olympus Back at the grinder

Date: 2024-09-12
AO: olympus
Q: Nano
PAX: Monte Karlo, Toolbox, Monk, Ashe, Poe, YNAB
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: SSH, Willy Mayes Haze, arm circles, Cherry pickers, WGS

THE THANG:
Round 1:

– The PAX partnered up, with one doing lunge walk, the other farmer carry and alternating every 10 yards to the opposite goal line. – 80% jog to other end.
– 50 calf raises
– 80% jog back

Round 2:

– Similar to round 1 but with alternating murder bunnies and rifle carry. – 80% jog to other end.
– 50 SSH
– 80% jog back

Round 3:

– Similar to round 1 but with one curl or one overhead press per yard – 80% jog to other end.
– 50 LBCs
– 80% jog back

Round 4:

– Blocky shuffle 30 yds.
– Cool down Ricky Bobby lap

MARY: LBCs, rocking back and forth, row boats, windshield wipers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Looking for a Q and volunteers for leading The Grunt!

COT: Taking on more responsibility can often feel like a burden. It may seem like you are trapped and will have to work harder, and deal with more problems, and so on.

However, have you ever been on vacation and it seems like your entire family won’t stop bickering and you can’t even decide where you want to stop for dinner? How could that be, you have no responsibilities at all. Shouldn’t everything just be easy? Even if you are all on your own with no demands on your time, is life really that much smoother?

Clearly, this just isn’t how it works. It’s true that with more responsibly your decisions become impactful and you have the potential to have a greater influence on those around you. Therefore, it’s not that the other “problems” go away, it’s that your perspective has changed, you don’t have time to bicker so you don’t. You make a decision (right or wrong) and move on.

In general, this new responsibility could be a leadership role, but it could also be something self imposed liked wanting to buy a better car or move to a bigger house so your kids don’t have to tiptoe around so they don’t disturb the neighbors below. In other words, it means you have been given a new purpose.

I often struggle with purpose because it usually begins with finding something you really desire. But what if I’m happy with what I have? This is when it’s time to look outside yourself and ask, what is it that those around me need? How can I help them.

In the end find a need you want to solve, let that new responsibility be the driving force to overcome bigger challenges and in the end we’ll all be better because of it.

Tags: olympus, Monte Karlo, Toolbox, Monk, Ashe, Poe, YNAB

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