My wife shared a recent post by Goalcast, an educational/life coaching organization. In it, they listed "8 Traits of High Performers who have a Winning Mindset." They are:
1. Create the right mindset
2. Craft the right self image
3. Don’t settle for talent
4. Commit to the process
5. Reverse-engineer the goal
6. Take control of their future
7. Get over losses quickly
8. Surround themselves with winners
All were extremely thought-provoking and make sense to anyone looking to improve their situation. Of the eight, however, I found #5 the most intriguing. The article included the following explanation:
5. Reverse-engineer the goal
"Elite champions understand that big
goals need to be broken down into small, attainable steps. If the big
goal is to win a championship they need to break into mini goals to stay
encouraged and motivated. They understand the importance of intermediate goals. These goals give them short-term satisfaction while working toward their biggest goal."
I've always been a proponent of this approach. As a planner by profession and a geographer by training, it's second-nature for me (though often difficult in practice) to look at a distant goal and then plot a course to get there. Nearly ten years ago, I outlined such an approach in five successive posts here:
"Great Circle Routes: Random Thoughts on Getting Where You Want To Go"
Part 1: The Plan
Part 2: The Direction
Part 3: Drawing Your Own Map
Part 4: Finding Joy in the Journey
Part 5: Mid-Course Corrections
I invite you to read these again.
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