Breaking It Down

My brother has been living with us this past week and will be for a while. He just started a career in the logistics field, and has been learning the game through his employer. He was explaining that he is learning to think differently about things. "Take this Cholula bottle..." He went on to explain the fundamentals and economics of shipping raw materials to centralized locations where products are then manufactured and/or assembled. "This cap is from wood, the bottle is glass, the label is paper and ink..." So he now sees a product and is continually thinking of it in terms of the materials and substances that make up that finished product. From there, he can figure out what has to happen, and this thinking is giving him a better idea of his market and how all of it comes together. The interesting thing is that I have been taking classes through Equinox to further my understanding and knowledge of the body, exercise, movement, and how it relates to personal training. In the same way, I am thinking a bit differently. "How does the client move? How should he/she move? What movements and abilities are necessary to this individual in life and in the sport(s) he/she plays? When I know some of these answers and a bit more, I can take the finished movement and even complex exercises and break them down into individual and simple movements. From there, we can progress exercises until the goal is achieved. Ultimately, my brother and I are both taking finished products/results and breaking them down more simply and working from there. It's very interesting to see the parallels that we are working in, even though these two fields couldn't be more different.

In your job and daily activities, what are your goals and what do you need to happen to be successful. Take the end result or your goal and break it down backwards and see if you can't simplify things a bit. People often get overwhelmed in a variety of ventures simply because their minds are clouded with complexities. Clear your mind and thoughts by breaking these complexities down into their simple parts, work on those parts and put them together. This may take a short or long period of time, but you will have a better understanding and most likely will come out better skilled than if you just tried to complete the complex version of whatever you are doing. Please share a unique example of when you did this, how your thinking has changed, or even what your action will be from here to help you reach your goal. We could all use more perspective. Have a great day everyone, and thanks for reading! Happy Friday!