I got to spend a lot of time talking to my instructor today.
Of everything we talked about: martial arts, business, strategy, travel, memories…
The thing that inspired me the most…
The thing he said almost as an afterthought at one point in the conversation…
Was a simple Sunday routine he’s been practicing for the past few months now.
He picks up his in-laws… who are in their 80s… one who is going to begin dialysis soon…
And he gets lunch with them and then… and this is the part that really inspired me…
…He said they’ll then drive to get lost.
And they’ll casually look at houses… explore scenes they’ve never seen before… or find a nice nature spot to sit and think… he said he never knows where they’ll end up… they just… go.
What an incredible thing to do.
Not just with 80 year old in-laws… but, with anybody you care about in general.
When it comes to time spent… remember… it’s never about the what… it’s always about the how.