1 Idea

Focus On This Rather Than The Outcome

Last weekend at the Ready For Anything event, Eilidh said a phrase that's stuck with me a lot.

Not because I needed to hear it but because it's a misunderstood part.

When it comes to setting goals and planning what we want to achieve the emphasis is placed on the outcome.

"I want to complete this race".

"I'm going to lose X lbs".

Effort > Outcome

Without effort, there is no desired outcome.

You can't expect to run a marathon without doing the training.

2 Positive Outcomes

Hanging Out

Myself and Kieran caught up on Saturday afternoon for a coffee and a walk.

One of the nicest parts of this was just us chatting and enjoying each other's company.

One of my goals this year was to spend more time like this, being social without having an agenda and just doing it for fun.

I've Started This Fundamental Again

Since 2018, journaling has been a big part of my life.

I first done so when I was spending the summer working in the mountains of California to keep a log of what I got up to each day, how I was feeling being away from home and what my experience was like over there.

I've always found journaling to be a valuable tool.

Throughout tough times I've used it to go through my thoughts and remove them from my mind. It's provided me with a clarity which feels like a lightness in my head.

It's also one of the first things I drop when I become busy or start to spin a lot of plates. What is a daily occurrence reduces down to maybe 3 times per week.

I decided to change this.

Myself and Aimee have the 6 Minute Diary which we've both been working through each day.

The simple prompts bring you into the present while the weekly questions get you to reflect.

It's powerful because we share our answers which brings us closer together.

3 Learnings

It Doesn't Get Easier You Become Better

My training for this upcoming Hyrox has been tough.

When I compare it to what I did for Barcelona, it's gone to the next level. Not that I didn't push myself hard for it.

There's been a lot more running (zone 2 and compromised), less strength training exercises but more overall volume.

It's been harder. The workouts are longer.

What's striking though, is I feel a lot fitter 6 weeks out from Glasgow than what I did going into Barcelona.

We often look for an out when you're going up the levels however the out is what you become in the process - a better version of yourself.

Plan A > Plan B

I've been listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger's book Be Useful.

At some point in most guy's life, he's been an influence. Obviously when it comes to training and starting in the gym but now almost as a philosopher.

One of the first chapters in the book is about setting your big vision and making this the forefront of your life. It's what you work towards and see as your purpose.

The next part is about thinking small. Because if you think small, you'll stay small. And if you think big, well, there's endless possibilities.

What stood out to me was his thoughts on having a Plan B.

Plan B is dangerous to every big dream

Plan A is the plan you set out for yourself which encompasses your big vision. Acknowledging Plan B is acknowledging Plan A could fail. It's taking on board the doubt from other people.

Plan A is the way forward.

What Are You Making?

One of the conversations Kieran and I were having was about how he likes to create something on a Sunday. It's when he feels he can be at his best to do so.

I read something similar in James Clear's newsletter this week:

Artist and educator Corita Kent had a set of rules she often shared with her students. One of them read, "There is no win and no fail. There is only make."

It got me thinking.

What can I make every day?

What am I making today?

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