Daily – Page 4 – Leadership from the front.

#08 personal ownership at the time of a global pandemic

I am grateful for my health.

So much of our brainspace is being consumed by illness. We continue to be inundated with illness and everyone is looking outwards for a solution, they are looking at what the leaders are doing about it, what are you doing about it? It is our responsibility to keep ourselves healthy and safe as well as our wives and children and loved ones. They say never waste a crisis, so here are three things to do to take charge of it and own the crisis.

1. Enterprise. I remember that at the onset of this global illness there was a massive shortage in pretty much everything and it hasn’t gone to “normal” maybe it never will. Take the opportunity and step into the supply chain, do you see a demand gap? Figure out a way to make yourself part of the chain.

2. Improve. The world continues to turn as much as some aspects have ensured some factors are more difficult it is time to work on yourself. Whether that be getting as fit as fuck or learning a new skill or getting that degree you’ve been putting off, there has never been a better time to improve for alls sake, read a book.

3. Rest. We haven’t seen the impact of a pandemic on a mental health scale yet, we have surely experienced itself in ourselves by staring at other blank masked faces staring back at us, blankly. Take time and rest, develop the habits and routines that make you wake up daily ready to tackle 1. And 2.

Your Canadian brother.

#07 three step goal setting (not SMART) but PPP

I set goals and achieving them is fundamental to us, however we’re often out of our scope when it comes to preparing goals other than get up from the couch to the fridge and stuff your face, that is a goal I struggle to say no to maybe you’ve got other goals.

Goal setting equation. G = a(x)
Me, yesterday.

So to enable your ‘a’ (activities or.. ass) to be a function of ‘x’lets go through three steps on how you can reach your goals.

SMART goals are great, I have nothing against them and they have helped people at least a couple decades to make achievements. But just because it is called a SMART goal does not give it the right to say its the best, its just a SMART acronym, shit. Anyway, PPP is the way you need to look at your goals, not as something you have to achieve but something that you’ve already accomplished.

Passion. It does not matter what you are doing, whatever the goal is, if you do not chase it with unconstrained enthusiasm then why is it on your list of goals, drop it and make better use of your time, chase it with enthusiasm.
Persistence. Second, enthusiasm or motivation or whatever you want to call your passion will curve, you’ll get so sick of it you wont want to proceed and will find excuses to get yourself out your goals. What is important is that you continue to build and develop towards your goal, keep building the channels that are parallel to where you want the water so that the lake can flow freely towards that new low area (where you want to be).
Patience. Reflective of both of the above you must have patience with yourself and with the process. Artists never get to reap the rewards of their art because it only becomes extremely valuable when they pass, your patience must be generational, like a stone. If you lose your patience when things don’t go your way for a year, or three, but continue to use passion and persistence you don’t have a reason to be impatient you body will leave the earth but it is up to you to make your work last for eternity.

The Ottawa airport CYOW pretending its the holidays.

Day 3 of Week 1 – STR 2, Pullups was not managed six sets of eight good reps and then to failure on three more sets. 10 minutes total. Single KB Press w 25lbs weight, steady through the 10 minutes with a burn out break at 1min 20sec left.

#06 multicultural leading

I am grateful for my Country.

Tomorrows leader will not deal in one culture, especially in countries like Canada. Here is a three pointer on how to lead a multi cultural group.

Your experience is not the same experience as anyone else around you. Whether it be immigrant, first generation or multi-generational Canadian, your experience varies, and there is no warning. For instance my parents found a better life here (I am a first generation Canadian) and nobody taught them and they did not take the time to learn about retirement planning, so far too late they were required to scramble for their retirement finances – not exactly where you want to be when you step into retirement.
There is no, no. In my experience if you want to work, no matter what job nobody will tell you to slow down or stop. You will be judged and characterized and grouped but the only thing slowing you down will be you. What I often see is that people compare themselves to the lowest common performer with the justification “if this persons doing something (or not), I am going to do that thing (or not)”. It’s a pathetic excuse not to reach your potential, so stop, and re-evaluate.
Define success for you. To some, a good harvest is a success, for others a culmination of their lives means earning a million dollars, and others have unattainable goals like winning the lottery (goals will be tomorrows topic). But for you, a desire to unabashedly chase your goal like a dog chasing it’s tail is required. It is simple, if your goal is G and your activities do not equal G but require you to subtract, you are doing it wrong. G = a(x) Goals must equal activities(x) that x marks the spot, defining what your G is means you can fill out the rest of the equation on your own.

Your CDN Bro.

Little dude holding onto my rucksack for dear life, It’ll be a trip boiiiiii.

#03 make the most out of your new year

I am grateful for my education.

Part of leadership is knowledge, knowing what you are, what you are good at, need improvement in and where you absolutely need a partner. In my career I have had situations where that teammate or fire team partner has saved my ass even without me asking. These people, your followers, will catch you when you fall, but also hold you to the highest esteem. They will turn their head to you to see what your reaction to a situation is, or follow your lead with the actions you routinely take. The saying lead follow or get out of the way is also applicable to leaders, at those moments when you are in freefall and your subordinates take up the slack, you are relying on them to lead, and you must be stubborn with yourself to allow them to lead in this moment. Your greatest effect as a leader is to generate leadership within your subordinates, it will be challenging to see them step into roles you previously filled, however this grants you the space to operate at the next level, or “level up” that is so commonly said.

Your Cdn bro.

30.39km bike 146bpm, 4.85km run 144bpm.

#02 Old year

I’m grateful for my home.

Good evening and happy new year if you are reading this in 2022. As I get more organized this site will look a little better, how about that logo, bro. I have been reading and listening to a lot about human psychology which is hugely interesting to me, I’m currently reading Influence by doc Caldini. I highly recommend it. It provides real insight into why humans do the things that they do. One particular takeaway is that you can bet your ass that you are being sold to at every opportunity. If you see something that was designed for your consumption it has been crafted in some way (sometimes more obvious than others i.e. car dealerships) to extract a reaction from you, and then click, whir, you’ve been had. Did I do that in this post yet, why yes, yes I have.

*Coming soon* I will have a workout page where I will post sick new shots and workout related content.