I had coffee with 50 strangers
1% better every day at 11:11am - newsletter #024
After leaving my company last October, I found myself with a big void in my days. I asked myself what I wanted to do with my life now, what I wanted to write in this new chapter. I realized over the last 10 years, I was always running after time and that every hour of my day had to be "optimized". As a result, I strongly "selected" the people I met.
On November 3, 2019, I told myself that it was time for a change. I posted a video on my social media explaining that I would say "YES" to anyone who would offer me a coffee. I have been lucky enough to receive hundreds of requests. I took the time to accept the first 30 with the time remaining before I left for Australia and continue the concept once there. (see the list)
They often knew me, but to me they were all strangers. Every coffee is a small leap into the unknown, not knowing what to expect or what we were going to talk about. But every time it's a great moment.
As Forrest Gump put it so well in 1994: "My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
It was while taking all these coffees that I realized that many of us have buried our dreams under "everyday life" and I was the first. We think we "have time" to realize our dreams later, as if we were waiting for the "right time". Except that life is so short and we don't know what tomorrow will bring. So I asked myself what I wanted to accomplish before I died.
6 months later: I lived 6 months alone in Australia, cycled 1200km around New Zealand, lived 10 days in a silent retreat, fulfilled 22 dreams, read 28 books, ran 820km, cycled 1200km and swam 28km in the ocean.
ONE TEXT TO READ
“Avoid Bad People. Never underestimate the power of your associations. By the phenomenon known as “emotional contagion” as well as through the activation of the mirror neurons in our brains, we model the behavior of the people we spend our days with. Fill your life with exceptionally excellent, enterprising, healthy, positive, ethical and sincerely loving people. And over time, you’ll exemplify these lofty traits. Allow dream stealers, energy thieves and enthusiasm bandits into your bubble and please know you’re sure to become like them.”
The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life - Robin Sharma
ONE VIDEO TO WATCH
Massive support of Nascar pilots for Bubba Wallace, victim of racism
The image is strong: all the drivers, mechanics and team members next to car 43 on the starting grid. This is the car of Bubba Wallace, who had been the victim of a racist act the day before: a hanging rope was found above the car of the young sportsman, who is the only black driver in the entire Nascar championship and the first since 1971.
ONE QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF
What's the best gift I could give to myself?
ONE WEBSITE TO KNOW
I may be the only one, but I often need to know how many days separate two dates. Or how much time I have left for what I'm doing. Well if you're weird like me, you're going to love this site! It gives you the number of days, weeks, months or even years.
For example, if I live until I' m 90 years old, I have 19,896 days left to live. That's 653 months. Yes, it's scary, but it's nothing but the purest reality.
ONE WORKOUT TO DO
900 reps - 25 to 35 minutes
75x Jumping Jacks + 25x burpees + 50x Situps
How to do > burpees / jumping jacks / situps
Go for 6 rounds. If you do it in less than 25min, you’re are in a pretty good shape !
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