Use small pauses between things to best ready yourself for each challenge and opportunity. Divest yourself of the debris of what’s past and put on your best for what’s to come.
Why take this challenge?
Be at your best for each challenge and situation throughout your day.
Better work-life balance through intentional transitions between the ideal work you, and the ideal home you.
Improved mental health for you and those around you
In our second adventure – Fixing ‘ … that’s not me’ – we explored how ‘who you are’ is something you can choose. You can put on the ‘you’ you want. You can choose the ‘you’ that will be best for each situation. Even each moment.
Out of his research into top performing athletes, Adam Fraser has discovered that in many cases our success is determined by something most people take for granted – the transition between one thing and the next. Too often we bring who we were in the last battle into the beginning of the next one. And the fact is, that may not be the best option for us.
Around this idea, Adam has prepared some excellent (brief) resources that I heartily recommend you take a look at. This week’s adventure is about better understanding what happens to YOU in those transitions, and then trying out his simple three step approach.
+ Green track - taking it in your stride
+ Blue track - a bit of a workout (click to open)
+ Red track - stepping up to bat (click to open)
You may find the following resources helpful in tackling your challenge or in gaining further benefits from the skills and insights you develop
- Three simple steps to not take a bad day home – Adam Fraser TEDx Talk
- What is the Third Space – Adam Fraser providing examples of people using it
- Adam Fraser’s website
- You are Not a Frog – Rachel Morris’s podcast for busy people in stressful work
- Information on looking after your mental health
- Articles on creating creating flow in your organisation (as the alternative to stress)
To catch up on past adventures you may have missed, feel free to browse our Adventures Library
Let us know how you get on.
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Useful links:
Adventures to date | I did it, but it didn’t work very well | How do I know if it is working
Bringing this thinking into your meetings | Adventure & Mental Health
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