WEIGHT LIFTING FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Weight lifting is for everyone, more or less, weight-wise.

Lifting is something you do every day whether you log it as such, or not.

I’m a fan of trying to tell the difference between lifters and non-lifters.

Some people are naturally ripped, others not; some are strong, some look strong.

I take my hobby from fitness watching to leadership watching, and since it’s an election year, there’s plenty to see.

To help me understand what I’m seeing, and write about it, I look for goods metaphors, like weight lifting.

Is there a candidate in any race that looks like they’re up for the job?

You can tell by the way they address their audience.

At every level a politician needs to explain the difference between them and the rest of the field.

That’s the normal process.

Here’s How It Works

The government collects tax money from citizens; the citizens vote for representatives to spend that money in ways they want it spent.

A president, the executive branch, is part of the three branches along with the judicial and legislative.

All together they work to make America the world’s most successful democracy, and go ahead and skip the technicalities and interpretations of is and isn’t a democracy because I left my pocket constitution in my other shirt.

Ideally we’re all shades of the same goal, a better America for one and all. Sounds corny, I know.

Now and then we get someone who gains traction in the public eye to the point of ignoring their glaring faults.

Sometimes they succeed in getting their vision across and win their election.

More than a few American citizens have been swayed by the campaign and media for former president Trump.

One of them, a Marine Corps General, had sharp comments that were validated by others from his time with Trump.

A recent post on boomerpdx made a few comparisons on those comments, along with this response to a comment.

What’s The Point?

Thanks for stopping by Perry, and for noting my writing skills. I practice a lot, it’s not a natural gift.

My point with Coaching Staff comes from being a lifelong sports fan, a champion athlete, a college graduate, father of champion athletes and college grads.

With that in mind, I’ve seen good coaches and bad coaches, I’ve had good coaches and bad coaches.

I competed for a spot on the All-Army Wrestling Team when one of the wresters was a coach who already had the team he wanted.

It wasn’t fixed, I wasn’t cheated, but it felt a little off.

Stay with me on this, it may get a little history-ish:

Both Stalin and Hitler were charismatic enough, threatening enough, to draw to them people who lack charisma and power, but when they got next to the flame they heated up.

Since you mentioned my writing skills, and thank you for that, I can make a point without getting trashy in a direct way, which is the proper approach.

In my experience in the workplace, a boss with a loose approach, or lack of the skills associated with the job, gets swayed by the incompetence around them.

Think of weight lifting, the good coach prioritizes form, the bad coach pushes for lifting heavy no matter the form.

History has produced two world leaders who thought they knew what the world wanted, and they tried to implement their vision.

Whenever a candidate calls for jailing their opponents, pursing their perceived enemies, instead of governing, they will find the people needed to do those jobs.

My point, Perry, is to encourage readers to vote for a candidate who knows the grind of government work, not a guy susceptible to following bad advice from questionable staff.

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