiel Oliveira, Dan Copel, Anthony Garcia, Duncan Zook, Kira Rhyden, Hastin Smith-Ruckart, Eli Anceravicius, Mia Martinez, Aleina Evarts, Gabriel Kahan, Mireyah Santiago, Lyra Bratz, Quinn Hetzel, Betsy Nanguse, Gwen Spilling, Colin Williamson, Ron Deiotte, William Lopeman, Kristen Cooke, Jack Arland, Jean Culbertson, Sophia Palfreyman, Presley Hobler, Hadley Wilkins, Kim Williamson, Shreeyan Khatri, Kolbe Pries, Hendrix Lacey

2nd Place
Kathleen Sautel, Collin Kreutz, Don Johnson, Ethan Price, Colston Yoder, Lance Schwartz, Darcy Stanton, Jasmine Salamera, Elsie Mcdonald, Lillian Eichelberger, Lily Strickland, Carson Kolwyck, Khristin Paisley, Warren Mcdonald, Lucy Paisley, Ace Ashworth, Carina Dulong, Ace Garcia, Rue Weerapura, Cooper Curry, Ellie Pechon, Zuri Cady, Oliver Garner, Stella Reyniers, Connor Burgin, Aspen Swift, Elliott Myers, Eddie Garner, Hilde Groff, Anna Copel, Bradley Beckner, Dean Barrieau, Landon Adams, Connor Thomson, Carter Camp, Amallia Chapman, Ron Meyer, Everett Ungar, Jase Hessler, Dylan Kiser, Issay Mendoza Cruz, Leo Duffy, Aliyah Huckaby, Natalie Teska, Emery Hetzel, Milo Vaughn, Stephen Mines, Seth Raymond, Violet Wondel, Laurel Cummings, Alina Madruga, Audrey Mallow, Atticus Marquez, Erika Cooke, Asher Yushka, Leif Kooyman, Wemma Moncrief, Nirajit Dhakal, Aaron Botnick, Jordi Thornton, Zane Farrier, Caroline Fogg

BREAKING

1st Place
Nick Slinkard, Kathleen Sautel, Eric Evans, Ed Stanton, Lydia Willis, Caiden Murphy, Katie Minden, Susan Burgstiner, Ahas Weerapura, Tristyn Cvanciger, Ivy Strickland, Evan Mcewan, Alexis Chavez, Emily Green, Dennis Mack, Joel Hall, Ryan Marine, Keatyn Adams, Selah Hall, Sean Marrufo, Ellie Pechon, Zuri Cady, Ashley Slinkard, Kensington Clark, Max Botello, Joshua Stephenson, Omar Platero Mancia, Joshua Dollar, Bill Graves, Hadley Wilkins

MOST KICKS

1st Place
Warren Locken, Luke Hilton, Daniel Mcleish, Lincoln Lenzmeier, Landon Lenyo, Logan Bower, Neev Pandita, Dagan Wilkins, Ben Buteyn, Brantley Harris, Austin Janecek

2nd Place
Charlie Lopeman, Ecton Scherer, Lila Story, Maryn Meyer, Ansel David, Tegan Gentry, Brooks Pollett, Skylynn Benefield, Noah Buteyn, Silas Corbett, Jackson Husted

3rd Place
Hannah Reitz, Clesse Hilton, Colin Gilbert, Levon Dose, Easton Ellender, Jj Defelice, Wyck Gaczol, Leo Van Remortal, Madelyn Coble, Ben Newhouse, Max Shine

STAFF POOMSE

1st Place
Collin Kreutz, Cody Jacobson, Ethan Price, Caiden Murphy, Katie Minden, Lauren Dahlberg

2nd Place
Peyton Brauch, Mark Scott, Katie Dahle, Lydia Willis, Quynn Cotner, Lance Schwartz

3rd Place
Zach Greaves, Konner Evans, Deb Denny, Marley Powers, Mateo Piza, Aidan Sturm

This Weekend - the 49th CTI Superbowl!

This Friday and Saturday is the Colorado Taekwondo Institute's 49th CTI Superbowl, to be held at Alameda International.

The following information was sent out to all students via email on Feb 22nd:

We are looking forward to our tournament this Friday and Saturday, February 23rd and 24th! Please read this email in its entirety, and keep it in your inbox for reference on Friday and Saturday. Thank you.

 
Competition and Arrival Times:
Black Belts will compete on Friday night at 6 pm. Spectators are welcome. All other students (white through red) will compete on Saturday. You will find details on your competition time below. You will need to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start time of your competition to check in, etc. Some divisions may begin early, so please be at Alameda at your arrival time. Thank you.

