From my experience, nearly all human interaction problems stem from an inability to communicate to the required level. My wife and I had a small fight this weekend that directly stemmed from my inability to communicate how I was feeling when the issue was still small. This is something that I work on a lot... Continue Reading →
Thoughts at Thirty
Earlier this week I turned 30 and I wanted to capture my thoughts at this time of life. I started working on this entry two weeks ago with no real plan and this is what I came up with. Character First - This one has become important to me recently as I realised that it... Continue Reading →
What’s your code?
"It feels like a lot of the world is living without a code." What ever happened to everyone having a code? A set of values that they assessed every decision and action from. A code that helped them as they went about their lives. When we don't have a code, we make poor decisions at... Continue Reading →
Character is my currency
“Don’t do favours to receive favours back, do favours to inspire further favours forward. Help for the sake of helping. Give for the sake of giving.” When I do something, I want to do it because it’s the right thing to do versus because I’m gaining something from it. I want to act and serve... Continue Reading →
Err on the side of kindness
"No matter how defeated you feel, no matter how pointless it may seem in the moment, always err on the side of kindness." This is something that has been in the front of my mind a lot over the last few weeks and months. I honestly don't even have much to write about it or... Continue Reading →
We know what we need to do
"That's about as real as it gets." I was listening to a podcast with Rich Froning (4 x CrossFit Games Individual Champion) on it this morning and among a heap of stand out takeaways, there was this one little throw away line that stuck with me more than the rest. He was discussing his programming... Continue Reading →
Raise your black flag
"I will raise my black flag" There are a lot of ways to interpret the symbol and meaning of a black flag in today's society. Over history it has had multiple meanings behind it including: Rebelling against authority and the normal Being a pirate and living by your own set of rules That you would... Continue Reading →
Alive time
"Is this going to be dead time or alive time?" First, I just want to address my writing absence over the weekend. When I started this commitment, my goal was to write every night and if I missed one, I wouldn't miss two. This became quite a commitment for seven days and it takes a... Continue Reading →
Some nights
"Some nights it just doesn't work out." We've all been there. The mood is shit. Nothing seems to be going right. Bad stuff keeps compounding. The signs are there. Less sleep last night. Longer day. More rushed afternoon duties. Feeling drained. Then just as it all seems to be turning around, another little spanner in... Continue Reading →
Don’t quit early
Thoughts to myself after finishing an Air Bike workout last weekend: "Man, I'm getting into a bad habit of getting off the bike when I'm nearly finished my cals." For anyone who doesn't know, when you ride an airbike and jump off, the cals keep ticking over for a little afterwards. I caught myself getting... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 