Training for the unkNOWn (TFTU). Incredible things happen when I show up day after day. My daily practice is a huge gift. My commitment to it increases my self confidence and gets me ready to blast off into my life.

Three main points about TFTU from today are:

* Daily practice - keep showing up

* Onramp

* Catching hard moments and bad days

I had a strong day today. I love playing hockey and life. What and opportunity to experience aliveness and happiness.

By playing hockey 4 times this week I feel my perseverance. The consistency in playing allows me to navigate and distinguish between the good shifts and the bad shifts, okay days and spectacular days.

The game slows down and gets easier, and I can onramp my desire to push myself. I’m able to push my legs and lungs because I’m familiar with how my body will react. I know how much gas I have in the tank, how I’ll respond, and when to use the extra juice for a play.

Today I was able to work the boards to win pucks away from the other team (which takes a huge amount of energy), my anticipation was excellent both offensively and defensively, and I was finding lots of open space.

I also busted my butt back defensively (yes, that’s an unusual thing in a pickup hockey game when everyone is focused on scoring, not defense), catching a younger guy through sheer effort, but I stopped one stride short. I let up right in front of the goal, the guy making the pass saw it, threaded a beautiful pass right to the dude whose sitck was literally inches in front of mine and he scored.

I could have felt bad about this, focusing on the goal instead of the effort I made, and I did just enough to remind myself to finish what I start - the focus of my next shift.

By showing up consistently I noticed a deep change happen inside myself. I moved away from an insecure holding of me to a curious and intuitive holding of me. Basically, I stopped worrying about whether I was doing the right thing or whether I belonged in the game, and began making (many good) plays.

The moral of the story is show up. And keep showing up. You know you want to, so make it happen and then enjoy being flooded with confidence and gratitude for yourself.

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