3/8/16
Beautiful morning! Didn’t sleep well at all. I woke up at midnight and didn’t get back to sleep until at least 4 am, I think. Just tossing and turning and unable to sleep. Henry was up at 4 which woke me up and Melissa was just loud.
Didn’t workout this morning either. I kind of regret that. I’m sure by 2 pm I’ll be a little fatigued and will need to fire out a 10k. Hmm…too late now. Just get after it!
The last thing that made me grumpy was having to drop of Charlotte. It’s hard in the mornings if she doesn’t get out of bed.
One thing I learned: It may be understandable to delay an art project because of sickness or other major life event. Be warned: it is still resistance. Somewhere out there people with less and more stress are doing more art. Finding a way through the tough times is really the answer to overcoming resistance.
One piece of motivation: Nobody ever wants to do hard work. But those who fight through the resistance end up on top. You see, doing something is always better than doing nothing.
Three ideas: Write this book about entrepreneurship in the class and create a little mini-organization that helps kids with growing ideas and inventions. The key is to not be afraid of competition. Camps, workshops, speaking opportunities can all benefit kids who are future entrepreneurs. Bring Scully, Alfred (unemployed) and maybe Deepak into the fold and you’ve got yourself a diverse interesting core of people who can flush out ideas.
Book first. A new spin I have from yesterday is to make it about the classroom, but appeal it to business too. Maybe have some topics about business and entrepreneurship.
Workout:
10k outdoor run with some sprints, pull-ups and burpees.
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3/5/16
Sleeep…it’s going away slowly. After Thursday night’s late night and last nights multiple wake-up and early rise, I’m slowly grinding away my banked sleep. Hopefully it’s just a short term problem that could be alleviated as early as tonight.
I’m going to reduce my caloric intake today because I ate WAY too much sugar yesterday. Hopefully I can make it until dinner and maybe have some carbs like pizza. I remember that swimming starts soon so I’ll need to get my beach body ready sooner than later!
One thing I learned: Work with your impulse. Some weird science says that if you don’t act with in 5 seconds of an idea, you’ll never act on it. Think: Seeing someone interesting at a party. If you don’t talk to them ASAP, it likely won’t happen. I have some sort of belief of this from my own personal life. I’ll keep it in the back of my mind and act on it if I can!
One piece of motivation: Find more time in your day. It may be in there morning, it may be on lunch, but consciously make time to finish the art in your life that needs to be done.
Three ideas: I keep coming back to this speaker idea. I really think that leveraging my ability to teach, my business degree and experience can benefit some organizations or institutions.
Workout:
22 min run
3 x 500 row
3 x max 95 lb clean and press
3 x 10 romanian bag front squat
3 x 10 romainain bag curl
3 x 10 bar jumps
3 x max kill heavy bag
Tags: blog March 05, 2016 at 07:27AM Open in Evernote
3/4/16
Woah, super stressed this morning! Late night yesterday, plus a frustrating hospital experience has cranked up the stress in my life. I feel really bad for Melissa but know that I can’t be much help other than letting her have a break. My only way to calm him down is to walk with him and that doesn’t seem to be an option.
I’m torn between telling Melissa the truth - that I don’t and can’t really help out - and sucking it up and doing it. I feel like the latter is the best answer, but boy it would be a tough go. Hopefully this all comes to an end today. I see no reason not to send him home, especially if they’re just giving him ventolin and tylenol. Anyway, this is TMI for a blog post, but just goes to show you my stress level.
I’m really going after this iAuthor thing. Maybe I’ll make like a kids book or even a short story as a start. The really good stuff is obviously with training and goal setting, etc.
One thing I learned yesterday: Territory and art. When you bang away at something long enough, it becomes yours. Keep doing it and you’ll own it. It’s your territory. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the gym, Tiger Woods and the golf course.
One piece of motivation: I’m fine. It’s this saying that will destroy you. It’s an easy cop out to do most things. How are you feeling. Fine is not a relevant answer. At minimum, you are simply a miracle and every moment of every day should be AMAZING!
