1% Faster Than Flow

1% Faster Than Flow

First to go

First in line

First to the idea

First to raise your hand

First to get the new iPhone

To be first implies speed beyond our control. In this frantic gear, speed disperses our attention, clouds our vision, and raids our source.

*Frantic in pursuit of first* is often executed poorly. Timing at this pace becomes excruciatingly difficult. The likelihood of mistakes rains down on you.

Then comes the frustration. It pushes us down into a deeper level of stuck.

1% Faster Than Flow

Fortunately, speed comes in a range of frequencies, many of which serve us better than frantic and with much less pain.

Life, like a river, has its own unique flow. It’s always in motion. Although we sometimes feel stuck, we are only stuck when we choose to float indecisively at the rate of flow around us. And at the rate of other floaters around us.

When we add the tiniest bit of speed with smooth and purposeful forward strokes — equivalent to a walking pace — we gain just enough forward speed to regain our attention. And just as valuable? This 1% faster than flow is slow enough to hear speed’s voice.

1% faster than flow isn’t hard to maintain — it takes one deliberate forward stroke after another.

1% faster than flow gives us freedom to choose to:

Accelerate

Slow down

Correct mistakes

Change directions

Move again tomorrow

1% faster than flow is not a commitment to go-fast. It’s a commitment to not-stop.

With gratitude,

Joe


Hi, I’m Joe. I teach my clients the advanced techniques necessary to reveal talents which have been set to idle due to external and internal distractions.

I, then, transfer my Olympic Gold Medal performance strategies that streamline decision making and actions when engaged in complicated life currents with an aim towards the freedom of playing your own game.



Marguerite Young

Strategic consulting at the confluence of climate, labor and justice

7 年

I love this Joe. Just like the river. Especially helpful right now as I consider what might be ahead. Scouting for that line that is a challenge but within my reach.

Julie Davis

Project Manager / Enterprise Account Services Specialist / Team Leadership / Public Speaker / Risk Assessment / Staff Training & Development / RFP & SOW Drafting & Response / Contract Development & Negotiation

7 年

Love this. Somethimes we're so busy chasing goals, we run right past the opportunities.

Karen Lukanovich

Head Coach, High Performance Sport ?? Personal Performance Coach ?? Athletes, Professionals & Executives ?? Speaker ?? Olympian, MBA, PPCC

7 年

Love this essay Joe! As a life long paddler I couldn't think of a better analogy than yours in steering one's course through the flow. Thought provoking as usual, thanks!

Mark DeNitto

Owner / Founder at TRiGGER-PiN! LLC

7 年

Awesomely, mindfully relevant as always, Joe. Thank you.

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