In the zone!!

         

 

 

Edition 214 Monday December 2nd 2013

 

Hi, I love December for lots of reasons but the main ones are;

 

·         The count down to Summer holiday time seriously begins.

·         Time to get the Christmas tree and fill the house with that amazing piney smell!

·         The outdoor pool at Onehunga is open, bigger, cooler and less crowded Yahoo!!

 

Just as well it is an exciting time after the weekend we have just endured having all contracted Fletchers gastric tummy bug for the second time in the last few months. We all spent most of the weekend in bed or the outhouse fighting the good fight grrrr. Poor old Fletcher also had conjunctivitus so what a happy crew we all were to be around. I train twice a day in an effort to stay in as good a shape as possible and to ignore the ageing process however I was powerless to stop the onslaught of the dreaded gastric bug which stopped me yet again in my tracks!. Lots of fluid and as much sleep as possible the tried and proven remedy and a renewed appreciation for good health when I have it!! But hey Santa is definitely coming to our house to place presents under the scooby doo tree we snaffled earlt at the local pick and chop man. Yep a real tree , real pine needles everywhere and that amazing pine smell through the house. Decorating the tree was a mission with our son removing the decorations as fast as they were placed.The after hours crew completed the job when he was asleep!

I hope you had a cool and fun weekend with family and friends and that you are allowing yourself to be slowly but surely captivated by the festive spirit and goodwill of the holiday season.

Have a great week ahead…………..Cheers Jonesey!!

 

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“When I feel like I'm doing my best work, there is a bit of a freedom, a bit of flight that you're not so much losing yourself but you're sort of in the zone.”Chris Cooper

 

Everyone has their optimum time in the day where they are at their best or “In the zone”

For me it is the mornings and the reason I know this is because it is the time I feel the strongest and most productive physically and mentally.

It starts for me everyday at 5am when I rise to exercise and it is during these sessions I find myself at my most creative so I always have a note pad in the gym or the bathroom whilst showering and getting ready for work. I have had the most brilliant ideas both business and personal during that first hour or two in the morning. I run Monday/Wednesday/Friday it always clears my head and I always think about the day and the week ahead. I havent managed to carry a notepad on the run yet but do manage to remember the earth shattering ideas I have for changing my world as I go.

I don’t leave it at that as I have a second session most lunchtimes where I head to the local pool and swim laps. I call it swimming where others may differ in their description but for me it is the ideal head clearer after a busy morning or a series of internal or external meetings. It helps me refocus and concentrate on what I still need to do in my day before I run out of gas. Mid/late afternoon can be tough if I am not focussed especially after burning so much energy prior.

I not telling you this stuff because I think I am gods gift to the 50 plus brigade!! I am telling you this because if you havent figured out what time in the day you are at your best then you need to and then you should make sure you go for it so you maximise your performance during that time.

We are all different in this respect but those of us who have identified this and work their day around their highs and lows are the ones who tend to succeed. Hope this helps you check it out, good luck!

 

“Being ‘in the zone is a very strange feeling. It’s as if time slows down and you see everything so clearly. “Mark Richardson Olympic Sprinter