this edition of the [no hustle] huddle went out on Monday 6th May 2024

For the most part, April was a complete washout for me.

Ill for most of it. Didn’t leave the house much. Exercise… a distant memory.

I cannot recall a time I’ve been hit so hard by an illness; at least not one that lingered for so long. And so, even though I fought it, I just had to rest up and heal.

That’s the bad news.

The good news is, I’ve started to feel better.

Great, right?

Well… yeah, kinda. But at the same time, NO because I knew the time had come to put on my running shoes and hit the streets.

That’s what I did the other day, and the result… not good ?

I’ll share why in a moment, but first ??

from the [no hustle] community

Learning From Failure and Mistakes — a humbling video about how failure (and mistakes) can keep you on the right path.

there is no “good” … — a humbling quote from one of the finest minds around.

3 actions to take this week

? bookmark this → a humbling reminder about why your opinions do not matter.

? watch this → a humbling “short” that encourages you to stop doubling down in a bid to protect your ego.

? DO THIS → Do Something New This Week – a class, some yoga, a painting… whatever it is, make sure you are not good at it, have little experience with it, and ensure it’s a “thing” you’re likely to fail at (or not do very well). A humbling experience like this can ground you.

this week’s featured book

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg — a humbling book about how your habits define you in more ways than you can imagine.

?️ pass the mic

A humbling voice, and one that has a knack for getting the best out of the people he speaks to: Jordan Harbinger, an interviewing fiend and someone who always inspires me whenever I listen to his show.

? drop the mic

You may have noticed a word above, appearing again and again.

HUMBLE!

Yeah, that was me during my first run after several weeks.

I felt slow. Tired. Heavy. I didn’t even run far and I still had to walk back up the hill. I felt embarrassment and shame, not because of what others might think, but because of how I FELT.

You see, in recent years, I’ve built up my fitness, health, stamina, and the rest. I’ve run two marathons and multiple half-marathons, and my default is to progress and move forward. Staying still hurts me. Going backward, more so ?

Getting ill didn’t only keep me in bed, it undid much of my hard work.

That’s a tough pill to swallow.

Yet that is life. Sometimes, you get ill. Plans fail. You do, on occasion, slip backward. When it happens, it’s humbling. It reminds you how fragile you are, how imperfect your existence is, and how so much of “it” remains out of your control.

No escaping that. It just is what it is.

The reality? I’ll build my fitness up and get back into the groove. This last month will become no more than a memory. Yet I’ll be humbled again in the future, many times over. All I can do when that happens is learn and place my life, my situation, and indeed my self into perspective.

Let go, move on, and get back to work.

Thanks for reading today, and thank you for being you ?

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