I want everyone to be able to walk to their mailbox on the day they die...

We are not there yet...

Why?

Little by little, over time, our abilities unnoticeably slip away

unless...we check in

What if, over the course of every year, we had ways to determine if we're slipping, so we can do something about it

I'm working with a crew who are developing these kinds of assessments to help bridge the gap between healthcare and fitness

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We dive into concepts and ideas found in the book "Turning Pro" by Steven Pressfield.  Turning Pro is a book that I have read, re-read, and re-read again over the years and it is the book I've most gifted to important people in my life.

We are talking about habits...

It's great to KNOW what to do

It's better to DO it

So you just got out of the doc's office (surgeon, primary care, physical therapist, chiropractor...) and they tell you, "we're good here, just ease back into normal daily activities".

What does that even mean?

Most of the time they're sending you back to the "scene or the crime" where that injury/pain/aggravation started.

That can be scary, right?  Even if there's no "logical" reason for you to be fearful, you still feel it and denying it won't help it go away

So maybe you go back, maybe you avoid going back all together?  I know athletic people who completely walked away from the activities they LOVED because they didn't know how to "ease back into it" and didn't want to get injured again...

That was before I "turned pro"

What if you had a coach to work with who specialized in bridging the gap between health care and fitness? 

That's what my movement practice is all about, and I'm not alone

Most of us have/had define(d) personal and professional relationship success by longevity (I know I did/do still sometimes)

That mindset was the source of a lot of confusion/frustration for me when I found myself out of misaligned with organizations that I was honored to be a part of at the start...

What if adhering into the "Campsite Rule" (leave things better than how you found them) / mutual growth was the standard by which we measure relationship success?

Take a listen, be and seek to surround yourself with exceptional human beings and organizations, and when the time is right, leave each other better than how you found each other

We've all been in a spot where we just "need a win"

Take a listen to my story, and see if you can spot yours too.

Can you pinpoint the day when you became an "adult"? 

The day you stopped having fun, the day you stopped playing, the stopped being curious, stopped exploring, stopped trying something new?

The day you had to have the right answers and you felt the weight of the world on your shoulders

I spent the last half of my 20's in this space...it was black and white and I thought life was supposed to be like that forever moving forward...people just "get old" things start breaking down, and getting out of shape is what everyone does and if you survive into old age with all of your strength and facilities, then you're lucky and it's pure luck to have that experience.

Then, one day, I put myself in a room with people who didn't believe that reality, and everything changed...

You just put a bunch of blood, sweat and tears into a competition (race, meet, tournament) and in a blink an eye it's gone (cancelled, injury, unexpected emergency...)

Now what?

We can't make the shock and anger go away...and all is not lost

We'll dive into concepts and ideas found in the book "Turning Pro" by Steven Pressfield.  Turning Pro is a book that I have read, re-read, and re-read again over the years and it is the book I've most gifted to important people in my life.

This is a simply written book that is easily read, and cost effectively priced.  

Information is free...cost is found in doing the work (reflection, planning and taking action) once you "know"

In the the Turning Pro Universe, there is an Amateur Mindset and there is a Professional Mindset

Steven has held firmly in both mindsets and so have I (and I still do in some areas of my life), and this book is about awareness, and what to do with that new awareness

Are you pursuing the Important Work in your life?  If you're not, not yet, or not never, that's okay.  Once you know, then you can make a choice.  It's an extremely empowering feeling

Then what?

Keep reading...we'll talk about tools, habits, and resources to help you Turn Pro in your Important Work, let go of everything else and realize meaningful goals