A Warrior Acts – A Fool Reacts

I watched a motivational video with the team I work with yesterday – The Peaceful Warrior – a definite recommendation!

It is based on true events and tells the story of Dan Millman’s journey as an Olympic gymnast – and the learnings that he gets from his ‘coach’ Socrates. I took away so much from the movie – as did most of the team that I work with .. and we all left the evening with something to think about and ponder on how the learnings relate to our lives and to the work that we are doing.

I would like to share a few learnings from the movie – but I would also recommend that you watch it yourself and see what your take on it is. I really am a big believer in personal development and things that make us stronger – we are all on a journey and like Socrates says – it is the journey, not the destintation that is important… so what journey are you on – and are you enjoying it and making the most of it?

Socrates: Death isn’t sad. The sad thing is: most people don’t live at all.

Socrates calls himself the Peaceful Warrior – because the battles we fight are on the inside.

Socrates: Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what’s good for you. They don’t want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs.
Dan Millman: Let me guess, and you want me to believe yours.
Socrates: No, I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside.

There are no ordinary moments – as there is always something happening around us all the time – we just need to be aware of what is going on around us and appreciate it.

Socrates: Where are you?
Dan Millman: Here.
Socrates: What time is it?
Dan Millman: Now.
Socrates: What are you?
Dan Millman: This moment.

Sometimes we get so caught up in thinking about the past or things that have happened that we miss the moment of NOW – what is happening right NOW in your life? How present are your thoughts?

Take out the Trash from Your Mind!

I think for me – that really appealed to me in the movie was the journey and the concept of the Warrior – I believe that I too am a Warrior

Socrates: A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does.

Socrates: I call myself a Peaceful Warrior… because the battles we fight are on the inside.

Socrates: A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He’s about absolute vulnerability.

Socrates: There’s no greater purpose than service to others.

A Warrior Acts and a Fool Reacts

I apply these principles in everything that I do and in the work that I do – and I am on a journey.

So my thought for the day is – do you apply these principles to your life? What journey are you on?
Something to think about!

To making this day count!


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