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: Waves Of Change
Waves Of ChangeWhat is the goal of a performance mindset? Is it to motivate? Is it to adopt the techniques of great champions? Is it to win the game? If all three Or even one of these Were true, We would be extracting all of the Free Energy from amazing Life Waves In our work, health, and relationships That take us exactly to wherever we want Whenever we want. Since a performance mindset does not do this, What should a performance mindset do for you? Thinking In Waves, as such a mindset, Begins with a timeless model that is Enacted upon by you, your values, and desired outcomes Facilitating Small yet intentional steps forward In a way that the steps Desire repetition Every Day Provoking more curiosity, creativity, capacity, and context To fully engage with the waves of life. When your mindset builds this process, Trust The Process. Instead of trying to Change motivation Change circumstances Change results, Trust The Process That first Changes you. With gratitude, Joe PS - Do you have a colleague, friend, and or family member who would enjoy this dive into performance mindsets? Let's make that happen right now - please consider sharing today's essay with them! As always, new riders are always welcome to join us HERE. – Olympic Gold Medalist | Performance Coach | Transition Expert | Author Unlock Your Why, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Better 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...