Set Your Athletes Free With Dreams & Goals

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Did you used to have some amazing dreams, but then you grew up and those dreams became impractical?

Me too! I've been there with you as well, but one of the reasons we've made so many advances as a society is we've had people that were willing to dream big.

We can start our goal training with practical dreams, but we want to see you and your family go even further and dream AMAZING dreams! Dreams that might seem unattainable, or even impossible...but they will give you a chance to reach for the stars!

So this week, have everyone in your family sit down, take 5-10 minutes and have a dreaming session. Don't let practicality intervene...DREAM BIG! And by the way, this includes you, parents! 

This Years Goals

Next, let's think of 1 big thing we can accomplish this year. For an athlete, it might be making it to a state competition, or finally making it on the basketball team, or even better, committing to be kinder to your siblings!

Those are all great goals that are practical and doable, and they are most likely going to be that first step towards their big dream.

This bigger vision of what our athletes can do is important because it gives their brains and their spirits something to focus on. 

When they reach them through hard work, and the daily grind, they build self-confidence and they realize they CAN do hard but amazing things. 

Monthly Goals

Now that we have what we want to accomplish this year, it's time to break it down to what we have to do each month. Have your athletes work with their coaches, teachers, or even you the parent on this.

What are the actions steps to get to the goal? If your athlete is trying to make the basketball team for the first time and they need to improve their shot, one of their steps might be shooting more. Your coach might say, you need to make 10,000 shots every single month. This is your goal...it's also going to let your coach know you are serious about your goals, and it will give them an automatic accountability partner!

Daily Application

With our monthly goal in place, now we need to focus on what are we going to do each day to make sure our goal happens.

In our example of making 10,000 shots a month, in January we're going to have to make 323 shots per day, but in February, we're going to have to make 357 shots per day. 

We've made these all S.M.A.R.T. goals...we started with a Big Dream, but then we became more practical in our daily application. S.M.A.R.T. stands for: 

Specific Measurable w/Measurement Achievable Relevant Time-Oriented

Wrapping It Up

We're about to take on a whole new year, and even more exciting, a whole new decade! 

Let's take advantage of this amazing gift of time that we've been given and let's make the most of it. Let's dream big, but also break it down to what we need to do every single day to be successful.

Parents, don't just tell your athletes to do this...DO IT WITH THEM, and be the example of what you can dream about, and accomplish in this new decade!

If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below...we'd love to help!