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March Sunday entry, Nationals

Emotions: Vulnerable, brave,

This last week I've learned that living life fully by taking all opportunities in creative avenues, social life and sport I want to pursue is overwhelming but satisfying and fulfilling.
Biggest challenge this weekend was not being there with my team at nationals to push myself and the team to new heights, against my best friends and rivals from around the country. Not being there was hard, made even more so by the level I've pushed myself to in training and successes of Twin Harbour, personally and for the team. To finally start to find my groove within this team, although I have a long way to go.

Weekly Values/Attributes
Decisiveness
Pick a direction and go with it. I've though for a while now I need to be more decisive, but thinking that doesn't make it happen. Only deliberate action makes me feel in full control of my life, even though I feel uncomfortable/nervous about the decision. It was during a game of secret Hitler I figured this out properly, through indescision about a fascist/liberal argument leading to a fascist win.

Courage/Vulnerability
Ted talk from Brene brown. Whats the main theme behind shame and worthiness? (Strong sense of love and belonging) They believe they are worthy. Comes back to courage, from the heart, to proudly demonstrate the real you, your story so far. Cant practice compassion with others, if we cant treat ourselves kindly. Also, am I trying to be who I am, or who I feel I should be right now?
Cant numb the uncomfortable emotions without numbing the flipside too. Leads to a search for meaning. To feel vulnerable means to feel alive sometimes. "Can a man be brave when he is afraid? That is the only time he can be brave".

https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en#t-1044547

Goal Setting
My goal setting needs to get to the level where I wake up and know what I need to do that day to work towards my goals, sport, career and creative.

Sporting
6 month periodization, prep for next seasion. focus on no more that 2 athletic quality's at one time, one directly improving and the other just maintaining.
  • First Stage (preseason)Part 1: Strength, Part 2: Endurance 
Career
Work with, train and coach athletes. Aiming to be a a strength and conditioning coach long term, specialising in younger and developmental athletes, while allowing time to train and play ultimate tournaments in weekend.  

3 month target:

  • Build client base to 20 and Maintain it! This is my number 1 focus.
3 month target:
  • Become a part-time (max 5-8 hours p/w) coach of a school team, S & C or general. 
  • Athlete development, find organisations, schools they work with and try get involved. 
Second option:
Aiming to start this at the end of this year (semester 2) if Vision does not work out, or next year/2018. The longer I leave it the harder getting back into study, and potentially reaching my target career and lifestyle goals . 

Why? I loved coaching for Marist, and have plans to start coaching for a highschool team in auckland in my spare time. The though of working with and being a significant coach or trainer to high level athletes gives me a feeling of excitement hard to match, Matching my passion for bio-mechanics and anatomy with a sport specific focus.

Weekly Goals

  • Be more active on floor 6-8am. Get involved and meet new people, ask about goals. 
  • More research on Run and x-train clubs
  • Make sure I'm mentally ready each day I walk into office, do morning exercises/stretches
  • Increase knowledge every day on anatomy, goal setting and programming.
  • Plan each day out night before. Will ad certainty to my next day and allow me to take action mindfully. 30 mins. 

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