Find your power animal!
I pretty much was -free typing-. This is all very relevant. Sorry if it seems a bit jumpy from topic to topic...

So today I'm making an entry based off of the overall sense of comfort that everyone on the team is falling into. This comfort (more like lack of effort) can be good for creating a sense of peace within, but guys we are not ready for that sort of thing! Understand that things are happening around us, and we are falling far behind. It's easy for us to look back at the things that we've presented to the community, and feel good about the things we've done. Or possibly even feel as if we're better for whatever other reasons. I also understand that my lack of leadership is also a big contributor to the current problem of the team. But know, this is not the end! Things will get better before they get worse.
Tricking can seem like a waste of time, I know. Tricking is difficult. Tricking can consume you. Tricking can depress you. Tricking can make you feel alive. Tricking can make you feel and think many other things depending on your situation in life. But what we must learn to do is to separate our personal ideas and issues, and unify as a team. In a synergistic manner we must progress in this amazing community!
One thing that needs to change immediately is the effort that we put into our training. Tricking at such a low intensity is, well... FAIL. Not just as far as power, but more like the courage involved in trying to learn new techniques. One thing is for sure, we are not going to have these young bodies forever. We may not have a carefree situation in which we can try to center ourselves around training. So with that said we must take advantage of our situation and maximize our training!
Go big, be experimental. Definitely don't be over critical or pretentious. We can continue to learn, we are always n00bz. Don't let your ego get in the way of being experimental, I am very guilty of this. Or also, don't not try (lol) or use a technique because it is overused in the community. That philosophy will only make you look bitter and hinder your progress.
I want us to get back to that progressive mindset, we are being way to relaxed and at the same time pretentious. That is a bad combination. I have to address this issue because it is very apparent how our popularity and "shock value" in our videos is dropping drastically. It's not to late to change, and it's not too late to late to bring the best out in ourselves for our team!