Take an honest look at your skating. what happened in 2008?
Did you land that jump?
Did you pass the test?
Did you finish as high as you’d like to?
I’m not singling you out. I faced the same tough questions… and found some answers that gave me the breakthroughs I’d always been missing.
The first step to meeting your goals is setting the right ones.
See, resolutions should be challenging, but also realistic and achievable.
“Skate more artistically” or “win my next skating competition” may be things you want, but they aren’t good goals.
You’d get better results faster with a goal that isn’t tied to results.
Such as “practise on ice 4 times a week for at least 1.5 hours, consistently practising my basics as well as technique specific component drills”.
Once I learned how to set the right goal I found a number of “Jedi mind tricks” that you, too, can use to psych yourself up to “stick with the programme”.
Four “Jedi Mind Tricks” I discovered…
- Small chunking. Take your larger goal and break it down into smaller more manageable pieces.
- A reward system. When you achieve something noteworthy, give yourself a reward to celebrate the moment. If you’re slacking, withhold all rewards until you’re back on track.
- Have a game-plan. Write down a strategy for accomplishing each of your “small chunk” goals. Include checkpoints for your reward system.
- Accountability tactics. The more people who know about and support you in achieving your goals the better.Tell your resolutions to everyone you can trust and request they keep you accountable!
In summary try to make your goals process oriented rather than outcome dependant - stick to your strategy and watch the improvement.
When the mean is in good order the end is inevitable
Lets make 2009 the best skating year yet!
Here at skateGREAT it’s been an amazing year - we launched our site, and our first ever product - the skateGREAT Spinner. 2009 will see the launch of many other products either hand selected or developed by us to help you acheive your ice skating goals for 2009.
Thanks for all the support, comments and encouragement along the way