S4:E70 - Do it like it’s both, practice and the performance

Last weekend I was on a rare sunny Oregon winter day bike ride the with my kids. 

They’re currently 10 and 8 years old.

I got both of them started riding bikes pretty young so they’re both (surprisingly?) proficient.
I’m actually in awe about it when I ride with them.

While riding and thinking about how great they are doing - and of course my mind appreciating being in that moment as well as knowing any such experience could be my or our last - It occurred to me that each time we do it, it’s both practice and the performance. We are doing the thing that it took practice to learn at the best we’ve ever been able to do it (potentially) as well as (hopefully) we are refining a skill that we’ll be slightly better the next time we do it.

I’m sharing this with my connections on LinkedIn because I tried to tell the kids this and their response was pretty much “yeah, we know Dad” 😂

So my new tombstone quote for the day is:

“Do it like it’s both, practice and the performance.“ ~ Brian Croft

I hope this helps you BE in the moment and appreciate what you have accomplished as well as where you are headed. Enjoy it!

Thanks for listening!