Don’t move the goalposts!
Particularly in the current climate, stability is important. Whilst so much is uncertain, we need to have some goalposts that don’t move. This article is all about holding our goals lightly, yet taking them seriously.
The vital challenge
As coaches and athletes, setting goals is vital to achieving. Without something concrete to work towards and surpass, how can we experience success?
Not only that, but without a progressive goal, we will be tempted to stagnate. To stay comfortable. Unless we set a bar to attain, we will sit contentedly below it, not even attempting to reach upwards. To push ourselves to progress, we require challenge.
Pressing towards a goal in this way will inevitably reap rewards, even if they don’t fall within the precise success criteria we have set. Whether we attain the desired goal or not, our progression is a certainty.
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