Purple, Brown, & Red belts, all ages: 8 am start time, 7.30 am arrival time

Ages 8 and under; white, yellow, orange, green, blue belts and all tigers: 10.30 am start time, 10 am arrival time

Ages 9 and up; white, yellow, orange, green, blue belts: 1 pm start time, 12.30 pm arrival time


Location details, parking:
The tournament will be at Alameda International High School which is located at 1255 S Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80232.
The construction at Alameda is complete! We will now be parking in the large parking lot on the southwest corner of Louisiana and Allison St. (There is another parking lot on the northwest corner of Arizona and Allison / north of the tennis courts that can be used for overflow parking).
Please do not double park and/or block someone in. If both parking lots are full, there is a lot of neighborhood street parking available in the area or you can see if there is room in the main entrance parking lot.


You will enter the school through the doors facing west. The title 'ALAMEDA INTERNATIONAL' is written in large block letters above the doors. It is marked with a red star in the graphic below.





Checking students in and getting them to their rings:
Once you enter, you will be directed to a check-in table. The check-in will be divided up alphabetically by last name so please proceed to the table marked with the first letter of your last name.
While checking-in, someone will write ring numbers on your hands. You will have a green number on your right hand and a red number on your left hand. Once you have your ring numbers, you will head to the upper bleachers of the gym to settle in. You will be called down to the floor for the group photo and will proceed to the green ring number after the group photo.

Parents of younger students competing at 10.30 am, you will take your student down to the gym floor when called for the group photo. After the group photo, demonstration, and announcements, black belts will take the students to their correct ring number which will be the GREEN number on their right hand. The ring number will be labeled with big signs. These ring signs are not color coded, so please look to the ring number on your student's hand that is green and disregard the color of the ring sign.

Once students are settled at their rings, we ask that spectators stay in the upper bleachers and off the gym floor for safety and to provide more room for the competitions. Please show your students where you will be so they know where to find you. If you have a very young child (tigers ages 2 - 4) who needs assistance, it is okay if you need to stay nearby on the gym floor.
Tiger students (2-4 and some 5 year olds who attend 30 minutes classes) will compete in two divisions in the same ring and then will be dismissed for the day. Please come down to the podium to collect your student after their competitions.

All other students will compete in poomse first. After that competition ends, students will then go to the RED ring number on their LEFT hand for sparring (school program students will not spar but will compete in Most Kicks instead).

After your student is done competing in their divisions, please come down to the edge of the gym floor to collect them. Thank you.

Sparring (or Most Kicks for School Program students) will also be the final competition for white and yellow belts ages 9 - 11.

Orange belts and above, ages 12 and up, will also compete in breaking. After their sparring division concludes, please stay in the gym and listen for their name to be called to their breaking ring.


Etiquette and Uniform
All students should arrive already dressed out in their uniforms with their belts tied. Anyone with long hair will need to have it tied back securely. No jewelry is permitted, and freshly pierced ears need to be covered from front to back with medical tape and/or bandaids. Students should wear a white crewneck t-shirt beneath their uniform top. Students should not wear jeans or secondary pants underneath their uniform pants as this will inhibit their ability to kick.


Boards
If your student is competing in breaking (students age 12 and up, orange and above), they will need to provide their own boards for this competition. Please touch base with your instructor with any questions you may have here.

Lastly, please do not attend the tournament if you or your student is ill or has tested positive for Covid. Thank you.

If you have any questions at all, please reach out to your instructor. We are so proud of all of our students' hard work and preparation, and we look forward to this weekend! Thank you.

The CTI - A Family Martial Arts School for Karate Classes

By Aidan Sturm, Teen 1st dan

There are many family martial arts schools, but one stands above all the rest: the Colorado Taekwondo Institute. The Colorado Taekwondo Institute, or CTI, is a very family friendly, educational and physically challenging collection of schools that better the mind, body and soul. The main purpose of CTI is to teach people self defense and discipline, while turning them into black belts. CTI is also well known for its ability to bring people together like one big family. And now, here are some reasons why CTI is the best martial arts place around.

Taekwondo has a big focus on agility and flexibility. This can be very helpful to improve overall fitness and help you feel better overall. In karate classes, you will improve your fitness, with vigorous, self paced workouts. At CTI, the instructors care about the students and will guarantee training that will be very physically beneficial to families in Taekwondo.

Taekwondo promotes discipline, respect, and self-control, which are some of the most important things to feel. In relation to a family, all members must respect each other, have discipline and listen to each other, and have the self control to not get angry and do something rash to other people.

Karate classes incorporate strong and precise moves which make for effective self-defense. There is also an emphasis on high, fast, and dynamic kicks and strikes that teach you what to do in a real life situation. This training will also improve balance and coordination. This allows for better performance in anything you do and improves how well you do in sports. Better coordination will also make activities with your family more fun and better overall.

