That's the whole essay right there. Mike's answer is better than anything I could add.
I'm 66. I lift three times a week. Not for the beach — for the bones. So I can carry firewood, hike, travel hard, get out of a low chair without groaning.
I spent 30 years as a consultant. In that world, a failure is a headwind. A disaster is a learning. Nothing lands on you.
The bar lands on you.
From my book: "No one gives you a trophy for that kind of discipline. But that's not why you do it. You do it so you can stand at your bathroom mirror, lock eyes with yourself, and nod. Not out of ego. Out of respect."
I don't think the weights make you humble. I think they just make lying pointless.
Man it's refreshing to hear plain talk about assholes from someone who very clearly is not. Assholes are by far the loudest per capita and we as a society can to be frustratingly good at first, handing them the mic, and then, being angered by them using said mic to, surprise surprise, be an asshole.
Well said, Chris. (And thanks for the kind words! It's a low bar, but I try not to be an asshole. It's one of my 3 rules: do good work; love good people; don't be an asshole.)
I like this a lot. Not becoming an asshole should be everyone’s A-goal anyway, but doing simple things with your arms, legs, body is definitely the most humbling way to stay grounded and in touch with reality.
"I am getting more weight equipment."
That's the whole essay right there. Mike's answer is better than anything I could add.
I'm 66. I lift three times a week. Not for the beach — for the bones. So I can carry firewood, hike, travel hard, get out of a low chair without groaning.
I spent 30 years as a consultant. In that world, a failure is a headwind. A disaster is a learning. Nothing lands on you.
The bar lands on you.
From my book: "No one gives you a trophy for that kind of discipline. But that's not why you do it. You do it so you can stand at your bathroom mirror, lock eyes with yourself, and nod. Not out of ego. Out of respect."
I don't think the weights make you humble. I think they just make lying pointless.
Thanks for sharing, Terry. "I am getting more weight equipment" has become a bit of a mantra for me.
Man it's refreshing to hear plain talk about assholes from someone who very clearly is not. Assholes are by far the loudest per capita and we as a society can to be frustratingly good at first, handing them the mic, and then, being angered by them using said mic to, surprise surprise, be an asshole.
Well said, Chris. (And thanks for the kind words! It's a low bar, but I try not to be an asshole. It's one of my 3 rules: do good work; love good people; don't be an asshole.)
I like this a lot. Not becoming an asshole should be everyone’s A-goal anyway, but doing simple things with your arms, legs, body is definitely the most humbling way to stay grounded and in touch with reality.
Cool story 👍