Triathlon Training: More Than Just Exercise | Spoken Word Communications

Art taking a spin class on a cruise ship.

Art running the deck on a cruise ship, on vacation, of course.

Art biking through beautiful Salzburg, Austria.

Art, on a cruise ship, running around the deck. Two laps is one mile.

Art running in Rome, past the Forum, Coliseum and to the Vatican.

Art taking a break from teaching for Spoken Word, running the beaches of Guyana South America.

Finding Peace

Let’s face it. We are all drowning in responsibilities that pull and stretch us way too many directions. And it seems they come on the eve of an important presentation scheduled for the following day. Admit it. It’s happened to you. You get lost in a world of constant noise and distraction that inevitably blinds us from a critical work project—that darn presentation, public speaking engagement, a one-on-on gathering with a stakeholder, or that ever important meeting with a superior.

We Need An Escape

What’s my escape? A run, a swim or a bike ride. I’m currently training for an IRONMAN event scheduled for April. It’s a grueling 140.6 mile course that starts with a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike race, then straight to a 26.2 mile marathon. It’s considered the most physically challenging one-day endurance test in the sporting world. But as difficult as the training is for this event, I have learned some incredible lessons about mental hurdles.

1 % Better

We all need our time to ponder, reflect, meditate and rehearse in our in our minds just how “good” we can be tomorrow—1% Better! The mind is a powerful thing and imagining ourselves performing at the top of our game is a critical element to improving our skills. As I travel the world consulting companies everywhere, my “break-away”, my “peace”, my “escape” from the busyness of life is my training. Whether I’m swimming, biking or running, my mind is rehearsing countless responsibilities with visions of what I can do better, even if it’s just 1%.

Think It & Do It

One of the teaching elements of Spoken Word Communication is to meditate or imagine yourself being a more powerful communicator. Think it and you will do it! I like to call it my, ‘moments of inspiration’. And I have felt it and lived it from running the streets of Rome, on a cruise ship in seas and oceans everywhere, biking through Europe, or running the streets of dozens of cities throughout the world. The technique is simple—rehearse it in your mind during your, “escape”, and you will “live” it later.

Find your escape, and you’ll come to learn the power of pondering and meditation. A visionary mind takes people to the next level in their communication skills. And we—Spoken Word Communication—will teach you how to do it.