#310 : Learn Faster, Change Quicker with Glenn Capelli
Dec 6, 2023
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Glenn Capelli, professional speaker and author, shares insights and tips on learning and making decisions for improving swimming skills. Topics include finding flow, maximizing fun in training, changing language to shift approach, developing small habits, and the power of challenges. Discover how swimming can impact mental and spiritual health, and how small changes lead to significant results.
Maximize the fun factor in training and find themes or purposes for each swim session or week to get into flow faster.
Embrace challenges, continuously improve skills, and have activities outside of swimming to bring flow into life and contribute to overall happiness and self-improvement.
Deep dives
Finding Flow in Swimming
In this podcast episode, Glenn Capelli, a professional speaker and author, shares insights on how to make learning to swim easier and improve results. He emphasizes the concept of flow, where time seems to stand still and everything feels effortless. To get into flow faster, he suggests maximizing the fun factor in training and finding themes or purposes for each swim session or week. Capelli also highlights the importance of being mentally and physically flexible, embracing challenges, and continuously upping one's skills. He encourages swimmers to have activities outside of swimming that bring flow into their lives and contribute to overall happiness and self-improvement.
Defining Flow in Swimming
Flow, according to researcher Mahaly Chikzentmihalyi, is being at our best and experiencing peak performance, happiness, and health sustainably. Capelli explores the indicators of flow, such as the feeling that time flies during a training session or a swim, a complete involvement of the whole brain and body, the loss of self-consciousness, and the growth of self-esteem. He also introduces the concept of autotelic, which means doing something for its own sake and finding enjoyment in the activity itself. Flow is not just limited to swimming, but can be applied to other areas of life, business, and personal development.
Challenges and Kaizen in Swimming
Capelli highlights the importance of challenges in achieving flow and explains the concept of Kaizen, which involves making small improvements each day. He encourages swimmers to constantly up the challenge and skill level, try new approaches, and embrace the process of learning. Capelli suggests implementing the 'more of, less of, and toss in' strategy, where individuals identify what they can do more of, what they can do less of, and what new elements they can introduce into their training or daily routines. Taking a wider perspective, maintaining attention to detail, and finding purpose in training are also emphasized.
Flow and Happiness in Swimming
Capelli emphasizes that flow in swimming is not just about performance, but also about overall happiness and fulfillment. He encourages swimmers to pursue flow in swimming and other areas of life, as it can lead to positive mental and physical health, personal growth, and meaningful connections with others. Capelli suggests that swimming, with its beautiful and effortless movements, can provide a sense of grace and gratitude. Finally, he advises listeners to connect with him on LinkedIn to learn more and engage in further discussions.
In this episode, professional speaker and author Glenn Capelli shares his expertise on learning better and making better decisions. He focuses specifically on how to improve swimming skills and mindset. Glenn discusses various topics he has studied throughout his life that can be applied to swimming, including getting into flow, maximizing the fun factor in training, using magic words to change approach, and developing small habits that lead to significant results. Tune in to this episode to gain valuable insights and tips for becoming a better swimmer!
01:45 Swimming for Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health 04:08 The Essence of Flow: Finding Mental and Metabolic Flexibility 07:14 Finding Flow in Swimming: When Time Becomes a Blur 09:51 Discovering Flow in Other Aspects of Life 12:54 Flow and the Power of Whole Brain, Whole Body Engagement 15:01 What is Autotelic? 20:13The Power of Shifting Language: Instead of 'Have to', Say 'Get to'" 24:09 The Endless Journey of Learning: Upping the Challenge, Upping the Skills 27:50 Finding Beauty and Challenge in Swimming and Life 29:12 How Small Changes Can Lead to Success 31:09 Improvement of Life and Training: More, Less, Get Rid of, Throw In, Instead Of 34:45 Swimming is More Than Just a Sport, It's a Path to Friendship and Social Circles 35:57 Connecting with Glenn!
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