If You Don’t Want You Won’t Ever Have
- Goal Setting is a SKILL.
- Don’t Take This SKILL for granted.
- Be current in your goal setting.
- Take the time to figure out where you are now, how you got there and what you have already achieved.
- Write down setbacks disappointments and shortcomings both mental and physical.
- Write down what you have achieved thus far and memorable moments that you have enjoyed.
- Keep this somewhere in your phone so you can look back on what you have achieved thus far and how far you have to go.
- Define broad goals and NOW GOALS.
- USE THIS ACRONYM FOR DEFINING NOW goals, we are going to call them SMART GOALS.
- S for SPECIFIC. Ambiguous goals are not attainable. Be specific about your goals for your next tournament, game or try out. Very specific.
- M for MEAUREABLE. I am going to skate back and forth to the blueline in this time. I am going to stickhandle around this particular course I set up in basement in this time. I am going to study for SAT and get this amount of questions correct for older student athletes in the recruiting process.
- A for ATTAINABLE. If your goal is not attainable in the near future readjust the goal, get there and then set a higher goal.
- R for REALISTIC. Set a goal for moving up one line at a time or one team at a time. Or getting more playing time. Keep goals real and current and NOW.
- T for TIME. Set a time limit on your goal so you have a current deadline and then once again set a new goal and achieve that.
- If you don’t want you won’t ever have.
- Good luck in your games today!
