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I too have missed opportunities to encourage people when they needed it. I'm more forthright now, quicker to laud others for trying, but I still wince when I th

I too have missed opportunities to encourage people when they needed it. I'm more forthright now, quicker to laud others for trying, but I still wince when I think of those instances. The post is well written and the analogy seems appropriate btw. Rejection Therapy has a post on the secret fear hacks of high divers and the golden rule is to never balk: http://rejectiontherapy.com/fear-hacks-of-world-class-high-divers/ http://rejectiontherapy.com/fear-hacks-of-world-class-high-d... Alex never balked either. Good for him. Great blog post too.

philip_roberts 14y ago
Thanks! That link will definitely help me as I move up to the 3 meter board (which scares the crap out of me!).
- jhull 14y ago
  I dove for 9 years, through college, and the trick I always found is to just do it as much as you can. The more time you spend at 3 meter (or 10 meter) the less fear you have. As an example, went to a practice about a year ago after not diving for 3 years and it took me a lot of time bouncing the board to get comfortable throwing dives again. Spending time higher up also makes coming down to a lower height that much better. Train on 10M for a full day and then come back down to 3M and it seems like nothing. Was a good strategy to break your fear. One of my coaches (from Hungary) her father was her coach and used to dangle her and the other new recruits from the platform at a young age to break their fears. Not a strategy I would use with my kids, but worked for her (a 1988 Olympian.)
  - reddit_clone 14y ago
    >(a 1988 Olympian.) In that case the strategy worked really well. You should seriously consider it for your kids :-)
    - sirrealle 14y ago
      Dangling kids over things did not go as well for Michael Jackson. This may not be the best idea...
      - reddit_clone 14y ago
        'Tough love' is a normal part of any physical training (Military , sport, you name it). It prepares pupils for the tougher things they are going to encounter in the real world. As for Michael Jackson, I don't think it was any different than a lot of guys who throw babies up in the air and catch them on their way down. Gives me a mini heart attack every time I see one. Babies love that stuff though.

philip_roberts 14y ago

Thanks! That link will definitely help me as I move up to the 3 meter board (which scares the crap out of me!).

jhull 14y ago
I dove for 9 years, through college, and the trick I always found is to just do it as much as you can. The more time you spend at 3 meter (or 10 meter) the less fear you have. As an example, went to a practice about a year ago after not diving for 3 years and it took me a lot of time bouncing the board to get comfortable throwing dives again. Spending time higher up also makes coming down to a lower height that much better. Train on 10M for a full day and then come back down to 3M and it seems like nothing. Was a good strategy to break your fear. One of my coaches (from Hungary) her father was her coach and used to dangle her and the other new recruits from the platform at a young age to break their fears. Not a strategy I would use with my kids, but worked for her (a 1988 Olympian.)
- reddit_clone 14y ago
  >(a 1988 Olympian.) In that case the strategy worked really well. You should seriously consider it for your kids :-)
  - sirrealle 14y ago
    Dangling kids over things did not go as well for Michael Jackson. This may not be the best idea...
    - reddit_clone 14y ago
      'Tough love' is a normal part of any physical training (Military , sport, you name it). It prepares pupils for the tougher things they are going to encounter in the real world. As for Michael Jackson, I don't think it was any different than a lot of guys who throw babies up in the air and catch them on their way down. Gives me a mini heart attack every time I see one. Babies love that stuff though.