Apr

Over Come Hitting the Wall Syndrome

We run against our limits and then what happens?

Exercise has always been an excellent way for me to test and understand limits.

Last summer I was running the 40 stairs near my house that lead from the beach to the upper street. One day when my mind said my body was too tired to run that day I decided to test it.

I usually ran them 20 to 40 times with a record of 60 trips up and down. This day I started out and pushed to 80 to prove to myself the mind is a lazy master.

Lately, I haven’t been running more than 20 to 25 times.

I decided since I wasn’t going to surf, I would run them 40 times to get back to the old times. I like to run balanced on the balls of my feet with my hands up just like I would balance on my board.

I concentrate on looking up and not at the stairs so I can get comfortable that my feet and mind can work together and I can feel my feet. In skiing, snow boarding, and surfing you want to look ahead 10 feet and not at your feet.

At 28 trips I was dropping my hands on the way down. This is when a boxer gets knocked out. This is also when I am surfing that I lose my concentration and become a danger to myself.

If I lose concentration through tiredness, I will let a wave hit me wrong or get run over by a surfer I don’t see. When I am surfing and feel this loss of concentration, I get out. The only way to increase my safe time in the water is to get in better condition.

When I am reading and I feel my concentration slip, I stop reading. I get up and get food or do another task until my mind is back. I have learned to read for hours with very complicated material. At a certain point, I will be burned and have to stop.

What happens in other parts of our lives with tasks, our jobs, relationships, our careers, or our budgets? Are we aware of when we have lost interest or concentration? Do we have a limit of patience or stamina? Would we perform better if we had more patience, stamina, concentration power, or discipline?

Think of the areas where your performance or discipline could be improved. How long does it take before your will or interest wanders? Is there an obvious reason? What could you do to build more concentration time? Is this a sign that you and the objective are not compatible?

Flow is the state of happiness where you engage in a task in which you have competence and enjoyment. In this state, you suspend judgment on your performance and lose track of time. You are in a relaxed focus yet adrenalized state where you operate at your peak.

Finding “flow states” in tasks, hobbies, jobs, and relationships is the secret to happiness. It is the happiness process. Operating in your Core Competencies to achieve Peak Performance can be your focus.

Doing things you love is less likely to result in burn out and loss of concentration. You then develop drills or exercises that give you more stamina to stay in the “states” longer. It is also good to know when you lose concentration and how to rest until it returns.

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