{"id":2883,"date":"2012-05-23T09:54:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T08:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2012-05-23T09:54:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T08:54:14","slug":"five-lessons-learnt-for-climbing-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/05\/five-lessons-learnt-for-climbing-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Lessons learnt for climbing at work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to\u00a0Catherine Wilks of\u00a0In Movement <\/em>for this guest blog.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve got a mountain to climb\u2019<\/em> is a common expression that is often used to describe how work can feel, either when we are starting on a new venture or when we are facing a challenge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I was just walking up a hill recently, carrying a lot of stuff, and it was hard work. I was uncomfortable, I was hot, and I just put my head down to grumpily plough on.<\/p>\n

It got me thinking about what up-hill games I could play to make this experience different.<\/p>\n

Last week I was working in Brighton, and the sun was out. Along with some colleagues of mine, after work we went down to the beach. The pebbles had formed small hills, so we started to play…<\/p>\n

Uphill Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

We started on our own…<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

– Rolling<\/p>\n

– Jumping<\/p>\n

– Hands and feet crawling<\/p>\n

– Weaving<\/p>\n

– Backwards<\/p>\n

– Side step<\/p>\n

(If you\u2019ve never done it, try doing a backwards roll up hill- the strangest feeling!)<\/em><\/p>\n

All of these offered a different experience, pathway, or direction to walking- and it was made fun because there were others playing at the same time.<\/p>\n

So we started to play together…<\/strong><\/p>\n

– \u2018I bet you I can get there faster\u2019<\/p>\n

– \u2018The most pleasurable way for me would be…<\/p>\n

– being lifted<\/p>\n

– being pushed<\/p>\n

– being pulled\u2019<\/p>\n

– \u2018I would like to fly\u2019<\/p>\n

– \u2018Lean on me\u2019<\/p>\n

– \u2018Push me, pull me\u2019<\/p>\n

– \u2018Follow me\u2019<\/p>\n

Five Lessons learnt for climbing at work<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you are about to go on that adventure at work, and you have mountains to climb here are some things that will make the experience easier, more pleasurable and a success:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The main contributing factor to changing the experience of going up-hill, was having people with me. Sometimes when things get difficult at work our response can be to curl up, hide and not let others know we are having a hard time. Find people to join you.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The ways we worked together varied from others just being there, to competition, to being helped, to being supported, to being shown, to being moved. How we share the experience<\/strong> of climbing the mountain changes the understanding and learning along the way- this affects the end result.<\/li>\n
  3. We all knew where we were going, but the pathways we took were not always straight. Again this effects the learning and understanding, but it also made it easier at times- if we were just focusing on the top, we might not have been able to find other routes.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. After we played, we had an interesting conversation about what motivated us all. It could have been recognition, reward, excitement, to win, teamwork or learning but this effected how we played the game. Finding out what motivates everyone<\/strong> involved, changes how people work.<\/li>\n
  5. If you are only looking at the top, the end or the finish line it makes it all seem like hard work. By concentrating on the journey, the steps along the way- and how to make it fun<\/strong>, when you achieve your goal not only do you feel great and you are ready for the next step, but others have engaged with you and what you are doing- you have bought people with you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Are you ready for the uphill adventure? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \u2018\u2019Today is your day! You\u2019re mountain is waiting. So…get on your way\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

    Dr Seuss<\/p>\n

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