Olympic Gold Medalist | Performance Coach | Author I write about what it means to perform with full engagement in the second half of life.
Thinking In Waves: Dropping Back
Dropping BackIn the process of surfing a wave, It can be so easy to Lock In, Dig deep, And convince ourselves That we either SURF THIS WAVE Or Everything will be lost. So we Grind Fight Persevere At any cost Because We are sure that This is THE WAVE. I love capturing the energy Of a great opportunity. But, doing so with a tight grip Rarely serves me well. The basis of Thinking In Waves Is built upon the Wave Surfing Progression That I learned and continue to develop under the guidance of Coach Boyan. However, there are many other talented and wise surfski coaches around the world Whose ideas support our Wave Surfing Progression, Especially this one from South Africa’s Dawid Mocke, whom I met many years ago, before I knew I wanted to paddle a surfski. One of Dawid’s “Wave Rules” is: There is always another Wave behind. As simple and obvious as this sounds, How often do we Let Go And just Drop back To the next Wave That waits behind us? When we are in the midst of surfing a Life Wave, Dropping Back Opens a space To reset our Positioning Timing Alignment Which facilitates A Better Ride.🌊 The opportunity to Drop Back Exists all around us... Social situations Wellness routines Professional engagements Or a pause for further reflection. The more we believe that We can not afford to Drop Back, The more forcefully we can ask ourselves: What is the cost of fighting to stay on a wave that is getting away from me? With gratitude, Joe PS - Thank you to so many of you who followed up and replied to last week's essay. While I don't publish every Thinking In Waves essay to my website, I love sharing unique experiences with and lessons learned from Coach Boyan. So, I made How Effortless Can It Be? available--> HERE. See you on the Wave.🌊 – Olympic Gold Medalist | Performance Coach | Author Unlock Your Why, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves |
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist | Performance Coach | Author I write about what it means to perform with full engagement in the second half of life.
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