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GOAL SETTING - BUY IN TO YOUR TEAM & YOURSELF
Goals motivate you!
Goal setting increases motivation by providing clear direction forward and a sense of challenge. As athletes, we all love a little bit of a challenge! The challenge may be something for the team, like not missing more than two serves in a set. Or, it could be something individual, like increasing your vertical by the end of the season. Regardless of the goal, the act of setting an intention to achieve it immediately increases motivation through the desire to accomplish. If you feel like you’re in a slump, set a goal to work towards and watch your motivation increase!
Goals boost your confidence!
Think back to a time when you set a goal and finally accomplished it. What did that feel like? Odds are you stood a little taller and felt a little more confident! Setting goals as an athlete can provide an added purpose to our training and encourage us to celebrate the small wins. Accomplishments do not happen overnight, and sometimes the road to success can feel long. Setting a goal for yourself will boost your confidence by emphasizing progress towards the goal, showing up for yourself and your team, and that sense of pride when all of your hard work pays off and your goal is accomplished.
Goals increase your commitment!
Becoming burnt out as an athlete is a normal, sometimes inevitable experience. We balance a lot as athletes, and when we do experience burn out, it can be hard to stay committed to your team. If you feel burnt out or just need to reset, turn to your teammates to collaborate on a goal. Creating a goal alongside your teammates will emphasize “teamness” and your responsibility as a team member to show up for those around you. This collaborative goal setting will reignite your commitment to the team, to your coach, to yourself, and to the craft!
GOAL SETTING - BUY IN TO YOUR TEAM & YOURSELF
Goals motivate you!
Goal setting increases motivation by providing clear direction forward and a sense of challenge. As athletes, we all love a little bit of a challenge! The challenge may be something for the team, like not missing more than two serves in a set. Or, it could be something individual, like increasing your vertical by the end of the season. Regardless of the goal, the act of setting an intention to achieve it immediately increases motivation through the desire to accomplish. If you feel like you’re in a slump, set a goal to work towards and watch your motivation increase!
Goals boost your confidence!
Think back to a time when you set a goal and finally accomplished it. What did that feel like? Odds are you stood a little taller and felt a little more confident! Setting goals as an athlete can provide an added purpose to our training and encourage us to celebrate the small wins. Accomplishments do not happen overnight, and sometimes the road to success can feel long. Setting a goal for yourself will boost your confidence by emphasizing progress towards the goal, showing up for yourself and your team, and that sense of pride when all of your hard work pays off and your goal is accomplished.
Goals increase your commitment!
Becoming burnt out as an athlete is a normal, sometimes inevitable experience. We balance a lot as athletes, and when we do experience burn out, it can be hard to stay committed to your team. If you feel burnt out or just need to reset, turn to your teammates to collaborate on a goal. Creating a goal alongside your teammates will emphasize “teamness” and your responsibility as a team member to show up for those around you. This collaborative goal setting will reignite your commitment to the team, to your coach, to yourself, and to the craft!
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