Finally, a Chance to Sleep
I have been going at a rate that I can’t sustain. It is track season, so we had three meets in four days. The head coach is an idiot for scheduling like this. The next time I look in the mirror I will point that out. Last weekend, we had St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and I had the Blessing of the Kegs and a number of formal events and my workshop in Sunnyvale and the relocation people came over (if you missed it, Tiff and I are moving to California) and, well, there is more.
Today, I got to sleep in a bit and I am a new man. There is a wonderful chapter in Parkinson’s Law, find it-buy it-love it, that talks about a busy man being given a task. He does it in one minute. Mike Boyle has a wonderful last chapter in “Advances in Functional Training,” find it-buy it-love it, where he gives advice to young coaches. One great part is that “if you can answer an email in under a minute, do it.” The busier I get, the more emails I get! So, I answer them. My college classes start Monday, so with ‘all of this’ comes even more.
You know, my life is going to ease up quite a bit and I’m worried about it. Will I be able to be as productive with a lot of free time? It’s an honest question. Right now, I have this little daily goal:
100 KB snatches
Some Goblet squats
Work on the KB Windmill
Do the Hips Stretches from RKC II
Do some pressing.
It is my minimalist program for staying sane in track season. It’s a good program! With more time, will I just waste time? It’s something I think we all need to ponder: if I had more free time, what would I fill in?
My challenge is to continue to work on the mission. The problem is…my mission statement has radically changing as my daughters slide off to college and I walk away from teaching. For the next few weeks, I will be rethinking my core values (yes, it sounds like bull, but it works for me) and deciding what I want to be when I grow up!
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March 21, 2010
Good luck on your move! DON’T GROW UP! From what I can tell it’s highly overrated!
March 22, 2010
I didn’t know you weren’t going to be teaching! I thought this was an intra-state move, didn’t realize it was a career change. Wow, stunner!
March 22, 2010
Yep. I am going to focus on writing and making the world a better place.
March 22, 2010
Nice. Retired from a different career 3 years ago. So went and became RKC. Started 5×3 sets of pressing daily as pressing is block from RKCll. Wanted to thank you for Never Let Go as the simplicity of your thinking and implementation along with the Chiefs have put a lifetime of wrong, right. Kids out is strange at first to say the least. I’m sure you will re-invent yourself as you allways have. No more ramble, thanks
March 22, 2010
“The education of a man is never finished.” – Robert E. Lee
Keep moving on ……. and thanks for sharing so much of your life with the rest of us who are making our way through this journey called “a life.”
March 23, 2010
Coach, somehow I feel quite moved by the information regarding changes in your life. Perhaps it is so moving because it is another sign of inevitable. The change. I try to embrace it. So no more workouts in the freezing winter? No more teaching? Or perhaps simply new ways to challenge yourself and new students. I hope you will not stop sharing with us. And thank you. Sincerely yours, maciek tuszyński