At the beginning of the year, we took some time to reflect, plan for the future and set Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs). Now, we have reached the halfway point of the year.

Most of you hit the ground running with ambitions and lofty goals, but how did they pan out? Are you nailing your goals? Are you thriving in your performance journey? Is it fulfilling? Where can you improve or shift your approach?

It is essential to come up for air midway through the season and execute some big-picture thinking about the work you have been putting in, the purpose of it, and where you want it to take you.

On this week’s episode of The Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon presents a framework to help you evaluate your progress and performance over the past six months to set yourself up for a strong finish to the year.

Matt lays out a process for identifying the areas within your control where you have excelled, the lessons you have learned, and opportunities for improvement, to help you develop a plan of action to enhance future performance.

Matt’s framework centers on three questions that all athletes should consider asking themselves.

• Do you only have a destination or do you have a path?

• Is your current approach or program integrated into life?

• Am I getting athletically smarter?

This episode is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the purpose of your athletic journey and strip down the elements of your process to determine what works, what doesn't, and what you plan to do about it.

Episode Timestamps

00:00 - 04:34 - Welcome and Episode Introduction

04:41 - 06:42 - Matt's News-ings

06:50 - 35:45 - The Meat and Potatoes - Episode 272: 3 Key Strategies To Help Optimize Your Performance for the Rest of the Year

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