The first thing Wes talks about is how everything happens for a reason, even if it’s negative. A few days ago he was rushing around and he slipped and fell on ice, twisted his back, and banged up the funny bone on his elbow. This was after he told his wife to be careful. He thought about why this happened. The secret to success is finding a lesson in everything that happens. He thought that he didn’t have an appointment that warranted him rushing. He felt pain well after the fall which told him he needs to slow down and think things through. Going through his head were thoughts of not working out tomorrow because he’ll be sore. He was talking himself out of it, but he did work out because it is a habit. His goal is to work out every day, so he wasn’t going to quit.
This brings up the second thing Wes discusses which is integrity. He tells everyone on social media that he works out every day, so then he is obligated to do it. No one will know if he doesn’t do it, but he will know. If he doesn’t do it, he will let himself down. This integrity helps build success. If you can’t do it for yourself, then how can you do it for others? Wes discusses how difficult it is nowadays to find integrity. He talks about a student he had that failed Physical Education her Freshman, Sophomore, and online. Her Senior year she had a doctor’s note. When she came to class she didn’t dress at first. She would come to class for a week then not show up after that. She wasn’t consistent. The Counselor told Wes he couldn’t grade her on the days she wasn’t there. This didn’t sit well with him. How can you pass a class being inconsistent? How do you feel about yourself? How can a school say this is ok? This is a requirement to graduate, but the principal said to pass her even though she didn’t do the work. Wes talks about how he had to deal with the students’ parents listening to them complain then cater to the parent because the school says so. Wes decided he was done teaching because of no integrity in the school system.
The third item Wes discusses is failure. Failure is an invitation to try again. People see failure as a red light, but it actually is a green light setting us up for success. The key to success when failing is to find the lesson in
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