Change of plans

I started running practice after Mike told me we were signed up for the sunrun 10km race in Vancouver. I had good progress with my training but the on Thursday I hurt my bac and could hardly walk. I wasn’t sure how I’m going to do in the run. Sitting down was pretty painful and the flight was not great for my back. After walking around Vancouver on Saturday I figured I could at least walk the 10km. The first 2km of the race were hard. I was stiff from waiting for my start time. But after 2km, I felt better and decided to run. This was better and my back did not hurt. I was running / walking with Mike’s pace and we completed the race in a good time for my state.
Not as planned but pretty good.

what is the point?

While being part of the IHC I had to blog once a week. I try to keep this up as I believe that all I do during IHC year should be sustainable and done even when I am not part of the IHC.

But sometimes I wonder... The last few posts, are getting almost zero traction. Almost no one is reading them. So what is the point?

I guess that these blogs are mostly for me to benefit from and not necessarily for others. So it doesn't really matter who and how many people are reading my blog.

Leading

When I'm leading a team I want them to grow and get better. For that I need to be honest and provide constructive feedback on how they need to improve. But it is really important how it is done.

I should not be telling them they are doing it wrong in a negative way or without a way to get better. I should not just say in a team meeting "you all suck" but let the specific people who are doing it wrong how they can improve.

If I truly want to become a leader and not just the manager - I need to make sure I lead.

water?

I have been trying for some time to get back in shape. It is a challenge I’m not dealing with successfully. I’m exercising lots but not seeing results. I’m also eating lots which is not helping.
I think my brain tells me I’m hungry when I’m actually thirsty. I’m going to try to get more water intake on a regular basis.

Angry

Sometimes I can get angry. I think most people think I am angry all the time - but this is just how I look when I'm thinking or when something is disturbing me.

But sometimes I can get angry about something that is happening to me.

Motivation gets you going. Discipline keeps you growing

We all want to join something that looks like FUN. Maybe something we did when we were kids, or something someone told us they enjoy. We will be highly motivated to do it but for how long? This is also true with New Years Resolutions -we are highly motivated for awhile.

How do we keep on going making sure we continue to gain the benefits of what we decided is good for us? This is where discipline comes in. And in order to be able to be disciplined you must establish a routine while you are still motivated.

Make sure it doesn't happen again

How do you handle events that go bad when you do not have full control of it? It doesn't help to think "what if I did this" or "what if I did that" as we cannot go back in time (yet).

So you just need to mitigate the current event, endure it ends well and then make sure to take all necessary steps not to get to the same situation again.

It is OK to make a mistake. It is not OK to make the same mistake twice.