The Power of the Next Safe Step — Lessons from Learning to Swim and Building a Business with Cori Myka

“When you're not in fight or flight or freeze mode, you're able to be creative and come up with different solutions and bring in different information about what's going on in your world.”

–Cori Myka

My family likes to jump into the water, swim out to the buoy, step onto the way out there rock. I don’t love swimming. I’m one of many adults who are uncomfortable in the water. My guest today, Cori Myka, specializes in helping adults overcome their fear of water.

I haven’t had anybody show up in FLOW365 and say, “I want to learn to swim” or “I want to get more comfortable in the water,” but we could easily work with those goals. I love the self-compassion and the tiny steps Cori brings to her method.

And she’s created a niche business around helping adults get comfortable in the water.

We talk about: 

• How learning something new can be daunting — especially when we look at what experts are doing
• Starting by figuring out the biggest thing getting in the way
• Being kinder to ourselves when we are taking new steps
• Practicing feeling safe, calm, and confident as you are learning
• Letting your interests drive your niche
• Testing assumptions when we try something new

ABOUT CORI

Cori Myka is the founder of Calm Within Adult Swim, with over 25 years of experience in adult swim education. She specializes in helping adults overcome their fear of water through a unique blend of mental and physical training techniques. Her mission is to empower individuals to become confident swimmers and embrace personal growth by working with students and certifying instructors.

LINKS

• https://adultswimlesson.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/calmwithinadultswim
• https://www.instagram.com/calmwithinadultswim

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. 

Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. 

Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:

• IDENTIFY BLOCKS. What is the biggest thing getting in the way of your current project, something you want to learn, or trying to launch? There may seem to be an obvious answer, but what happens when you peel back on that answer? Often there is a fear or worry standing there. Understanding that helps you start to find a way past it.
• PRACTICE CONFIDENCE. We talk about having confidence when learning or trying something new. It doesn’t have to be huge confidence, just enough to take the next tiny step.
• TAP INTO YOUR INTERESTS. Looking to niche? What really piques your interest? Where are you already doing something that not a lot of people are doing? Spend some time exploring what that interest or passion could look like as a niche.