What a morning.
I’ve learned whole lot about myself over this little leadership journey, and I want to share some of it with you today:
- If you commit to something, commit to it with your whole heart. If you give less than that, you deliver less than what you could have.
- Write shit down. WRITE. SHIT. DOWN.
- There is no better cure for the blues than a smile and a hug from someone. Literally nothing is better.
- Individually we are all strong, but together we’re fucking unstoppable.
- If something sounds fun, say yes. If something doesn’t sound fun, but it sounds like it will help you grow and learn, definitely say yes.
- You will make it to the finish line, you will make it to the top of that hill, you can do that thing one more time. Believe that and it will come true because you then believe in yourself and your strength.
- Tell people how you feel about them. Often. Show gratitude for the little things that people do.
- If you #justshowup to November Project, your presence is just as important as the person’s next to you. It doesn’t matter if you scream for a living or have said two words in your whole life… you matter, you’re an amazingly important part of what we do here, and we notice when you’re not there. In the “I wish so-and-so was here” kind of way.
- It astounds me to have so many connections all over the world now, simply because we like to get up early and run around. I’ve spent the last week, like many of us have, coping with the loss/celebrating the life of a dear friend that I wouldn’t have even known EXISTED if not for this thing we always jokingly refer to as a cult. That’s crazy and fucking special.
- Every single second of my time leading this tribe has been the best, most fulfilling time of my life. Watching this tribe handle adversity, location changes, and whatever else came our way with grace and joy makes me so proud to call them my family, my home.
My favorite part about all of this is you all will show up to the Observatory on Wednesday, and you’ll have a great workout with this amazing crew and all will be great because the spirit and energy of NP LAX resides within each one of YOU. So to be cheesy and quote Ryan Aguirre (and I guess the Beatles): And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
