Here we go, post number 2 of my little 100 day personal blogging challenge. Somehow I am not so nervous about the amount of writing I still need to do. In a way it feels a bit like coming home to a discipline that I like. It reminds me of all the coffee places, buses, beach cabins and airplanes where I typed my posts during my journey around the planet and into my soul. There is something about being a witness, an observer and a reporter that makes sense to me. I try to report from places that other people I tend to overlook, I guess.
Yesterday, during our first session of the 100 Day Warrior, we created a sense of departure. 6 aspiring warriors and me took off for a journey into the unknown, guided by 3 young personal trainers that were hand picked by me. What I try to do in such a session is to create a feeling of transition by – for example – introducing some intensity by making the trainer ask his warrior-to-be client ask if s/he is ready 3 times while they both stand in the middle of the circle. I have borrowed these elements from the Buddhist ceremonies that I have participated in. By making an earnest promise when surrounded and witnessed by like-minded people I feel you make the promise to yourself, to the other and to the whole. By saying it 3 times you address the trinity of self, other and whole once again. And in a way we are marrying the trainer and his student, making them both aware of their mutual responsibility and interdependence. It is a bit shamanic too: by acknowledging and honoring the energetic bond between people the bond becomes stronger.
The beauty of creating such a huge commitment is that everybody is highly motivated. Nobody has a half-assed attitude towards the project, everybody is excited and looking forward to the adventure to come. That way we have already won half the battle. I didn’t really see that perk coming. I was predominantly worried if I would be able to find participants for a program that looks intense, demanding and not cheap.
Now that I think of it, I just realized I created my own dream job! I get to train and meditate with the type of people I find inspiring to be around! Yes way! You probably won’t believe it but this realization is only hitting home right now! I didn’t take the time to see it because I was so entangled in preparing and writing the course, creating a structure, dealing with resistance and adversity and the pressure of finding participants while trying to make ends meet, paying bills and finding a new place to live at the same time.
I am looking forward to having a good time. So curious how this story will unfold.
See you tomorrow.
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This is episode 2 in a series of 100 blog posts that will be published daily during the 100 Day Warrior. All posts are written by Atalwin Pilon, founder of Basic Goodness and creator of the 100 Day Warrior, a unique program around physical strength, inner wisdom and meaning. For requests for motivational speaking, in-company workshops, online coaching and mindfulness training click here. If you would like to join our international community of brave and inspiring human beings or just follow this blog and receive updates, please click here of sign up on the right side of the page. Atalwin specializes in coaching smart and creative people, both groups and individuals. If you are interested in a free coaching session click here.
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