An email that I subscribe to (James Clear author of Atomic Habits) provided this timely quote the other day… “Work is endless. Exercise is endless. Parenting is endless. Same with marriage, writing, investing, creating, and more. You get to choose the parts of your life, but many of the important things in life cannot be "finished." Do not approach an endless game with a finite mindset. The objective is not to be done, but to settle into a daily lifestyle you can sustain and that allows you to make daily progress on the areas that matter. Embrace the fact that life is continual and look for ways to enjoy the daily practice." So many times I get stuck in a mindset of “oh I can’t wait to have a (fill in the blank)”or “when this is over…” instead of embracing the everyday grind. I need to remind myself that instead of chasing happiness, I must search for contentment in the life that I prayed that I would have years ago. This idea is also in a great book titled Pound the Stone! Hope you all have a great Monday!

Happy Birthday to our newest member, a jack of all trades, commander of none…. @Ian Alcorn

Hey guys! It’s good to be part of this community. I’m a retired firefighter from the Central Valley of California. Amazingly by the grace of God I’ve been blessed with a patient loving and tenacious wife who has stood by me for 36 years. I have 3 grown children and just became a grandfather in September. Looking forward to getting to know you all better.

In a group call this morning we discussed ongoing employee “pizza parties” and how the employees still complain about them. It got me thinking of this saying “Pizza parties are for recognizing weak leaders”. Thoughts?

Gents, We have our live call tonight at 7pm mst. This will be our 2nd call, looking forward to hear how everyone’s month went, to connect, learn and growth with each other. Also @Jerrod Hardy and @Matt Erdman will announce our first challenge winner!!