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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyYou have more control over your happiness than you realize, but predicting what will make you happy is often a challenge. One key: Choose a goal you can never fulfill.
Archive for the ‘Kaizen’ Category
Why happiness is active.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 14th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 14th, 2010
Life’s happiest moments occur when we focus intentions, senses and efforts on a meaningful-and-exacting goal.
My Triathlon Uplift
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 14th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 14th, 2010
Why I found more uplift in watching the final, rather than first, finishers in the 70.3 Musselman triathlon.
The Dalai Lama, Kaizen Happiness & Swimming
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 9th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 9th, 2010
According to the Dalai Lama, the purpose of life is the pursuit of happiness. Therefore, yourself before any swim practice or set, ask: “How will this bring me happiness?”
Proof that *Swimming Makes you ‘Smarter.’*
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 7th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 7th, 2010
Exercise grows new brain cells. New brain cells improve thinking. The optimal situation is a ‘virtuous loop’ in which you use increased thinking capacity to tackle vexing problems in your exercise.
Struggle–the right kind– Can Be Good.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 29th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 29th, 2010
Better skills happen not by trying harder indiscriminately, but by trying harder in thoughtful, purposeful, targeted ways.
Why “Weightlessness” Is Essential
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 15th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 15th, 2010
Relaxing into Weightlessness replaces an inborn reflex to fight gravity with a calmly considered choice to cooperate with it. That saves physical, but it saves even more mental energy. Which you’ll use to acquire other skills.
Swimming Lessons from Soccer
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 14th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 14th, 2010
A leading soccer program in the Netherlands is a model for athlete development for any sport, any where. Including youth and Masters swim programs.
Butterfly for Mind-Body Health
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 8th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 8th, 2010
Learning to swim butterfly as an adult can be an exercise in Problem-Solving, Challenging Assumptions and Deep Practice, rather than Working Harder. This benefits both brain and body.
Take Away What Doesn’t Flow
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 6th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 6th, 2010
Start with a vision of flow, grace and harmony. Use the right tools, in the right order, to take away whatever doesn’t match that vision.