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reduced sleep disturbances, reduced joint stress, increased stability, decreased pain and discomfort, and an overall improved quality of life.
OUR APPROACH
Tony Robbins, a renowned coach and motivational speaker, teaches that there are six core human needs fundamental to our very existence, the needs of the spirit, and the needs of the personality. The needs of the spirit are growth and contribution, and the needs of the personality are made up of certainty, uncertainty or variety, significance, and love and connection. It’s worth noting that the first two and last two are paradoxes, and yet, the simple, lifesaving act of learning to swim meets every single one.
For me, confidence and growth are key. Now that I have become so proficient in swimming, I always feel the most confident when I am swimming. I’ve been told in the past that I need to carry myself out of the pool as I do in the pool. Swimming creates a natural way to further develop your capacity to accomplish goals and to grow. When we accomplish impossible tasks in the water, it carries forward to us accomplishing anything on land!
These two core needs form the foundation of our approach using the growth mindset, pioneered by Dr. Carol Dweck. Dr. Dweck, one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology, posits that we should be living life with a growth-centered mindset as opposed to a fixed mindset. In short:
“In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This
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