Matt Ragland installs a keypad lock for his first Airbnb guest, then goes climbing with his brother to explore what trust really means. He argues that climbers depend on gear and staff the same way we depend on each other at work and home, and asks viewers where they're already doing that well.
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Hey, good morning. Welcome back to our home in Nashville. Just getting it ready for Airbnb. First one comes in on Wednesday. Putting a keypad lock on the door. So that is what I'm trying not to screw up today. Got it. Got it. What's up? I'm getting ready to go climb with my brother Mark. I'm in his fiancée's car. There he is. So what's up everyone? Happy Saturday to you. This is my brother Mark. Saturday. Hello. Mark, what are you doing here in town? I am here visiting Nashville. I'm attending a wedding later this afternoon, so Matt and I are having some fun before then. That's right. So you gotta, you gotta get swole. Yes. Before the wedding. That's right. Gotta look good. Hey, good evening. I know this is a really odd shot because I was just walking into a gym in the sunshine and now it's kind of a little grainier and darker and it's much colder for me also. But I wanted to take a minute and tell you why I climb now because this has been a pretty recent thing for me. Climbing still, still really scares me sometimes. And I was talking a couple of days ago about taking these scary safe risks, and for me that's really well exemplified in my own life with climbing. Because I was telling Mark, you just saw, every time I get to the top, and sometimes even as I'm going, I'm thinking, what if, what if it doesn't work? What if What if the rope breaks? And like, you know, it's a long fall a lot of times. Every time I clip in, every time I put my hand and my feet on the holds on the rocks, I'm, you know, trusting the gear. I'm trusting the way that I've taken care of it, the way the people who run the place have shown care in their own work, and how that affects me. And I was thinking about how that affects all of us as well. We put things together in our work and our lives, and we have to rely on each other, and we have to take care of our own stuff and trust that people are taking care of their own things as well. And I think that sometimes that's scary, but to be able to grab a hold of that, literally for me, when you're on the rock, when you're on the climb, is just a really good reminder for me. You know, I started making this little snippet. It wasn't— I didn't think it was gonna be about, about this. So my challenge to you is, as you're going through this week, think about the places where, you know, you're relying on people in a healthy way, where others are relying on you, and how can we support each other? How can we grab hold of each other even when things are a little scary? Scary even when you're at the top and you're close and you just know that the person has your back and that you've taken care of your equipment and your practice is good and strong. So thanks for watching this. This is another good video, another good, another good practice for me. Have a great night, have a great weekend. We're getting close to the end of February. This is going to be a lot of fun. I'll talk to you soon. Bye.
