For many people learning a standing back tuck on a trampoline, and then transitioning to the floor is the best way to proceed. Since many people struggle with getting enough height to complete a standing back tuck, using a trampoline helps. You absolutely must have a spotter for any work you are doing on the trampoline. Make sure you give yourself plenty of room -- it takes 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) of space to complete the move. If you have not mastered this, go no further. You cannot learn how to do a standing back tuck until you have a good back handspring technique. This move has you essentially throwing yourself backward, catching yourself on your hands and then hurling yourself back onto your feet. It takes a lot of flexibility, strength, and timing to master. One way to help get you higher is to do a bounce or two before you launch into the handspring. This will give you more bounce and start to mimic the height you are going to need for a back tuck. This will mean both jumping high and pulling your legs close to, if not actually on your chest. Between the high tucks and the back handsprings, these two drills will give you the components you need to complete a successful back tuck on the trampoline.

Summary: Work on your technique on a trampoline. Do a back handspring on the trampoline. Practice high back handsprings on the trampoline. Try some high tucks on the trampoline.


Once established, the tree can withstand short periods of drought, but it always prefers to be kept moist. When it is still young, within the first one or two seasons after being planted, you should give the tree a thorough watering if you experience a drought that lasts for two weeks or more. You can prune during the late fall or on a mildly cold day in winter, while temperatures are above the freezing point. You can also prune during the late spring, after the blooms have fallen from the tree. Remove diseased wood first. Then, cut away old lower branches close to the trunk, as well as any branches that are intertwined or growing in the wrong direction. Never remove more than 1/4 of the tree at once. Ideally, you should test the soil each fall to determine if it's missing any vital nutrients. Instead of picking a general all-purpose fertilizer, add amendments that will introduce the lacking nutrients back into the soil.  Many redbud trees grow well enough on their own without the use of fertilizer, but this may not be true in all cases, so it's important to check the soil on a yearly basis. Typically, you won't need to add much if any nitrogen to the soil. You may need to select a slow-release fertilizer with higher concentrations of phosphorus and potassium than of nitrogen, and only apply it once, toward the beginning of the autumn. Leaf anthracnose, botryosphaeria canker, and verticillium wilt are the three diseases that affect redbud trees most often. Wood-boring bugs have been known to attack the soft wood of these trees, and insects like the redbud leaffolder, grape leaffolder, and Japanese weevil are known to eat the leaves. A healthy tree is less likely to succumb to these threats than a damaged tree, so prevention is the best remedy. An infected tree should first be made healthy before you consider applying an appropriate pesticide or fungicide.

Summary: Make sure the tree receives moderate amounts of water. Keep the branches pruned. Fertilize only as needed. Watch out for pests and disease.


This may sound like an obvious step, but many people create their list of things to do before they die mentally. While there is nothing wrong with thinking about the things you want to do, writing them down is an important part of remembering, and finally actually achieving your goals.  Consider getting a small notebook that you can carry around with you. Then you can work on your list whenever you are.  Spend a little extra money and get a durable notebook, if you can afford to. This can help the list last over the long term. Writing a long list of things you want to do before your die can take a while. You do not need to try to finish it in one sitting. Add to your list over over months, maybe even years. It never has to be “finished.” Eventually you’ll build a very long list.  If you think of something new, take a moment to add it to the list. Your list will grow over time, and you will think of things to add even when you are not deliberately sitting down to add things.  This approach will help prevent you from getting frustrated. Maybe you're someone how spends twelve hours a day at work, but make sure you don't only think about work or business goals. Varying your goals across different areas of your life will help you develop a list that can improve all aspects of your life. A few examples might be these:   Relationships.  Finding your soulmate, having children, seeing your children grown and having children of their own is one train of thought.  Sporting achievements.  This may include shooting a 70 on a golf course with no handicap, or a hole in one, or it might mean catching a blue marlin, driving a stock car, or pitching a no-hitter.  One consideration on this category is being realistic about your ability, and present age.  Success in business or work.  Many people happily live full lives at a 9 to 5 job shuffling papers, owning a house in the suburbs, and taking the family to the local diner on Friday nights, but this may not be your idea of a goal in life.  Look at possibilities, list them, and find out what it will require to achieve them.  Philosophical goals. These are a little more difficult to describe, but they may include being a good neighbor, sharing your beliefs, or finding the meaning of life. Your list does not, and probably should not, reflect only material goals.  Making a difference.  Here, you can really challenge yourself, be it finding a great scientific discovery that ends suffering from a tragic disease, or establishing a foundation to help underprivileged children.  Artistic achievements.  There are a number of possible goals here, from writing a novel destined to become a classic, to painting a masterpiece.  Travels.  You may long to take a trip to Europe, Alaska, or the North Pole.  You may even want to travel to space, and even though you may never make it there, put it on the list, and see what opportunities arise to make the dream a reality. Do not limit yourself to these categories. They are just meant to give you some suggestions. Instead, let your imagination run wild. Be as creative as you can be. Keep a notepad handy, and use your imagination to list anything that comes to mind.  Be open ended, you do not need to know exactly how you will achieve every goal right now Just get them down on paper. If you limit yourself at this stage, you might miss out on things you genuinely wanted to try to accomplish. Don’t be afraid to keep items in some goals private. Do not limit yourself based on what you assume other people will think about your goals. Write them down now, and keep the list private if you want. You should think big, but also small. A mix of big and small goals will give you things that you can accomplish regularly. Not every goal has to be something for the far future.  Create small goals that can lead you to your bigger goals. For example, dance at home, then take a dance lesson, then go dancing in public. When your small goals lead to your bigger goals, you will lead yourself to long term success. Write something on your list that you can do today, tomorrow, and this week. If you include items you can accomplish in the short term, you will feel like you have created a list you can actually accomplish. Add to it, or take things away. After all, it is just a personal list. It is yours to expand, change, or reduce.  Keep this original list and continue to work with it. The list itself is important, because it serves as a reminder of all the things you want to do. Be willing to change your list, but also think carefully before making changes. If you take adding and subtracting from the list seriously, you are more likely to take the items on the list seriously.
Summary: Get a notebook. Take your time. Consider different areas of your life, so that you can look at different aspects separately. List the different "categories" of achievements you hope to attempt in your life. Write down some goals for each category. Write down some big goals and some small goals. Consider the first list your "rough draft".