Tonight we'll touch on the concept of following your own GPS system to reach a specific goal.  We set in motion tasks or goals we want to achieve.  All of those tasks come with instructions and those instructions must be followed.  The question comes in as:

"Are we comfortable following our own GPS towards our goal?"

When we go on a long car ride don't we feel comfortable following the GPS to our destination even though we can't see the end?  Why not follow the GPS system towards a personal achievement?

Discussing the damage of how viewing a missed opportunity and a loss of time as interchangeable.  They are not the same.  

Missing an opportunity could open the door for other avenues that would not appear if we only focused on "one chance" or "one shot".  This also places poor understanding on the young to think if a missed opportunity goes by then their time for achievement or success is lost forever.

Examples used in this talk:

"Seeing a broader forest as an adult and only viewing a narrow forest through the eyes of the youth"

How to get to the ultra-elite?

- Talent?

- Skill?

Here's the how:

- Adherence to no applause

- faithfulness to the offseason/improvement season

- Obedience to the seemingly not important. 

Recognize when the feelings take over, it should be done, no questions.

Giving ourselves grace is becoming lost for adolescent girls.  Teen girls are working through "fit in" and "acceptance" in their social circles and dealing with weight stigma events are another hurdle they battle.  Interesting findings in this study published in the Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology journal and critical thoughts myself surrounding: "Do you show giving yourself grace towards your daughter or do you only show strength?".  Could this be teaching emotional suppression vs recognizing and acceptance??

Reference:

Bailey, J. A., Huellemann, K. L., & Pila, E. (2022, April 7). “Dear Past Me, Know That You Are Deserving of Compassion and Care”: Self-Compassionate Writings of Adolescent Girls Recalling Weight-Stigmatizing Events in Physical Activity. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spy0000294

How to get in more water?

1) Drink when you're not thirsty

2) Habit stack

3) Measurable tools

4) Keep in your line of sight

Something simple most don't accomplish daily.  Is drinking more water hard? Yes.

Why? Because it takes active focus on something we don't naturally focus on.

How the concept of a working forest relates to health.  Even though we can't see things happening in our bodies, we can remember that EVERYTHING is constantly working.  In relation to health, we want to see things happen all the time to reinforce we are doing the "right" thing.  It doesn't work like that.  Every choice we make will produce no visible reaction right when we make it, but every choice is working behind the scenes. 

The power of planning ahead and delayed satisfaction was taught early....through the VHS Tape!

How?

- learning to record a show meant a generation learned how to plan ahead for an event (ie show in this case)

- delayed gratification came next when we had to WAIT to watch what we wanted (the fear of missing out wasn't around)

Major question I've been pondering / Thoughts in my brain:

"How is discipline cultivated in others and in yourself"  

(not discipline as authority)

- How does discipline get revealed in ourselves and others?

- Do you still use motivation even though we know it's not a forever source

Mastering the "art" of something such as planning ahead for your meals, scheduling a workout that's non-negotiable or being successful at ________ (insert what you want) is practicing the practice.  

- Practice lowers the shame of messing up

- Practice doesn't mean perfect performance, it means learning

- Mastery comes from consistent practice

Question: How did I make health and fitness a non-negotiable?

Answer:

1) stopped "participating" with it

2) Switched up the words from "workouts" to "training sessions"