The Trick

I told my adult swim student THE TRICK to finding time to get in the water to practice. I said the trick is to ask yourself to show up and swim 1 lap because if your expectation is beyond that you will convince yourself you can't do it. You want to start by winning and not by having to earn self-approval.

This week my students swim stroke had improved immensely. I said, wow!

He said, I tried the trick and it worked. I came to swim one lap and ended up doing ten.

I said, I'm so happy to hear that. I still need the trick. It's human nature and we have to get around our own mind. Even when I know it's a trick, I still need it.