Live Like An Athlete Or A Lion!

Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore

Susie Moore

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Philosophy, Life Coach, Motivational, Education, Personal Development, Life Coaching, Self-help, Mental Health

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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What if the secret to feeling better and getting more done is simply having two speeds and knowing when to use each one? I came across a quote that stopped me cold: live like an athlete or a lion. It’s a surprisingly clean lens for modern life, especially if you’re tired of trying to be perfectly productive every single day. And, if you want more access to me, my coaching, and live monthly calls, I want to invite you to join us inside Self Coaching Society with this limited time, ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.
0:09.7	I heard this quote recently and I thought, my gosh, I have to record an episode on this
0:15.8	because it encapsulates what I believe so simply. Okay, the quote was something like this. You should live,
0:26.5	and the word should isn't great, I know, but one ought to live like either an athlete or a lion.
0:34.9	Right, let me repeat that. One ought to live, look, I'm paraphrasing here, either as an athlete or as a lion. Right, let me repeat that. One ought to live, look, I'm paraphrasing here, either as an athlete or as a
0:41.2	lion. Now, what does this mean? Put simply, an athlete is go, go, go, it's systems, its action,
0:49.9	it's winning. There is a very, very clear goal.
0:59.9	A lion, if you've ever watched an age documentary or have been lucky enough to see one in the wild,
1:06.8	fuzzes around, sleeps a lot, hangs around in the shade. You constantly see them yawning,
1:14.7	playing, napping, strutting around with no clear direction. What if these were our two speeds? So that means essentially not keeping this perfectly productive routine when you don't
1:20.3	need it, being more flexible, being more fluid. In periods of your life that demand structure
1:26.8	and attention and focus and discipline and all of your
1:30.1	energy, you'll know, you'll know, and you'll be rolling through those days, running them like an
1:36.5	athlete, staying on top of it. But the rest of the time, why can't we just relax? I mean,
1:43.2	I think about this if I'm working on a book,
1:45.1	a new project, something exciting that's launching. I am all in. I am busy. I don't even
1:49.7	care about sleeping. I don't care about going out. I sometimes don't even care about seeing my
1:54.2	friends. I just care about focusing. And then the rest of the time, I love to fuzz around.
2:00.6	Go to the pool, read a book, walk from my bed,
2:03.7	slowly. Do whatever feels spontaneous and nice. Go for martinis at lunchtime if that's what I fancy.
2:11.7	It's not about always hyper optimizing every moment, making sure that you have your morning routine, your prayer,
2:18.4	your meditation, your gym, you're this, you're that.
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