Rule #4 Exercise

Happy Monday, Cadre crew, first and foremost. Gosh, what a week that we have on tap and on agenda. I personally am really excited to see Garrett Westerwelly's 2023 book review. That one's really exciting for me. I can't wait to listen in on that one. But it's going to be a wonderful week. We always have some amazing individuals hopping on our platform and providing some really great content that hope sometimes bring you hope, bring you joy, bring you humor, bring you laughter, bring you education, bring you motivation, bring you inspiration, maybe help prevent something, maybe help intervene with something.

You never know what's going on in your life. But my name is Luke Wendtland, your chief motivational officer here at Cadre. I wanted to talk about two different principles today since I missed last week with impromptu live from my Monday motivation. But I want to talk about two principles. The first one is alcohol and the second one is exercise. So about, you know, and what I'm talking about is my rules. These are my rules to my own better increased mental health and overall wellness. So, not saying that any one of these you have to implement into your schedule, there's never a have to.

It's just take it for what it's worth. There might be good information, knowledge, etcetera, that you can utilize in your own life that you may find to say, ooh, that's something I want to give a go at, or, I hear that. Let me try. You never know. So hold on 1 second. I have to have a sip of my coffee. Decaf, always. With that being said, a little over four years ago on Father's day, Father's day weekend, I said, I am done with alcohol. And that was it. That was the last sip of alcohol I've ever had in between 14 and 15.

And between 14 and 15 was my first time ever using alcohol. And alcohol Red Bull gave me wings. Did the same for me. Alcohol gave me wings. It always made me fly. It helped me when I was sad, it helped me when I had the best days. It helped me through my social anxiety, it helped me through depression. It helped me through everything. Like, alcohol was my superpower. You know, me and my friends, whether it's the beer, the hard alcohol, the wine, it wouldn't matter. At the best of times when you were lonely, the best of times when you're happy, sometimes, you know, alcohol was my crutch and my crutch in life.

And I would find myself, like, bingeing a lot, like, binge drinking a lot through, you know, let's call it post college education where I would go, go and then binge, go, go, go find and then binge. And then I would also find myself like, you know, having two drinks during a Timberwolves game or, you know, maybe a couple glasses of wine at night. And to me, it was just, you know, it came, came to this head of like, I have one life, I have this one life. And we are so lucky to even be here. And to think to myself, like, I'm wasting valuable minutes and time, you know, in the morning, not feeling my best, maybe headachy and a fog or to be honest, like, crutching.

And I wanted to see what it was like to show up me consistently, me and me, me alone, just, just being me all my life. Like, what's this, like, what's this like to be Luke without any alcohol, without anything? And so that was, that was, that's a rule for me. So four years now, I've never been happier. I've never had more energy. I see the world so clear. You also see individuals for who they are. Quicker, faster, which is fantastic. Your inner circle gets really, really, really small because you realize, like, what you are, two people, which is awesome.

Risa says giving up alcohol has been the best decision I've made. Almost one year. Way to go. So proud of you, Risa. You're twelve, almost twelve months in here. Way to go. That's remarkable. And for almost one year, that's amazing. I'm super proud of you. And it will be, like I said, a little over four for me now. It's been one of the best journeys that I've ever made, the best decisions I've ever made in my life. And it's increased my patience, my tolerance, and also lack thereof. It's like, I'm really patient tolerance with my kids, but I also have zero patience and zero tolerance for other human beings that aren't bringing me joy or taking away my energy.

You just cut them out. And just like you do alcohol, cut it, cut it out, get rid of it, launch it. You know, that's, that's super, super smart. You know, as far as, like, those individuals that are probably listening in saying, I'm not going to cut alcohol, I enjoy my glass of wine. And you should, you should. I'm just saying for me, or maybe Reese on this call, or other individuals are saying, like, I'm, I'm out. You know, I'm, I'm out. Like, I just don't want nothing to do with it. And that's, and that's okay.

That's okay. Don't peer pressure someone into feeling bad about a decision they want to make to be a better version of themself. I think that's garbage. Next one. Next rule. Rule number four is exercise. Exercise has been something that I've. That I've always done in my life, but it was never intentional. I'll give you an example. Like, you know, growing up playing tennis, growing up playing sports, you know, running a mile every once in a blue moon or playing, you know, volleyball on the beach.

Right? That was just Luke. My hubby Joseph, you know, his boba kirk. Cut all callbacks. September's beyond happy. I'm limited with my consumption, but honestly, see the benefits. Time wish. Oh, that's amazing. Oh, I love it so much to see this. That is awesome. I'm so happy for him. If he ever wants to reach out and have a cup of coffee or meet with a friend, sometimes early on, when you're in this journey in your month one, month two, month three, and you're kind of finding yourself and who you are, sometimes it's really hard to figure out who your new friends are and who those people are that you can, because you used to always go to a football game and it would be like, you know, having drinks or having this.

