framework solving it yourself vs using an expert Meeting a tax consultant meant paying more money. And interacting with people. And answering questions that I didn't want to answer - about savings, about financial planning, and about questions, I didn't know existed.
quotes 3 quotes for July 16, 2021 When you put a piece of bread into your mouth, chew only your bread and not your projects, worries, fears, or anger.
coaching separating the coach from the trainee But in the early stages of my career, I made one huge mistake. I didn't separate out my lifting from my coaching. I didn't realise how much I squat has little to do with how well I can guide someone on their journey.
coaching why do you .... Why do you think you being fit/thin/skinny/strong/whatever will make you look better in someone else's eyes?
quotes 3 quotes for July 9, 2021 And if the traveler is fortunate - that is, if the path is complex and profound enough - the destination is two miles farther away for every mile he or she travels.
coaching failing a diet is your comfort zone Looks like you went on a diet last January as well. Oh, you lost 8 kilos then. Brilliant. And how much did you put on over the year? All of it. And then some. stop repeating the same pattern
dont quit on the power of showing up: a letter from a student the last five quarters were ones where I struggled every class to finish and was just able to barely survive. Mentally I was so disconnected that most days I didn’t even know what I was doing
quotes 3 quotes for July 2, 2021 If 40 hours are not enough, I don't think 80 is the answer. Or if 80 is the answer, I want to find a different answer.
coaching thrash your arms about like you just don't care You jump into the pool and you start to flail your arms and legs in a wild fashion. With frenetic quantities of thrashing, you manage to stay afloat. Or so you thought. You sink to the bottom. Panic ensues. Someone kindly pulls you out of the water where you gasp and cough and hack your lungs out.
coaching just hold your nose and get through it Instead of hating driving, I can drive. I don't have to love it. Instead of hating your physical activity routine, you can just do it. Armed with the larger theme of you taking care of yourself, you can just do that.
framework lift more next week than you did this week In one year, you will be squatting 270 kilos. In two years, you will have the world record in your sights. In three years...
habits learning to pause Nothing good comes out of flying into a blind rage. A regrettable decision, a loss of mental peace, a few minutes/hours of agitation.
quotes 3 quotes for June 18, 2021 People don't want what you make. They want what it will do for them. They want the way it will make them feel.
life on crazy commutes and efficiency To the couple that trains with me who also happen to be startup founders, the commute is when they get to de-stress and talk about their dayThe hour they train with me is the only part of their day that is solely about them.
coaching on subbing out rice We try a shortcut or a flawed method due to multiple reasons. One of them is a flawed mental model. We have the wrong conception about how something works and so when we try to implement that method, we don't get the desired result.
quotes 3 quotes for June 11, 2021 We are told to get a good job so that we can buy a house and a car. Again and again we are told to do one thing only so that we can get something else. We spend our lives stretches on an iron rack of contingencies.
coaching pick one thing to get on the path of Mastery; 4/4 There are no shortcuts. The successful path to mastering anything is to practice for the sake of it, to enjoy it, and enjoy being on a plateau.
coaching a fun night and a sucky morning-after You wake up. And you start thinking about the weighing scale. Should you? Should you not? After a bit of back and forth, you just cannot take it. Everything you do is distracted by the thought of going and checking your weight. The more you try to push it away, the firmer it comes back.
quotes 3 quotes for June 4, 2021 Working to fulfil someone else's needs or dreams almost always catches up with you.
coaching meet The Hacker 3/4 After sort of getting the hang of a thing, he or she is willing to stay on the plateau indefinitely. He doesn't mind skipping stages essential to the development of mastery if he can just go out and hack around with fellow hackers
coaching on hard and fast rules You've broken the rule. You are angry. Mostly at yourself. At this repressed way of eating and dieting. You are angry you need to diet. You feel guilty. And somewhere you decide to order a few scoops of ice cream
quotes 3 quotes for May 28, 2021 Comparing up versus comparing down: Your happiness depends on where you’re focusing.
coaching meet The Obsessive 2/4 The Obsessive starts out by making robust progress. His first spurt is just what he expected. But when he inevitably regresses and finds himself on a plateau, he simply wont accept it. He redoubles his effort. He pushes himself mercilessly.
crossfit the exploding fitness industry and the opportunity cult.fit will open the door. For millions and millions of people to take that first step. Maybe a few of them will stay there for longer, and maybe quite a few will move on. That's okay.
quotes 3 quotes for May 21, 2021 Education: to discover but not merely to imitate. Learning techniques without inward experiencing can only lead to superficiality.
