Old Athletes Never Die… They Just Launch A New Website
So there I was, sitting at my desk and pondering the timeless question: how does an aging T’ai Chi champion stay relevant? Should I make some new videos? Write another book? Go on another seminar tour? And then it hit me – why not create a place where people all over the world could come and share the T’ai Chi experience with each other – promote their videos, books and seminars? Or even better, create a place for people to connect with others, and share their T’ai Chi experiences – their breakthroughs and struggles, questions and insights, ideas and emotions
So on August 3 we re-launched DrTaiChi.com as the home site for the new T’ai Chi Network – the “Facebook” of T’ai Chi. In less than a month we’ve grown to more than 200 active members, and at the rate we’re growing we should be over 1000 by the end of September. Already the community is extremely dynamic – and very international. We have members from Japan, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico and Italy… as well as from all parts of the USA.
We originally thought we would charge a small monthly membership fee (adding lots of extra value, of course). But after testing it out this month, it’s pretty obvious the T’ai Chi Network has got to be free and open to everyone. All the members of the development team got together and said, “What were we thinking?!!” So it’s official now – membership in The T’ai Chi Network is FREE.
But now we’re in blue sky country. As the Network grows, it becomes more and more whatever you – the members – decide to make it. I know I’ve got some ideas. I think there should be more video uploads. T’ai Chi hits the eye and travels inward to the soul, and I’d like to see how people are practicing it all over the world. I’d like to expand the T’ai Chi Directory and truly make it the largest user-friendly T’ai Chi teacher database on the web. That’s not all of my ideas by a long shot, but I’d like to see what you come up with.
So what can YOU do? Well, I’m glad you asked! First of all: participate! If you haven’t signed up for the Network yet, what are you waiting for? Membership is FREE and it literally takes two minutes to get your own login. Just go to www.drtaichi.com/taichi-network/ . And if you do already have a profile set up – come back and make friends. I can tell you, there are some reeeaalllyyy interesting people here already. Post a blog, start a new topic in the forum, or write on someone’s wall. Share your T’ai Chi experiences. And finally, share the site with others. This is a chance to build a great community together. Let’s not miss this opportunity.
Because seriously folks, you don’t want me to start making another website.
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I tried to sign up but the form has no “image verification” and there is no “submit” button. Am I doing something wrong?
tried to sign up but there no submit button, and america was not in the list choices of countries
OK – this is a bummer: The day after the newsletter went out, the host’s servers went down. Dozens of people who tried to sign up got “timed out” “DNS” or some other weird message. @#%^* me off! (OK, got that off my chest.)
Now – PLEASE PLEASE try again. We are having so much fun in the network, and there are starting to be so many great conversations going on that we really want everyone to join the community. If you have any additional difficulty, we can help set up your account manually. Also – the sign up / login box is a little tricky. I’ve clicked the “Lost your password” link by mistake several times (it’s just below the actual Login button).
I hope this helps – and I hope to see you on the network soon!
drtaichi*
i filled in all the information for membership and clicked on sign up button
the page stayed in the loading mode.
could not sign up
I don’t see on your web site any information on Student Membership which I like to subscribe to. Also I need information on how the classes are going to b e taught.
i want to subscribe to this website…
i am an avid enthusiast in bodybuilding, fitness,health and wellness and have a desire to learn about Tai Chi. please let me know how to get started.
awaiting your response to join DrTaiChi.
thank you the opportunity to learn more from your teachings and others.
Hi David Doran,
Again, thank you for all you do to promote Peace, Harmony and Wellness.
This is a great idea even though you don’t have to do the old athlete part of it. We only get better as we mature!
I hope to see you this year at the Atlantic City workshop and to let you know how much your seminars and DvD’s helped me to reshape my business and more importantly my life.
much gratitude,
JP mcdavid