Boosting confidence and help develop a strong mindset is another great benefit of karate classes. Boosted confidence can help you in all areas of your life, and a strong overall mindset makes you a valuable person for a job or relationships. 

In conclusion, karate classes like the martial arts program offered at the Colorado Taekwondo Institute has many benefits for students of all ages.  Not only this, but CTI is a family based organization that helps bring people together and allow them to improve in many physical and mental ways. If your looking for family karate, look no further than CTI!

Family Martial Arts

By Alexis Chavez, teen red belt 

Are you looking for a great family martial arts school? Well, say no more because the Colorado Taekwondo Institute is the best place for you and your family. In CTI’s program, we work with all ages, sizes, families, and all levels of capability. Not only will you work out with all different people but there will be many different learning opportunities and chances to have a blast. 

CTI is the best choice for family martial arts because rather than just doing martial arts moves you get educated on safety and many more things that other family martial arts programs might not offer. At CTI our mission statement is “Teaching world-class leadership through educational excellence and martial arts traditions.''  Which at CTI is exactly what happens. You don't just learn self-defense without knowing when and where to use it. Our motto means "self-control before self-defense".  At the CTI, we learn all about self-control before self-defense and I think that this is very important in a family martial arts program. 

Finding martial arts in Colorado is not hard. However, finding an excellent family martial arts program that everyone in the family will enjoy can be difficult. That is why CTI is the perfect fit for everyone in the family because at CTI we offer classes that the whole family will love. Getting the family in is a perfect way to have a fun time while learning self-defense. 

The Colorado Taekwondo Institute has a “tiger” program for students age 2-5. This class is a developmental class which teaches following directions and paying attention all while having awesome Taekwondo fun for your youngest family members.

The Colorado Taekwondo Institute also offers classes for juniors and teenagers teaching students martial arts techniques in a safe environment.  Students quickly learn that they can be successful in anything they do if they do just two things: pay attention and try your best. The CTI is a great place for your children and teenagers to be physically fit while learning important life skills.

To complete your “family” workout, the Colorado Taekwondo institute also offers classes for adults. The adult class is a great place to learn martial arts techniques, gain flexibility, get in shape and learn self defense. 

As you become an advanced student, there are also advanced training classes and leadership classes.

If your family is motivated to get out of the house and to find a program that everyone can benefit from, look no further than the family martial arts program at the Colorado Taekwondo Institute.  You don’t just do classes each week but you can participate in a variety of events throughout the year from tournaments, weekend seminars, camps, upper belt training, day camps and more. These events help your family bond together in a unique way. 

The Colorado Taekwondo Institute has a great family martial arts program that all members of the family can enjoy. No matter your age, the CTI has classes for everyone and events that you can all enjoy together.  You will all learn self defense in a fun and exciting way along with lots of other techniques and you will reap the benefits of working out.

Why Patience is a Must

 By Elsie Mcdonald, Teen Red Belt

Everyone works and learns at their own rate, and for different people, that rate varies. If you are trying to pursue a goal you will also do that at your own pace, and that pace can change depending on how committed you are to your goal. 

At times you may want to give up, but the key to sticking with it and achieving what you want is patience. An example in taekwondo could be a situation where you start your training at the same time as someone else or are on the same level as them at one point, but they progress through belts faster and get to black belt before you. This may feel frustrating, but if you learn to have patience and you keep trying, you will get there one day as well. You will feel so much pride in your accomplishment knowing that you used your patience and did not let yourself give up, knowing how hard you worked to get there. If you learn to be patient you can acquire many more skills by learning to try your best, commit to something and stick with it. Things may not always work out in the way that you want them to, but if you can find the patience to believe in yourself and keep pushing then the outcome could be much brighter than expected. 

Patience pays off in a much similar way that hard work and practice do. In a sense, all three things are related, working towards a goal and practicing in a routine manner exercises patience, because you have to stay with it for the long run. If you do not have patience it may be very difficult for things to go your way, because if you expect to reach a demanding goal in a short unreasonable amount of time this can put serious stress on you. You need to have the patience to accept that it can take a while to accomplish tough things, but if you can teach yourself that the wait and the work is worth it and give yourself the time you need to achieve what you want, you will not find yourself under the stress that not having patience can cause you. 

It is also necessary to build discipline so that you can endure challenging obstacles that may be in your way without giving up and straying away from the goal you are working towards. You also may need patience in much smaller situations, such as activities that you have anticipation for, like waiting in line for a waterslide or reading a book. You need to have patience to finish these simple activities as well. If you practice being patient in normal activities then it will be much easier for you when working towards something difficult.