STUTZ: I’m not Nutz.

I was recently introduced to the documentary Stutz. (IMDB is my movie heat check. If the movie is over 7.0 chances are I will like it too). I’ve been processing what I watched and my immediate reaction to the documentary was a bit contrarian. Upon further review, I learned a good bit. I will even need to watch it again.

Here’s why I find the documentary intriguing for me personally and professionally. I’m going to paraphrase. Essentially Jonah Hill digs into his therapist, Stutz, and cracks open something. Stutz, who is a world-class therapist, has his demons. He has failures. He’s not perfect. He has relationship issues.

It’s taken me 5 days to process all of this as a coach, father, mentor, and friend. Just because I have the title “coach”, doesn’t mean that I’ve had a perfect past. Matter of fact, for most of you that have read over the past 3 years, it's been challenging. I’m now rising up, owning up, and upgrading myself. God, it feels great. However, I also have STUTZ moments, when the people I/you are close to, call you out. I used to bristle at the thought, but now I just embrace it (sometimes reluctantly).

Lately, my meditation menu has included two distinct trends. Happiness and manifesting. I firmly believe that happiness precedes manifesting. I had to realize, in my Stutz moment, that at times I had to be perfect, then manifest, then happy. It’s all backward. It’s attaining happiness through hard work. Perfection is unattainable. Happiness first, then manifest.

I encourage you to watch the documentary and then post it wherever you like. Feel free to tag me: on Facebook on my post or hit me up on Twitter.

Hang tight. We’re not NUTZ.

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Tailwinds,

Chad