"There's always a lesson, find it, learn from it." For a while, I thought I had to find the positive in every situation but I slowly learnt that this isn't the case, at least for me. What I found is that nearly every situation is completely neutral and it swings depending on the perspective that... Continue Reading →
Do it well
"The struggle always comes from looking too far into the future, from placing emphasis on expectation, when all that matters is how well I'm doing the thing that I'm doing right now." One of my biggest struggles is always what I'm going to do next and what I will become in the future. I... Continue Reading →
Make them thirsty
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. No, but you can make them thirsty." You may have heard the above quite a few times before. Maybe with out the last sentence. This was/ is something that I struggle with a lot. Why can't I change someone? Because no matter... 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 →
Inspired Lion 