The Level Up Letter - Vol. 2 - Monkey trap, Hobbies, Sleep Headphones

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Better Board Meeting
December 29, 2023

THE LEVEL UP LETTER - Monkey Traps, Hobbies and Sleep Headphones

Hi All!
Here’s your weekly Level Up Letter. This week we’re covering.

  • Holding on to things that keep us trapped

  • The three hobbies you need to have

  • A little something to help you sleep

Feel free to forward along to anyone you think might find it interesting or benefit from any of the content if your heart desires. 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

SOUTH INDIAN MONKEY TRAP

⁣Best described by Robert M. Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...

“… old South Indian Monkey Trap, which depends on value rigidity for its effectiveness. The trap consists of a hollowed-out coconut chained to a stake. The coconut has some rice inside which can be grabbed through a small hole. The hole is big enough so that the monkey's hand can go in, but too small for his fist with rice in it to come out. The monkey reaches in and is suddenly trapped by nothing more than his own value rigidity. He can't revalue the rice. He cannot see that freedom without rice is more valuable than capture with it.

The villagers are coming to get him and take him away. They're coming closer-closer! - now! What general advice - not specific advice, but what general advice would you give the poor monkey in circumstances like this?“⁣

It might be easy to read this and think "what a foolish monkey" but how often do we hold on to things that no longer serve us and keep us trapped for not letting go?  Is there anything in your life you should have let go of long ago? 

THREE HOBBIES

Love this idea from @naval that you need three hobbies. Do you have a hobby for each? 

  • One that makes you money 

  • One that makes you fit

  • One that makes you smarter

SLEEPING HEADPHONES

Getting a good night sleep is the cornerstone of both our physical and mental health and is usually a topic of conversation inside every one of our BBM Mastermind Groups. These bluetooth, sleeping headphones came highly recommended from Parker in BBM8. For those of you that need white noise or background to fall asleep check em out and let us know what you think. 

START 2024 OFF RIGHT

We’re launching the next round of BBM Bootcamp in January. We’ll tackle setting your Vision, training proper goal setting and surround you with a team to help hold you accountable.

For BBM Members that have been through the Bootcamp, we’re excited to announce BBM 201! This picks up where the Bootcamp finishes with more Goal setting, thought experiments, tactical practice and of course, accountability.

Book a call with us to find out more about BBM Bootcamp or BBM 201

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