DAY 6: SETTING GOALS
There are a lot of ways to chase your goals. Here are the three TOP TIPS to help you STAY MOTIVATED (the key to achieving goals).
SPECIFIC
Set a goal that is as specific as possible. Break down bigger goals into shorter-term mini-goals.
Goal: Improve my mile time.
Improved Goal: Run a mile in 7 minutes by Sept. 1.
OBSTACLES
Lots of things can get in your way. When you are mapping your goal (organizing steps to chase after it), think of all the things that WILL get in your way. For each obstacle, come up with a possible solution.
PURPOSE
Knowing WHY you want to chase any goal is key to staying ON the chase. Having a meaningful (to you) goal purpose is critical to maintaining motivation, especially when it gets hard.
4 min read: Training the Underdog
CAR OFFICE HOURS
Car is not required, but it's fun. Join us for a quick session talking about all the things.
ZOOM LINK, 10am ETMAPPING & SETTING
YOUR GOALS
Learn some awesome goal-setting and mapping techniques that will help you think of something you REALLY WANT to chase, and help you best prepare to stay on it.
GOALS Playbook
QUICK TIPS:
MANAGING OBSTACLES!
Caitlyn Petro, UMass-Amherst Draw Phenom, discusses importance of controlling what you can and adjusting as you go..
"Don't be afraid to change the route, or even, if need be, change the goal."
@thedrawcontrolacademyCourtney Taylor, AU Rookie and BC MBA candidate, talks about changing her mindset on how much she was willing to let lax affect her life OUTSIDE of practice.
@courtneyy.taylorrr
COMMUNITY RESPONSE
POWER OF VULNERABILITY
So many AU Futures player submitted HARD TRUTH responses. This kind of honesty with self is one way to practice bravery.
WHAT IS YOUR HARD TRUTH?
WHY IS IT HARD FOR YOU?
My hard truth is that my greatest weakness is my own head.
This truth is hard for me because it means that I am my own obstacle, which somewhat disappoints me.
The hard truth about myself is that I make mistakes. I hate admitting it, but we all make mistakes. I am getting better at accepting that I will make a lot of mistakes in life. And mistakes are lessons on how to do it better next time.
Admitting that I make mistakes and accepting that it’s ok to make a mistake is a hard truth for me because in today’s society, theres this feeling that everything and everybody has to be perfect.
I am scared to let new people into my life.
Because I good with making friends with random strangers and I’m good at making awkward situations not awkward but when I’m around girls who have known each other for a while I cave.
My hard truth is that I have I really hard time trusting people.
This truth causes me to put up communication walls between people making it hard to be myself and making me think I always have to please people.
