Dealing With Plateaus
Ever felt like you’re stepping on the accelerator as hard as you can but you’re still going nowhere? You’ve mapped out your destination, you’re on the road there, but no matter what you do, the scenery stays the same.
What’s going on?
Whenever you start a new sport, you start making progress, and you can see it; the serve goes faster, the weight gets heavier, the swing goes further.
And then, one day, you just stop growing.
You wonder what’s the matter; are you not training right? Even when you train more, push harder, add extra hours, nothing happens.
Here seperates the road between dabbling and mastery.
A dabbler might tell himself it’s not worth it. Maybe he’s not cut out for it. Maybe he hasn’t the talent. Maybe…maybe maybe maybes.
The future master keeps training. And one day, a miracle happens; the serve goes really fast, the weight he lifts is ridiculously heavy, and that swing just flys.
As sportspeople, we’ve all been there.
As human beings on a journey, we’re all living it.
What’s the secret that seperates a dabbler from a master?
Love.
A master doesn’t just love the destination, she also loves the journey. Car’s moving slow? Crack open a drink, let the breeze ruffle your hair, and enjoy the sights.
Plateaus happen. Stay on the road, enjoy the journey.
I really enjoyed this post. It’s easy to forget how powerful our physical reactions are! I like your approach here. Especially reminding the reader that we are not always ready for change — though we think we are! I agree that the real failure is letting fear stop us. Thanks for posting this!
Hi Julie,
Thank you for your kind words. I am glad it was helpful! “Coping with Stress” is a part of a series of articles on Stress that I have written, hopefully Life Coaches Blog will be posting the rest. So keep in touch!
Kindest regards,
Karen
This is a great article. I especially like the list of symptoms… some of which a lot of people may not recognize as a sign of stress.
It’s also important to continue with your stress managment activities even when there are no signs or symptoms of stress. Doing this will help you become stressed less often and ward off stress before it even begins.
Hi Jill,
Absolutely, it should be a way of life! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.
Kindest regards,
Karen
Hi,
Great site!!!!! Good health is very important with the high cost of medical coverage. We need to have a healther lifestyle by taking care of our health eating and exercising. I am a cancer survivor and I know. Our health is our greatest asset. Keep up the Good Work!!!!!
The physical body does not differentiate between happy stress and overwhelm. Stress is stress. We need to develop coping mechanisms in our daily life to avoid the harmful, physiological effects of stress.