I’m always in thought then action on those thoughts. As I get older it drives me on deeper dives into myself and where I’ve been. What I love about getting older is talking all the experiences, hardships, successes, book reads and listens, and discussions and realizing they intend to all land in one arena.. higher self or being present. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about a couple aspects or statements from books “chop wood, carry water” and “discipline equals freedom”, or one of my favorite sayings “be like water”. Statements are different, stories vary, the meanings are meant to lead someone to being present as I’ve learned. Does Mastering the mundane and being like water truly mean presence? Does it mean self actualization and higher self? Perhaps it gets us closer to those moments. Many of us here work in tandem of building ourselves to get to this point, while attempting to bring and coach others to get to that position in life. All along the way, we continue to raise the bar for ourselves, each other and many others. All this is done in drops in the mundane and small disciplines we use each day.

Doing homework to help each other is a crucial piece to these relationships. Following up on topics can bring experience that wouldn't otherwise be available to a group member. For example, I did some additional digging on job pricing so I have something valuable to add for @Tyler Nehila . I can share it on the next call or Tyler you can reach out to me directly. We don’t need to spend a lot of time on it unless others in the group are showing interest. I’m here to help bring value from things I have experience in and to learn from you. One day I’ll pull at someone - needing something from tool bin.. See you guys on Saturday!

What to do when you are frustrated. Why is this happening? What else could go wrong? Why me? . . . Knowing how we act is important. Then learning why we act that way - now that’s the good stuff. What’s your way of handling frustrations?

Why don’t we just gather 4 of the fastest pace marathon runners and put them on the track to win all the relay races for a new team? Marathons: Are long distance Have no lanes Are not a team sport Are trained for endurance Don’t include carrying an object You laugh, but it’s the exact reason we need clarity about what a relay race is and why we do it this way. This is true about clarity in marriage, parenting, friendships, and business. Imagine without clarity that this race begins. Just as the first runner is 2 seconds from runner #2 he unzips his fanny pack and puts the baton inside while he takes out a water bottle. No one gave him clear instruction. I bet there was no training. And surely he wasn’t even paying attention to notice that others set up as teams and he wasn’t in the right place. Clarity is everyone’s responsibility. Next time you get instruction - get clarity around it so you can win!

I had a thought during the group discussion today on business, money, leadership and connections with clients and our teams. At times business and making money may not always provide the best case scenarios to connect with our teams. If a team member isn’t performing well and impacting the business, that employee may eventually find themselves off the team (terminated) and out of luck. It seems the business takes precedent over the person, like a Casino ( the house always wins), especially if we as leaders can’t get the person to perform well or see the vision we set forth. This happens in my work as well. It is a business, focused around care of other human beings. Social, emotional, physical, medical well being. If someone doesn’t perform, we review intentions, we try to build and use relationships to build them up and help them refocus, honestly it’s on each person to come around to make adjustments. How do people feel on this aspect of business? What are strategies you may use or have used in this scenario?