You can get better results by doing less.
Are you ever caught in what you might call a “hamster wheel?”
Going fast, tackling one thing to the next, getting one more thing done. Completing to-do lists while juggling work and kids.
I can find myself in this sort of a “red-light” situation. Partly because I focus on squeezing in mountain bike rides in between to-do items.
It was from a similar “hamster wheel” sort of state that I made a huge discovery.
I am confronted with a particular uphill-right-hand-switchback on one of my go-to rides. My default reaction is attack mode. I shorten my breath, spin my pedals faster, and stare at the impending slope. The result: put my foot down and scoot around the corner.
My goal became getting around that damn switchback without putting my foot down.
With my new goal in mind, as I approached the corner, I felt my nerves build as I began to over think my technique.
Finally, one day I was lucky enough to be riding in the present moment. I did not realize I was even at the dreaded corner. I slowed way down, looked around the corner, and leaned into the turn. Before I knew it I was around the corner and pedaling down the trail. It was a non-event. How did that happen?
I was doing less and getting better results. My body was operating from a “green-light” state.
I began to think about all the times that slowing down and leaning in had served me:
-parenting reactions
-making better food choices
-listening to an old injury
-being more curious with a client
-creating my meditation habit
The list could go on and on. As I’m sure it could for you.
The next time you find yourself on a “hamster wheel,” I challenge you to slow down and lean into the moment. Discover whether you can do less and get better results.
I help people overwhelmed with responsibilities say yes to health and fitness without taking on more stress.
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