Must. Try. Harder.

Are you pushing yourself with the right force, in the right direction, to achieve what you want, what makes you happy, what you're capable of?

Based on her experience of training for Ironman distance triathlons, Keavy will discuss the preparation involved in pushing herself towards her own mental and physical limits, and the effects this has had on other areas of her work and life.

The talk will explore some attitudes and processes in the practice and performance of sport that are critical in reaching your full potential. It will look at how these approaches can also benefit the journey not just of personal development, but career development. It won't be about achieving some grand vision of mastery, but rather on pursuing outcomes that are true to the individual; on making informed, conscious decisions about what to focus your energy on; and maintaining the drive to get there.

This talk aims to inspire people to try harder.

Transcript

1. Must. Try. Harder. Keavy McMinn keavy.co.uk @keavy June 2011 Nordic Ruby Sweden
2. andybrannan
3. captaintim
4. uditk
5. ennuiislife
6. magna
7. Sprint triathlon Swim Bike Run 5 10 15 20
8. Ironman triathlon Swim Bike Run 0 50 100 150 200
9. andybrannan
10. magna
11. How?
12. 1. Starting point
13. What do you want?
14. My lawn
15. basictheory
16. Digitalnative
17. will_cyclist
18. Avec courage!
19. What motivates you? What limits you? swanksalot
20. The death of my younger brother two years ago. Realise you must grab the moment now as you don't know what is around the corner. This motivated me through my ironman training. Obstacle - The worry that I'm not good enough. - Kay Teacher’s assistant, mother, amateur triathlete
21. It's a bit like fear of failure. I'd describe it as the fear of putting it all out there and that not being enough. I think that causes us to keep something back so we can say (if even only to ourselves), "well, if I’d really tried/cared/put a bit more effort in, I could have done that" lack of clarity/short attention span/low boredom threshold - I get sidetracked - Alisdair Amateur triathlete
22. Finding out where my boundaries lie, pushing myself to reach my potential. Constrained by lack of self belief and confidence that I can reach my potential! Catriona Morrison Pro Triathlete
23. Ownership
24. Who can support you?
25. 2. Develop a process to follow (and stick to it)
26. Set your goals presta
27. Break it down
28. Apply some stress
29. Recover photolupi
30. hippie Reflect
31. 3. Committed practice
32. Practice What you find difficult
33. Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt
34. 0 -|- /\
36. Bulgy The Whale
37. Tabayesco, Lanzarote
39. Sa Calobra, Mallorca
41. - My coach Celebrate the little achievements
42. Practice Exercise control
43. 0 -|- /\
44. www.catmorrison.com
45. www.catmorrison.com
46. The whole race was about ticking places and people off. About not giving in and dare I say it, about believing that it was going to happen. Catriona Morrison
47. Practice Consistently
48. It doesn’t have to be fucking hard, but it does have to be fucking consistent, which in turn makes it fucking hard. Brett Sutton, triathlon coach
49. Commitment to practice 0 10 20 30 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 Hours per week, of actual training, for Ironman Switzerland
50. X hours a day = ?
51. Rewards?
53. D.N.F.
54. 0 10 20 30 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 Hours per week, of actual training, for Ironman Switzerland
56. K. Praslowicz (Sjixxxy)
57. j.t.cph
58. 0 -|- /\
59. Ironman Lanzarote
60. “If you do that, I would bow down before you” My old coach
61. Ironman Lanzarote
63. Judgement
64. Yes, there was cake.
66. “Just stick to your plan and what you’ve tried and tested. It’s your race and you are in control! You’ve done the work, now do the race you’ve worked for. Stay positive and enjoy it!” My new coach
67. #BOOM
68. To conclude...
69. xplosive
70. 0 -|- /\
72. Avec courage!
73. Keavy McMinn keavy.co.uk @keavy Tack så mycket!