You need more humility and less shame.
I love being in the gym. Not necessarily because of what I do there, but because of the people there. People vulnerable enough to go out in public and do things they’re not really comfortable doing. Risking looking foolish, risking others talking about them. Which I guess I am doing by writing about them, but I keep it anonymous and it’s with good spirit;)
Ever notice how people avoid eye contact, walk around looking a bit out of place and keep to themselves when they walk into a gym? Why?
It’s because they’re fucking uncomfortable and I fucking LOVE IT! I love seeing people put themselves out there. And gym goers are putting themselves out there to better themselves. Does it get any better than that?
Why don’t you do things that would better you even though they make you uncomfortable? It’s because you need a little more humility and a lot less shame.
Lack of humility and too much shame keeps you away from the gym.
Lack of humility and too much shame keeps you from asking others for help when you need it.
Lack of humility and too much shame keeps you from reading books that would help you face your struggles.
Lack of humility and too much shame keeps you from being around people who are further along in their journey than you.
Lack of humility and too much shame keeps you from learning who you really are and discovering just how fucking AMAZING you are.
Shame is the easy way around humility. If you shame yourself and shut yourself out, you never have to be humble.
Your happiness is not a gift given to you by others.
Create a mantra for your life. If you aren't writing your story, someone else is writing it for you.
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Hello my friends!
I'm finishing up the transition away from Locals onto Substack and wanted to be sure each of you have made the necessary adjustments to your accounts. For those of you who have remaining months left on your paid support here, I have comped you the balance over at Substack.
This will be the final week I post content here.
I will resume the live recordings over there, starting with our first call on Friday, March 3rd at 9am/12pm. Invitations to join the Zoom calls will go out on Substack. Mark your calendars!
Also, be sure to download the Substack App! I love the app and find it so helpful in organizing content I want to read later by keeping it on my dashboard.
See you on the other side!
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One of the biggest challenges in writing my book is not being able to share any of it along the way. Given my narcissistic need for constant approval and attention, not having any feedback is killing me. Even negative attention is better than no attention at all (which explains a lot of my behavior in life), so not only am I missing the praise but I also miss my haters.
I need to break out of this cave. Thanks to Chuck Palahniuk who writes Spoiler Alert on Substack, but you would know as the author of Fight Club, I got the idea to share some excerpts and things that won’t make the final edit. This will give us both what we need. I get some attention and you get some thought provoking words to make you think (and possibly laugh, cry or both.)
Today’s snippet is from the first draft of a chapter titled, Remove Your Kindergarten Name Tag. I am currently on my third revision and we can all be thankful for this. As I walk my readers through the dark hallways of my earliest years, and attempt ...
Wanted to pass this short video along. We think of health in very limited ways. Faith, nature, love, communality, shared human experience…all prove to be just as necessary, if not more so, than going to the gym.
I’ve always viewed and taught health from this perspective. It is my belief the lack of these essential elements is as big an issue in our culture as poor diet and lack of movement.
The takeaway-we can do better🙏🏼
