(Updated January 30th, 2026, from home in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalunya)
A few items for this week...
Friction & Flow
I see a lot of noise in our world about how much more "flow" all of us would have if friction could just be eliminated. So, I found a creative way to share my experience with this topic... AND continue highlighting the beautiful winter under way here in Catalunya.
PODCAST--> Fascination For The Process: Wisdom From My Coach
This last-minute entry into today's update prompted me to create this page. While driving to the snow yesterday, I listened to a podcast with my first canoe coach, Bill Endicott, now 80 years-old and one of the legendary leaders of our sport. Although this is a podcast about canoeing, you don't have to know the ins and outs of the sport to appreciate the conversation as Bill's stories, perspectives, and adventures are both enlightening and timeless. In fact, as you will hear, in addition to Olympic sport, Bill has excelled at the highest levels of military and politics too.
As all of you have worked or are currently working with me, you will find Bill's coaching spirit very familiar. (I am taking you to the origin story!) Please enjoy some wisdom and guidance from Bill via Apple Podcast --> HERE.
I'll probably be back to video next week but will use this page in the future when there are multiple links to share.
With gratitude, Joe
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
These operating principles create a path for growth, connection, and making decisions in my life and work at Joe Jacobi Performance Coaching and Elevating Leadership Institute.
- Move in Connection
- Enjoyment Is The Prompt
- Aim For The Rock
- Follow The Flow
- Every Run Is The First Run
- Simplify Accountability
- Creativity Steers The Boat
1. Move In Connection
Connection to self, connection to others, connection to nature - these shape the pyramid that create a way to transcendence.
It is the first step to showing up as a better version of ourself.
It is not a fabricated to effort to relate.
2. Enjoyment Is The Prompt
The choice to shift perspectives at any moments lives here. Greater awareness and flow = greater efficiency.
It is an intentional check of grip and attachment.
It is not fake positivity.
3. Aim For The Rock
There is a tension - explore it!
It is welcoming discomfort, uncertainty in the pursuit of growth and acceptance.
It is not seeking stress, drama nor danger.
4. Follow The Flow
Progress is realized only with what is available to us here and now.
It is activating our current capacities.
It is not searching or finding for a point we do not have yet.
5. Every Run Is The First Run
The freedom that every action is a part of a process fueled by iteration, experimentation, innovation.
It is the best effort to perform consistently, experience discomfort, and excited to learn.
It is not swinging the fences.
6. Simplify Accountability
Make owning the process enjoyable and easy.
It is full body yes or no.
It is not a gauge of guilt or blame.
7. Creativity Steers The Boat
We don’t have to know where we’re going… but we must know how we’re going to get there.
It is embracing the track.
It is not ignoring science, metrics, or feedback.
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
I vividly remember stalling.
Carefully consider the question and possible life situations that could affect my answer.
Just over an hour into our podcast conversation, we had started a deep dive into Thinking In Waves. I am feeling a sense of shared curiosity and discovery.
Then the host asks me,
“Are Waves predictable?"
It's not like I had not thought about this before. I even wrote about it here a few months ago.
My thoughts are shuffling through different events that appear in life...
Through the range of Waves we don't expect.
After the pause, I respond,
“Yes and No."
-- -- -- --
In the conversation, here's how I was thinking about "Yes and No."
On the side of Yes, the Wave we are riding right now conveys information about the next Wave.
Leaning into our intuition, awareness, and curiosity of the current Wave expands our ability to adapt to what comes next.
In life, this prompts us to better Follow The Flow of the day, sustain momentum, and expand joy.
But, on the side of No, while acknowledging that every Wave has unique qualities to itself, I was clearly thinking about the unexpected Wave that merely pushes us a little off course.
In life, these show up as interruptions, running a few minutes late, rescheduled meetings, or a minor disagreement with a colleague.
Perhaps it was general optimism or the feeling of the moment in the conversation, but I avoided a truth about life - the unexpected Wave that reaches us with a powerful, disruptive, and chaotic force.
