The tide turns; the wind changes; the fun goes behind a cloud.
Glassy turquoise peaks – waves that offer challenge within-bounds, beauty and exhilaration, a familiar kind of tension, a world that demands your respect but within which you know how to move – give way to cold grey walls, choppy chaos and exhaustion, to powerlessness with an edge of lonely fear.
In the surf, in your family, and in your team, conditions matter a great deal: find people, build habits that bring sunshine and favourable breezes to your endeavours; minimise chop.
See also:
Move to get a better view
Making your own waves
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (1) – In the Water
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (2) – Whose Fool?
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (3) – Dings and Scars
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (4) – Tao, Timing, Vectors
As You See (Lessons from Surfing #5)
Siddhartha at the beach (Lessons from surfing #6)