Yesterday I explained the difference between habits and routines. Chiefly, habits are instinctive and addictive while routines require discipline, self-control, and willpower. This is important to be self-aware about because good habits are powerful multipliers that make pursuing your goals easier. On the other hand, bad habits will cause a debilitating spiral of self-inflicted wounds. […]
Yesterday I wrote that the day after a loss the first step athletes must take is to define a “purpose” if they want to learn from that loss. Today, I want to share my suggestion for the next step. A purpose is the desire to achieve multiple interconnected goals that at the end will have […]
I wrote yesterday that the only way to get an athlete to enjoy the process is to make the process the athlete’s goal. The reason for this is that process goals are within an athlete’s control, while outcome goals are not. Furthermore, anytime an athlete focuses too much on things not within their control such […]