Ahhh. Back to school reminds me of one of the most memorable books I read in school. A Tale of Two Cities.
Remember the opening paragraph,
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.”
How could you not. It’s famous.
The opposites are which strike me as resonating with today.
Best : Worst = the dichotomy of our era
Wisdom : Foolishness = take action : miss opportunity
Belief : Incredulity = can : can’t
Light : Darkness = positive : negative
Hope : Despair = empowered to change : stay the same
Spring : Winter = potential : recover & prepare
Everything : Nothing = abundance : scarcity
Heaven : Other Way = promised land (best case) : hell & misery (worst case)
Two Opposites Make A Whole – Example
Left : Right
Up : Down
Over : Under
In : Out
Top : Bottom
Like Yin : Yang
Two Opposites Make A Whole – Personal
Back to School : Back to You
< Kid Focus : > You Focus
< Summer Adventures : > Fall Progress
< Participating : > Planning
< Spending : > Earning
< Health Withdrawals : > Health Deposits
< Consumption : > Productions
< Neglect : > Attention
< Ignoring : > Prioritizing
< Home Camp : > Boot Camp
< Irregular : > Routine
< On & Off, Here & There, Now & Then > More Recurring
< Aimless : > Plan
What’s between the lines that I’m eluding to is NOW is the time for many and maybe you too, to prioritize yourself, put you first, get yourself onto your schedule in a recurring manner and follow a plan that is structured and purposeful and takes you to where you want to go.
Kid summer is behind us. Adult summer is now. If you have a kid, your childcare is now covered. You’ve got a break everyday to catch your breath, recharge yourself and get stuff done. You’ve got a long list of things that are important and though the school day is long, it’s never long enough, so you gotta spend most of the time sharpening the saw or planning out your day, week, month, quarter and school year now, so that when you take action (soon) it’s big and effective even if it’s incremental and you’re laying one brick at a time.
If you don’t have a kid(s), recognize that I’m projecting here because I do, so the short take away for you is that the transition from summer to fall is the same as any other transition new job, new home, new commute, new relationship, in that it’s a perfect time to create a new routine for yourself, build in your workout schedule before everything gets full and you get timed out.
Who am I?. Much like our Tale of Two Things, I went to school to become an Athletic Trainer to fix injuries and became a Strength & Conditioning Coach to enhance performance. I thought I wanted to work in professional sports and realized lifestyle was more important and training my peers was more rewarding.
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