"Learning the Zone is now as predictable as learning to operate the stick shift of a standard automobile."
Bob Palmer, President, SPORTEXCEL CONSULTING
As a young athlete,
I was fascinated by the elusiveness of the Zone.
How could I be so committed and work so very hard,
yet be denied something so basic? Every once in
awhile I would get a fleeting glimpse of it and
my ambition to achieve it would grow.
Martial
Arts
As
a 32-year old martial artist, I found in karate
a discipline with ingredients of speed, power and
athleticism as well as emotional intensity. I had
the desire and physical ability. I had instructors
and dedicated role models who added important pieces
to the puzzle. As a professional teacher I had taught
in Africa and in various regions of Canada. Not
until I trained under Derek Balmer of NLP Canada,
and Dr. John Grinder, did I realize the revolution taking place in learning with NLP.
Karate proved to
be an especially useful testing lab for NLP.
And, by pure, obsessive perseverance, I found the
Zone. My awareness was incredible. Time slowed down.
My sparring opponents seemed frozen on the spot.
It was the most exciting experience of my sports
life.
Predictable
Process
As president
of SPORTEXCEL, I have now spent more than ten years
working with coaches, athletes, business entrepreneurs
and others who want and need new skills "yesterday."
Twenty-five years of karate training and instruction
have earned me a 4th degree black belt, ten gifted,
black-belt instructors and a successful karate school.
Both experiences have enabled me to develop a highly
effective model of learning and leadership that
I now teach in workshops throughout North America as well as write about as a columnist for various
North American sports publications.
Peak Performance Zone by SPORTEXCEL is the result
of my experience in the trenches. Learning the Zone
is now as predictable as learning to operate the
stick shift of a standard automobile. What you learn,
and the speed with which you learn it, gets you
into the Zone faster and easier than with any other
program or approach.
