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 Reclaim Our Energy
How To Reclaim Our EnergyIn 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 Agreements to uphold Deadlines to meet. So, when items on the plate, + those falling over the plate, Absorb our Attention, Our Energy follows. When these ways become comfortable, static, and unchallenged, Through Actions Thoughts Feelings, Our Attention Wanders and wanes. Which means… Our Energy follows. If there is a precursor To the pursuit of Surfing spectacular Life Waves and The acquisition of Free Energy, It is simply To more frequently notice The focus of our Attention. When I slide into continuous screen scrolling or YouTube binging, It’s no longer a diversion - it's now is my wave. A wave that directs my Energy there because My Attention is focused there. So, How do we approach the start line of change? Change our Energy. How? Change the focus of our Attention. How? Pause & Notice More frequently. With gratitude, Joe PS - Where is my attention these days? I updated my What Am Doing Now page on my website which includes a beautiful snow photo from one our recent excursions. Follow the energy --> 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.
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...
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Waves Over Walls Thinking in Comfort Thinking In Stability Thinking In Absolutes Thinking In Certainty Thinking In Safety Thinking In Straight Lines Thinking In Security Thinking In Automation Thinking In Rigidity Thinking In Perfection... The opposite of Thinking In Waves Is so commonly anchored around us That we hardly notice Until The results of such thinking Shape the actions that Shape a life That constantly runs into walls... Which triggers more thinking... And the loop begins again. To...