Goal Setting Workshop

First, A few Quotes:

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. –John Wooden

A person with great dreams can achieve great dreams.
Small dreams confine people to mediocrity and frustration. –Dr. Bob Rotella

If people aren’t laughing at your goals, you aren’t setting them high enough. –Coach Mike Tully

God gave you eyes in the front of your head not in the back so you can see where you’re going, not where you’ve been. –Lou Holtz

The Past does not equal the future. –Tony Robbins

If you turn the steering wheel of your car sharp right, then your car will go in that direction, despite where or how you drove it in the past.
Lesson- What you think and do this very moment determines the direction of your life.

You’re either moving toward or away from your goals, you’re never staying still. If you’re not moving in the right direction, simply stop what you’re doing and turn around.

You’re either growing or you’re dying (business, tree, person, flower, or a team)
To find which you’re doing ask yourself one question- am I trying to get better. – Lou Holtz

"My Wage"

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have gladly paid.

~ Jessie B Rittenhouse


Long term Goals- list one long term goal in sport or each area of life that is important to you.

Goal Setting
- write it down (it’s just a dream until its on paper, then it becomes a goal).
- make it public (you lie most to yourself, not as much to others)
- post your goals in the places you are at most, as a constant reminder (at least 3 places)
- set practice goals

Your Action Plan becomes a priority
Do you know what a priority is?
A priority is when you jump out of a plane and you make sure you pull the chute.
Pulling the chute is a priority.
When you decide to do something, you make sure it gets done.

Outcome Goals and Action Plan
We put our focus on our Action Plan because that is within our control. Outcomes are not usually directly controllable. We control outcome goals by controlling our Action Plan. When times get tough and we feel like giving up we then focus on our Outcome Goals.


Short-term goals should be- CARS
Challenging, Attainable, Realistic, Specific

USOC Guidelines
1. Focus on yourself (not others, outcomes, or rewards)
2. Make goals specific and measurable (get better and win are not goals)
3. Get Feedback (from coach and learn to self-monitor)
4. Keep them positive and framed positively.
5. Have Short-term and Long-term goals
6. Be flexible and adjust when and if necessary.


ACTIVITY

Ultimate Goal: ________________________________________________
ALL UPPER CASE LETTERS
(Take a proud stance)


Goal for 1st Period of time:__________________________________

If I could give you one goal setting piece of advice it would be to BEHAVE. Believe it or not the reason why most people do not achieve great success is because they cannot spell this word correctly. I have a simple spelling test for you. If you can correctly assemble these two words and never forget them, I can assure you that success is yours. The two words: HAVE & BE

Your Answer: ________________

All too often people think the HAVE comes before the BE. This is a major error. People focus on what they want to HAVE. “I want to have a national title,” I want to have a million dollars” etc. What you need to focus on is the person you will have to BE to achieve your goals. What does a person who wants these goals have to DO? Do they go through the motions, go to sleep late, eat garbage foods, slack off, etc.? Or do they live a life of TOTAL COMMITMENT? What kind of person would you have to BE to HAVE your goals? When you put the BE before the HAVE, you realize that more than having a dream, you must BE the type of person who TAKES ACTION CONSTANTLY, INTELLIGENTLY, AND INTENSIVELY.

Physical Goals
Top 3 Strengths (Focus on them the most) –If its already something you’re naturally good at, why not make it freaky -Darren Schulman
1.
2.
3.
It is through Mastery of these Strengths that you will achieve Success.

Top 3 Improvement Areas (Note: we never call them weaknesses)
1.
2.
3.
It is through improving these lesser strengths that you will find balance.


Decide how often you will revisit your goals. I recommend at least once a season. Separate the year into 4 quarters or anyway you like.

Creation of HABITS:
First we form habits, then they form us.

Sow a thought reap an action
Sow an action reap a habit
Sow a habit reap a character
Sow a character reap a destiny

For added success- involve your coach in the process for his modifications and adjustments for your particular area. (remember that you always have the final say)

Life Goals- Make a life list of as many things you want to accomplish in your life. Don’t hold back. List EVERYTHING you would like to do. (Bucket List- Things to do before you kick the bucket)
-If you have no view of the future, you have no sense of risk.
-You gain happiness by producing and doing things(especially things for others or for a higher cause, greater than yourself)

Finally - The difference between a dream and a goal is that you work toward a goal. You take action. Don’t just take action, take immediate action. Get going! Start! Now!