July Challenge Day 29: Flexibility Challenge & Performance (29/07/22)
+ arrange a 30-minute 'curiosity call' with me in August (spoiler for my next challenge!)
My report for how I implemented my flexibility challenge on Friday 29th July, and some general musings & reflections about performance, life, business, relationships, health, etc.
My Experience (Friday 29th July 2022):
Reflections on My Flexibility Challenge:
Duration Stretching: 20 mins
Time of Stretching: 10:35am
Stretches completed:
Shoulder mobility stretches: 2 minutes
Horse stance (for opening hips): 1 minute
Quad stretch: 2 minutes (1 min L, 1 min R).
Hip flexor stretch: 2 minutes (1 min L, 1 min R)
Hamstring Stretches: 2 minutes (1 min L, 1 min R)
Ankle Mobility Stretch: 2 x 30 sec holds (2 x L, 2 x R)
Splits & pistol squat practice:
4 x 45 second split holds.
Reflection:
Finished client calls and mentoring calls in the morning, and decided to get my stretches done.
Feeling good and limber - ended up playing a club tennis match in the evening (6:30pm), and played some of my best doubles!
Playing as 3rd pair with my partner.
Format was one set against their 1st pair, one set against their 2nd pair, then 2 sets against their 3rd pair.
Volleying better than I’ve ever done, serve very effective, and all in all good play.
We lost against their first pair, 6-3, but were fairly competitive, which was very positive.
One of their players is a US college player.
We played an awesome match against their 2nd pair, coming down from 3-1 to win 7-6, 7-5 in the tiebreaker!
I hit a few big serves at key points.
We were in the flow for our match against their 3rd pair, and won both sets fairly comfortably, 6-3, 6-1.
Highlight was the crowds who came to watch. Really lovely to see on a Friday evening!
Low point was getting bitten by a nasty insect, to the extent where the back of my knee is pretty badly swollen right now.
Parting Notes & Question for You
30-Minute ‘Curiosity Calls’ in August - use this link to book!
Over the last few years, I've been so fortunate to connect with so many incredible people on platforms like LinkedIn.
But there are so many of you that I haven't had a chance to speak with yet.
There are also many old friends that I’ve been trying to catch up with for years, but haven’t got around to.
So, in August, I'm opening up my calendar to ANYONE in my network who would like to have a 30-minute call with me.
You can book in a call on this Calendly link (or message/email me directly if none of the suggested dates/times work for you)
By anyone, I mean:
Anyone who I haven't yet conversed with.
Anyone who I've exchanged a few DMs/comments with, but never a call.
Anyone I've spoken to less than a handful of times in the last 12 months (e.g. old friends or colleagues, new connections).
On these calls, we can discuss anything:
Tell me about yourself. Your journey, your ambitions, your dreams, your fears, your challenges.
Tell me about what something you're passionate about. Music, sports, cinema, AI, climate change, TikTok...whatever it may be
Mentoring/Coaching. If you'd like me to coach or mentor you on anything, the 30 minutes are all yours!
Q&A. If you have any questions about me or my background, happy to answer them too.
My one rule is: no unsolicited sales pitches from either one of us.
I can ask to learn more about your services, and you can ask to learn more about mine, but we don’t just jump into a sell.
So, why am I doing this?
I want to learn more about the amazing people I interact with on this platform and foster genuine relationships. I also want to learn from you, whether in hearing about your journey, your passions, or your current projects.
Every conversation has the potential to be such a perspective-changer :)
I'm doing a challenge each month in 2022. August’s challenge will be around these 'Curiosity Calls'.
So, with the permission of whomever I speak to on any given day, I'll be writing about insights from these calls on my Substack.
I'm also happy to promote your website, social media, and services.
And if you prefer to stay completely anonymous, that will be 100% respected.
If it's an enjoyable experience, I want to create more slots for these 'Curiosity Calls' going forwards :)
For August, if you're interested, the Calendly link is here.
At the moment, I'm offering just one time slot (11:15-11:45am BST) to ensure my client/work/personal commitments are also fulfilled, but I'm aware many can't make that.
If that's the case, just DM me with your preferred time on your chosen day, and we can be flexible!
Hope to get a chance to speak to many of you soon!
Reflection for you:
How do you create the time to foster new connections and learn about people outside of your normal social sphere?
If you’re currently not actively carving out the time for these things, what are your reasons for it?
How aligned are you with this decision? Is it something you’d like to change?
We’ve made it to the end of Day 29 of our July Challenge! Thank you so much for reading - I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
Hope that you have an amazing day ahead. Now to tone down for the night…
Until tomorrow,
Kam