We couldn’t have asked for a better morning in December to get out in the gloom for a mosey around the Swamp in Steele Creek. Clear and 54 degrees. We had a VQ trying his cadence today since #HIM “Puddles” raised his hand to start getting on the Q. So I opened by sharing some of Santini’s recent backblast from the Thanksgiving convergence and kept with this month’s theme around PURPOSE. If you want to read his full backblast you can find it here:
http://f3nation.com/2015/12/08/the-foundation-an-approach-for-2016-planning-him/
“It’s not an accident. Men of purpose and impact are intentional about their lives. Men who become part of F3 start to explore the idea of Faith. In many cases, this starts with asking questions like, “What do I believe? What do I value? What is important to me? Is there more than just writing a mortgage check? Who can I share the things that concern me, scare me, or challenge me?” These questions drive a man to assess his measure of impact in the world around him.” (Santini)
With that, I handed it over to Puddles to move us out.
Puddles took us on a mosey with a dynamic warm-up:
Butt kickers High Knees Side Shuffles Karaoke with 180 turn
Mosey to cut through behind Home Depot
COP (Puddles did great on his cadence)
20 SSH 20 WM 20 IWs 15 CCD 20 Merkins 20 MCs 20 LBCs
Took us to the Wall for Home Depot
People’s Chair : 11 men – countdown 5 seconds each. Only Tater took the initiative to count UP not down.
Puddles handed it back to YHC.
Mosey to Rivergate Fountain.
Partner Up for Dora 1-2-3.
100 Derkins 200 Step Ups 300 LBCs while partner runs the small lap
Those step ups took longer than I thought…and hurt a lot more with the running!
Once the PAX all finished mosey to the grass island. Here I finally gave them a break, and shared the 2nd part of the message I stole from Santini around T.A.P.
Thankfulness – Awareness – Planning
Thankfulness. I don’t do it well. But I think I know now how to approach it. It is an attitude of my heart. It is a state of mind and soul that allows me to see the world bigger than me. It is opening my eyes to new experiences, perspectives, and opportunities. It is in essence, mindfulness.
So, this year, as I move through Thankfulness, I will then continue into a process of Awareness. Awareness of those areas in my life personally, professionally, and beyond that need me to think differently. What are those 2 or 3 things if I took them out of my life would simplify or make it better? What are those 2 or 3 things if I added would enrich and open new doors?
Planning will soon follow as I reach the end of the year and develop intentional, meaningful, and impactful goals for 2016. Goals that when I’m done reading them I can answer the question, “So That….” If I can’t answer the question after writing a goal with a “So That” that makes sense, then I probably need a different goal.
And after that break, we started our Jack Webbs
1 Merkin to 4 over head raises x10 (Puddles personal favorite)
Mosey to COT
Announcements Gladiator Games 12/12 Christmas Party 12/19 Joe Davis 1/9 15 Mi run from Alcatraz Saturday 5:20am
Prayers for Tater and his wife Rachel since her father passed away Monday
Always an honor to serve.