This kind of unexpected Wave:
Presses Pause
Changes the plan
Unsettles Life and
Brings Focus to what Truly Matters Most.
This unexpected Wave pushes us more than a little off course.
It resets the course...
And declares,
"A new and unplanned surf session begins now."
-- -- -- --
After the course-altering unexpected Wave reaches us,
And beyond a moment of pause and intake of our surroundings,
What remains is a unique and personal choice of response.
This is where leaning into the Yes of Wave predictability and the art and science of Thinking In Waves
As a daily practice
Shape the unique and personal response.
How we Follow The Flow on small unexpected Waves
Guides us how to Follow The Flow
When a big unexpected Wave arrives
And the new and unplanned surf session begins.
With gratitude, Joe
PS - The podcast from which today's essay originated was a wonderful conversation and one I'll be sharing for a long time to come. To watch, listen, and see the resource page that accompanies the conversation, simply go --> HERE.
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
For many years, I was certain that
Finding my purpose
Was critical to success.
Without a clear answer to
“What is my Why?”
Wouldn’t I be leaving out a huge force of power
From the performance equation?
When it comes to finding purpose,
I have read the books, watched the TED Talks, listened to podcasts,
And
Deeply reflected upon this journey of searching.
Is it just a search for purpose? Or maybe a desire to make the search less complex?
Recently, my thoughts about purpose shifted directions...
As surfing Waves
Shaped a new outlook.
When I started to paddle the surfski a few years ago,
I was in a constant state of searching.
Searching for
More efficient paddle strokes
More effective linking of Waves or
Just a better Wave than the one I was riding.
This is not necessarily a bad instinct.
But, the searching created a gap
Between what I wanted next
And
Where I actually was.
Which means,
My chase for what’s next
Increased the separation from
Opportunities that surrounded me
In the present moment.
Instead of searching for flow,
Waves teach us to
Follow the Flow.
At sea, fully engage with the strokes, links, and Waves that are here now.
Then, repeat this process.
Over and over.
Progress is realized only with what is available to us now.
The same with purpose in life -
Instead of finding it,
Follow it.
Moment to moment
With simple prompts like,
“Am I Following my Flow right now?”
"How can I Follow my Flow right now?"
Or in a state of challenge, discomfort, or uncertainty,
“How could I better Follow my Flow right now?”
These are useful when we:
- Create
- Connect
- Prepare
- Research
- Move
- Perform
- Transition
- Subtract
- Reflect
- Pause
- Let Go
- Rest
- Express Gratitude
Without the wait. Without lack. Without search...
Simply Follow Your Flow.
With gratitude, Joe
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
The title of the podcast overwhelmed me a bit when I first saw it… But when you watch it, the conversation feels more like “The Re-Thinking Of An Olympic Champion.”
As someone who has appeared as a guest on many podcasts, I believe this exchange on Everything They Don't Tell You with Josh Zolin will help a lot of people.
If you are:
- A leader with a clear vision but stretched at the limits of transition
- An athlete curious to dive deeper into the key moments just before, during, and after Olympic success
- An investor or Founder struggling to find that next gear...
This is the conversation will challenge you rethink High Performance... in way that doesn't suck.
Listen on Apple Podcast --> HERE or Watch below. Enjoy!
Two last points, After this conversation:
- If you want to explore a coaching collaboration, let's schedule a discovery call --> HERE.
- There is a resource page dedicated for this podcast, which you can view --> HERE.
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
Welcome to my website, Everything They Don't Tell You collaborators! I have the wonderful opportunity to appear as a guest on many podcasts. But this conversation with Josh was one of my favorites... AND, I believe this conversation can help business owners and entrepreneurs like you. So as a follow-up to the conversation, I created a resource page designed for the challenges and opportunities unique to this community.
As we get started here, if there is a part of conversation you wish to continue, ask a question, or explore opportunities to collaborate, let's make that happen via a call - please schedule a time HERE.
As mentioned during the podcast, I created this space for us to continue our journey together, share resources, answer questions, and stay in touch. With that, let's jump in...
