11/17/2020 - Iron Lion - Airing of Grievances

AO: Iron Lion

When: 11/17/2020

PAX:

Number of Pax: 20

Pax Names: B+, Baby Hands, Bootlegger, Dorn, Ebeneezer, Glass Joe, Goldberg, Happy Meal, Hootie, House Arrest, Krampus, Mellencamp, Mr. Belding, Mr. Burns, Mr. Nice Guy, Nosejob, Patchouli, Riunite, Sulley,

DR Names:

Number of FNGS: 0

FNG Names:

QIC: Chain Link


Introduction

On a beautiful clear and cold morning, today was about getting things off our chest that shouldn’t be weighing us down.  Airing, and dismissing of grievances.  And being better as a leader and a community.  Given a solid 20 PAX both HC and turnout, we had to make sure space was made in the COVID environment.

Warm-O-Rama

  • Motivators from 5
  • Tappy taps in cadence
  • Down dog yoga, pedal the legs – OYO
  • Arm circles forward and back, OYO (while counting off teams at the same time – @GlassJoe!!)

The Thang

    • 5 man gauntlet, with 5 stations
      1. Trigger to rotate to next station – rifle carry around cones and back
      2. Tire drag down and back OR Big Bertha tire flips if you’re up to the challenge
      3. Sledgehammers each arm, switch every 10 reps – hit like you mean it!
      4. Bonnie blairs
      5. Shadow Box, keep those feet moving and hands up
    • Amazing Race
      • Partner up, mosey w/ coupon to south end of parking lot – race to north end of Lisle H.S. at opposite parking lot
        • Find out who’s a giver and who’s a taker!
      • One partner takes BOTH coupons and farmer carries until tired – then switch as much as needed
      • BabyHands and partner won the race (apologies, couldn’t see who was carrying BabyHands load for him ;))
      • Hold plank when you get in, wait for the 6
    • Balls to the Wall –
      • 20 headstand alternating shoulder taps, feet on wall, in cadence; recover, then repeat
      • Wall Sit competition – when you drop, bear crawl down, run back & forth until last guy drops; last guy(s) win a coffee
        • Winners – Ebeneezer and Dorn!
    • Coupon mosey back to circle & flags for CoT

Circle of Trust

  • This community is driven to support and build men who can and will be High Impact in their communities.  In just 6 months I’ve seen support of deaths, births and everything in between we call life.  From Rhonda Rousey on down…amazing character and selflessness.  As I’ve reflected on leadership – one grievance I’ve been hearing a lot of lately – when people decide they ‘can’t work with others’….they just don’t mesh…or ‘get them’.  I Have a guy at work, a Team leader, whom likes to describe why HE CANT’s work with someone – that it’s like “oil & vinegar” Well….that’s bullshit.  That’s taking the easy way out.  Leaders lead by figuring out how to work with and motivate ANY person.  Do the hard work to understand what makes them tick, what you can connect to, and get the best for FOR THEM, FROM THEM AND FOR the greater good.  More than 70 million people voted differently than you in this election – do you really think there’s 70 million bad people?

  • Some homework – ask each HIM to think about one person you feel like ‘you don’t get along with’, and if you can approach it another way and try to connect.

 

  • Prayers for Mr. Burns friend with Cancer AND COVID
  • Prayers for all our families entering a long, isolating and dark winter

Naked Man Moleskin

Great job by BabyHands + partner (again, apologies I couldn’t see who was carrying his load) on the Amazing (Lisle Farmers) Race.  Even better show by Dorn + Ebeneezer in showing us what true leg strength and grit looks like on the wall.  6+ minutes of wall sit, and I hope they have a First Alert button in case they get stuck squatting later today…

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