In todays post, we move onto Step five in our goal setting process and learn one of the systems that top athletes use to achieve their goals.
Step 5: Read, Review and Reward
- Read aloud your goals at least once each and every day
- Review your action plans once a week
- Reward yourself set milestones for celebration
Daily Discipline of Success – Read your goals once or more a day
Sounds straightforward but so few people do it! Do this daily to turn on the power of your dreams and increase your motivation. Remember, failure is not an option. Set yourself up to win!
This is simply accomplished by placing your goals in places where you will see them daily, for example in the bathroom, in your wallet, your sports bag, your automobile, your diary or perhaps the
! Have them as a pop up on your PC. Write them on index cards and leave beside your bed to read every morning and night. Have another set for your purse or wallet and carry them with you wherever you go so when you have a spare minute, you can simply read them.
There’s actually truth in the parable out of view, out of mind. Do not let this happen to your goals. And don’t just read them, say them with enthusiasm and passion and feel and see them already done and how great you are feeling. Experience the pleasure, pride and excitement of having achieved your dream. Feels great, doesn’t it?
Review your action plans once a week
Be certain to check your progress frequently. Are you on track? Perhaps you need to change some action points? Not achieving what you want is a part of the process helping you adjust what you do. Maybe you are a step ahead and can add some tougher actions to complete in the approaching month?
Ask your coaches for their findings. Feedback is the breakfast of champs. You want consistent and regular feedback to keep you on target. If you were driving to a new town you had never been before, you’d be checking the map and the road signs to be certain you are on the right road. It is precisely the same with your training. Wherever you are at, review and re-evaluate your action plans each week.
Reward yourself! Set check points for celebration
When you have achieved your goal, or perhaps a gigantic action, treat yourself to a reward and celebrate your success. This is the fun part. Add in some things you would adore to buy or things to do. They can be as little or big as you like! Enjoy!
Often athletes get so focused on their goals that they don’t stop to enjoy the journey. Remember life is a journey, not a destination. The accolades and adulations and incredible feelings you’re feeling when you achieve your sporting dreams do not last for long and the secret’s to ensure you have fun through the process and en-route to your dreams. One rule you must obey is that you can’t get your reward until you have finished your goals.
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