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: What To Do With Calm
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Pre-S: Today's essay is based on another beautiful question and suggested topic from a Thinking In Waves reader. The engagement, questions, and reflections from this community are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much! What To Do With CalmAs we attempt to optimize Every task, routine, and process, In hopes of maximizing every opportunity, The absence of momentum Can be Unsettling... When the sea becomes flat and the waves are far away, Questions arise: What did I do wrong? Am I missing something? How is the action passing me by? When an environment That is constantly stimulated by Noise, Hype, and Fear Becomes the norm, The appearance of Calm Can create doubt, Challenge the senses, and Distort our perspective. When the Waves are not present, And Free Energy is not a possibility, How can we better respond to Calm? The 2nd step of the Wave Surfing Progression is a timely tap on the shoulder: Direction. Calm is a moment of reset and The space to recalibrate the basics, Which is the ideal prompt To check our Direction - Realign the compass with the map... Without disruption. To live in a world where What everyone is doing Is seen, heard, and felt At amplified levels All the time Pulls attention away from ourselves... Leaving Direction unchecked and Increasing the conditions for drifting off course. During periods of Calm, Instead of fully checking out, What if we simply Fully check in? To re-align our goals and values with Our systems and capacities. To re-align body, mind, and spirit with The inward journey. So that when the Waves reappear, We are ready To Fully Engage With Full Confidence In our chosen Direction. With gratitude, Joe PS - The day before publishing this essay, my friend and Thinking In Waves reader, Sande Golgart, and I hosted the Part One of An Expansive Life Conversation, an exchange of deep and meaningful ideas about life, health, wealth, and relationships, especially in Midlife. During the livestream, another Thinking In Waves reader asked us nearly the same question as the reader who suggested today's essay. So many people are curious about these topics and want to explore them more deeply. As we received outstanding feedback from our first program, I would like to invite you to join Sande and me for Parts Two & Three of An Expansive Life Conversation on Tuesday, July 8th and Tuesday, July 15th. Start times for both events are 6pm BST🇬🇧, 1pm ET🇺🇸, and 10am PT🇺🇸. The conversations are absolutely free and can be watched live on YouTube, LinkedIn, or Facebook. Check out all the details and viewing options --> HERE. See you on the Wave.🌊 ​Joe Jacobi​ 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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