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Remove the Resistance      

  

March 2012  

Wow, here we are at the end of March. The change of season is a natural time to check in. As you complete the first quarter of the year, are you finding your stride, starting to thrive, even "Riding the Glide �"?

 

Or Not?

 

To "glide" is to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance; synonymous to flow. As you consider the opportunities and challenges ahead are you relaxed or anxious? Bored or excited? Worried or feeling in control?

 

I believe as long as we are willing to move from apathy to action we have the opportunity to find our "glide". When skills are allowed to come to an activity without fear then there is opportunity for "glide". I believe we all may experience "glide" and find times of peak performance in our life when we choose to move forward with confidence and joy.

 

How do we find that sense of ease and belonging in our work, our relationships, our play?

 

I have been exploring this idea for a long time and have come to find what is true for me. My exploration has introduced me to some wonderful scholars and pioneers like Stuart Brown (in the field of Play) and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (in the field of human happiness, creativity, joy and the notion of flow). When I listen to them speak and read their work I feel connected to a larger True. I have worked with passionate leaders focused on a cause. I am also an athlete and over the years I have found many examples and analogies of how flow, and how being in the moment, may joyfully lead to peak performance; watching Michael Jordon play during his hay day in Chicago, following greats like Tom Watson or Tiger Woods on the golf course, working out with Olympic diver Greg Louganis, and today skiing with some of the best alpine enthusiast in the US in the mountains of VT.

 

Billie Jean King (one of my heroes as a kid) said "Pressure is a privilege" and "To play sport at the highest level you have to bring Mind, Body and Soul." As a student athlete my coaches were able to teach me how to prepare for the pressure and how to bring mind and body into my performance. But, it was up to me to bring my soul. How did I know when I had engaged my soul? I think this is what the feeling of joy signals. I have always believed that the path to peak performance is through the love of the game, no matter the challenge or difficulty or pressure of the contest. At the moment of performance, play your game and let the joy and happy happen. Trust it, feel it, use it.

 

"You know that what you need to do is possible to do, even though difficult, and sense of time disappears. You forget yourself. You feel part of something larger." Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - on experiencing 'flow' (a state of heightened focus and immersion in the activities such as art, play and work). As a successful person I bet you have experienced flow.

 

However, our flow, our glide, our joy, our stride can be interrupted. Blocks to our best performance, our best life, may come from external factors or come from our own energy, beliefs, interpretation, assumptions and/or attitudes. Well, we have removed blocks before and we can do it again. Success comes, innovation and creativity flourish, champions are named, when each of us chooses to remove resistance to our flow.

 

Today, as a coach my intention is to encourage the playful engagement of your most authentic self and raise your energy for promote peak performance and self-care. Together we can build on your own capacity to achieve success, set goals in the area of skills development and confidence building, find and remove the barriers that are creating resistance.

 

If you are ready to get back in the game, take your game to the next level and in the process feel more at ease, then it is time get in action. It is time to remove the fear and let your talent shine. Find the feeling of "flow" in your life and learn to "Ride the Glide �"

 

 

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game". Michael Jordan

 

 

 

 

 

As a coach my intention is to encourage the playful engagement of your most authentic self and raise your energy to promote peak performance and self-care. With the power of Play I look to promote courageous, creative, carefree and caring energy for each opportunity for growth. I hope you follow along, add your comments on my "Ride the Glide" blog and take your own journey toward finding sustainable energy for authentic peak performance and self care.

 

Connect to Joyful Living through Playful Engagement and find your most authentic healthy self.  

 

In past newsletters I have shared an approach to life's journey that supports building a future with a positive attitude and the energy to explore all that is possible; (click here read more) or learn more in a complimentary session, visit

 

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It is up to each of us to find our
Passions, our Playgrounds,
our Plan, and our Purpose --
To Play our Own Game.

Barbara Newton ACC, CPC, ELI-MP
Associate Certified Coach
Certified Professional Coach
Energy Leadership™ Index Master Practitioner

 

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"My personal "Ride the Glide" moment this month was passing my PSIA Leavel 2 Ski Exam. Now that is Joy in motion."   

Coach Barb

 

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Return to your passions and your playgrounds. Commit to bringing your authentic self to all you pursue and in the process find that source of renewable energy.

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  • Taps  into your passions to find the joy for self-care
  • Builds on your strengths and your capacity to achieve success

Where will you find a renewable, sustainable source of energy that supports completions and new beginnings? 

 

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I heard your tap tap and knew you were there for me.

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