I figure that there are 100 waking hours. While that seems like a lot of hours, we have to be intentional with our time. We have to be Time Warriors and fight for time to do what’s important and to prune away the non important things.
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There is always going to be pain as part of life. When we accept and move towards the pain, we avoid the suffering.
Just as our plants flourishing in our garden, Sometimes what looks like healthy growth needs to be pruned to allow for blossoming and bearing fruit.
Perfection assumes we can reach a point where work is no longer required, but that isn’t going to happen. We will always be perfecting. On a continual journey of improvement.
Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.”
― Vince Lombardi
When we inevitably make mistakes and miss our mark, we don’t need to shame ourselves. We learn from it. There is no perfect human. We all make mistakes. Playfully framing a mistake as “oops, I was so close to being the first perfect human” is a fun way to remember there is no shame in a mistake and thinking we can achieve perfection is ridiculous.
Even the Blue Angels have a case of imposter syndrome from time to time, just like professional athletes, and you and me. We doubt ourselves not because of our abilities, but because we are human. We need to talk to ourselves, not just listen to ourselves and use tools like hero bars to remind us we are capable.
Check out episode 17 for the Heroic Tool, Hero Bars
Excellence is a Choice, but Abraham Maslow tells us “What one can be one must be”. Choose Excellence.
The Blue Angels have a saying. “I’m just glad to be here” It’s a beautiful expression of not only loving what is, but also loving who is.
You can have access to the same high performance training as the Blue Angels. By using the full power of our imagination incorporating all our senses, we can gain the benefits of experience without leaving our chairs.
Blue Angels Documentary. Check Out 23minute mark to see the Chair Fly
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Angels-Brian-Allendorfer/dp/B0CV24PLDC
Brian Cain Guided Mental Imagery practice for athletes
https://youtu.be/5Cl4OjZYBg0?feature=shared
ex navy Seal and Mental Performance Coach Mark Divine Explains his process
https://youtu.be/-qIoMs1Uo5c?feature=shared
Mental Imagery practice for positivity
https://youtu.be/b9QJIm7IFKM?feature=shared
Discipline is one of the Cardinal Virtues most associated with flourishing.
Three types of discipline Reactive, Structural, Expansive.