The 5% day

A smart guy at Temple University, who, when asked for my goals, and realizing I may not reach them with the current trajectory, told me to spend more time (and money) on classes and "simply work harder", despite your roadblocks.   As a full-time active duty United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, paying for three classes that semester and stretching my time with a side business and work at a health club, I thought I was smart enough to know there was no more candle to burn on both ends.   That same guy with more experiences in life seemed to know something unknown to me.  It turns out he taught me more than just how to achieve my goals, instead a life lesson on grit. Navigating a full- time military career with a full evening and weekend class load added meaning to every one of the 1440 minutes in my day, slowly giving me an unstoppable feeling. Orthopedic students and residents (as I would suspect Physical Therapist as well), have a high level of grit and self-co...

Impulsive, fear, anxiety, aggression, and anger. All part of the A mygdal a Hija ck. C r eates a fight or flight, or reset or start over in our mindset in either case.   Pushing the reset button can be difficult.  A partial list of reasons (excuses?) include Too much time Too expensive Beyond capabilities The unknown consequences Yet, starting over can bring so many rewards, to name a few: More efficiencies Fewer costs Improved connections with customers Removing fixed ideas Scanning threats quickly followed by a fight or flight reaction is a negative effect of our amygdala, creating fear from overstated threats, clouding our judgment. Slow down and feed your cortex with more reliable data, and soon you stare down fear to see opportunities that others simply do not see. Robert Babb, PT, MBA.  Thinker. Leader. Speaker. Helping to raise the lids of organizations and thought leaders to higher levels

In The Trench or on The Bench? Robert Babb Apr 25 What’s your choice? A filled with a fear eight-year-old kid was playing baseball, his father begging the kid to swing the bat. Other kids would mock him and call him “Statue of Liberty” because the kid was too fearful of swinging at a pitch. One day the kid’s unsympathetic coach came over to at the plate and said, “This may be your lucky day, if you get hit by a pitch, you will get a chance to see what it’s like to be on first base.” While the kid’s teammates jumped at the opportunity to get to the plate and swing for the fences, all this kid wanted to do was sit on the bench. With his deer in the headlight look, fear paralyzed his body at the plate. Lately, we have seen something similar around us at work, home, and through the press. We are in a time or fight or flight, of getting into battle or taking a seat. Fear creates a time for us to stay (or jump) in the trenches, or a moment ...