Three things: iAuthor for a book. Blog posts about education (i’m fine). Dying art of communication.
Workout: OFF DAY!
Tags: blog March 04, 2016 at 08:00AM Open in Evernote
3/2/16
Well it’s the last long day of the year for me. Parent teacher interviews are tonight. Interesting to note that I don’t have a full schedule for once. I’m sure I’ll go over and pick up a few extra so it won’t seem like I have additional time. Nice to see that the semester system has some benefits.
I felt pretty good this morning. Charlotte had me up at 4 and I was unable to get back into a deep sleep. The run was just brutal and took everything I had, but I did it and am happy that I did. It really makes you think you’v accomplished something when you put yourself through pain like that.
One thing I learned: Ego vs Self - Ego is your everyday survival guy. He speaks when you need to make quick decisions. Your self on the other hand, is the person you want and need to become. This is why people use drugs and alcohol. They’re searching for their ‘self’.
One piece of motivation: Fear is nothing but power for resistance. It is an illusion. Behind it lies the answer to what you want to become.
Three ideas: Write a book about teaching and the future. Book about What students can teach us about business. Book about motivation and grit.
Workout:
22 min run
3 x 500 row
3 x max farmer walk
3 x max Romanian Bag squat
3 x max sandbag burpee
Tags: blog March 03, 2016 at 07:59AM Open in Evernote
3/2/16
Another snow day! Bummer is that Melissa and Henry had to stay in the hospital overnight. I didn’t get to bed until 9:40 and was woken by 5:20 and really didn’t get back to sleep. Since it sounds like they’ll be there for a while, I stayed in bed until 8 am. Tomorrow will be a world of hurt though because I’m up at 5 and there until 8.
Body feels pretty good. I’m a little achy from the workout yesterday, but am going to keep at it. Sprints are on tap for today and I’m going to stick with it. Need to get back into that routine!
One thing I learned yesterday: Pre-marketing. Have your idea meet people’s need, not the other way around. That way you won’t need to race to the bottom.
One piece of motivation: We tell ourselves stories. Make sure your story is one that needs to be told.
Three ideas: Job security is an illusion - don’t avoid something because you think it will keep you safe. Especially if it’s awesome. Speaker’s spotlight spinoff - teacher PLC. Connecting with teachers to improve learning. Articulate - need to get that website off the ground.
Workout:
22 min x 7 sprints
3 x 500 row
3 x max kettle bell deadlift
3 x 10 kettle bell swing
3 x 10 farmer carry
3 x 10 bar jumps
Tags: blog March 02, 2016 at 08:08AM Open in Evernote
3/1/16
Went to bed very early last night with the hope that I’d wake feeling better. So far so good. I’m at home sick with Henry who is pretty ill. Snow day in the forecast tomorrow.
One thing I learned yesterday: Discipline = freedom came up in Jocko’s book again. War on Art has been fascinating. Definitely need to go with delayed gratification again too. Keep resonating with me. Also thrown the point about handling humiliation and it’s context to professionalism.
One piece of motivation: Grit and determination - just doing the work - are essential to beating resistance. The more this happens, the more art is made.
Three ideas: Educational consulting. Speakers spotlight profile. Teaching in business. 21c skills.
Workout:
22 min run
3 x 500 row
3 x 10 Romanian bag lift
3 x 10 heavy bag swing
3 x 12 DB clean and press
30 double unders
Tags: blog March 01, 2016 at 08:14AM Open in Evernote
2/29/16
Leap year day! Woke up feeling terrible, after a terrible sleep. Was to be expected given the fact that I had to present this morning.
Presentation went well. Given the challenge, I feel like it was a success. As always, there were things that I wished went better. It feels good to a do a great job and I definitely sense a desire to do it more!
One thing I learned: Delayed gratification after some hard work is essential for overcoming resistance.
One piece of motivation:
RAK: Nothing (maybe the speech)
Workout:
25 mins elliptical
3 x max back squat
3 x 20 tri pulldown
3 x 10 pull-ups
*Had to give up early on this one because I really had no gas in the tank.
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