Le Weekly #51 – Beast Mtawarira 🐗

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

Greetings everyone. Happy Monday!

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

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Le Quote 🗣

“Before you know it, you know it.” – Jack (barista).

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Le Word 💬

know (verb) be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.

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Le Shoutout 🧣

Running a business is hard.

Running a restaurant is hard.

Being a chef is hard.

Being a beast is hard.

Yet Ben Bettendorf does it all.

Ben has slowly built Obi Restaurant into an iconic spot. His secret recipe? Moving boldly, being patient, and having fun.

Last week, he decided to release some merch. It wasn’t a money-making move; he simply wanted to make merch. So, when the shirts turned out great, Ben was happy before he’d even sold any.

The lesson we can learn from him this week is to have fun in whatever we do.

It doesn’t have to be all the time, just every now and then.

Shoutout Ben.

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Le Story ✍️

For this story, it helps if you know who Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira is.

(See below).

On Saturday, after a Promenade trot with Richard Freund, I returned to my car.

On approach, the car guard looked me up and down and said, “You’re rugby player.”

“Not rugby. Hockey,” I responded.

He looked me up and down again, saying, “It looks like you play rugby. Nice and strong.”

“Danko,” I responded, appreciative of the compliment. “I try.”

He looked me up and down again, analysed my physique, paused, confirmed his analysis, smiled, and said, “Beast Mtawarira.”

I couldn’t help but chuckle on the spot.

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I’d love to know what made Mr Car Guard think I looked like Tendai Mtawarira.

Maybe it wasn’t a direct comparison; maybe Mr Car Guard thinks everyone looks like Beast Mtawarira.

Maybe the Mr Car Guard knows everyone is Beast Mtawarira.

If that is the case, then you are Beast Mtawarira, too.

If that is the case, then we have the responsibility of being Beast Mtawarira.

So, let’s go out there today, hold our heads high, keep our shoulders back, breathe through our noses, and be the best Beast Mtawariras we can possibly be.

^ you, me and everyone.

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Le Neigh from Philosophical Horse 🐴

“Neigh.” – Philosophical Horse.

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Le Question 🤔

Do you make sure to have some fun each day?

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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:

#4: Spending time with your friends is like adding compost to your soil. Plan a fun activity to do with friends, old and new.

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Have a powerful Monday, everyone.

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