Le Weekly #50 – Making Divots ⛳️

One quote, one word, one shoutout, one story, one neigh from Philosophical Horse and one question.

Oct 21, 2024

Greetings everyone. Happy Monday!

Take a moment to reflect on each snippet. Comment your thoughts below.

Le Quote 🗣

“If you’re going to walk, walk with determination.” – A passionate spectator to an unsuspecting runner walking the Cape Town 10km run.

Le Word 💬

meaningful (adjective) having meaning (serious, important, or worthwhile).

Le Shoutout 🧣

This weekend, while Mohammed cut my hair, he told me about how his prayers were coming true in the most unexpected ways.

He prayed to make enough money to return to Palestine and introduce his son to his grandmom; however, after building up stability here in Cape Town, he brought his mom (his son’s grandmom) from Palestine to Cape Town. They now live together.

We then started talking about success, to which he said, “With the right intentions (not mindset, intentions), everything will work out.”

Mindset refers to the overarching attitude or belief system you hold about yourself and the world around you. It’s more about how you think and interpret experiences. Mindset shapes your approach to challenges, how you handle setbacks, and how you pursue goals.

Intentions, however, are about your purpose or motivation behind actions. While mindset frames how you think, intentions relate to why you do what you do, driven by values, desires, and the deeper reasons behind your choices.

He looked at me and smiled before saying that (and I paraphrase) with pure and meaningful intentions, success and fulfilment will always follow naturally.

Shoutout Mohammed.

Le Story ✍️

Yesterday, I walked to Vida. When I arrived, Matthew Noton was sitting there.

We greeted each other.

Then, after we’d both finished our coffee, he said cheers.

“I’m off to play golf,” he said.

“Nice, where?” I asked.

“Mowbray,” he said.

“With?” I asked.

“My dad,” he said.

“Nice,” I said.

“Yeah, you know… hack around a bit.. make some divots,” he added.

“It’s part of the process,” I responded.

And it literally is.

Shortly before coffee, a pastor shared a story about a caterpillar.

Caterpillars crawl around for several days, eating leaves before climbing into a cocoon and emerging as butterflies several days later.

We all want to be butterflies, but none of us want to crawl around eating leaves or sit in a cacoon for several days.

We all want to play good golf, but none of us want to make divots.

As Ronnie Colman says, “Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift these heavy a** weights.”

It’s time to start making divots, eating leaves, and/or lifting heavy a** weights.

Le Neigh from Philosophical Horse 🐴

“Neigh.” – Philosophical Horse.

Le Question 🤔

What are your intentions?

Le Weekly Habit 🌱

with 4WKS Coffee.

Every month, 4WKS sends out a “habit card”. Each card has five prompts printed on it.

This week’s prompt is:

#3: Water yourself this week, whatever that means for you. Do something that absolutely and abundantly fills your cup. Give this task a big tick once it’s done (and then give yourself a hug).

Have a powerful Monday, everyone.

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