Tag: Otis

AO: virtuous-leadership-school
Q: Borg
PAX: Mermaid, Otis, Spinner, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Hot Coffee and opening prayer.
Everyone went thru the material before the meeting!
THE THANG: How are we preparing effectively with exercise.
The reason we maintain our exercise is outside of ourself.
Something about physical exercise makes you self-aware.
Tunnel vision is a key ability to stay on mission, but it obviously has a downside. Sometimes, men need other men to tell them when they need to step out of their tunnel.
– Personal stories leading into the topic of exercise.
– Importance of stretching, rest and recovery.
– Discussion of the term “fallow” and its importance to well tended productivity.
– Balance of activities.
– Atrophy.
– Fixes like orthotics can be helpful but can also cause weakness if over used.
– How does a man train all that needs to be trained?
– Sleep and trying to maintain an F3 schedule amidst life and night owl M’s
– Seasons for different levels of activity
– Fasting

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
March 3 – Quacken 6 year anniversary
March 7 – Lost Pearl AO Kickoff (Clinton)
March 28 – Escape From Haw Ridge – be sure to sign up early!
April 26 – Leadership School and CSAUP
May 17 – Hardship Hill

COT: Matt 16:24. Jesus lays out the plan chronologically to be able to stay on mission .
1. Train/deny yourself.
2. Work on getting the hard thing done.
the purpose
3. Stay focused on the purpose

AO: virtuous-leadership-school
Q: Borg
PAX: Spinner, Otis, Mermaid, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Coffee, talk and opening prayer.

THE THANG:
– Be aware of Daily Pills that look red, but aren’t. You need trusted men around to tell you when your daily decision to do something is off mission. Maybe it looks red to you, but it may be the Daily Black Pill (DBP) – trying to stay active enough to avoid worries, despair and even depression. The DBP house crumbles, eventually.
– Habits eliminate many decisions and the practice of discretion in executing those habits – but can be good or bad. Is your DRP developing the right habits?
– Prov 25:28. Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks discretion.
– Does choice usually lead to the Blue Pill as the QSource says?
– Once you decide on a mission/goal, then a lot of choices are eliminated.
– Denying yourself is the first step in the process of becoming a virtuous leader.
– Is the lack of self discipline a slippery slope?
– Shame – How do you talk to yourself?
– Do you choose the “phariseeic” principle over the person/relationship? Which is better?
– Bricklaying – Peter jumped right in. Paul spent many years, after his conversion, preparing.
– Do you have men who will tell you if you are laying the right bricks?

COT: Prayer.