[Anonymous]

“Yesterday I had a really productive session with my coach”

What do you have a coach for? Are you on a team of some type?

[After the Rain]

Yesterday I had a really productive session with my coach, with many great insights that tie into the concept of ruggedness. Two particularly caught my attention.

– Voicing complaints.
Who is benefiting from hearing your woes? Your foot hurts, you haven’t slept, the bus is late, you forgot to bring something. Do not bring negativity to the situation by talking about your problems.
Yeah, the bus is late, it’s raining and you forgot your umbrella. We know, now shut up.

– Proactivity (+ leadership)
When you think someone should do this or someone should do that, get up and do it yourself. The “someone” is never going to materialise and act in accordance to our desires. Fulfilling our needs is not something that should be left in the hands of others. A leader leads himself first.
If people see you doing things yourself without asking anyone, they’ll associate you with the concept of “getting things done”. There is no need to tell people they should do something: when you have established yourself in the eyes of others, they themselves will come to you asking for guidance.

[After the Rain]

Big achievements are the result of several small achievements and big comforts cannot be given up before small comforts are gone.
An action frequently repeated is easily retained as a habit, so share advice that is doable on a daily basis.

– Going by foot if the destination is 30 min or less.
Easy way to clock in 60 min of light exercise. More easily done in cities.

– Never taking the lift.
Just don’t, you get used to it.

– Cold showers or Scottish showers (except during digestion and after workout).
To acquire/improve cold toleration. Not everyone has access to a frozen lake to swim in, this a practical way of removing comfort that is not location-specific.

– Do not congratulate yourself for small achievements.
Self congratulation breeds self indulgence.

– Resist temptation to enter into debates and arguments.
How many times entering a debate has proven to be useful? How many times would have been better to just shut up and work?

This is general advice that is best suited to men imho but not impossible for women as well. Feel free to chime in.

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