Get Stronger, Stay Calmer | 5 Life Lessons from My Monthly Codex

Building strength, staying calm under pressure and being present with the people I love. These are the ideas I’ve been working through over the past month or so. In this Mere Mortals Learnings episode, I share five lessons from my monthly notes and personal codex: developing physical and mental strength, bringing warmth home after difficult days, making creative habits small enough to repeat, appreciating ordinary family moments and taking action on what I can influence. There’s also a bonus observation about technology and the skills we lose when we stop practising them. These are lessons I’m putting into practice through training, parenting, relationships and creating Mere Mortals content. Which lesson connects with your life right now? Let me know in the comments. CHAPTERS 00:00 Monthly learnings and the personal codex 00:56 Bonus: skills fade without practice 01:39 Get strong, stay useful 03:54 Lift heavy, land soft 07:12 Make it small, make it happen 09:06 Ordinary today, irreplaceable tomorrow 11:31 Take the step, drop the loop 13:15 Turning reflections into a personal codex Subscribe to Mere Mortals for more conversations about practical philosophy, personal growth and living deliberately. Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast