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Pep Talk
Give Yourself A Pep Talk
Telling yourself that "I can do it, I will get it done, all I need to do is get started" is often all it takes to get yourself moving to get the job done.
Start talking to yourself about finishing the project and start thinking about how good it will feel when you are done - you will get more excited about starting... and closer to finishing.
You may want to have a working music mix that you play to help you get energized for work or have certain motivational messages posted in your workspace that will help get you going. Here are a couple of messages that may keep you on track...
"It's the Start That Stops Most People"
You Don't Have To Be Great To Get Started, You Do Have To Get Started To Be Great"
Give Yourself a Pep talk and Go Win the Day!
Learn - Unlearn - Relearn
Learn - Unlearn - Relearn
The great coaches and players of this generation are the ones who can Learn, Unlearn and Relearn. I reflect back on the many evolutions that I have seen in bowling the past several decades. From technology (bowling balls, lanes and maintenance, coaching tools), biomechanics (how the body works and training techniques), knowledge (evolution of coaches), etc that created a mindset to Unlearn certain beliefs and Relearn new ones.
A great example in our sport is the two-handers. This new type of athlete has created an opportunity for coaches to Unlearn and Relearn how to effectively coach this type of player. Also, the two-handers are evolving which again starts the cycle all over (Learn - Unlearn - Relearn).
What a great opportunity to develop a growth mindset to improve and add tools to your game and/or coaching methods.
Today start to Learn - Unlearn - Relearn and Win Your Day!
The Preciousness of Time
Time - The Sacred Gift
Our most sacred gift is time. On our self-discovery journey, we can get so consumed with yesterday and worried about tomorrow that we undervalue the power of today. Nothing in life is guaranteed - literally nothing. Use each day as a blank page to love, to serve, to learn, to unlearn, to relearn, to create, to let go, to read, to write, to inspire, to heal, and to forgive.
Every day, you have a unique opportunity to tell your story and be the very best version of yourself.
Win Your 86,400 Every Day!
Know Your Integrity
Integrity
Write down something you believe is the right thing to do, but you don't act on it because you feel like it will not change anything.
List the roadblocks you are imposing to stop yourself from doing what is right.
What would your life look like if you did the right thing in every situation whether it changed anything or not?
Do the right thing and Win the Day!
Enjoy the Journey
The Journey
Do you find yourself on an emotional roller coaster due to results that are out of your control?
If YES, how can you let go of your fixation on the results and focus on your responsibility to put your best effort into the task on which you're working?
If NO, how have you seen your life benefit from concentrating on your accountability rather than results?
Enjoy your Journey and Win the Day!
Systems & Routines
Consistent Performance
To be consistent over time, you must be able to describe what you do as a process or a system. A system is a set of actions that you repeat on a consistent basis to get the results you want. You may refer to your process and your system as your routine.
The most successful coaches, business professionals, and bowlers I have been around have routines embedded in their lives. They have routines for when they wake up in the morning, for when they to bed at night and throughout their day. They have systems and routines for how they leave a voicemail, for how they handle their emails daily, for how they execute social media and routines for how they practice and perform in competition.
Experts are saying that we will have the systems and routines that we are developing right now through this pandemic for many years to come once we get back into our normal lives. Start developing systems and routines that will evolve your future bowling and/or professional career.
What is one area in your life where more routine would give you more consistent performance?
Start a Routine and Win the Day!
The 80/20 Rule
80/20
How to 80/20 your work:
(1) Make a list of the 10 things you spend the most time on.
(2) Circle the two that truly drive your results. Do more of those.
(3) Look at the others. Eliminate ruthlessly. Automate or outsource what you can. Press pause on the rest.
(4) Repeat.
Go Win Your 1424!
Discipline is the Shortcut. Do the Work
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Rise Above
Rise Above the Storm
Describe a storm you are currently facing in your life. Many of us right now, the storm is this pandemic.
The eagle is the only bird who does not seek shelter when a storm approaches, but instead uses the winds of the storm to push itself higher and fly above the clouds. How can you be like an eagle and use the winds to push yourself higher and rise above the storm?
Write down 3 ways you can rise above the storm (pandemic)...
Go Rise Above and Win the Day!
Never Quit
Never Quit
One of my favorite quotes is from the legendary Coach Bear Bryant.
"Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit"
Bear Bryant
What a great time right now to reflect on where you currently are with your career, skill base, etc and set a goal. Develop a plan and a process to work toward that goal until you reach it.
Remember, the START is what STOPS us.
Never Quit!
Now Go Win The Day!
Mike Shady Bowling
Mike Shady
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