The Power of Practice: Lessons From 10 Years of Pushups | Emily Saul | TEDxBoston

Loved it! Totally inspiring THE 5 TOP LESSONS LEARNED 5. Let obstacles become oportunities: resistance and challenges are not bad - they are opportunities to learn 4. Not doing something perfectly does not mean you are failing: every little step/ every rep is part of a bigger goal 3. Motivation is directly related to meaning: frame your challenge around something that has purpose in your life. 2. If you want to keep doing something make it regular and give it structure: And if you want to keep enjoying something make it unusual and give it variety 1. There is a version of impressive things that works for you: if there is something that inspires you and has meaning for you practice being good at it day after day Find your practice (noun) and practice (verb).

This is awesome and timely. I walked into rehab in January and couldn't do one pushup. From my knees I started on a goal of one. In the month of May I did 5000!! This principle carried over into every area of my life!! Walked out of rehab a new man 😁

This woman has great arms and shoulders !! That aside, I am fully supportive of this idea and it's something I've been doing for 30 years. I have a practice of my own that I have literally done every day and never miss, not under any circumstances. In my case it gets done first thing in the morning, even if that is at 4.00am, it's 30 minutes at the start of every day. I've also taught it to those who are serious for the last 22 years, the lesson being....'A little often rather than a lot all at once'. Profound, life-changing stuff.

consistency is the key

I have never been able to do even one strict push up. 11 weekly sessions with a PT doing strength training, and, at age 53, prompted by this video, I have just this minute done 5 strict push ups!!

Push-ups were my first exercise after watching my dad doing them. I was 12 years old. I'm about to turn 58 and push-ups have been always with me. That being said, the video has seem to me absolutely fascinating.

Emily is a force of nature and light! She’s an incredible human being with a heart of gold. She’s inspired me to move and trust in myself for the past 8 years and I feel gratitude every day for her!

I really needed this talk today. Thank you for the powerful lesson!

Reality in movement, your talk is inspiring, igniting, inciting, inviting, enticing. Your talk is gold.

From 14:00 to the end needs to be printed and on the wall of every home. At 19 years old I wanted to be able to do 100 pushups in a row, however I could only do 35 in a row. So I set a goal to doing 35 pushups 3 times a day so 100 pushups a day for a year so that at the end of the year I could do 100 pushups non-stop in a row. I did 35 three times a day for a year and amazingly a year later I was able to do 100 push-ups in a row in less than 2 minutes. 5 years later I once again did 35 three times a day and again I could do 100 push-ups in a row. I really liked this video.

I can relate with that, I struggled doing 5 pushups in a row once then I started doing it regularly everyday and started increasing my pushup count with intervals. Now I can do 75 pushups and squats in a row 4 times a day. I would never have imagined that I can do 300 pushups and 300 squats in a day. Consistency and practice is everything you need in your life to be better.

so to apply it on drawing: draw at home with a pencil, with a pen, with water, in the air, on different kinds of sketchbooks, on napkins at restaurants, on bus, in subway, do it everyday, and vary it each time

Not even five minutes in the video, I knew the next fifteen minutes would be worth listening and watching. Thank you!

What an inspiration this woman is! Psychology and sport, a very interesting combination. So many things to learn, many great take-home messages.

Fantastically put up this legit concept. Beautiful presentation from this amazing woman.

This really resonates with me because I did a similar challenge with Burpees. I have stopped recently and really feel I'm missing something in my life so I'm going back for more Burpees! I found myself confronting my quitting self a lot during the challenge and facing that person every day and just doing the practice anyway had psychological benefits for sure!

Very inspiring! For me it's piano, tennis and running. I started these at 10, 21 and 44 years of age and never looked back. Now at 65 I realise how nice it is to be healthy too. I made space for these activities even after marriage, children and grandchildren.

This is an extraordinary talk. Resonated strongly with me in a way that Ted Talks rarely do. Thank you!

I literally loved how she conveyed her experience, and it also motivated me to use the technique that she did which is 20 times a day and 5 push ups each time and I am going to do it.

LOVED it, crazy inspiring, will try a practice a month from now on !