I Wasted 6 Months Then Did This to Succeed

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Fun fact: since filming, I’ve climbed the two main projects I talk about in here. Two down, four to go 😀🥳

[@joolsgrommers1466]

Thought some of those things looked familiar!

[@philstaples9334]

"Leaving potential on the table..." Absolute motivational gold. Thanks Tom for another great vid.

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Thanks Phil. Glad you enjoy them :)

[@adamkirosingh]

Just listened to the testpiece podcast and it was excellent! Glad to see you making time for youtube!

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Thanks mate. It was a fun chat. Hard to fit everything in, but always want to 😀

[@emanuellealschafer4960]

having a slimber of your level showing that you also have other projects other than climbing gives me peace of mind. I wanto to climb hard things, but thats not just what i want for my life y'know

[@TomOHalloranAus]

There’s so many things outside of climbing I love to do. It was nice to make some time for it this year. No regrets it doing something other than climbing for a little while 😀

[@rebeccavrr]

Hi Tom, thanks for the video! You’re such an amazing speaker - I can feel your psyche through the screen, which may be a contributing factor to your long lists 😅 good luck with the other 4 goals!

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Haha thanks mate. Yep, me and my never ending lists will drive me crazy forever. Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@LukeSeymour04]

Wow i needed this video

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Ahh awesome. Glad it was helpful 😀. Good luck with what’s next ✌️

[@LukeSeymour04]

@@TomOHalloranAus Appreciate it mate, you’re a huge inspiration to the Aussie climbing community as a whole. Keep crushing it!

[@adamhaas141]

Welcome back, mate!😁 I found the need to do a similar thing with my goal setting a year or so ago. For me, one great advantage of keeping my active goal list to just a few boulders or routes is that it allows me to analyze what was holding me back when I fail to succeed in a timely manner. Notice that I said "active goal list." Something that I find super helpful is to keep lists of possible goals that are not active. When I accomplish something, I can then look at items on these lists and choose what to upgrade to "active" status. Often times, it's just a matter of asking myself which goal I am best suited to go for based on the fitness I have developed from my recent climbing. Still, there is always the option to chose my next goal based on whatever criteria I want to use. Freedom + clarity + accountability = more consistent psych. Sharing your active goals with a respected climbing buddy (or, everyone on your channel!😉) is great for that last one, "accountability."🌅

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Yes, totally. Being locked in on an achievable handful is great for all the reasons you say. And having a few simmering in the background is a nice motivator as well 😀

[@adamhaas141]

@@TomOHalloranAus With my background in psychology, this kind of stuff fascinates me. With my background in sucking at climbing, this kind of stuff matters to me.😅 Of course, you have remarkable achievements in climbing under your belt that are at a level I will never reach. Please, for the benefit of climbers like myself, I humbly request that you not hesitate to share some of the specifics of your approach as you move forward with the second half of the year.🙏🙏🙏 FYI, my approach is very much a work in progress; I didn't mean to suggest that I have everything figured out, because I most certainly do not! If anyone is close to having it all figured out it's you, Mr. Olympian. Or, do you prefer the title of "Mr. 5.15+ First Ascensionist?"🙇‍♂

[@finray8436]

Thank you for this.

[@finray8436]

I will remind myself of that last sentence in this video whenever I feel lazy or in disarray

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Yep, coming back to that question for me is a great reset

[@joolsgrommers1466]

Psyched!! Thanks for reinforcing my current plan. Still need to stop getting distracted by random (though fun) sessions. Back on the project tomorrow at least!

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Haha yes there's always something awesome to be distracted by. Have a good time on the proj :)

[@joolsgrommers1466]

@@TomOHalloranAus Did the one link if not done yet so far (which starts after the first crux (move2) and moves through crux 2 to the top. Psyched! I’ve gotten through the start before, but hadn’t done this link yet. Now just need to figure out the first two moves again. Been awhile.

[@MountainMullet]

Nice stuff mate. Personally i find it difficult to balance the love of exploration & development with actually projecting sends. Maybe i should just commit to sending more, so the new projects don't keep piling up

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Haha I've tried that one too. Never seems to work unfortunately. Never enough days or skin.

[@aidanscarffe5256]

Sickkk looking forward to following along! RED project looks amazing! Has it had many repeats after the Megos FA? Would love a video on the style, moves and breakdown of the route!

[@TomOHalloranAus]

It's very very cool. Wiz Fineron did 2nd ascent, Ben Cossey did third but with a very different sequence. I'm 4th. There's a bit more of breakdown video (free) on my patreon which goes into some of those details. Link in the description of the vid

[@victorhiga3435]

very nice thoughts! pro time manager!!

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Not always easy to do, but worth doing. I get too frazzled otherwise with the mega long lists haha

[@senorblondie]

Wisdom of Crowd sit looks sweet, best of luck with the fitness and weather requirements 👊🏼

[@TomOHalloranAus]

It’s very good. And no longer a proj. Sent since recording 😀

[@senorblondie]

@@TomOHalloranAus Well that was fast...👊🏼

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Knocked it over on sunday

[@stretch8390]

That shot at 2:38 is so good!

[@TomOHalloranAus]

It's a good place to be :)

[@joelpollard9293]

Love the woolies bag! 😂

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Is there anything they can’t do!

[@eurekaflows]

Very interested in your thoughts about if and how running has bled into your climbing performance. Going through a similar identity crisis where I find myself putting running shoes more often than climbing shoes.

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Definitely a video topic I want to dig into. Running is a lot of fun. You don’t need to fight it 😀

[@q22282]

Great video as always! Do you you have other climbs like revisiting Wombat Roof or Ryan's route in Nowra as possibilities in the not too distant future? Also might the podcast make a return at some point?

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Wombat roof is 100% on the agenda for the end of the year. Keen for that. Nowra stuff, not so much. I’d like to but it just won’t fit in the year so I need to just cut it off for now. Save myself from being pointlessly pulled in another direction. Podcast, we really would love to, it’s just the time. It will come back, just a matter of when. Hoping soon

[@q22282]

@@TomOHalloranAus Great, looking forward to it all!

[@Sp4ceDx]

We're on the same wave length

[@TomOHalloranAus]

:) it's nice here

[@longb1913]

can u convert to font grade

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Google a grade conversion table :)