There is a certain flow to a project.
At the start, we are looking big picture: designs, intentions, directions, suppliers, resources, budgets.
At the end, we are dialling it in: delivery, bringing it to market, possibly retailing.
Our movement or health journey is no different.
At the start, we have big picture: how we are breathing, postural and movement considerations, taking stock of limitations, identifying where the majority of the work is going to be done, possible helpers/mentors, allocating our time, understanding timeframes involved.
Later, we might play with the bells and whistles: integrating the movement in with other movements, increasing speed/tempo, increasing complexity, or maybe it’s doing a race with the “fitness” that we have built
The flow is important.
Often, the focus is the other way – we focus on the race, we focus on the finished product from day one.
We rush it.
It’s harder than we thought. Half way through we find we have to do things we didn’t realise were involved.
Whether it’s movement or health or a work project, it’s very similar. It pays to start where we’re at and identify the broader landscape, the work involved and what it’s really going to look like to get where we want to be going.
