[TAIA] What a 79-Year-Old Taught Me in 15 Minutes
Happy Monday!
Last weekend, I was in Scottsdale at a speaker’s conference, sharpening my communication game to better lead and inspire.
Come Monday morning—I was cooked.
The kind of cooked where your brain is foggy, body sore, and motivation in the gutter.
But I laced up, showed up to the gym, and started moving through the motions. Half-hearted. Half-awake.
Then, it happened.
I looked over and saw a woman—early 60s, maybe?
Nope. Dee is 79.
And she was dominating.
I’m talking full-body movements, core work, shoulders pumping, heart rate thumping.
I was embarrassed at my own effort.
So I did what leaders do: I got curious.
I approached her. Complimented her. Asked questions.
Dee smiled and poured out wisdom like protein from a shaker bottle: “Invest in your health. Invest in your mindset. Invest in your life. Because if you don’t—no one else will.”
She’s a living example that adversity, when approached proactively, creates longevity. Strength. Joy. Friendship.
She didn’t wait for life to force her hand—she turned resistance into her rhythm.
That, my friend, is the lesson.
You can coast and call it “discipline,” or you can lean in when it’s hard and become unstoppable.
So this Monday, remember:
You don’t need the perfect conditions.
You need the willingness to show up—tired, messy, unsure—and keep going.
Because the person who does that?
Becomes Dee at 79.
And inspires the next guy to sleepwalk through his Monday workout.
Adversity is your advantage.
Make it a GREAT week!
Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body
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