Me Versus Me

What up, Cadre? Amazing Sunday. It's just gorgeous here in Minnesota. It's about, gosh, 90 degrees, humid, hot, all the things. So I took my run inside, if you guys don't know, introducing myself again. Luke Wendland here, the founder of cadres. So excited to be here with you all every single weekend. 1, a half marathon. And today I had to bring my talents inside. I went to our local YMCA, and right next to me there was this kid. There's this young guy, young whippersnapper, probably late teens, early twenties, maybe, coming back from college, you know, something like that.

And he was going guns blazing on the tread, and I was kind of taking a peek of, you know, where he was running and what that looked like. I'm like, all right, I got three more to go. Let's see what I can do here. So I want to try to keep up with him, right? So saw what his number was as he was running. I'm like, all right, this would put me at a really good number to end. And so I went all in, and I finished those last 3 miles at a pr, believe it or not. And so, you know, this young kid, he has no idea.

He was running in front of me, so he couldn't even see me. I'm on the treadmill behind him, and he ultimately made me better, right? I'm like, I'm gonna push myself. I'm gonna keep going. I'm gonna see what I can do. And so I just put the, you know, the gas pedal down and just kept going and going and going. And so, you know, it's kind of crazy what, you know, surrounding yourself around individuals that good people can do. It's not competition. It's not comparing. It's none of those things. But what it is, ultimately, is just surrounding yourself with individuals that, you know, do good or do great things or that you aspire to be better at.

And here's this young kid crushing this run, and I'm like, all right, I'm gonna try to keep up with him. And before you know it, I broke my five k record, and it was the last 3 miles of my ten mile run, right? So I got to seven ish, a little over seven, and my last 3 miles was the best 3 miles I've ever ran and the fastest time I've ever ran them. And I was really proud of that. And all because of this young kid. Pulled in to a local YMCA, and he had no idea, you know, who he just inspired. So it's kind of crazy.

But, you know, I think people get this, you know, comparison and competition game all wrong, right? And, you know, there's a saying that goes. And I want to say. I want to say this. I want to make sure that you all hear it loud and clear. There's always best for business. There's always room for best in business. What does that mean? That kid that showed up, you know, he's good, right? So there's always room for guys like that. But what I'm trying to say is, in business specifically, right? In business specifically, there's always room for best.

So while you're maybe thinking of your business plan, or seeing how your first half of the year finished, or wondering where you fall, instead of worrying about what your competition's doing or comparing yourself to others and other businesses, I would highly suggest you look inside and compare yourself to you compare yourself to where you're after. Look at your core competencies. What are we good at? What are we really, really good at? Maybe as a business, maybe as an individual, maybe as a team, and push your chips in.

Because when you develop core competencies for your company, when you develop core competencies for yourself, what do you think happens? All it is, is it's you against you. And if you're fighting the battle of you against you versus what my competition's doing, what other companies are doing, what other people are doing, all those things, life becomes super simple. What does it mean? Am I better than I was yesterday? That's it, right? Like, if you're competing against yourself, right? Am I better than how I was yesterday?

So you may ask. Well, as the founder of Cadre, are you worried about the competition? Maybe in the mental health and wellness space, and. Not at all. Our goal is to do one thing and one thing only. Affect a million lives. I could care less about any competition. People ask me that all the time. Who's your competition? Who are you up against? Who's your target market? Who's this? Who's that? Could give two s**** less. The most important thing that I want to do is help people and change people's lives.

And we're going to do that here, and we're going to hit our goal of affecting a million lives, and we do that. That's what it's all about. That'll be our core competency, changing lives, helping people. So never forget those things. Hope everybody has a wonderful 4 July. Coming up. We're going to kick off the week strong. Katie Donovan is going to come in with her shift happens right away in the morning. Please listen in. She's a brilliant woman. It's had so much happened in her life, especially recently, so we're going to be supporting her on her journey too.

Tomorrow you're going to see me. I'm back, baby. I'm back. Monday motivation. I can't wait to be here for you all. I got a good message that I'm super jacked to share to the world and then for those individuals that are struggling with substances or otherwise, tonight we have an aa meeting here at Cadre. Please join in if you can. Everybody have an amazing day. If you're in the midwest, stay cool getting those ice baths, all the things. Take care. You guys have an amazing day. Never forget. Are you competing or are you worried about your core competencies?

Remember core competencies, separate businesses and there's always room for best in business, which means yourself do.