A Few Favorite Podcasts Conversations About High Performance
Navigating The River Of Life (The Kintsugi Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts; Watch on YouTube
How To Win Gold By Aiming For The Rocks (The Unlock Moment Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts
Navigating Transitions (The Soloist Life Podcast) - Listen and Read Shownotes at the Host's Website
A Few Favorite Books About Life Perspective & Transitions
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
Strength To Strength by Arthur Brooks
The Middle Passage by James Hollis
Awareness by Anthony De Mello
A Few Favorite Books About High Performance
The Power Of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
Range by David Epstein
Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
Of course😀, Slalom: 6 River Classes About How To Confront Obstacles, Advance Amid Uncertainty, & Bring Focus To What Matters Most by Joe Jacobi
My Journaling Framework
This journaling practice is the longest standing reflective exercise in my life. This practice began as my Training Log following my very first practice session with the athletes and coaches of the United States Canoe/Kayak national team when I was 12 years-old... And more than 40 years later, the structure of that Training Log is now my journaling framework and remains a fundamental part of my growth and evolution. See the full framework and instructions about how to get started --> HERE.
Reflective Questions I'm Asking Myself These Days (shared in the podcast)
About testing current beliefs: Could the opposite be true?
About Process Orientation: How could I enjoy this a little more?
About Value Orientation: Is the world asking this of me? Or is my life asking this of me?
Connect With Me..
The easiest way to connect and benefit from my approach to my own redefined version High Performance is throughThinking In Waves. my short weekly essays that transfer lessons learned and strategies from surfing these offshore waves to an innovative model for clear and creative thinking. Readers love it and now is a great time to join us. Easy to subscribe --> HERE.
For a visual look into these essays and what the acquisition of Free Energy looks like in real time, check out the video below that I made while surfing waves this past summer in Llançà on the Costa Brava.
About my coaching collaborations and working through transitions, I believe in the leverage of the opportunities and adventures we can create together here in Catalunya's incredible nature.
From rivers and trails in the mountains (including the 1992 Olympic canoeing venue where I live in La Seu d'Urgell) to the waves and coves in the sea on the Costa Brava, we could not ask for a more ideal setting to reset your next chapter of Midlife Peak Performance and practice the accompanying skills, mindsets, and actions through experiential learning in the outdoors.
Whether in a 1-1 format, a group you create, or one my adventure coaching retreats, we can design a collaboration in which you will disconnect from your current routine, immerse in a new and different environment, and transform your approach to performance with connection, kindness, and impact. Easy to explore fit and alignment --> HERE.
Finally, my website here is a great place to find more of my essays and conversations as well as all of my social links. (Most active on LinkedIn.)
And please email me any time at Joe@JoeJacobi.com
Also, I shared a fun video reel from a recent downwind adventure that shows a wider perspective of this amazing activity. Watch on Instagram --> HERE
Thank you and look forward to connecting in the mountains or at the sea!
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
Welcome to my website, Selling From The Heart collaborators! Thank you so much for watching/listening to our conversation about Midlife transitions, the idea behind Midlife Peak Performance, and what it means to Redefine Peak Performance at this stage of life.
As we get started here, if there is a part of conversation you wish to continue, ask a question, or explore opportunities to collaborate, let's make that happen via a call - please schedule a time HERE.
As mentioned during the podcast, I created this space for us to continue our journey together, share resources, and stay in touch. With that, let's jump in...