And so sometimes it's finding that new group of friends, and so I'm one. And so if he ever wants to reach out and have a cup of coffee or whatever, I would be honored to do that. And, you know, we can have so much fun in this world without alcohol or in some case, for some individual's drugs. Right? It's a beautiful world and it's so clear, and it's so great to see it clearly without it. And so it's something that I would just highly encourage individuals to try. And if you can give it a go, it's amazing.

So thank you so much for saying that. And, yes, please do. Please have him reach out. Nudge him. I'm here for him. That's the coolest thing that's ever happened to me on a live stream so far. So thanks a million for saying that. That is. That's remarkable. Back to rule number four is exercise. In fact, I actually shared this all at a rotary event a little over a month ago. Number four is exercise. Exercise is something, like I said, I always did non intentionally in my life. Like, non intentionally with the tennis, with friends, with volleyball, outside, doing something, whatever that something was.

And then as I got into, like, my mid thirties, what I found was I could have a tough day. I could, you know, I've generalized anxiety disorder, so my anxiety could be high. I would have panic sometimes, and I would have to figure out, like, how do I navigate this feeling while still, you know, running business or help helping with my wife, with my family, like all the things, being an awesome father and, and loyal husband and all of it. And what I found is I have to be very, very intentional about my exercise each week, each month, each year, like, so I have these things that I do.

So, example, like, we just met last night, my family, we just met last night. We talked about our goals. And so this week, going into this week was the 1010 week, right? We have a very busy week. We have Christmas coming up. So the 1010. Well, what the h***'s the 1010? So I want to do 10 miles of running throughout the week and 10 miles on the weekend. And then guess what? My son joins in and he's like, I'll do five and five. So he's going to do 5 miles throughout the week and then 5 miles with me on the weekend.

This weekend's going to be really, really hard because we have Christmas all over the place and you name it. And so, you know, the goal of the 1010 this week was really important for us. Well, for me, anyhow. But that intentional exercise, if you've heard me on here before, it's my think tank time. It's my meditation time. It's the time it's selfishly mine where I want to push myself, clear my mind, clear my brain, just head in tomorrow, feeling good. I sleep better. I am more clear. I have a better relationship with myself, my body, who I am.

So that exercise has been everything for me. And it doesn't have to be 2 hours on a treadmill, like 15 minutes walking at night can just be amazing. So don't think like, oh, your exercise has to be pushing yourself and running at 9 miles an hour on a treadmill for 30 minutes. It doesn't like it just sometimes it's just getting that heart rate going just a little bit to just feel that and get all the juices flowing in your body. And once you can combine, for me, it was lack of alcohol, increased my exercise.

And then I did a variety of other things that you'll hear all about. My other rules I have. Let's see, so four, I have nine more to go, and I can't wait to share them with you all. But so today was alcohol and exercise. Alcohol is something that I cut, and I'm really proud of that. And I'm proud of who I am, and that took me a while to love myself. I'm not going to lie of who actually I am. And once you go through and understand your central nervous system and how it shows up for you, because everybody's going to be different for me, alcohol impinge that my central nervous system and I needed to kind of reset all of the things, and removing alcohol from it was the best thing that ever did.

Number two, exercise. Exercise is my form of meditation, truly. It's where my brain, my brain just goes and works and thinks, and it's a beautiful moment in time. So today, number one, we have an amazing week of individuals that are coming on and coming on live on the app. Please listen in. They have some remarkable stories that they're sharing and some things you might say. You know, that book review of 2023, I might find one that I love, which is awesome. Coming up. G. Welley this afternoon. Number two, I hope the message resonated with some individuals out there in cadres.

Fear when it came down, when it comes to talking about alcohol and or exercise. And now is a great time to maybe kind of, you know, recite to yourself or reframe maybe your goals or your visions for yourself heading into 2023. You never know what that might do for you and what that might mean of how you might wake up in the morning and feel about yourself, feel about others, show up in the world, and that's really important and impactful. So, with that being said, thank you all for listening in love.

You guys have a remarkable week. If there's anything that you need from me, you can always reach out. I'm always here to be able to support and help. If it's something more important, by all means, just literally. Email supportadre IO and we will ensure that you are directed to the resources that you need. Have a remarkable week. Do something special. Help one person. If you help one person, it's going to make you feel so good. So take care of y'all. Risa Cadre has been the ultimate catalyst for me, to be honest.

It has been with. For me, too. You know, I'm living into my Cadre values, right? Compassion, authenticity, diversity, respect and engagement, just like everybody else. Have a wonderful, wonderful week. You guys lift one person up. Okay. All right. Bye bye now. Share your love to the world. That's half the battle. Bye.