Stay Strong With Will Foden

I’ve always struggled with vision.

Not going to spec savers vision.

I mean being able to join the dots, feeling, seeing and knowing I’m on the right path with my performance, business and where my life’s going.

Until I implemented one key thing

Having intent with checking in what I wanted and what I need to do.

Not what others think or telling me to do. But sitting in the uncomfortable middle ground learning how to navigate in the chaos.

I see so many leaders sitting into camps.

One waiting for the perfect storm, as if their perfect moment will just arrive and it will happen.

Or the other, the one who never finds any form of happiness because they keep chasing the never ending hamster wheel of hitting goals and never being present.

I’ve been in both camps over my life time.

But at this point of my career and life the game has a third bucket to sit in.

The one of intent and implementation. Learning from mistakes and taking action with responsibility,

Nothing fancy. Just the harsh reality that you can only really learn who you are and what you actually want by being in motion and shying away from owning your decisions.

Back running
BBQ with friends
Meeting great people
Learning more about the inner game

But the best and hardest thing had been reminding myself “the only place to really learn is in the uncertainty that you’ve asked for”

If you’re sat there going into Monday with the game plan of “work harder” but deep down you have no idea where you’re actually aiming for then maybe it’s time to start to play a different game.

Weekly round up

As we head into August, I had this thought that I used to struggle massively on the weekend with thinking I wasn't doing enough.

The guilt I had for actually having a rest, stepping back, and enjoying myself used to overwhelm me. I felt my whole performance was dictated by how hard I could "be on"

This weekend has summed up what reality is for me right now: being able to be present, be where my feet are, and be focused on what's in front of me, which is being a dad, being a friend, and actually having some fun.

One thing I'll guarantee is that being on tenderhooks the whole time, thinking that your business is gonna crumble, is the one reason why you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and not as far as you think you are.

Where something that I've learned along the way is that where you actually place your energy is usually the biggest dictating factor of not only business performance and your physical well-being, but actually for you to not eat yourself alive.

Adventures, bbq and I started to gut back to running tidied weekend.

Roll on August

Weekly debrief

Something I wrote down in my weekly review this week was:

Why would you ever try and escape?

I see so many high-achieving individuals wanting to push their limits and asking bigger questions of themselves, but they are never present. They always feel like they’re failing, and they struggle to move forward because all they’re looking at is the thing they’re trying to achieve.

I feel July has been a month of compound interest for me. On the outside, it does not look like the boat is moving very fast, but internally things are moving in the direction that I need them to.

My hamstring has gained nearly 50% more strength, so I am nearly getting back to being able to run.

People inside the company are pushing their limits breaking past plateaus and reading the biggest asset they need to keep developing is themselves. More so, I have the ability to be present with my family and my son as I finish watching Toy Story with him.

All I’ve been asking for is to win the day and win the week. By doing that, I’ve stopped focusing on the end outcome, which is huge, and kept myself honest with the daily behaviours that keep stacking.

Another set of seven in the tin. A roast dinner and a chill ready ti go again.