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Monday entry, winter is coming

Emotions: Satisfied (training for ultimate, weights/conditioning) Connected (with workmates at both jobs and ultimate friends) Significance, acceptance (of being an integral part of a good team culture). Feel like I could do more to improve knowledge and practical skills for my career pathway this week/today

Winter on its way, and with it a new season of game of thrones. Enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle lately, surfing in Piha yesterday with some good friends, great conversation about work in retail, training for ultimate, surfing and everything in between. Great laughs on the Saturday too with workmates Brad and Hels, always a fun day to work and start weekend.

 Kaizen

The principle of doing lots of small tasks, to build towards achieving a much larger goal or ambition, consistently every day/week. Many changes accumulated over time.

  • End result of thinking big changes come about from taking on big challenges, and taking big steps at a time result in burning out. 
  • Moving forward in an interval that requires instant small measurable, tangible results, as a form of satisfaction and further motivation
Kai = Change
Zen = Good

Example: 
  1. Planning my weekly routine, with a training focus for 4 weeks, with specific types of training workouts within each week (Repeated sprints, intervals, strength, power, agility). Small increments leading toward bigger changes in physical potential on the ultimate field
  2. Career in sport industry ambitions. Small challenges in weekly PT instruction, client coaching, goal setting, work in community with Run Clubs, Bootcamps, communication with clients all contribute towards becoming a skilled and successful fitness practitioner. 
Relentless

The more I read this book the more I love it, and realise Tim Grover is a genius. His theories about self-discovery, and knowing and understanding who you are, as a prerequisite to accomplishing any greatness is of particular interest to me. By knowing your past and how you used to think and feel, can aide you in figuring out how you learn and function best right now. 
  • For example, when I used to play ultimate back up in Northland, how I had a lot of fun in the school and league teams I was in, with little pressure, things just felt more natural. Compared to now in club trainings in auckland, I was a lot more focused this season, on training, but playing felt more rigid and unnatural, like my mind was telling my body to do things and I wasn't going with the flow, playing without thinking, and having as much fun. 
  • What if I revisited the reason I started playing before competitive games? The great community, good friends I can compete against, jokes shared, and an environment I can just let loose and be myself. The opportunity to challenge the rest of the world, and make a name and reputation for this small country I call home, in this great community mad about disc. This is why I play. 
Finding cues, linked back to your past experiences, things that trigger your competitive instinct, ways to get yourself "in the zone" or "the inner game" as Tim Galway puts it. The more I learn, the more I understand how important this natural skill that humans have learned or 'tamed' is, for sport, creativeness, career and life of those looking to better themselves and unlock the true potential of the mind.  

Great articles on climate change:
 http://qz.com/562097/science-guy-bill-nyes-radically-simple-blueprint-for-ending-climate-change/
http://unifiedsoultheory.com/blogs/5-easy-ways-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint

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