Jiu Jitsu and Working

[DerrickFlaig]

I know my ultimate goal is to figure out a way to make money through jiu jitsu, but that requires time. How do you balance between training/competing and actually working?

[Drew Champlin]

Coffee

[Pat Campagnola]

Lots of coffee!

I work 6am to 3pm, hang out with family, train 7 to 9, shower, sleep, repeat.

[Gary Meek]

Dedication and patience...the only way to make money doing this is through sponsorships/competitions or teaching really. Both of those while working full time make it difficult, but a lot of us do it and some do both.

[Gary Meek]

Lots of coffee!

I work 6am to 3pm, hang out with family, train 7 to 9, shower, sleep, repeat.

Yep...I work 7am-4pm Mon-Fri; open the school at 5:30pm Mon/Wed/Thu and Sat at 9am; and get home around 10:30pm Mon/Wed/Thu and 1pm on Sat. Makes for long days, but a means to an end my friend and a passion I can't live without. The only difference between working full time and teaching part time vs teaching full time is just the location of your office; office hours won't change.

[DerrickFlaig]

Yeah right now it's rough, work 8-5 then either school from 6-9 or training 6-9 Monday- Friday. Saturdays are 10-12. Sundays=Recovery

[NameLikeNoOther]

... my ultimate goal is ... a way to make money through jiu jitsu, but that requires time...

Having this as your ultimate goal will probably lead to failure. Don't forget to add family/gf into the equation unless you like being single too.

And yes, lots of Coffee & Tussin.

[Kurzy]

I work during the daytime and I train at night. Easy.

[Solicit]

I'm working 2 jobs and a couple side hustles, and training 4-5 days a week, plus competitons, life etc. It makes for a busy schedule for sure. I'm at work right now while I type this and am plotting my route to jiu jitsu at 5pm and then how much work I can get done mixing when I get home, before I have to go to sleep and be back at work at 7am tomorrow. Lol

[Kevin Hughes]

I work 7-5, Monday through Thursday. If I don't drive directly from work to the gym, then I'm home briefly to eat, stretch etc... I work 40+ hours a week and train 7-10 hours (not counting strength training). It's a difficult balance and requires a lot of planning and coffee (as mentioned above). My biggest thing is doing every little thing I can to prepare myself for the work week, because it's a tight schedule. I also don't let the way I feel when I wake up dictate what my day will consist of. I wake up feeling like death and training is the first thing in my mind (like, how will at make it to class late this evening?), but feel better as the day goes on (coffee, lots of it). If it's your passion, you will make it work. I'm also extremely fortunate to have a girl who sees my dedication and does everything she can to help me during the busy work week.