Monday Motivation: They Are Watching Your Every Move

Foreign. Good morning to you and yours. Good morning Cadre family. It's Luke Wetland. Hope everybody's having a great start. Oh my gosh, this puppy vest makes me look a little like I'm completely bloated. No, I'm just kidding. But hope everybody's having a great start to your week. Good morning to you and yours. Good morning. Good morning. Oh man, I am so pumped. I am so, so, so pumped to talk about this Monday motivation today. It was one of those like game changers for me in my life. It was just an awesome, incredible moment that I'll just never forget.

Good morning everybody. I'm seeing all the names pop in. It is so cool to be here with this remarkable community of individuals. Hi Captain Luke. Oh, speak Wonder. You made my week already and It's Monday at 8:00am you're the best. Good morning, Sherry. Good morning, Jules. Good morning everybody else that I saw pop. I hope everybody had a good weekend. This weekend will just, I'm not saying like go down in infamy, but it'll be one of those moments that I just, I'll never forget. So I'll tell you all about it.

My brother, wife and sister in law ran a 10 mile race. So they ran a 10 mile race. It was called Goldie's 10 mile run. And it is such a cool run. It leaves from the University of Minnesota, leaves right at the the main stadium and then it'll go all the way around down by the river, down through the University of Minnesota area by the campus and you name it and then pull up back to the stadium again. So you leave the stadium and then enter the stadium when you're done and you finish literally at the 50 yard line.

It's pretty, pretty cool thing. But my, like I said, my brother in law, my wife and my amazing son Drew, who's almost 12, ran the race. It was a 10 miler and it was one of those things where it's like you'll never forget the emotions of them coming around that first corner and like cheering them on. And then right at mile, call it nine. Myself, Ada, Drew, Excuse me, myself Aiden Cam were there cheering them on and waiting at the end as they were getting close. And when it was all done, they wrapped up and you know, he's got his medal and all those other things.

And we were walking back from the stadium to the car because you had to park quite a ways away and you know, Drew started kind of walking up with his two siblings and they were like, great job Drew. And that's awesome. And you know, Cam was asking different times and you name it. And then Em kind of grabbed me and held me a little bit tighter and closer behind the kids. And she just said, I just want to tell you he's a little mini you. And I'm like, what are you talking about? You know, what are you saying?

He's like a mini you. And he's like, you should have heard him. So on mile three, he has this bad blister. And Em's like, you know, it's okay. Do you need to talk to the medic? You know, the kid made it seven more miles, which is insane to think about that on the blister at 11 years old and did it a nine mile pace, which is even crazier. But she's like, he's a little mini you. You should have heard him the minute he saw like these hills. He's like, let's go, let's go. And you know, I. We always talk about selft talk.

We literally, in our family, we always talk about selft talk. Like when it gets hard is when you have to self talk in the right way. Right, right. Self talk, make sure that you, you know, can propel yourself to where you need to go. And so Em's like, he was saying like, let's go, you got this. Let's go, you got this. And right towards the end, Em's like, you know how you always say, like, finish strong? Like mile 8, 9, 10, he just kept getting faster and faster and faster to finish. And then he finished in an all out sprint.

The last, like, call it 100 yards or whatever the heck it was. But where I'm going with all of this is your kids are watching you. Let me, let me say that again and make sure you hear this. Your kids are watching you. They're watching everything you do. They're watching everything you say. They're watching. Like, are you doing what you say you're going to do? And I mean, I'm very blessed and fortunate, lucky. Like, Drew just got off watching mom do 100 days in a row of exercise, at least 30 minutes on the peloton.

And so they get to experience and see mom and dad and m. My wife always says the best parenting is done with your mouth closed. Let me say that again. The best parenting is done with your mouth closed. Show them. Show them over and over and over again. If you want your kids to be in shape, healthy, doing all the things, you need to show them what that looks like, you need to show them what it means to take A break from your phone. You need to show them what it means to relax and recover. You need to show them who you are and what you are.

And showing them is much more powerful than any word. And it's obvious, right? It's obvious. But we just kind of forget this sometimes. It's the same in business. It's no different in business. It's show them. How many people here have had a manager? Raise your hand. How many people have here at a manager, director, leader, owner, you name it. Talk in an unbelievable game. But when it comes down to it, they don't do anything that they say they're going to do. They don't fulfill on anything they say they're going to fulfill.

And they don't ultimately like take those leaps and bounds and steps and hold people accountable and blah, blah, blah and all the things. So it's almost like you're a fraud, right? Yeah, me too. I'm raising my hand too, Sherry. And when you, when you have those moments, then you just realize and take a step back and go, man, what I wouldn't do to have somebody that does exactly what they say they're gonna do. And what I'm so proud about Drew, what I'm so proud about him is he's the kid. Seven years from now, 20 years from now, every employee is going to want to hire.

He's gonna, he's gonna dig in when it gets hard. He's gonna find how to be resilient. He's gonna do the best he can, no matter what, even when it's hard, he's never gonna give up. And those are the attributes that individuals like skills and all those things. Skills can all be taught. But it's those attitudinal things. It's the stuff that my wife and I always talk about. The TNT takes no talent. It takes no talent whatsoever to do those things. And I'm so proud of him. But this, this true moment of reflection of like watching Drew, this 11 year old, finish a 10 miler, which is still crazy to say, and do it really well and fast.

Wow. What a testament to that little boy, his resilience of who he is and what he will continue to be. So remember that name. Sweet Drew Wendland. Sweet Drew. But Drew Wendland, I have a feeling he is going to make big, big, big waves in this world. And he's got an unbelievable teacher that shows him what to do in his mom, that shows him how to show up, that shows him what it's like to be a good friend. That shows him what it's like to do all the things. So with that I leave you with. Have a great week.

Show them. Let's make this week all about showing them. Showing them who you are. Showing them what you're about. Showing them your tnt. Showing them that you can show up and show show the world who you are just like that little 11 year old did. Okay you guys take care. You have a great week. This was a really special special weekend for me. One that I'll just never forget and I hope you have those moments too. And it takes just being courageous to put yourself out there and try it and you never know and you can maybe show them too.

All right you guys have a wonderful week. Thanks. Thanks for listening into this one. Remember there are mimics everywhere around us. There are mimics everywhere. Do not forget that. Peace you guys. Thanks. Bye bye.