We are in an age that values "being seen" to be doing something over actually doing that thing.
Values, traditions and culture all take an enormous amount of work to establish and they should be protected at all costs. It becomes your life's work.
Spoiler: It's way deeper than sets x reps x exercise selection
One day, who knows when, you won't be able to do the things you take for granted.
Social media is destroying our ability to think rationally and use reasoning to better communicate our ideas and beliefs.
The modern day is full of distractions, full of things whose KPI is to literally distract you.. Becoming aware is essential so you can fight back against things that don't deserve your attention and refocus on what is important.
I'd like to use these short episodes as a feedback loop for improving something that I do often for people based on what I can learn from you guys!
Part 2 is where we discuss the bizarre times we find ourselves living in
I'm joined by good friend and Head Coach of CrossFit 3D Tom Blay to discuss what is CrossFit? Shouldn't we all be doing it? What can we learn from adopting a generalist mindset?
Lessons from sport, what does it take a succeed? What is success anyway? Are we rewlly hardwired to be infinitely kind? Where does competition factor into that? Ultimately what does it take to lead a fulfilling life? This is my favourite chat so far.
This week I sat down with an old friend Leonie Henrich to talk about life after sports. As a professional athlete Leonie went to the CrossFit games, once in individual and another in team so she knows what it's like at the top. This was a fascinating chat about how life has changed after retirement.
In a world where we are constantly connected, the reality is the exact opposite.
If you know better, you have to use this knowledge to rise above it.
A reminder to get on with living TODAY. Love life, love the people you are experiencing it with, while you can.
We can gain valuable insight from looking at lessons from the past.