Circle of Trust

Lots of chatter on Slack right now.  Putt Putt sent out a chapter from Q source that resonated with me. It is where I learned about the 3S2T standard for a work out.  Really resonated when Shirley Temple made a comment about having a standard.  See below for the definition of the standard.

3S2T as the standard
Speed
Stamina
Strength
Toughness mental
Toughness physical

What struck me most was this standard is about preparing our bodies for all that life has in store, expected and unexpected.  Having a mindset of preparedness is critical for us men to be able to do more than just look good at the beach or pool.  We have to be physically ready to handle the expected and unexpected challenges of life.  To be protectors, providers, men of action.

Made me thinking of a lot of questions…

What are you preparing for?
Are you preparing to protect your family, be a better man or to look good?  Looking good is not a bad thing but if that is our main motivation we are missing the importance of being a prepared man.
Are you preparing so you set the standard for your family, friends community?
How will you respond in an emergency?
If natural disaster hit today am I prepared to handle it?
Do you put yourself in uncomfortable, challenging and stressful situations to train my mind and body to be ready for these situations?  Does this training make me tougher physically AND mentally?
Are you cpr trained?
What kind of training do you seek out?  talked about the trauma med class I am going to be taking soon.

Do you have situational awareness?

I learned an simple approach to this from Mike Glover (former special forces stud) OFF which stands for Observe, Fight or Flee.  Live in a constant state of observation not fear.  You are fully observant and aware of what is going on around you.  So when something happens you can be present in the moment to decide do I need to fight my way out of this situation or am I in a place where fleeing is the best path to take.

He talks about how often times people say when they hear a gun shot their first thought is it is a firework.  They lose precious time by not making accruate assessments of a situation which slows down their reaction time to an event.

Talked about how I have taught my kids about OFF.  One real life example was when my teenage daughter told me how she taught this to her younger cousins when she noticed a car sitting in a parking spot by a playground they were on.  Nothing happened but she was keenly aware of the potential of a threat and thinking about her responses if someone in the car had bad intentions.  Also passing along the knowledge to her cousins to be more aware of their surroundings.

So to sum it up if we look for the easy road on our physical fitness journey how do you think you will respond when you are called to be a protector or face a real challenge in life.  We have to be men of action, pushing ourselves into the uncomfortable so we are truly prepared to be all we need to be for our families, friends and community in the hardest times we will face in life.