Goal Setting and Achieving

A goal is only a dream unless you act on it! Keeping this in mind, we will focus much of our time and energy this season on setting goals and, more importantly, how to achieve them. Most people know how to set goals because they know what they want in life. Unfortunately, most of those people do not know how to achieve their goals however. Remember, having the will to win is not nearly as important as having the will to work hard to win. This season, we will work on what it will take to achieve our goals.

First of all, let’s look at reasons why some people fail to achieve their goals:
1) They set too many goals.
2) They set only very general instead of specific goals.
3) They fail to change or modify unrealistic goals.
4) They focus on outcome goals (which are sometimes out of their control) instead of performance goals.
5) They focus on long-term goals, but pay little attention to the short-term goals that will enable them to achieve their long-term-goals.
6) They fail to stick with the program on a regular basis throughout the season.


With these things in mind, we will focus on the following this season: We will make a commitment first, set our individual goals, then work hard to achieve them.

1) You must define and commit to your mission first because it provides meaning and motivation for everything you do.
2) You must write down your mission, our long-term (season) goals as well as your short-term (weekly) goals, because it will become your personal contract.
3) You will set daily practice goals because quality practices will help you get better, enabling you to achieve your goals.
4) You will set target dates for achieving your goals and will record your goals once they’ve been met.


In order to help you stick to this program throughout the season, you will include the following in your notebook:
1) Three goals you want to achieve this season (your mission to which you are committed) at the start of the season.
2) Three steps necessary to achieve your mission (your short-term goals) once every week (usually Monday).
3) Three daily practice goals which will help you get better, along with your motivational quotes.
4) Target dates for achieving your goals and recording them once they’ve been met.