You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Areté +1° #063: The Soul Gym - Styrofoam Weights Vs. Real Weights (#1,549)
Oct 18, 2023
Learn about the concept of 'soul gym' and how facing challenges can help us build heroic strength. Get details on special giveaways and how to pre-order the book for advanced reader copies, audio books, RTA coins, and other goodies.
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Styrofoam Weights Metaphor
- Brian Johnson shares a gym metaphor from coach Steve Chandler about lifting styrofoam versus real weights.
- He uses that story to illustrate how easy avoidance prevents real strength gains in life.
Treat Problems As Training
- See the difficulties you face as exercises in your 'soul gym' and accept them.
- Lift these real weights deliberately to build heroic strength and character.
Challenges Are The True Weights
- Real challenges in life function as the 'weights' that build heroic strength.
- Avoiding real difficulty is equivalent to training with styrofoam and yields no growth.