Here’s my reflection for April 2025, based on these two questions:
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What was the biggest change, your greatest achievement, and/or your most profound progress make in April 2025?
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If you were being bold and focused, what action could you take in May 2025 that could profoundly impact your life (in a positive way)?
My answers:
- What was the biggest change, your greatest achievement, and/or your most profound progress make in April 2025? I started the North Carolina Senior Games locally in the Greater High Point region. Despite the partial tear in my rotator cuff, I was able to participate in:
- Mixed Doubles Bowling with a new partner I never met – we came in third.
- Singles Bowling – don’t know my results yet.
- Singles Pickleball – came in first, because there wasn’t anyone else in my age group.
On May 1st (in a couple of hours), I will compete in singles tennis. On May 2nd, I’ll compete in singles golf. And then I’ll be done with the Senior Games, at least at the local level. The crazy thing is…I competed in these events while still playing two matches a week for USTA Tennis and doing my crazy early morning exercises. I’ve also been trying really hard to maintain 100,000 steps a week; three of the weeks I achieved the goal, one week I fell short (only 92,000 steps). This week, I feel like I’m back on track again.
- If you were being bold and focused, what action could you take in May 2025 that could profoundly impact your life (in a positive way)? I need to do two things:
- Get my legs and my lungs stronger. I’m noticing that I’m having a hard time getting up stairs again because I stopped doing my chair exercises. And I need to get my ass out speed walking again. I went out for a walk in Country Park in Greensboro, NC on Monday – and I started slightly wheezing as I was going up two of the hills. That’s never happened to me before.
- Follow the plan to expand my zone of influence around purpose and meaning work. As Ivor and I have more conversations and do a little more digging, we’re realizing that the lack of purpose and meaning is prevalent in A LOT of different areas – and many are asking for help. And I believe that I – and many others in the Life Design Catalyst Community – must deliver purpose and meaning work to the masses. I know we can make a huge dent in the world – and that starts with me.
It’s time for me to get my ass in gear and spread the message about purpose and meaning – far and wide!