I find it interesting as I get older how much our world is rapidly changing around us. It also has become abundantly clear that we are more divided than ever. This division has happened in part because of politics and the media, but the majority of this division has occurred because of our inability to accept differences. I’ve watched over the last few weeks as we’ve started to “re-open our economy” and each side fights with one another. We call the other side evil, ignorant, uneducated, and many other words I won’t say here. This couldn’t be further from the truth, we’re actually probably more educated than ever before as a world. The problem isn’t education or information, it’s our ability to see differences in people’s point of view. We’re all shaped by our experiences and upbringing as well as our own personal beliefs. Being different used to be an accepted thing. It used to be that being different meant something. Now it is shunned and we find ourselves surrounded by m
I’ve spent a lot of my time during quarantine completing projects around the house. I’ve done my best to stay busy and to occupy my time with various ways of improving myself, but I’ve definitely missed the structure and consistency of my normal routine. Recently though, I’ve discovered something about myself that I think everyone can appreciate. I love transformations. Transformations are powerful. Transformations are vital to our evolution as people and throughout our life we must transform to become the greatest version of ourself. I think that’s part of what draws me to coaching and training. I love seeing people transform into something new and different. I think whether that transformation is weight-loss, strength gain, athletic performance or any number of things it’s awesome to see people grow and change. With this realization I’ve also discovered I love any kind of transformation. I love transforming a room in my home, I love transforming wood into furniture, I lov