Over the past month or so, my husband and I have spontaneously developed the following evening routine:
Once our little girl is down for the night, he’ll get himself a beer and a glass of carbonated for me. Then, he’ll turn on his Xbox One and I’ll grab my MacBook and work on the blog while he plays NHL 19.
We sit together and chat about our how our days went, our daughter, and our goals for the coming week, month, or year ahead. However, once I get into writing or brainstorming mode, hubs will put on a Sports podcast.
Sometimes, I find these really annoying. Other times, it’s interesting to learn what’s going on in the world of sports.
Last Wednesday (at the time of writing this post), Juraj put on The Herd with Colin Cowherd.
I’m sure everyone is aware that the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl again, right? That’s essentially what was being discussed before Colin Cowherd shared a fantastic story.
You must have an opinion on the Patriots too, right? I don’t watch a lot of football or sports, unless Croatia is playing for the European or World Cup 😉 but I think their legacy is incredible.
Some of you are going to disagree with me on that and may even stop reading this post right now, haha! But please, stay with me here regardless of who your favourite (or least favourite) NFL team is.
Colin and his co-host got into a disagreement about the Patriots legacy; she doesn’t care for them and doesn’t want to see them crowned as champions again while Colin raved about what they have done with their team over the past decade.
To be that dominant in your field is remarkable. And he made light of this!
As the result of this disagreement, he shared a story about his youth.
Apparently Colin liked to frequented casinos in his twenties. He also mentioned that he’s always enjoyed talking to people.
One day, while at the casino, he witnessed a man playing and betting large amounts of money, and of course, wanted to talk to him.
He asked this man something along the lines of, “What piece of advice would you give a young man whose looking to be successful?”Â
And that piece of advice is the reason I was inspired to write this post!
The response?
Thanks Nikki for this timely post. I think that no matter where we are in our journey to success it is important to keep re-assessing and planning our next stage, this is definitely something I instill in my clients.
I also whole-heartedly agree with separating work and rest spaces. You are so right when you say our brain gets programmed for action depending on where we are. As part of my Psychology degree training we covered a whole section on situational learning and responses, so I can confirm that this idea is backed up by science.
Loved the post, I’ll be back for more inspiration.
Thank you for this excellent post! I had my pen and notebook ready and I feel inspired to take very doable steps. It’s so easy to drown in the overwhelm of information and must haves and must dos, don’t you think? This is a great help!