#Trumspringa November 2

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In November 2025, many of us will be taking part in the 30-Day Human Condition Coach4aday Challenge. “Human conditions” can refer to the wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and social experiences that define our lives. Each day we will spotlight or describe those experiences. I am going to use this challenge to dive into a book called “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” written by John Koenig. It provides the readers words for feelings or human conditions we might be hard to describe.  My condition for today is TRUMSPRINGA.

If I attempted to define Trumspringa it might be better understood by studying a man’s motivation for experiencing it.

Henry David Thoreau longed to live in harmony with nature—to strip away life’s distractions and rediscover its essence in the quiet company of the woods and water. His time at Walden Pond was not an escape but a return, a deliberate effort to listen to the rhythms of the natural world and understand his place within it. In nature’s simplicity, Thoreau found a deeper truth about living deliberately and meaningfully.

Human Condition-30 Day Challenge Guidelines

As with previous challenges, participants are encouraged to adapt the guidelines to fit their own circumstances. If you can, commit to sharing something about a Human Condition during the month of November.

  1. Record or Describe a Human Condition. Try, if possible, to provide an example
  2. Share with a challenge partner if you have one.
  3. Join the conversation by posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

If you need help in clarifying Human Conditions here are some examples

November 2-Trumspringa

One way to simplify the “Human Condition” called trumspringa is it the temptation to step away from your career path and do something else.

Maybe that is the emotion or feeling Russell Dalrymple had on “Seinfeld” when he left his position as the head of NBC to join Greenpeace.

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My purpose in life is to coach. I am a former collegiate basketball coach, director of athletics, and chief of staff. I worked at four NCAA Division I & II universities during my career. At each campus I learned timeless lessons on teamwork and leadership. Today my passion is coaching others on what it takes to lead, serve, and succeed.

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