The mirror of confrontation. Logan Gelbrich & Cara Miller.

This episode is about how there is so much more growth to be gained by closing the gap on something you are not good at rather than how much growth you can gain by making incremental gains on those things you are already good at. i.e. looking at the parts of you that you put into the dark to forget about.

What started off in the movement space with our friendship with Logan Gelbrich has led to an increasing understanding as we have got to know him of the culture he and the community are building at the Deuce Gym set up, and more importantly the principles that the culture is based on.

My search and curiosity in weMove comes down to the commonground or principles between those I admire, groups/individuals/companies/teams. I’m fascinated because embodying principles allows us to go beyond what we thought was possible, and so often going beyond what we perceive possible rarely follows in the way we have been told to expect it and what we talk about in this episode is no different. 

We drove down to San Diego with Logan to meet Cara Miller a developmental coach, organisational consultant and leadership designer to talk why constructive criticism isn’t going to move the needle on growth whilst fearlessly seeking the parts of us that let us down and in turn working on them will. And how shining a light on our weaknesses and those of others in our team in an open and supportive culture accelerates us towards our goals.

Cara has worked with Logan since Deuce was an idea to set out creating an environment which is way more than a gym, it is a community and a culture sitting smack bang in the middle of the performance, community and lifestyle intersection.

In essence it pays to focus on the thing that gives you consistent growth and development. The caveat being Honesty, radical transparency and commitment are non negotiable.

There are many layers in this pod and a myriad of connections to other episodes, most notably the recent pod with Jami Tikkanen.

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