The Hardest Part of the Camino de Santiago Isn't the Walking

So I thought I was there for one reason.

And what I realised is you've got to do the Camino to know why you were

actually there.

I started doing the Camino really fast and treated it as an endurance event, trying to clock up everything in terms of kilometres per day and whatever.

But it turned quite quickly for me into an enjoyment event.

And the metrics become smiles per day.

What does that mean in practical terms, an open heart? It means being receptive to moments of connection.

And one of the things I also realised is one of the hardest things about the Camino is actually...

Welcome to Nuggets,

bite-sized lessons to help you live, lead and think better.

We take one simple idea, one little nugget and turn it into something you can use in your everyday life.

I'm Pellegrino and this is not Francois actually.

So I thought I was there for one reason.

And what I realised is you've got to do the Camino to know why you were

actually there.

I started doing the Camino really fast and treated it as an endurance event, trying to clock up everything in terms of kilometres per day and whatever.

But it turned quite quickly for me into an enjoyment event.

And the metrics become smiles per day.

What does that mean in practical terms, an open heart? It means being receptive to moments of connection.

And one of the things I also realised is one of the hardest things about the Camino is actually...

Welcome to Nuggets,

bite-sized lessons to help you live, lead and think better.

We take one simple idea, one little nugget and turn it into something you can use in your everyday life.

I'm Pellegrino and this is not Francois actually.