GRAHAM EZZY
“Motivation grows with newness. Feed motivation something fresh every day and it will grow and grow. When I’m apathetic about windsurfing, I focus on falling. Intentionally falling is another name for the learning process. Try a new move. Or, get silly. I catch waves with my friends and try to criss-cross down the line. Why not try that wave ride clew first? Or water start with the fins facing forward? Do a double duck jibe? Wave riding back winded? None of those moves are particularly difficult. I challenge myself to learn something new and unusual. And when that fails to motivate, I watch a windsurfing DVD. Polakow’s “About Time” is my personal favourite. Watching windsurfing is a kind of windsurfing. Whenever I’m injured, I go to the beach often just to watch, and I come back to the water more motivated and actually a better sailor than before the injury.”
Feed motivation something fresh every day and it will grow and grow.