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Do One Thing that Terrifies You

So we're in 3rd Quarter 2012. It's a good time to assess projects and see where things stand as we get closer to performance reviews.

In order to turbo-charge performance you might have to amp up the stakes a bit. Do one thing that terrifies you to get the motor going. I'm aiming to do a triathlon next Sunday. Actually, it more than terrifies me--I think I'm completely out of my league. The sprint triathlon for practice a couple weeks ago was pushing the limit for me--I swam most of the swim portion doing snow angels in the water on my back (in a wetsuit.) It was sad. Third to last out of the water.

And now, to wrap up this triathlon training adventure, I'm choosing to attempt the Olympic distance which includes a .9 mile swim. And today in the pool I managed 900 yards (barely half)...and I stopped after each 25 yards doing that distance in an hour. I have an hour to complete the mile on race day. Yikes.

So pick something that's a stretch and dare yourself to do it. Find the capacity in your muscles, your psyche and go for it. And I'll let you know how my experiment goes. And if it translates into work related productivity and creative solutions to knotty challenges at work.

Live and work well.

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