A Few Favorite Podcasts Conversations About High Performance
Navigating The River Of Life (The Kintsugi Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts; Watch on YouTube
How To Win Gold By Aiming For The Rocks (The Unlock Moment Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts
Navigating Transitions (The Soloist Life Podcast) - Listen and Read Shownotes at the Host's Website
A Few Favorite Books About Midlife (Including all the books we discussed on the podcast)
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
Strength To Strength by Arthur Brooks
The Middle Passage by James Hollis
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
A Few Favorite Books About High Performance
The Power Of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
Range by David Epstein
Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy (Larry Levine's recommendation)
Of course😀, Slalom: 6 River Classes About How To Confront Obstacles, Advance Amid Uncertainty, & Bring Focus To What Matters Most by Joe Jacobi
My Journaling Framework
This journaling practice is the longest standing reflective exercise in my life. This practice began as my Training Log following my very first practice session with the athletes and coaches of the United States Canoe/Kayak national team when I was 12 years-old... And more than 40 years later, the structure of that Training Log is now my journaling framework and remains a fundamental part of my growth and evolution. See the full framework and instructions about how to get started --> HERE.
Reflective Questions I'm Asking Myself These Days
About testing current beliefs: Could the opposite be true?
About Process Orientation: How could I enjoy this a little more?
About Value Orientation: Is the world asking this of me? Or is my life asking this of me?
Connecting With Me..
The easiest way to connect and benefit from my approach to my own redefined version High Performance is throughThinking In Waves. my short weekly essays that transfer lessons learned and strategies from surfing these offshore waves to an innovative model for clear and creative thinking. Readers love it and now is a great time to join us. Easy to subscribe --> HERE.
For a visual look into these essays and what the acquisition of Free Energy looks like in real time, check out the video below that I made while surfing waves this past summer in Llançà on the Costa Brava.
About my coaching collaborations and working with Midlife transitions, I believe in the leverage of the opportunities and adventures we can create together here in Catalunya's incredible nature.
From rivers and trails in the mountains (including the 1992 Olympic canoeing venue where I live in La Seu d'Urgell) to the waves and coves in the sea on the Costa Brava, we could not ask for a more ideal setting to reset your next chapter of Midlife Peak Performance and practice the accompanying skills, mindsets, and actions through experiential learning in the outdoors.
Whether in a 1-1 format, a group you create, or one my adventure coaching retreats, we can design a collaboration in which you will disconnect from your current routine, immerse in a new and different environment, and transform your approach to performance with connection, kindness, and impact. Easy to explore fit and alignment --> HERE.
Finally, my website here is a great place to find more of my essays and conversations as well as all of my social links. (Most active on LinkedIn.)
And please email me any time at Joe@JoeJacobi.com
Also, I shared a fun video reel from a recent downwind adventure that shows a wider perspective of this amazing activity. Watch on Instagram --> HERE
Thank you and look forward to connecting in the mountains or at the sea!
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
Welcome to my website, Selling From The Heart collaborators! Thank you so much for watching/listening to our conversation about Midlife transitions, the idea behind Midlife Peak Performance, and what it means to Redefine Peak Performance at this stage of life.
As we get started here, if there is a part of conversation you wish to continue, ask a question, or explore opportunities to collaborate, let's make that happen via a call - please schedule a time HERE.
As mentioned during the podcast, I created this space for us to continue our journey together, share resources, and stay in touch. With that, let's jump in...
A Few Favorite Podcasts Conversations About High Performance
Navigating The River Of Life (The Kintsugi Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts; Watch on YouTube
How To Win Gold By Aiming For The Rocks (The Unlock Moment Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts
Navigating Transitions (The Soloist Life Podcast) - Listen and Read Shownotes at the Host's Website
A Few Favorite Books About Midlife (Including all the books we discussed on the podcast)
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
Strength To Strength by Arthur Brooks
The Middle Passage by James Hollis
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
A Few Favorite Books About High Performance
The Power Of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
Range by David Epstein
Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy (Larry Levine's recommendation)
Of course😀, Slalom: 6 River Classes About How To Confront Obstacles, Advance Amid Uncertainty, & Bring Focus To What Matters Most by Joe Jacobi
My Journaling Framework
This journaling practice is the longest standing reflective exercise in my life. This practice began as my Training Log following my very first practice session with the athletes and coaches of the United States Canoe/Kayak national team when I was 12 years-old... And more than 40 years later, the structure of that Training Log is now my journaling framework and remains a fundamental part of my growth and evolution. See the full framework and instructions about how to get started --> HERE.
