{"id":30255,"date":"2015-06-19T04:45:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T09:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=30255"},"modified":"2015-06-19T04:45:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T09:45:40","slug":"more-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/more-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Reasons You Need More Fishing in Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I was a boy, I\u2019ve enjoyed fishing. But the older I get the more I realize I don\u2019t just enjoy it. I really <em>need<\/em> fishing.<\/p>\n\n<p>I recently went fly fishing on the Bighorn River in Montana. I was lucky to go with several other guys. Some were old friends, others I had just met. We had guides to help us, and we spent hours and hours on the water every day. It was fun, restorative, even magical.<\/p>\n<p>Some of my favorite moments in <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/nature-going-outdoors.html\">nature<\/a> have been on the water with a rod and reel. I wouldn\u2019t call myself a rugged outdoorsman. I just love being outside, testing my luck, and hooking my lunch. It might sound like a humble time, but there\u2019s hardly anything better.<!--more--><\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tI enjoyed fishing as a boy. Today I don\u2019t just enjoy it. I also really need fishing.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=I%20enjoyed%20fishing%20as%20a%20boy.%20Today%20I%20don%27t%20just%20enjoy%20it.%20I%20also%20really%20need%20fishing.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D30255&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>I\u2019ll be the first to admit it\u2019s not for everyone. But I\u2019ve found even people who come to it late in life love fishing more than most any other hobby. Why? There are a least nine reasons most of us\u2014leaders, entrepreneurs, really anyone\u2014need more fishing in our lives.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>It gives you a chance to really detach from your work.<\/strong> A friend of mine has a cabin in the Colorado Rockies. I\u2019ve had the privilege of vacationing there several times. Gail and I almost totally unplug when we\u2019re there. And one of the thing that lets me disconnect is stepping out back and throwing a line in the lake. I get lost in the experience, and work feels a million miles away.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>It enables you to shift your focus to the present.<\/strong> The thing about fishing is that you\u2019re doing something\u2014but not much. I first heard that from my friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theriverstonegroup.com\/blog\/\">John Kramp<\/a>, and I smile every time I remember it. Whether it\u2019s stringing a hook or casting a line, fishing can draw your mind away from past and future and bring you fully into the present.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It enables you to reconnect with your heart.<\/strong> When we\u2019re anxious or consumed with work, it\u2019s hard to attend to our hearts. At least that\u2019s true for me. But once I get fully present, I start hearing my heart again. Solomon\u2019s advice at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ecclesiastes+12%3A1&version=NKJV\">end of Ecclesiastes<\/a> is that we remember God. For me that\u2019s always easier when I\u2019m fishing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It enables you to reconnect with your childhood.<\/strong> When I was younger my dad would take my little brother and me to the lake to catch crappie and bass. A couple of years ago, I took my dad trout fishing along with one of my sons in law and my grandson. The four of us fished for hours and had a great time. It was like reliving part of my childhood. But the fun thing for me is that fishing always helps me reconnect with those years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It enables quality time with your buddies.<\/strong> One thing I love best about golf is time outside with my friends. But sometimes golf goes too easily to business, and then it\u2019s another kind of outing. The same thing can happen with fishing, but once we\u2019re detached from work and more connected to our hearts, I find we usually talk about the things that matter most.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It gives you time to think.<\/strong> What if you\u2019re not with your friends? If you need to get time to think, there\u2019s almost no better place than while fishing. It can be a powerful time for reflection and meditation. When I\u2019m alone by a stream, my mind and body relax, and I\u2019m free to connect ideas, follow random trains of thought, and dream.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It provides an opportunity to put things into perspective.<\/strong> Part of what comes with all that think-time is perspective. When we\u2019re in the thick of life\u2014rushing deadlines, finalizing products, closing sales\u2014it\u2019s easy to lose perspective. But when we\u2019re finally off the treadmill, it\u2019s easy to reconnect with the big picture.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It provides a different set of challenges.<\/strong> We need to be challenged, but if we\u2019re always challenged by the same thing\u2014like work\u2014it can wear us down and burn us out. The great thing about fishing is that it calls on other skills and demands something entirely different from us. We get the satisfaction of rising to the occasion without flexing the same  set of muscles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>It provides a singular focal point.<\/strong> Reason No. 9 just sums up the first eight. As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1587433141\/?tag=mhyatt-20\">Arthur Boers would say<\/a>, fishing is a focal activity. It \u201ccenters, balances, focuses, and orients one\u2019s life.\u201d If you\u2019re feeling distracted, lost, or disconnected from your purpose, fishing is a simple way to get back on track.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tFishing won\u2019t solve all your problems. But it\u2019ll sure take care of a bunch.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=Fishing%20won%27t%20solve%20all%20your%20problems.%20But%20it%27ll%20sure%20take%20care%20of%20a%20bunch.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D30255&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>I\u2019m not saying fishing will solve all your problems. But it\u2019ll sure take care of a bunch. We already know about the tremendous benefits of being <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/nature-going-outdoors.html\">out in nature<\/a>. Fishing magnifies the experience and the benefits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reminder\">When is the last time you went fishing?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I was a boy, I\u2019ve enjoyed fishing. But the older I get the more I realize I don\u2019t just enjoy it. I really need fishing. I recently went fly fishing on the Bighorn River in Montana. I was lucky to go with several other guys. Some were old friends, others I had just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":30257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[954,845,955,956,781,76],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>9 Reasons You Need More Fishing in Your Life | Full Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ever since I was a boy, I\u2019ve enjoyed fishing. But the older I get the more I realize I don\u2019t just enjoy it. I really need fishing. Why? 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