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Breaststroke for Every Body
Backstroke for Every Body
Better Fly for Every Body
Triathlon Swimming: Made Easy
Extraordinary Swimming for Every BodyThis is a guest post by Kwin Krisdaphong of Thailand. Kwin was inspired to learn TI by watching Shinji’s viral youtube video. He taught himself TI with the aid of the 10-Lesson Self-Coached Workshop DVD (creating his own sketches as learning aids – see below) then took a 1-day workshop with Coach Tang Siew Kwan [...]
Archive for the ‘Kaizen’ Category
What is Kaizen?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 22nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 22nd, 2011
Kaizen helps you envisiion a life of boundless possibility. But it does so by teaching you to give loving attention to a single moment or action, the one you’re performing this moment.
Why I’m Grateful for Swimming My Slowest Time Ever
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 12th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 12th, 2011
The greatest challenge we face in swimming as we age, isn’t the difficulty of maintaining our times; it’s being able to accept the inevitability of slower times with grace.
Does Talent Matter? Not if your goal is Personal Transformation.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 21st, 2011
We begin Deliberate Practice to accomplish some utilitarian goal. We continue because it’s life-changing
Build Self-Confidence through Balanced Expectations
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 1st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 1st, 2011
Every expectation fulfilled will improve your ability to focus future goals effectively — and strengthen your expectation of positive outcomes.
LOVE THE PLATEAU (IF YOU WISH TO BREAK THROUGH)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 9th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 9th, 2011
George Leonard wrote, “If our life is a good one . . . most of it will be spent on the plateau.” Therefore we should learn to value, enjoy — even love long stretches of diligent effort with no apparent progress.
Secrets of Swim Speed Part 9: How to Swim Faster
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 2nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 2nd, 2011
How Nicholas Sterghos had the most-dramatic 2-year swimming improvement in triathlon history – while his West Point Tri team rose from 14th and 19th (men and women) to 2nd and 5th in College Triathlon Championships.
Kaizen Happiness
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 26th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 26th, 2011
How well might you swim if your main practice goal was to Experience More Joy?
A Brief History Part 5: Closing the Loop — Habits, Neurons and Swim Improvement
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 8th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 8th, 2011
Mindful Practice — consciously merging thought and movement – creates *observable change in the brain’s infrastructure*. This improves skill, endurance and speed far more dramatically than training the body alone.
A Brief History of TI Part 4: 2003-07 – A “Study of Excellence”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 7th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 7th, 2011
In most endeavors, most people stop improving fairly quickly. A few continue improving indefinitely – sometimes for decades. Four habits make this possible.