Reflective Questions I'm Asking Myself These Days
About testing current beliefs: Could the opposite be true?
About Process Orientation: How could I enjoy this a little more?
About Value Orientation: Is the world asking this of me? Or is my life asking this of me?
Connecting With Me..
The easiest way to connect and benefit from my approach to my own redefined version High Performance is throughThinking In Waves. my short weekly essays that transfer lessons learned and strategies from surfing these offshore waves to an innovative model for clear and creative thinking. Readers love it and now is a great time to join us. Easy to subscribe --> HERE.
For a visual look into these essays and what the acquisition of Free Energy looks like in real time, check out the video below that I made while surfing waves this past summer in Llançà on the Costa Brava.
About my coaching collaborations and working with Midlife transitions, I believe in the leverage of the opportunities and adventures we can create together here in Catalunya's incredible nature.
From rivers and trails in the mountains (including the 1992 Olympic canoeing venue where I live in La Seu d'Urgell) to the waves and coves in the sea on the Costa Brava, we could not ask for a more ideal setting to reset your next chapter of Midlife Peak Performance and practice the accompanying skills, mindsets, and actions through experiential learning in the outdoors.
Whether in a 1-1 format, a group you create, or one my adventure coaching retreats, we can design a collaboration in which you will disconnect from your current routine, immerse in a new and different environment, and transform your approach to performance with connection, kindness, and impact. Easy to explore fit and alignment --> HERE.
Finally, my website here is a great place to find more of my essays and conversations as well as all of my social links. (Most active on LinkedIn.)
And please email me any time at Joe@JoeJacobi.com
Also, I shared a fun video reel from a recent downwind adventure that shows a wider perspective of this amazing activity. Watch on Instagram --> HERE
Thank you and look forward to connecting in the mountains or at the sea!
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Unlock Your Why, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
It's not uncommon for a new paddler on a surfski to be unsure about how successful they are at catching a wave.
While there are a few ways to gain this understanding, my favorite is not a technique - it’s a sound from the surfski.
To imagine this sound, think of the last bit of water in a bathtub going into the drain - that low to high pitch sound that the water makes during the final few seconds.
Similarly, as you catch a Wave on the surfski and acquire Free Energy, the increase in speed quickly drains any remaining water from the boat, which makes a distinctive sound like this:
Sluuuurrrrpppp!
This is one of the most beautiful sounds to hear when at sea.
— — — —
“I look at the photos and of course the landscape is beautiful,” he explains.
“But they just don’t capture the aliveness I was feeling in the moment.”
That second line stops me… and moves me.
"The aliveness I was feeling in the moment."
If this feeling has a sound, it sounds like this:
Sluuuurrrrpppp!
— — — —
More than 10 years into this style of writing, I often wonder about its impact on readers. On you. Your pursuits. Your resistance. Your growth.
The quote above was from Randy, a Thinking In Waves reader from Day 1, longtime advocate for my writing, fellow adventurer, and friend. He shared these words during our conversation last week - a conversation about gratitude, goals, and generosity that started in 2017 and continues today.
What exactly did Randy's photos miss?
All of the:
Planning
Preparation
Incremental progress
Patience
Small details and
Connection
That framed his three-week, 600-mile bicyle journey around southern Spain
Completed recently
Solo
At 67 years old.
Like the beautiful photos, to focus on the finish line would miss something.
The aliveness that brings an intense feeling to the moment,
Which opens the path to the better version of yourself that you are becoming,
Clearly signaling that you are surfing your own spectacular Life Wave -
Sluuuurrrrpppp!
— — — —
From a small step towards a new project
Or a grand adventure,
Notice what
Moves
Excites
Challenges
Changes and
Awakens
The Wave of Aliveness.
Don't search for it..
Simply follow it.
And listen for
Sluuuurrrrpppp!
