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blackbootz  ·  2989 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: February 17, 2016

I wonder what the effect on you would be if you were to take up mentoring. Have you said that you have mentored before? I remember someone saying that they joined a Big Brother Big Sister club, but I don't remember who.

I find that the act of mentoring is not only beneficial to the mentee, but to the mentor as well. And not just in a spiritual sense, though there's that and it's often sufficient. But imparting a life's lessons is the process of reflecting, collecting, and distilling, and it often leads to a more matured understanding of obstacles and blockages that plague us today.

And you're doing one-handed kb swings? That sounds tough, I've no experience with it. But after doing a long session of swings, I find that squatting makes me feel super tingly. That's as sophisticated as I can make it sound.





OftenBen  ·  2989 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've never been in a formalized mentor/mentee role, but I am the oldest of five boys and there is a certain amount of pragmatism that I've tried to impress upon my younger brothers.

Truthfully I don't think of myself as a good teacher. I have this tendency to just make people feel stupid.

I like to think I'm a different person than the guy who wrote that, but I can't be THAT different.

Also the one handed swing isn't that tough. My 'bell is only 10lbs.