"Our character won't stand strong in the storm if we haven't sat in the rain." Character needs to be developed to be available at the time of need and we get the opportunity to do this hundreds of times per day, every time we pick the right thing over the easy thing. You know it,... Continue Reading →
The habit of grit
"Why do you always insist on taking the hard road?" I replied, "Why do you assume I see two roads?" I believe in the theory that there is only one way we develop mental toughness......Doing hard things. The kind of hard things that force us to embrace discomfort, but purposefully, not stupidly. To keep pushing,... Continue Reading →
Conscious unconsciousness
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." Carl Jung I was going back through my journal tonight for some ideas on what to write and came back across this quote and my thoughts on it. "This is why self-awareness is so important. It has to... Continue Reading →
Control one thing
"When it all gets a little fast and confusing, when my mind is swirling, I try to just focus on one thing to do well." I've been struggling a bit lately. I feel like I have a thousand things on the go and like I'm not really moving forward with any of them. Just kind... Continue Reading →
It all matters
"It took me a long time to realise that it all matters. Not just in training but in life. Every single moment and action matters in the story of our lives. These moments and actions don't have to be perfect, but purposeful is a good start." At the beginning of my big shift, that's what... Continue Reading →
New Adventure
And some nights, my thoughts don't flow out as a blog or an article. Some nights, poetry is all that's in there. These strange times when we're forced in, still finding ways to fight and win. It all seems tough but that's good you see, we grow more in adversity. So hoist the black flag... Continue Reading →
Process
"I gain so much from the process of writing" This was one of the thoughts to myself while writing a daily journal entry in the last week. It was a cool moment where I was completely lost in time researching an old quote so I could grasp a better understanding of it while constructing the... Continue Reading →
Do the hard things
Do the hard things before the hard things are necessary. It's a sentiment that's easily ignored, or even just flat out unknown, in relatively comfortable times, but then the big bang happens. Our big bang is Covid-19 and if you haven't trained yourself for a moment like this then you likely struggled a little... Continue Reading →
Good…then we’ll work harder.
Times are tough and weird and strange. Good... Then we will work harder. That's all you can do. That's all I can do. No matter the circumstance, the only way to move forward is to work hard at what you need to. Nothing else works. And just for clarity, hard work doesn't mean burn out... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 