Today, during practice 58 with a team of SEAL’s in the making, I learned that I’ve been beyond blessed. I already kinda knew this.
I learned I’ve been so blessed being married to Miss. I already kinda knew this. Miss and I learned to fight because she cared enough to hit me with the truth, even when it was truth in anger. I learned early in our marriage that I could trust her deeply. She told the truth. She was fighting to improve performance, not prove a point. It took me awhile to figure out her motive. It took me awhile longer to learn how to do the same. She didn’t necessarily make me want to be a better man. She just made me one.
Today, Miss and I hardly fight and we’ve never been closer. We have some kinda chemistry and I can feel it. I see the cause and effect – it makes me smile. Back to practice 58, my friend. Sorry for taking the long way ’round…
I’ve been on the edge of my seat with anticipation throughout this practice. My body is tingling and I can tell my system is on hyper-drive as it’s tuned into this environment as if my life depended on it. I get this way in almost every practice with every team. I am certain this is going to shorten my life in terms of years. I am activating my sympathetic nervous system like a man on a mission. This causes the tingling sensations because my body is reacting like it would when it’s fight or flight. The sympathetic nervous system, when it’s active, takes a toll on the body. It will be worth it. I’ve experienced more flow already than most will in a life three times as long.
Practice 58 brought some trust to this system. They learned a bit more about how they need to fight to improve performance. We closed a few cracks in the foundation and exposed a few more. We reread the rant about the SEAL ethic and why it matters. We aren’t near chemistry and flow, yet. We will get there as long as a few care enough to risk putting themselves out there.
Thanks, Miss for putting yourself out there for me. Thanks, Miss…
BUILT TO LEAD 