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From Coach Traub:
Today?s Mental Skills Tip ? We all have goals, whether we realize it or not. Some simply act to avoid pain. Others move towards pleasure. A select few systematically set and use their goals to navigate themselves towards exactly what they want in life. Well-stated, monitored, and adjusted goals will help direct attention appropriately, provoke physical action on this focus, improve time management skills, and increase persistence. These goal-directed behaviors are not always normal, so if where you're headed isn't normal or average either, actually writing down well-formed goals will help you achieve the EXTRAordinary.
Ideally worded short-term (under a year) goals will have six characteristics. They will be SMART and controllable. That is, they will bepecific, [M]easureable, [A]ttractive, [R]ealistic, [T]imed, and Controllable. It will not, in and of itself, help me to say that I want to be great. I need to define greatness specifically, in controllable and measurable terms. Then I must choose a level that is both attractive and realistic, and a date by which I will reach this level. For example, a quarterback may commit to making quality decisions with the ball on 75% of the snaps of a game by October 15, where a quality decision is one that he would not change after seeing the film.
Goal setting is a process, not a one-time activity. This is what separates them from New Year's resolutions. Resolutions are usually set on January 1 and forgotten about a short time later. Adjusting goals so that they remain both attractive and realistic is critical to maintain motivation and prevent frustration. This monitoring process will also keep goals relevant and help increase awareness of what controllable factors (behaviors) are working and should be repeated, and which are not and should be changed.
Formal daily and/or weekly goal setting as described has been consistently shown to increase the quality of a person's behavior and outcomes. This is true across the board, plus goals are particularly powerful for people who have or had Attention Deficit Disorder. Despite this, completing a formal goal-setting process is rare. If you decide to commit to your goals (rather than just being interested in them), give yourself a pat on the back. If you want some forms to make this monitoring process easier, email Coach Traub at aaron@CoachTraub.com (simply replying to this newsletter works) and he'll send them to you ? free? or buy his book - it's in there.
Coach Wooden Quotes: "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
Today?s Mental Skills Tip ? We all have goals, whether we realize it or not. Some simply act to avoid pain. Others move towards pleasure. A select few systematically set and use their goals to navigate themselves towards exactly what they want in life. Well-stated, monitored, and adjusted goals will help direct attention appropriately, provoke physical action on this focus, improve time management skills, and increase persistence. These goal-directed behaviors are not always normal, so if where you're headed isn't normal or average either, actually writing down well-formed goals will help you achieve the EXTRAordinary.
Ideally worded short-term (under a year) goals will have six characteristics. They will be SMART and controllable. That is, they will be
Goal setting is a process, not a one-time activity. This is what separates them from New Year's resolutions. Resolutions are usually set on January 1 and forgotten about a short time later. Adjusting goals so that they remain both attractive and realistic is critical to maintain motivation and prevent frustration. This monitoring process will also keep goals relevant and help increase awareness of what controllable factors (behaviors) are working and should be repeated, and which are not and should be changed.
Formal daily and/or weekly goal setting as described has been consistently shown to increase the quality of a person's behavior and outcomes. This is true across the board, plus goals are particularly powerful for people who have or had Attention Deficit Disorder. Despite this, completing a formal goal-setting process is rare. If you decide to commit to your goals (rather than just being interested in them), give yourself a pat on the back. If you want some forms to make this monitoring process easier, email Coach Traub at aaron@CoachTraub.com (simply replying to this newsletter works) and he'll send them to you ? free? or buy his book - it's in there.
Coach Wooden Quotes: "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
