It is easy to get trapped in feelings of emotions. Have you ever felt stuck, like things will always be the way they currently are? I had an insight recently that helped me to see this differently.
(more…)Feelings are Never Permanent
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Looking Forward in Times of Uncertainty
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One of my favorite things to do is go on a walk with my wife and son during my lunch break right before we put my son down for a nap. On a recent walk he joined us on his scooter.
As he rode ahead of us, he would look back to make sure we were still there. The moment he started to look back his scooter began to drift. He felt the swerve, looked forward, adjusted himself and then almost immediately looked back only to drift again.
(more…)Change Your Behavior Through Small Sustained Experiments
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I have written a few times about what I am learning from an accident my son experienced and this week I learned something new from the physical therapist.
My son’s toe requires stretching to have it lay flat like the rest of the toes. The physical therapist showed us the few stretches we need to be doing and then said:
(more…)One Part of Changing Behavior
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Behavior change is hard. This month I read in a book called The Joy of Leadership about a tactic that can help us with the changes we want to make in our lives.
There are moments in each one of our lives where we feel particularly inspired to change something. Several years back, as I have written before my wife and I wanted to have a family motto and incorporated deep meaning for us. That motto became “Nicholls Climb Mountains”. Our kids were quite young at the time, and I wanted this to stick so I created a logo / image / icon to help us all remember our family motto and to act accordingly.
(more…)Metanoeo
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In 2002 Sir Dave Brailsford became the head of British Cycling. At the time, the winning record of the British cycling team was essentially non-existent. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics his team won 7 out of 10 gold medals. The following Olympics in London, Dave and his team achieved the same result – 7 of 10 gold medals. The impressive record and sustained performance is attributed to improving each component of the cycling experience by 1%.
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