1% Faster Than Flow
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist?? Performance Coach ?? Author ??? Unlock Your Why, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves ??
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.
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.
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7 年Love this. Somethimes we're so busy chasing goals, we run right past the opportunities.
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!
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7 年Awesomely, mindfully relevant as always, Joe. Thank you.