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: How To Cultivate Opportunity
How To Cultivate OpportunityBehind every choice Lives Risk Consequence Opportunity. This swath of uncertainty is more than enough To provoke Procrastination Avoidance Resistance, Which easily facilitates Kicking important choices Down the road In favor of something more familiar And more comfortable. Here, a helpful prompt reminds us to Make a choice: Choices = Growth Growth = Progress Progress = Opportunity. Not that this prompt lacks motivation or truth, but... In consideration of the volume And insanity Of noise and distraction That consume, restrict, and alter our attention, The progression of Choice —> Opportunity Is more likely to remain as Nice words Than become a Shift in Behavior, Which underscores The importance of A model That guides our thinking From a Choice To An Opportunity. I launched these essays - One year ago this week with Chapter 1 of Thinking In Waves - With a simple question of exploration: Can the process of surfing waves Be an innovative model that Fosters a clear and creative choice Resulting in Action and Opportunity? The resounding YES that answers this question Not only reveals itself in Every essay published here And Every aspect of my own personal and professional growth But more importantly, Watching this model Nudge Challenge Push Accelerate Readers, Clients, Colleagues, and Collaborators Towards the acquisition of their new leverage - Free Energy - To meet the challenges of Surfing their Life's Waves. Who would not want such a surge of energy Propelling them Towards what matters most? This leverage is the differentiator - Strategically and consistently applied force That cultivates Free Energy by Thinking In Waves. With gratitude, Joe PS - As we mark one year of Thinking In Waves, I'm curious: What choice have you been contemplating that could use some Free Energy? If you feel inclined to share your wave with me, every response comes directly and only to me - simply reply to this email. As always, THANK YOU for being a part of this project. I am so excited to see what we create in Year 2! See you on the Wave.🌊 – Olympic Gold Medalist | Performance Coach | Transition Expert | 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.
How To Reclaim Our Energy In the past week, Three different times I have heard From three different acclaimed leaders Representing high level contributions to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual states of human performance and well-being Emphasize and repeat The exact same phrase: Energy Follows Attention These super high level words are easy to Accept as obvious Push to the side Dismiss as non-critical Because Our plate is full: Work to do Problems to solve Meetings to attend...
Dropping Back In 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...
How Effortless Can It Be? After focusing on elements of "preparation" for the past several weeks, Let's return to the surfing technique that yields our ultimate benefit - Free Energy - Which lives in Step Four of the Wave Surfing Progression: Surf the Wave. Here, I turn to my amazing coach, Boyan, for a visual reflection of Free Energy's accessibility - Four Minutes of surfing waves Without a single push of forward propulsion from his paddle - Not only is this an incredible accomplishment...