It’s Spring and I am thrilled that this new season is here at last!

2023 thus far, for me, has been quite the experience and wasn’t expected when I finished out my last episode.

I decided that the topic Flow would be a good one to banter on as it’s an experience that I feel really good when I am in it.  What is Flow and how do I get in it? Well, this research started back in the 1960’s by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (phonetic pronunciation: Me high? Cheeks send me high!) and to quote him, “The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times . . . The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.”

It just so happened that my long-time friend, peer and salon owner, Tony Gordon, started to study this topic a couple years ago and decided to become a certified Flow educator as he wanted to bring this concept into his salon workspace with his teams. So, I decided to have this conversation with him, and it was a good space to be in.

I ask you to take some time out of your life, make some space and listen to this banter around Flow.  Then figure out when in your life you might have experienced it without even knowing and determine how you can get yourself back in it. 

Thank you for listening and supporting my work.

Be Well, Marlo

I wanted to add some additional information about Tony and the path of Flow he chose to study further in:

Tony Gordon is a hair designer, salon owner, and thought leader in helping small groups and teams achieve high goals and efficiency through the concept of FLOW and salon strategy.  Gordon Salon has been named a Top 200 salon in the USA 19 times. Tony loves triathlon, health, exploring radical ideas, and integrating them into a business helping people achieve their highest aims.

22 Triggers of Flow - from Keith Sawyer and JJ Van de Hout:

Individual Triggers:
Curiosity, passion purpose
Clear Goals
Autonomy
Creativity/Pattern Recognition
Complete Concentration
Deep Embodiment-Action & Awareness merge
Novelty
Challenge/Skills Ratio
Complexity
Unpredictability
Risk/High Consequence
Immediate Feedback

Group Triggers:
Shared Goals
Shared Risk
Familiarity
Equal Participation
Close listening
Locus of Control/Autonomy
Blended Egos
Open Communication
Complete Concentration
Yes And