Sep 26, 2018

Coach Jeff Grant's Digest 29: lower your phone, stress response viz, being selfish

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Coach Jeff Grant

September 26 · Issue #29 · View online

My digest is a collection of inspirational and instructional resources I find interesting and wish to share, including my latest content. To save you time, I pen a quick preview & highlight the key parts to check out.

Phone down, eyes up; Stress Response Visualization, October Squats, and Being Selfish for your own Good.

These are the themes in this edition. Check out my summaries, dive in where you have an interest, and have a great week!

As always, feel free to hit reply and let me know how you’ve been. I’m happy to be a sounding board and someone you can share a goal with for additional accountability.

Curated Articles

Feeling uninspired? 4 tips for gaining fresh perspective on leadership and innovation

www.techrepublic.com – Share

One thing resonated with me in this article: next time you’re waiting somewhere, put your phone down and observe people. They’re probably on their phones too, but see what you can tune into on how people move, interact, react to sounds, display emotion, etc. There’s potential inspiration here, as well as a little push for self-observation, which is meditative.

6 Ways to Build Resilience and Handle Tough Conversations

www.inc.com – Share

What reached me is bullet 1 on identifying your stress-response. This is helpful guidance on replaying prior moments of stress to find the trigger, and then building resilience in that area. I’d suggest visualizing yourself receiving prior stress triggers and responding in the ideal way for you, the way you think would best serve you. Play that film over and over in your mind to better enable you to live it when you receive a similar trigger moment in the future.

SQUAT Challenge October 2018

hillseeker.com – Share

One of my most popular challenges of the year. The October 2018 Challenge is Air Squats. Suitable for ALL levels.

7 Tiny Habits That Can Make You Healthier and More Productive

www.inc.com – Share

Be more selfish! The superhero girl will bring a smile. Then check out the first habit, which encourages selfishness. I love this one. What’s on the value-ADDING activity list for your personal life, versus the value-draining list? If you don’t prioritize yourself, no one else will.

Personal Update

I’ve been enjoying more long distance swimming challenges, and last week covered an invented 52KM course in the Alps, swimming and hiking our way across three gorgeous lakes and two passes. We carried camping gear and slept on the shore after the 2nd swim. This SwimHike adventure concept is the start of something I hope to do much more of in the future!

On the professional side, I’m gearing up for a winter of writing and targeting 3 book projects over the next year, two coaching books and one novel. Winter has proven to be my best months of writing, so I decided this year to not fight it, and just focus those months on writing and the other months on workshops, coaching and teaching. Writing and coaching for a living is an ever-evolving, ever-learning process, but I remind myself of my own quote “Never Easy, Always Worth It!”

By the way, I do still have one online coaching slot open, as well as availability for consultation calls, if anyone is looking for support toward race goals, transformation, winter fitness, or other life goals.

Hiking in Voderthal, above the Wägitalersee

Swimming in the Klöntalersee

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