With gratitude, Joe
PS - A fun connecting point between Randy's route and these essays is that Randy cycled through town of Tarifa, our favorite place in the world to surf waves and the home of our surfski coach, Boyan, whose philosophy about surfing is the foundation of Thinking In Waves. While in Tarifa, Randy ventured out to the point where the Atlantic and Mediterranean come together, a beautiful spot from which to watch some amazing kitesurfers.
I am grateful to all of you who apply even the smallest pieces of Thinking In Waves to your pursuits growth, connection, and aliveness. In that spirit, I'm sharing a favorite photo from Randy's album here:
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Follow Your Flow, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!
What a pleasure to spend the evening with you, EO Barcelona! I moltes gràcies, Alessio, for the kind invitation.
As we get started here, if there is a part of conversation you wish to continue, ask a question, or explore opportunities to collaborate, let's make that happen via a call - please schedule a time HERE.
As mentioned during the program, I created this space for us to continue the journey of Redefining High Performance, share resources, and stay in touch. With that, let's jump in...
A Few Favorite Podcasts Conversations About High Performance
Navigating The River Of Life (The Kintsugi Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts; Watch on YouTube
How To Win Gold By Aiming For The Rocks (The Unlock Moment Podcast) - Listen on Apple Podcasts
Navigating Transitions (The Soloist Life Podcast) - Listen and Read Shownotes at the Host's Website
A Few Favorite Books About High Performance
The Power Of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
Range by David Epstein
Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Think Again by Adam Grant
Quit by Annie Duke
Of course😀, Slalom: 6 River Classes About How To Confront Obstacles, Advance Amid Uncertainty, & Bring Focus To What Matters Most by Joe Jacobi
My Journaling Framework
This journaling practice is the longest standing reflective exercise in my life. This practice began as my Training Log following my very first practice session with the athletes and coaches of the United States Canoe/Kayak national team when I was 12 years-old... And more than 40 years later, the structure of that Training Log is now my journaling framework and remains a fundamental part of my growth and evolution. See the full framework and instructions about how to get started --> HERE.
Reflective Questions I'm Asking Myself These Days
About testing current beliefs: Could the opposite be true?
About Process Orientation: How could I enjoy this a little more?
About Value Orientation: Is the world asking this of me? Or is my life asking this of me?
Connecting With Me..
The easiest way to connect and benefit from my approach to my own redefined version High Performance is throughThinking In Waves. my short weekly essays that transfer lessons learned and strategies from surfing these offshore waves to an innovative model for clear and creative thinking. Readers love it and now is a great time to join us. Easy to subscribe --> HERE.
For a visual look into these essays and what the acquisition of Free Energy looks like in real time, check out the video below that I made while surfing waves this past summer in Llançà on the Costa Brava.
About my coaching collaborations, after spending the evening with me in Barcelona, you have a strong sense about how I feel about the opportunities and adventures we can create together here in Catalunya's incredible nature.
From rivers and trails in the mountains (including the 1992 Olympic canoeing venue where I live in La Seu d'Urgell) to the waves and coves in the sea on the Costa Brava, we could not ask for a more ideal setting to reset your next chapter of High Performance and practice the accompanying skills, mindsets, and actions through experiential learning in the outdoors.
As you are already living here, we can get creative in designing a collaboration for you or a team in which you lead and/or contribute. Easy to explore fit and alignment --> HERE.
Finally, my website here is a great place to find more of my essays and conversations as well as all of my social links. (Most active on LinkedIn.)
And please email me any time at Joe@JoeJacobi.com
Also, I shared a fun video reel from a recent downwind adventure that shows a wider perspective of this amazing activity. Watch on Instagram --> HERE
Thank you and look forward to connecting in the mountains or at the sea!
Joe Jacobi
Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach & Author
Unlock Your Why, Achieve Impacting Wins, & Ride Spectacular Life Waves
Ready to position the art of surfing waves as a process for deep reflection and meaningful life transitions?
Subscribe to Thinking In Waves, my short weekly essay about the lessons and experiences that I learn surfing offshore waves on a surfski kayak transferred to an innovative model for clear thinking and better choices <— Short, fun, and memorable - new riders are always welcome!